Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day 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 number CCLVI, of which I have modernized the spelling of the title and which means "Dance of the Three Ages" of Man, namely, youth, maturity, and old age. On these recordings, I play the top three voices on recorders and the bottom voice on bass viola da gamba.
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 number CCLVI, of which I have modernized the spelling of the title and which means "Dance of the Three Ages" of Man, namely, youth, maturity, and old age. On these recordings, I play the top three voices on recorders and the bottom voice on bass viola da gamba.
