The codices Basevi and Casanatense and the prints in Canti C and Odhecaton provide outstanding examples of purely instrumental fantasias in a quite modern style. I think it very likely […]

This little song book comprises only six chansons of very high quality. They form an inner story with rich intertextual relations. It was collected around 1500. All rights remain with […]

This source from before 1498 was prepared for Louis d’Orléans. It is an extremely important source for Compere’s chansons as it comprises several unica of this composer. All rights remain […]

The so called Lorraine chansonnier belonged to Antoine, duke of Lorraine and contains repertoire of the court of Louis XII. Many known chansons are by Agricola, Compere and van Ghizeghem. […]

In the municipal archive in Brno (Ms 15/4) a sensational find of a mass collection has brought to light a new masse by Brumel, “A Sex Vocum”, of highest quality. […]

Hayne van Ghizeghem is one of the most popular chanson composers of the second half of the 15th century. After an affiliation with Burgundy he was probably close to French […]

Rom, Vatikanstaat, Biblioteca Vaticana, Cappella Giulia XIII.27 Florentine Chansonnier from 1492-94 closely related to the Medici family. Major source for Agricola and Isaac, some purely instrumental pieces. As there is […]

This hitherto unedited source was copied 1502-1506 in Bologna by Giovanni Sparato. It is an extremely important and interesting source of instrumental music, mostly for four parts and with a […]

Florence 229 is the biggest and most extensive chansonnier from the end of the 15th century. It contains many unica and a very important number of chansons by Martini, Isaac, […]

Telemanns Essercicii Music enthalten herrliche Musik. Viele Duos und Trios sind für Gambe geschrieben, lassen sich aber auch sehr gut auf dem Cello spielen. Das Trio Nr. 2 G-dur f. […]