Suite d'Allemandes, French Renaissance dances published by Pierre Attaingnant (16th century) 

In 1557 in Paris, the « 3ème livre de danseries » from which these Allemandes are taken is published by Pierre Attaingnant’s widow. These pieces are attributed to the musician and composer Claude Gervaise. During the 16th century, the popularity of the great French court balls leads to the publication of many « Livres de danseries », letting the bourgeoisie dance in their drawing rooms as the princes would do ! We can assume that these editions gather partly the favorite musics heard during these festivities and played by the king’s musicians. Thoinot Arbeau who wrote one of the oldest dance treatise - l'Orchésographie - says that the Allemande is « une dance plaine de mediocre gravité, familiere aux Allemands, & croy qu'elle soit de noz plus anciennes, car nous sommes descendus des Allemands (!) ». (= a quite solemn dance very popular in Germany). We play it here in a « broken consort » formation, which means that different instruments are mixed up together : recorders, sackbut and bass dulcian.
Into the Winds :
Anabelle Guibeaud, Marion Le Moal : recorders
Rémi Lécorché : sackbut
Adrien Reboisson : bass dulcian
Laurent Sauron : drums
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