David Munrow
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Biography
David John Munrow was a British musician and early music historian born on August 12, 1942, in Birmingham. While attending King Edward's School, he performed as a bassoonist. Munrow traveled to South America in 1960 to collect traditional instruments before studying at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Encouraged by Thurston Dart, he explored early European instruments and formed the Early Music Consort of London in 1967. Munrow provided music for the television series The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971). His discography of over 50 records includes Music of the Crusades (1971) and The Art of the Netherlands (1976). He presented the BBC Radio 3 program Pied Piper and published the book Instruments of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Munrow died on May 15, 1976. Posthumously, he received a Grammy Award in 1977 for The Art of Courtly Love, and his recordings were included on the Voyager Golden Record.
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- Chansons: Filles a marier by David Munrow
- Two variants on the tenor 'Roussignoulet du bois' by David Munrow
- Canzona Prima A 12
- Canzone A 8
- Harp
- Clavichord - Ellend du hast
- Long-necked lute - Aquel que de voontade' from the Cantigas de Santa Maria
- Reed pipe - Shepherd's tune
- Recorder - English Te Deum
- Lute - Orlando sleepeth
- Xylophone - Ballo Francese from Il Primo Libro di Balli, 1578
- Sackbut
- Bandora - Galliard from the Braye Bandora Ms.
- Ceterone - Toccata prima from Intavolatura di Liuto e di Chitarrone, 1623
- Vihuela - Fantasia XI from El Maestro, 1536
- Mandora - Ballo Anglese from Il Primo Libro di Balli, 1578
- Theorbo - A Fancy - Praelude, or Voluntary from Musick's Monument, 1676
- Cittern - Galliarde from cittern and bass from the Cittharn Schoole, 1597
- Crumhorn - Padouana from the Banchetto Musicale, 1617
- Harpsichord - toccata from the Naples Ms.
- Rebec - La septime estampie real
- Shawm - 2 Courantes from Newe teutsche weltliche Gesänglein, 1613
- Viol
- Contre le temps
