Pastime - Music of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Beyond

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The Renaissance Consort
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In the Renaissance, music was generally written as Choral music, with instruments playing the various parts of soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Therefore, instruments were voiced “in consort” like a choir. Our recorder Consort is hand-made by Peter Van der Poel of The Netherlands and consists of a soprano, an alto, two tenors, a bass, and a great bass. The instruments are tuned using mean tone and pitched at A=466. Renaissance recorders have a wide bore and a deep rich sound that is glorious heard in consort.

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The Baroque

The Baroque era highlights virtuosic solo performance with the support of “basso continuo.” Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann, and Bach were just a few of the composers whose music Pastime brings to life.

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Silver Linings

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Baseless

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Curtain Fall

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Once Bitten

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