Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
In addition to many sacred works, Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621) published Terpsichore, a collection of 312 dances, mostly of French origin. The present video contains numbers CCLXII, CCLXIX, and CCLXX. On these recordings, I play the top three voices on recorders and the bottom voice on bass viola da gamba.
Praetorius specifies that the first of these pieces, the "Ballet des Sorciers" ("Dance of the Sorcerers") is to be played before the second, the "Ballet du Roy" ("The Dance of the King"), although a number of pieces come between them in the collection. The latter is followed immediately by "Ballet des Amazones" ("Dance of the Amazon Women").
In addition to many sacred works, Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621) published Terpsichore, a collection of 312 dances, mostly of French origin. The present video contains numbers CCLXII, CCLXIX, and CCLXX. On these recordings, I play the top three voices on recorders and the bottom voice on bass viola da gamba.
Praetorius specifies that the first of these pieces, the "Ballet des Sorciers" ("Dance of the Sorcerers") is to be played before the second, the "Ballet du Roy" ("The Dance of the King"), although a number of pieces come between them in the collection. The latter is followed immediately by "Ballet des Amazones" ("Dance of the Amazon Women").
