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Bestiary and Quartet (Vanguard LP-71278, CS-71278): The former is a Music Theater Piece for Renaissance Ensemble performed by Calliope. The Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello, piano is performed by members of Chamber Music Northwest.
Performers
- Peter Schickele, narrator
- Calliope: A Renaissance Band
- Lucy Bardo, vielle; treble & bass viols; drum
- Lawrence Benz, alto, tenor, bass sackbuts; soprano, alto, tenor recorders; soprano, alto, tenor krummhorns; finger cymbals; hurdy-gurdy
- Allan Dean, cornetto; alto sackbut; soprano, alto, tenor krummhorns; sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor recorders, soprano shawm
- Ben Harms, soprano, alto, tenor recorders; soprano, alto, tenor krummhorns; alto sackbut; tenor gemshorn; alto shawm; bass viol; drum; tambourine
- David Shifrin, clarinet
- Eriko Sato, violin
- Fred Sherry, cello
- David Oei, piano
Track Listing
Bestiary, A Music Theater Piece for Renaissance Ensemble
[1] Introduction (Genesis)
[2] Overture
[3] Frogs (The Bestiary: A Book of Beats, 12th century, translated from the Latin by T.H. White)
[4] The Elephant (The Bestiary)
[5] The Hedgehog (The Bestiary)
[6] The Unicorn (The Bestiary)
[7] The Whale (Anon. 13th century, translated from Middle English by Brian Stone)
[8] The Butterfly (Anon.)
[9] The Bee (The Bestiary and Caltha Poetarum, or the Bumble Bee, T. Cutwode, 1599)
[10] Finale (the Dove) (Genesis and The Bestiary)
Quartet for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano
[11] Moderato, Flowing
[12] Fast, Driving
[13] Slow, Elegiac
[14] Quite Fast, Dancing
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