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Title of the work

French Renaissance Dances

Composer
Bali János
Original / Hungarian title
Francia reneszánsz táncok
Foreign language / English title
French Renaissance Dances
Subtitle
For four recorders
Type
Chamber Music
Number of players
4
Instrumentation
4 rec.
Movements, parts
1. Basses-danses
2. Tourdions
3. Branles doubles
4. Branles simples
5. Branles gays
6. Branles de Bourgogne
7. Pavanes
8. Gaillardes
Publisher / Source
Editio Musica Budapest © 2008, Z. 14626
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Remarks, other info
"Apart from being collections of 16th-century pieces playable at concerts or any other kind of musical occasion, these publications also serve as basic material for today’s increasingly popular Renaissance dance halls, or balls: the pieces they contain are grouped according to the various types of dance, and supplemented by a description of the most important dance steps, and formulas of ornamentation providing patterns and ideas for use in performance. An ensemble of different-sized recorders/strings is one of the most typical instrumental combinations of the Renaissance, and can successfully evoke the authentic sound and performance practice of the period."