Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe

John Dowland (Artist), William Byrd (Artist), John Wilson (Artist), Giles Farnaby (Artist), Robert Jones (Artist), Anonymous (Artist), Robert Johnson (Artist), Thomas Morley (Artist), Philip Pickett (Artist), Rachel Elliott (Artist), Meredith Hall (Artist), Musician of the Globe (Artist), Libby Crabtree (Artist), Jacob Heringman (Artist), Rosalind Waters (Artist), Gary Cooper (Artist), Roderick Williams (Artist), Joanne Lunn (Artist), William Shakespeare (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 15, 1997)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041KP
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #256,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > Classical > Ballets & Dances > Baroque Dance Suites > Courantes

Track Listings

1. Pieces For Broken Consort: Hollis Berrie

2. Pieces For Broken Consort: Daphne

3. Pieces For Broken Consort: My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone

4. Pieces For Broken Consort: Tickle My Toe

5. As You Like It: It Was A Lover And His Lass

6. Kemp's Jig

7. Strophe 1: Measure For Measure: Take, O Take Those Lips Away

8. Bonny Sweet Robin

9. Twelfth Night: Farewell, Dear Love

10. Tarletones Riserrectione

11. Henry IV Part 2: Hold, Lingel, Hold

12. Hamlet IV:5 (Ophelia): How Should I Your True Love Know

13. Walsingham

14. The Winter's Tale: Get You Hence

15. La Coranto

16. La Coranto

17. Cymbeline II: 3: Hark, Hark! The Lark

18. The First book Of Consort Lessons: La Volta

19. The First book Of Consort Lessons: La Volta

20. Othello IV: 3: The Poor Soul Sat Sighing (The Willow Song)

See all 28 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elizabethan Surprise!, February 12, 2000

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This review is from: Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe (Audio CD)

If someone had asked me before I listened to the music provided on this CD if I liked English music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, I would have wrinkled my nose and said a resounding "Yuck!" I came across "Shakespeare's Musick" quite by accident at the local library. I was working on a project dealing with William Shakespeare and decided to take this CD home to see if it would fit into my theme. From the very first song to the very last, Philip Pickett and the Musicians of the Globe had me captivated. The sound is pure and lively and takes the listener on a ride that transcends time. It certainly made this listener a convert! I am now purchasing "Shakespeare's Musick" to add to my own collection and would highly recommend its addition to anyone elses. It will open your ears to a whole other world of sound -- sound that not only tickles the fancy, but enchants the soul.

5.0 out of 5 stars Skakespearian music?, April 8, 2011

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Marijke from Amsterdam, The Netherlands - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe (Audio CD)

Delicate, pure, beautiful music. He would certainly have loved it too, the way the musicians interpret his songs and dances. My teacher of the Music History class told me it would be very difficult if not impossible to find, but there was Amazon. And now I have a brand new audio CD to enjoy.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent argument for watching Shakespeare's plays, November 28, 2005

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B. Marold "Bruce W. Marold" (Bethlehem, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe (Audio CD)

'Shakespeare's Musick' by Musicians of the Globe, lead by Philip Pickett is, like a similar recording, 'Songs and Dances from Shakespeare' by The Broadside Band' is a very nice recreation of what you would have heard at the Globe Theatre in London during or after the performances of Will Shakespeare's plays. I will also say that I believe it is just a bit better than the alternative recording if only for it's fewer 'Hey Nonnie Nonnies'. But, both recordings are not the best you can find of Renaissance music. Compared to excellent recordings of Renaissance dances and liturgical music, these seem to suffer from being out of context.

These are well worth the listen, but they will probably not set your toes to tapping as you might to performances by, for example, the Renaissance specialist band Piffaro.