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Ars Perfecta (An Internationally Unified Language C. 1500)
Three Generations Of Flemisch Composers, Centered Around Josquin Des Prés
A1	Pater Noster Composed By – Jacob Obrecht	4:25
A2a	Ich Draghe De Mütse Clütse Composed By – Jacob Obrecht	1:30
A2b	La La Hö Hö Composed By – Heinrich Isaac	1:25
A2c	Mijn Morken Gaf Composed By – Jacob Obrecht	1:20
A3	Pour Ung Jamais Composed By – Pierre de la Rue	2:15
A4a	Je Ne Fay Composed By – Anon.*, Spinacino*	5:35
A4b	Mille Regretz Composed By – Josquin Des Prés, Narvaez*, Heckel*	6:15
A5	Caeciliam Cantate Composed By – Nicolas Gombert	2:50
The Fruits Of Love (The 'Frottola' And The Rebirth Of Music In An Italian Style)
Courts Of Lorenzo De' Medici (Florence) & Isabella D'Este (Mantua) Were Centers Of A Flowering Of Music
B1a	Tastar De Corde / Recercar Composed By – Joan Ambrosia Dalza	4:40
B1b	Calata Composed By – Anon.*
B1c	Ave Maria Composed By – Bartolomeo Tromboncino	2:10
B2a	Ostinato Vo' Seguire Composed By – Bartolomeo Tromboncino	1:05
B2b	Suite Regina Composed By – Anon.*	2:20
B2c	Chui Dicese E Non L'amare Composed By – Anon.*	1:35
B2d	Pavana Venetiana Composed By – Anon.*	1:05
B2e	Se Mai Per Maraveglia Composed By – Anon.*	3:10
B2f	Suite Ferrarese Composed By – Joan Ambrosia Dalza	2:45
B2g	Hor Che'l Ciel E La Terra Composed By – Bartolomeo Tromboncino	2:20
B3a	Palle, Palle Composed By – Arrigo Isaac*	2:10
B3b	Ne Più Bella Di Queste Composed By – Arrigo Isaac*	1:10
B3c	Quis Dabit Pacem Composed By – Arrigo Isaac*	3:40
Les Cris De Paris (One Hundred Years Of French Musical Fashion)
Rapid Changes Of Taste And A Deep Concern For The Sense Of The Text Lead To A Kaleidoscopic Variety
C1a	Virgo Celesti Composed By – Loysete Compere*	1:30
C1b	Belle, Tenés Moy / La Triquotée Composed By – Anon.*	2:45
C1c	Celle Qui M'a Demandé Composed By – Anon.*	1:20
C1d	La, La, La, L'Oysillon Du Bois Composed By – Jean Mouton	1:10
C2a	Las, Je M'y Plains Composed By – Claudin de Sermisy	1:10
C2b	Content Désir Composed By – Claudin de Sermisy	3:10
C2c	Content Désir Basse Danse Composed By – Attaingnant*
C3	Les Cris De Paris Composed By – Clément Janequin	6:20
C4	Hélas, Hélas, Que De Mal Composed By – Guillaume Costeley	3:35
C5a	Fière Cruelle Composed By – Claude Le Jeune	2:20
C5b	Fantasia Composed By – Eustache Du Caurroy	2:00
C5c	Mignonne Allons Composed By – Anon.*	3:55
C5d	Las, Je N'eusse Composed By – Anon.*
C5e	Prince La France Te Veut Composed By – Eustache Du Caurroy	1:45
Fa La Li Le La
The Influence Of Italian Popular Music At All Social Levels Throughout Europe In The 16th. Century
D1a	Sentomi La Formicula Composed By – Fillippo Azzaiolo	0:45
D1b	Quando La Sera Composed By – Fillippo Azzaiolo	1:00
D2a	Pavana De La Mortè De La Ragione Composed By – Anon.*	2:05
D2b	L'e Pur Morto Feragù Composed By – Anon.*	2:05
D2c	Saltarello De La Morte De La Ragione Composed By – Anon.*	0:55
D3a	La Bella Franceschina Composed By – Anon.*, Pacoloni*	3:35
D3b	Girometta Composed By – Anon.*, Azzaiolo*	3:25
D4a	Pavana El Todescho Composed By – Anon.*	1:05
D4b	Mi Stare Pone Totesche Composed By – Cosimo Bottegari	1:50
D4c	Matona Mia Cara Composed By – Orlando Di Lasso*	2:20
D5a	Passamezzo Commun Composed By – Giovanni Pacoloni	6:25
D5b	Recercada Composed By – Diego Ortiz
D5c	Padoana Commun Composed By – Giovanni Pacoloni
D6	Cathalina, Apra Finestra Composed By – Orlando Di Lasso*	3:35
Quodlibet
Fusion Of Flemisch, French & Italian Styles With Local Musical Traditions In The 16th. Century
Germany:
E1a	Christ Der Ist Erstanden Composed By – Anon.*, Hans Judenkünig*	1:45
E1b	O Rosa Bella / Hastu Mir Composed By – Anon.*, Dunstable*	1:20
E1c	Der Ratten Schwanz Composed By – Anon.*	1:40
E1d	Die Katzenpföte Composed By – Anon.*	0:55
E1e	Elslein, Liebstes Elselein Composed By – Anon.*	2:00
E2a	Bruder Konrad Composed By – Anon.*, Isaac*	1:55
E2b	Nach Willen Dein Composed By – Hoffheymer*, Heckel*	4:40
E2c	Vitrum Nostrum Gloriosum Composed By – Georg Forster	1:15
Spain:
E3a	La Spagna Composed By – Francisco de la Torre	1:10
E3b	Adoramos Te, Señor Composed By – Francisco de la Torre	2:05
E4a	Fantasia Composed By – Luis de Narvaez*	1:10
E4b	Dulces Exuviae Composed By – Alonso Mudarra	3:40
E5a	E Qui La Dira Arranged By – Cabezon*Composed By – Willaert*	1:50
E5b	Doulce Memoire Composed By – Ortiz*, Sandrin*	3:15
E5c	Lindos Ojos Aveys, Señora Composed By – Juan Vasquez	1:10
Per Cantare E Sonare
The Vocal Italian 'Madrigal' And Instrumental 'Canzona Francesa' Were The Largest Scale Forms Evolved
F1a	Recercare A 4 Composed By – Giulio Da Modena*	2:00
F1b	Madonna, Qual Certezza Composed By – Willaert*, Barberiis*, Verdelot*	4:30
F2a	Ricercare A 3 Composed By – Giulio Tiburtino*	2:00
F2b	De La Belle Contrade Composed By – Cipriano De Rore	2:45
F3a	Canzona Francese Composed By – Andrea Gabrieli	4:45
F3b	Occhi Lucenti Composed By – Luca Marenzio	2:25
F4a	Canzona Francese Composed By – Claudio Merulo, Terzi*	4:45
F4b	O Voi Che Sospirate Composed By – Luca Marenzio	3:40
F5a	Canzona Francese Composed By – Carlo Gesualdo	2:20
F5b	Mille Volte Il Dio Moro Composed By – Carlo Gesualdo	3:00
F6	Sanctus Dominus Deus Composed By – Giovanni Gabrieli	2:05
The Merry Dumps (Melancholy And Mirth In English Music From 1480-1620)
Fusion Of Paradoxes Creating A Musical Language Through Borrowing Elements From The Continent
G1a	Thatt Was My Woo Composed By – Robert Fayrfax	2:00
G1b	I Love, Loved Composed By – Robert Fayrfax	2:55
G2a	In Nomine Composed By – Christopher Tye	2:15
G2b	Blame Not My Lute Composed By – Anon.*, Wyatt*	1:55
G2c	Lady WynkFyldes Rownde Composed By – Anon.*	1:20
G2d	Where Griping Griefs Composed By – Anon.*, Edwards*	1:05
G3a	Shooting Of The Guns Pavan Composed By – Anon.*	2:35
G3b	Wand'ring In This Place Composed By – Michael Cavendish	3:00
G3c	Dolorosa Pavan Composed By – Richard Alison*	3:50
G4a	Now Each Flowery Bank Composed By – Orlando Gibbons	3:15
G4b	The Leaves Be Greene Composed By – William Inglot*	3:30
G4c	Le Rossignol Composed By – Anon.*	1:30
G4d	Musick And Mirth Composed By – Tobias Hume	2:00
The Wind Of Change (The Changes Which Led European Society Into A New Age)
They Were Reflected In Musical Styles First In Italy C.1500 And Then Through The Whole Of Europe
H1	La Brillantina Composed By – Guiseppi Guami*	3:00
H2	Sta Notte Composed By – Anon.*	2:25
H3	Sonata Composed By – Giovanni Fontana*	6:30
H4	Nerinda Bella Composed By – Rafaello Rontani	3:25
H5	Toccata Composed By – Girolamo Frescobaldi	5:15
H6	Lamento D'Olimpia Composed By – Claudio Monteverdi	6:00
H7	Thus Sang Orpheus Composed By – Walter Porter	3:20

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Mundoprint B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited

Credits

• Bass Vocals – David Thomas
• Chorus Master [Vocal Conductor] – Andrew Parrott
• Countertenor Vocals – John York Skinner, Kevin Smith
• Engineer [Sound Engineer] – Philip Wade
• Ensemble – The Consort Of Musicke
• Executive-Producer – Raymond Ware
• Flute [Tenor Flute], Flute [Bass Flute], Recorder [Descant Recorder], Alto Recorder, Recorder [Tenor Recorder], Bagpipes, Rauschpfeife – Bernard Thomas
• Harpsichord – Nicholas Kraemer
• Illustration, Cover [Booklet] – Lucas van Leyden
• Lute [Bass Lute], Bandura – Michael Hunt
• Lute [Tenor Lute], Lute [Bass Lute] – Julian Creme*
• Lute [Tenor Lute], Lute [Bass Lute], Lute [Great Bass Lute], Cittern, Lute [Gittern], Viol [Tenor Viol] – Anthony Rooley
• Painting, Cover [Box] – Lorenzo Costa
• Producer [Record Producer] – Peter Wadland
• Rebec [Treble Rebec] – Eleanor Sloan
• Research [Musical], Coordinator [Program Planning], Directed By, Liner Notes – Anthony Rooley
• Score Editor [Performing Edition] – Anthony Rooley, Julian Creme*, Trevor Jones
• Soprano Vocals – Emma Kirkby
• Tenor Vocals – Martyn Hill, Paul Elliot*
• Viol [Bass Viol], Viol [Lyra Viol] – Jane Ryan
• Viol [Tenor Viol], Viol [Bass Viol], Viol [Lyra Viol], Rebec [Bass Rebec] – Ian Gammie
• Viol [Tenor Viol], Viol [Bass Viol], Viol [Lyra Viol], Rebec [Tenor Rebec], Rebec [Bass Rebec], Viola – Trevor Jones
• Viol [Treble Viol], Viol [Tenor Viol], Violin, Viola – Polly Waterfield
• Violin [Treble Violin], Violin [Tenor Violin], Violin – Nicola Cleminson
• Violin [Treble Violin], Violin [Tenor Violin], Violin, Rebec [Treble Rebec], Rebec [Tenor Rebec] – Catherine Mackintosh

Notes

Ⓟ1975 The Decca Record Company Limited, London.
The 20-page black and white booklet the size of the box contains notes and sung-texts in English, French and German.
It also has a track and credits-list, photos and a sources-list. Designed and printed by Mundoprint BV.

Box cover illustration: Lorenzo Costa (c.1460-1535) - 'The Court of Isabella d'Este' (Louvre, Paris).
Booklet cover illustration: Lucas van Leyden - 'Music Making Couple', 1524 (Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam).
On the labels is the Decca logo displayed with key and musical notes.
Made in England (on box and labels).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A - label): ZTT 811
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - label): ZTT 812
• Matrix / Runout (Side C - label): ZTT 813
• Matrix / Runout (Side D - label): ZTT 814
• Matrix / Runout (Side E - label): ZTT 815
• Matrix / Runout (Side F - label): ZTT 816
• Matrix / Runout (Side G - label): ZTT 817
• Matrix / Runout (Side H - label): ZTT 818
• Matrix / Runout (Side A - runout): ZTT-811-3A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B - runout): ZTT-812-2A
• Matrix / Runout (Side C - runout): ZTT-813-1A
• Matrix / Runout (Side D - runout): ZTT-814-2A
• Matrix / Runout (Side E - runout): ZTT-815-1A
• Matrix / Runout (Side F - runout): ZTT-816-1A
• Matrix / Runout (Side G - runout): ZTT-817-3A
• Matrix / Runout (Side H - runout): ZTT-818-1A
• Other (Record 1 - Side A and B - labels): 12BB 203
• Other (Record 2 - Side C and D - labels): 12BB 204
• Other (Record 3 - Side E and F - labels): 12BB 205
• Other (Record 4 - Side G and H - labels): 12BB 206

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
R-03283, R-03284, R-03285, R-03286	The Consort Of Musicke	Musicke Of Sundrie Kindes ‎(4xLP, Comp, Club + Box)	World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club, World Record Club	R-03283, R-03284, R-03285, R-03286	Australia	Unknown