Dorian Recordings

DOR-93207

Chacona
Renaissance Spain in the Age of Empire

Ex Umbris
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Dancing was an important part of Spanish culture in the 16th and 17th centuries. One of the most notorious dances was the chacona, which made its appearance around the year 1600. This extremely erotic and lascivious dance seems to have been imported from the New World, undoubtedly bringing with it influences of Native American and black African music. it caught on quickly in Sapin, and just as quickly spread to Italy and France. In Spain it was roundly denounced as indecent by the church authorities, and was banned from stage plays by the Crown in 1615. The chacona was often sung as well.
- Grant Herreid

[1] Gran Chacona - Grant Herreid/Ex Umbris after Juan Arañes
[2] Tres morillas m'enamoran en Jaén - Anon.
[3] Kûrsi from Nuba Ghrib - Arab-Andalusian (Arr. Tom Zajac)
[4] Una matica de ruda - Traditional, Sephardic
[5] Si te quitasse los hierros - Diego Pisador
[6] O voy - Román
[7] Yo me soy la morenica - Anon.
[8] La Perra Mora - Anon.
[9] Paseávase el rey moro - Luis de Narváez
[10] A tierras agenas - Esteban Daza
[11] Fantasía al quarto tono - Luis de Milán (duet part by G. Herreid)
[12] Israel mira tus montes - Alonso Mudarra (Arr. G, Herreid)
[13] Flérida para mi dulce y sabrosa - D. Pisador, Anon. (Arr. G, Herreid)
[14] Endechas de Canaria - Miguel de Fuenllana/D, Pisador
[15] En la Gran Canaria - Arr. by G. Herreid/Ex Umbris
[16] Canario - T. Zajac, inspired by 17th c. examples
EL ROMANCE DE CONDE CLAROS
[17] Introduction - Count Claros in love
[18] Quiero dormir y no puedo - Juan Vásquez
[19] Part 1 - Conde Claros and Clara Niña
[20] No me hableys conde - J. Vasquez
[21] Si te vas a bañar - D. Pisador
[22] Mano a mano los dos amores - Anon.
[23] Part 2 - The tryst
[24] Covarde caballero - J. Vasquez
[25] Part 3 - The discovery and the sentence
[26] Juizio fuerte será: dado - Triana
[27] Diferencias sobre Conde Claros - Enríquez de Valderrábano (Arr. G. Herreid)
[28] Part 4 - The market square
[29] Diferenias sobre Conde Claros - after Luis de Narváez
[30] Villano - Arr. G. Herreid after 17th c. settings/O qué bien que baila Gil - Anon.
[31] Oy comamos y bebamos - Juan del Encina

Total Program Length: 74:40

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