The Dawn of Romance

by Martin Best

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1978
  • Label: His Master's Voice
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Best sings and plays the songs and music of the early troubadours of Provence. He later founded the Medieval Ensemble that carried the same repertory through a series of Nimbus recordings.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, traditional, male-vocals, melodic, folk

Tracklist

  1. A L'Entrada Del Tens Clar
  2. Ma Charmante Cadet
  3. Can Vei La Lauzeta
  4. Reis Glorios
  5. Quatre Estampie Royale
  6. Lanquan Li Jorn
  7. Can L'Erba Fresq
  8. Can Lo Rossinhols
  9. Lou Rossinhol
  10. Fortz Chauza
  11. L'Autrier, Just' Una Sebissa
  12. Be M'An Perdut
  13. Kalenda Maya
  14. Le Roi A Fait
  15. Chansons de Toile (Northern French)
  16. Barros De Mon Dan Covit
  17. Jhesu Christ
  18. Ver Is Ad Imperia (School Of Notre Dame, 13th Cent.)

Credits

  • David Corkhill - bells, dulcimer [hammer dulcimer], chimes
  • Alastair McLachlan - rebec
  • Alan Lumsden - shawm
  • Allan Rouse - engineer
  • Haydn Bendall - engineer
  • John Kurlander - engineer
  • Nick Ingman - producer
  • Anonymous - written-by
  • Bernart de Ventadorn - written-by
  • Guiraut de Bornelh - written-by
  • Jaufr茅 Rudel - written-by
  • Traditional - written-by
  • Gaucelm Faidit - written-by
  • Marcabru - written-by
  • Raimbaut De Vaqueiras - written-by
  • Peire Vidal - written-by
  • Guiraut Riquier - written-by

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