The Stuarts And The Age Of Rebellion

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth. The last of the Tudor line. Gloriana is no more

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A John Dowland (1563-1626) pavane for viol consort. Sad and poignant

3:29 · 58 BPM

A viol consort composition by Thomas Tallis (1505-1585). A musical great of the Elizabethan era he continued to be heard through to the reign of James 1st

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Preparations are made for the Scottish King James. Solo virginal

1:39 · 90 BPM

Spanish court music by composer Gaspar Sanz (c1640-1710). Jaunty Baroque guitar and percussion

1:47 · 110 BPM

Renaissance period Scottish folk music popular at the time of James 1st. Crumhorn, harpsichord, whistle and percussion

1:29 · 185 BPM

Jolly English folk dance celebrating the King's journey down from Scotland. Dulcian, harpsichord, whistle and percussion

2:17 · 114 BPM

Beautiful viol consort performance of 'Fantasy A 5' by William Byrd (1542-1623)

4:10 · 118 BPM

Grand architectural plans of the Jacobean era. Slow and regal solo virginal

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Men of the Commons coven to discuss the troublesome monarch. Solo portative organ

2:03 · 90 BPM

Dangerous conversations. Dark harpsichord led drone

1:15

The Gunpowder Plot. Guy Fawkes and his men conspire to bring down the King. Dark and moody atmosphere featuring harpsichord

1:11 · 64 BPM

The net is closing in. Robert Cecil’s network of spies and informants hunt down the conspirators. Foreboding atmosphere with harpsichord, synths and FX

2:08 · 90 BPM

To the tune of Shakespeare’s 'Fortune My Foe' suspects are rounded up and led off to the Tower of London. Tense and moody

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Traitors are put to death. Desolate and fearful drone

1:12

Famous Monteverdi (c1567-1643) madrigal 'Amor Dov'e La Fe'. Bridging the musical journey from Renaissance to Baroque. Intense and romantiC

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A popular Jacobean verse anthem by John Bull (c1562-1628) colloquially known as the 'Starre Anthem'. Intense and powerful polychoral arrangement

4:35 · 100 BPM

Baroque guitar performance imagined in the Spanish court of Philip IV. Based on Francesc Guerau’s (1649-1717) 'Villano'

1:44 · 65 BPM

Beautiful Henry Purcell (1659-1695) ballad celebrating the birthday of Queen Mary in 1689. Female vocals and lute

2:48

Pilgrims setting out from Plymouth (1620) for new beginnings in America. An epic voyage into the unknown. Whistles and percussion

2:00 · 85 BPM

Traditional folk celebration. 17th century streets filled with revellers. Whistles, recorder, dulcian and percussion

1:39 · 111 BPM

Mid-tempo English country dance. A village gathering for a celebration. Harpsichord, guitar and recorder

2:02 · 52 BPM

Traditional Scottish folk tune from 1630. Everyday life of ordinary people. Harp, whistle, recorder and triangle

1:34 · 98 BPM

People celebrating the accession of a new monarch. Charles 1st takes to the throne. Crumhorn, harpsichord, whistle and hand claps

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Tension builds between parliamentarians and the Monarchy culminating in the English Civil War. Up-tempo orchestral drama with recorder and FX

1:38 · 108 BPM

Villages burnt to the ground in the wake of Cromwell’s New Model Army. Piercing scene-setting drone

1:08

Cromwell’s army begins their assault on royalist outposts. Military snare with harp and whistle

2:08 · 100 BPM

Into battle. The dramatic clash of The New Model Army and Royalists at Naseby in 1645. Orchestra with trumpet feature and heavy percussion

1:47 · 72 BPM

Blood-soaked fields as combatants collect their dead. Grimly bleak cello drone

1:19

Dramatic scenes as the King Charles 1st walks to Whitehall to face his executioner

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Terrified Londoners fear for their lives as a mysterious plague takes hold. Dark drone

1:07

Piles of bodies dumped into lime pits across London. Tense dark drone with a stench of death

1:15

A depiction of the destruction during the Great Fire of London of 1666. Traditional nursery rhyme written about the fire featuring FX

1:45 · 113 BPM

The monarchy is restored under Charles 2nd. 'Fantasia 2 in 1' by William Byrd (1542-1623)

5:45 · 95 BPM

Court music to celebrate the marriage of Charles 2nd to our Portuguese Queen Catherine of Braganza in 1662. Spritely Baroque guitar

1:11 · 160 BPM

Court music from the Jacobean era. Regal and serious. Recorder, harpsichord and drum

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Plainsong style viol consort piece 'In Nomine A 5' by Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625). Sad and beautiful

4:48

The influence of the European Baroque movement emerges. Solemn and atmospheric church organ and harpsichord

2:16 · 70 BPM

Classic John Dowland (1563-1626) lament from his First Book of Songs (1597) 'Go Crystal Teares'. Melancholy and beautiful

3:24 · 62 BPM

Viol consort performance of 'Christe Qui Lux' by William Byrd (1542-1623). Gentle layered polychoral style of the early Jacobean era

1:13 · 64 BPM