Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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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 two of his ballets: "Ballet du Filou" (or "The Rogue's Dance") (Terpsichore CCLXI) and a piece entitled simply "Ballet" without further specification (Terpsichore CCLVIII). On these recordings, I play the top three voices on recorders and the bottom voice on bass viola da gamba.