Players of all kinds of
instruments including flute, fiddle, mandolin, recorder, whistle,
guitar, harp and more can use this collection modern renaissance
festival music. The music is presented simply, with melody lines and
chord symbols, allowing for a wide range of interpretation. In addition
to many period dance tunes, the book contains a selection of vocal
numbers with lyrics included. Each selection is accompanied by text to
suggest ideas for performance, place the music in a modern festival
context and provide useful information to those interested in studying
historical sources of early music. Cantiga's arrangements of some of
the tunes in this book can be heard on the companion CD recording. They
are played at a listening tempo by the ensemble: Wooden flute or
recorder, fiddle, cello, harp and percussion. 152 pages for the
Begining to intermediate player.