Renaissance

Les Ménestriers - a French group that performed a wide repertoire of songs from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The group was formed in 1969 amidst a growing interest in medieval music. In 1971, the group received 4 major awards from the Charles Cros Academy for their first album. By 1972, Les Ménestriers set a new trend for music from the 15th and 16th centuries. The group disbanded in 1980, and no recordings were released under that name thereafter. Before you is their final album, featuring works by Renaissance composers Adrian Le Roy (tracks 1, 3, 4), Hans Neusidler (2), Francesco Canova da Milano (5), Johannes Matelart (5), Luis de Narváez (6), Diego Ortiz (7), Peter Philips (8), John Dowland (9, 11, 12), Robert Johnson (10), Richard Allison (13), and William Byrd (14).

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