The Artistic Directors of the award-winning Terra Nova Consort have been in residence at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival for over ten years. This, their first publication, contains over 40 arrangements for recorders of Renaissance English and Scottish Country-Dance music as early as Playford and up to the present. The arrangements in this book were written and performed by Patricia O'Scannell, herself an accomplished recorder player, in the context of music being set for dances, balls and workshops, and are an excellent tool for aspiring players. The settings are for two to four recorders, allowing for numerous combinations of voicing depending on what the players have at hand, and include O'Scannell's insightful comments about style and technique. The music may also be played on a variety of other instruments common to the genre and used by aficionados seeking arrangements for Scottish and English repertoire to play with dancers. Written for intermediate through advanced players with some parts appropriate for beginners, this collection will appeal to all serious recorder players.

Alderman's Hat, The        
Boatman, The        
Bunch of Rushes, The        
Childgrove        
Christchurch Bells        
Clansman, The        
Comical Fellow, The        
Confesse        
Dick's Maggot        
Easter Thursday        
Epping Forest        
Fain I Would        
Fair Quaker of Deal, The        
Female Saylor, The        
Fentalarich        
Gathering Peascods        
Hambleton's Round O        
Hen and All Her Broth, The        
Hole in the Wall, The        
In the Fields of Frost and Snow        
Jack's Health        
Jack's Maggot        
Joy After Sorrow        
Knole Park        
Long Live London        
Lord Howe's Jig        
Love's Triumph        
Lulle Me Beyond Thee        
Mr. Beveridge's Maggot        
Mr. Cosgill's Delight        
Mr. Isaac's Maggot        
Mrs. Savage's Whim        
Orleans Baffled        
Parson's Farewell        
Sellinger's Round I.        
Sellinger's Round II.        
Spring Garden        
Spring, The        
St. Andrew's Fair        
St. Margaret's Hill        
Sun Assembly        
The Bishop        
Tribute to the Borders        
Trip to Paris I.        
Trip to Paris II