Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore; Voices of Music 4K UHD

A suite from the early baroque dance collection Terpsichore (1612) by Michael Praetorius. Live, 4K UHD video from the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music concert, December, 2016.
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For this concert, we selected six dances from the collection and grouped them together to form a suite:
Ballet, 0:00
Courante 1:47
Spagnoletta 3:11
Volte 5:12
Pavane 6:10
Bourée 7:40
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Michael Praetorius was one of the most important composers and theorists of the late renaissance and early-17th century. His astonishing encyclopedia of music gives us an intriguing glimpse into the instruments and performance practices of the time, and his writing covers all aspects of music. Praetorius wrote popular hymn settings, as well as large-scale compositions that borrowed elements of the polychoral Italian tradition. Praetorius was a tune collector, just like the musicologists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who collected songs and dances from different countries; he planned eight volumes of these secular works, but he only finished one: his book of French instrumental dances Terpsichore, named after the muse of dance (1612).
Orchestration: in the 1960s and 1970s, these works were heavily orchestrated-and conducted-in a neo-renaissance style. Although not grounded in historical performance, these orchestrations did, however, introduce a wider audience to the different kinds of instruments in the late renaissance and early baroque and helped popularize the music before Bach. In our performance, we have used strings as the foundation, as this was one of the most popular ways to perform dance music, and added winds, continuo and percussion.
Voices of Music
Hanneke van Proosdij and David Tayler
Directors
Musicians (left to right)
Hanneke van Proosdij, recorder, organ & harpsichord
Carla Moore, Gabrielle Wunsch, Lisa Grodin and
Maxine Nemerovski, baroque violins
Maria Caswell, baroque viola
Peter Maund, percussion
Elisabeth Reed and Tanya Tomkins, baroque cellos
Farley Pearce, violone
David Tayler, archlute & percussion

[@zerotonic2659]

I once needed medical treatment in a hospital in southern Germany. There I met a Dr. med. named Praetorius. I asked him if he was an descendent of the famous late renaissance/early baroque composer Michael Praetorius. He confirmed it. And at once my pain was gone and pleasing shivers ran down my spine when we shaked hands. While he examined me we talked about his ingenious ancester and the beautiful music he passed to all mankind. So if you ever meet a doctor of urology ask him if he's a descendent of Michael Praetorius. He most certainly is. ;)

[@th60of]

Certainly, a wonderful coincidence ;), but Latinizations of German surnames were all the fad in Renaissance/Baroque times. So your typical Praetorius is actually a Schulz/Schulze/Scholz etc., one of the most common German names, meaning mayor or sheriff.

[@zerotonic2659]

@@th60of I lknow this very well. But the surname of this very doctor was Praetorius and not Schultheiss or something. And he knew that he was an descendant of the famous Michael Praetorius. And there was no need to lie to me.

[@th60of]

@@zerotonic2659 Of course not, that wasn't what I implied. What I meant was that there are quite a few unrelated Praetoriuses around, some of them probably urologists, so there's no guarantee all of them can trace their ancestry back to Michael. Sorry about the misunderstanding!

[@koelnkorrekt]

@@th60of That the Latinisation of the surname may have taken place independently of each other is correct. However, one must consider that in the 16th and 17th centuries there were not so many families with a humanist education who could credibly afford to take this step to enhance their reputation. If you then take into account that academic families often have (for our democratic times) frighteningly long family trees (while our people were still toiling as serfs in the fields) and that families such as those of Günther Jauch or Ursula Albrecht, married von der Leyen ("Hübsche families"), can also be traced back to contemporaries of Praetorius: Why should the doctor be wrong about his ancestry?

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[@kevinhickey3515]

Could listen to this all night. Absolutely beautiful and so pure.

[@alexrichardson6461]

The quality of the sound is so good too. Every instrument absolutely as clear as can be.

[@voraciousreader3341]

These musicians have such an excellent feel for each other and the music they’re playing so beautifully.....ensemble playing at its best! And I can easily be transported back in time by the mellowness of the gut strings and the recorder, but the percussion is the most evocative. Absolutely lovely.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you very much!

[@kevind4850]

These pieces have been mined for inspiration over the centuries. Thanks to you and others for preserving the original sounds for future generations!

[@phph1731]

This particular Courante by Praetorius has put a smile on my face for over 50 years of my life. Thank you.

[@VoicesofMusic]

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[@gerdnonneman6551]

Same here - since I played it as a teenager in our idiosyncratic music school in Temse!

[@phph1731]

@@gerdnonneman6551 The joy of music unites! I like ‘idiosyncratic.’ It sounds fun! All the best to you in Flanders.

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[@davidswan3071]

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[@juerbert1]

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[@michaelfreemanmusic9149]

Pure soul nourishment. Thank you.

[@rickmarti77]

Very nice. The percussionist was amazing! I kept looking to see the other one before I realized that there was only one.

[@EchoMBG]

Exactly the same with me!

[@vonzigle]

Peter Maund is an excellent musician, and has been working his percussion magic for many years....

[@roseterada7958]

Rick Marti the lutenist, David Tayler, played the glockenspiel. You can see it during that dance beside him. I do agree, though, that Peter Maund is fantastic.

[@CL-go2ji]

Music to uplift and soothe ... thank you.

[@athanatiusc]

Smile i put on my face upon hearing this majestic music quality :)

[@WolfyGreen]

The golden glow of gut strings, the sudden sunlight of the recorder; a performance as satisfying as good wine. This is luxury.

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[@Tom-dn9pk]

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[@tatalito]

Gut strings are the way to go, the sound is so good! unwounded are even better

[@d.harrison1570]

@@tatalito gut strings cause animal suffering though. I can't get behind that, especially to create something as beautiful as music.

[@caitilinbuchanan3562]

This was played as my father walked me down aisle at my wedding in Los Angeles 46 years ago. I wore a Juliet gown in the style of the Italian High Renaissance. The music was a "gift" from a colleague and friend of my husband-to-be. An elderly Italian Monsigneur, also an Italian count, peeked in from the side of the church to catch the beautiful music. This is an wonderful indelible musical memory for me!

[@robertdeland3390]

Wonderful. Brings tears of Joy to my eyes.

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Thanks for the picturesquely told story. It sounds so appropriate for a wedding scene, and the dress you wore.

[@xathron908]

What an enchanting experience! I wish people of the modern era would appreciate and embrace such amazing and intriguing music like this, I am one of the children in the modern era, (born in 2004) and wish to pass this on and compose like minded music!

[@peterkrauss2590]

class

[@fimetic]

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[@rogeraustin4917]

Sheer joy. Bless you all.

[@corner559]

This is perfection. More Terpsichore please.

[@ConquestusWorks]

Came here by accident and stayed for the marvelous music.

[@VoicesofMusic]

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Me, too! 😃

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[@robertseymour3685]

Ethereal, magnificent. The Greatest of Music. Thank you for the joy you provide in such measure as if descending from the heavens!

[@wisskier]

A REACH FROM THE PAST SO DEEPLY AFFECTS MY SOUL MODERN RENDERING

[@sueleeks9243]

I love watching this group perform and the sounds they produce are wonderful.

[@riekieuys8370]

No words to describe the beauty of this music! THANK YOU!

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Merci Beaucoup

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[@leonardcowherd1876]

I have loved this ever since I first heard it over 50 years ago!

[@pringao2155]

Bravo from Spain!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you from California

[@ronaldmessina4229]

que viva España, y que viva per omnia 😊

[@thewiseperson8748]

Beautiful music !

[@TheMadisonHang]

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[@michaelweis4756]

"Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen" my favourite Christmas Traditional. MP rocks!

[@johntestelin4051]

It remind me the same. In my youth in Protestant Church of southern of France. We had the same carol: " Et sur le sol durçi un frais jameau jailli". Which is the translation of Micheal Weiss. Thank you Micheal. Live long time German and French friendship!!

[@johntestelin4051]

It remind me the same. In my youth in Protestant Church of southern of France. We had the same carol: " Et sur le sol durçi un frais jameau jailli". Which is the translation of Micheal Weiss. Thank you Micheal. Live long time German and French friendship!!

[@michaelweis4756]

John, dear friend...I'm from Vienna /Austria by the way!🥂

[@johntestelin4051]

@@michaelweis4756 : Funny! I didn't meant discriminating Austrian people and their great country, one of the light houses of culture and music. Lucky you with the Vienna New Year Concert!

[@michaelweis4756]

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[@michaelcaplin8969]

YES YES YES!!!! More Terpsichore!! :D

[@davidswan3071]

Part of my evening routine as I wind down is to pull up this beautiful video. What a lovely performance and kudos to the lady in turquoise. What versatility and skill.

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@jeandeblaize4175]

Beauté, élégance, distinction, intelligence du corps s'exprimant dans la danse, génie de la composition et talent de l'interprétation. Souvenir d'un temps révolu et où les hommes d'aujourd'hui croient avoir touché à l'ultime.

[@deborahsoule9698]

Thank you Voices of Music for bringing such a fresh and beautiful sound to these lovely pieces. I love the warmth of this performance.

[@VoicesofMusic]

You are very welcome!

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

Absolutely beautiful! The quality of the sound is so good too. Every instrument absolutely as clear as can be.

[@pipergj33]

This came at the perfect time. I so needed to hear this beautiful music so well done!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thanks, Gorman!

[@suzanne5781]

Absolutely beautiful, I keep playing this over and over!

[@VoicesofMusic]

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[@Margie4178]

Absolutely beautiful and uplifting - just what I needed just now.❤️

[@ecologicaladam7262]

Love this music: one of the best Xmas presents I EVER had was an LP called ‘Tanzmusik der Praetorius zeit’ (DG.) back in the late 1960s... a complete eye-opener...👍

[@SusannahMacDonald]

I used to have that recording. I loved it. I was at uni studying to be a teacher at the time and music was one of my specialist subjects, particularly the Renaissance.

[@ecologicaladam7262]

@@SusannahMacDonald One can still get it, on cd 😀

[@BFDT-4]

I have that, too, and it's ingrained in my memory. Love it.

[@TomCloyd]

I have followed Voices of Music for years, from afar. They always delight and excite, it's fair to say. This fine recording is a great example of their gift to us all. For those who especially like it, ""Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen" is the pavane at 6:10. So very lovely, in this arrangement!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you so much and Happy New Year!

[@shodanart]

Just spectacularly warm and thrilling, melodic music for the heart and soul! Thank you for the history and Renaissance - Baroque instrumentation !! ❤️

[@elijahpoynton4903]

Just lovely - and Hanneke's recorder has a beautiful mellow tone.

[@redbrian3655]

6:08 In all my years I never associated "Lo, How a Rose" as the Pavane from Terpsichore. I loved the steady percussion beat that keeps it moving at a nice strolling pace.

[@grahamstevens1731]

Smooth and harmonious music. Love Terpsichore and these Voices of Music. GS

[@Manacaparu]

wonderful historical performance. Michael Preatorius (Michael Schultheis) would be proud on you.

[@rgw8354]

Best version I have heard! Absolutely beautiful ❤️

[@CheryllRichardson]

My kind of music pure and authentic .

[@williamwingfield9198]

Stunning performance! Pure joy!

[@carolesmith755]

How enchanting, delightful, uplifting! Happiness pure. 👍👏🌹

[@VoicesofMusic]

Many thanks

[@harryhope5492]

What joy. Many thanks

[@glennrichardson9926]

Thank you again. A wonderful selection from Praetorius, played with your usual verve, precision, and vibrant spirit.

[@ronaldmessina4229]

Y que viva la música preciosa del Barroco y del Clasicismo 😊

[@he1305]

Extremely beautiful, many thanks for posting!

[@alexrichardson6461]

This is just what I needed right now - like a good few others I see. Love the drumming!

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If I had money, this is a band I'd support. I hope that there will be plenty of people out there who will support them. They are definitely worth supporting.

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@ellisbell7381]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@pamblackley2771]

Truly magnificent, and puts me in another world!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you. It was a fun set to play.

[@basspoem]

Glorious! Thank you!

[@rosskirby9886]

Beautiful set of dances by Michael Praetorius. The ensemble sounds lovely. It is a wonder we hear so little of this composer's repertoire these days.

[@cherylannfulton5448]

Wonderful, spirited performance of an early music favorite. Love it!

[@ivanoech]

Thanks very much Voices of Music for unloading this wonderful music. I know M. Praetorious for a long time. His dances are my favorites.

[@Charlie-fx9dp]

Très jolie musique ancienne...

[@lonniethomas2649]

I just want to get up and dance to this beautiful music!

[@riverwildcat1]

Wonderfully fresh, excellent performance and interpretation. The old becomes new and alive.

[@Astrojunkie1]

I just adore the music from this era, especially that of Michael Praetorius.

[@tinuvielrhubarbe3850]

Chris Brown I don’t know much of artists from this era, can you suggest me some please ?

[@nextlifeonearth]

​@@tinuvielrhubarbe3850 A lot is anonymous, but as a vihuela musician I can recommend Luys De Narvaes and Cristóbal de Morales. A well known modern performer that does a lot of early music is Jordi Savall, so you're likely good if you try to find some of his performances. Do keep in mind a lot of the written music by the composers was minimal and very hard to read, so different performances of the same piece can differ a lot. Often only a single part was written down, without specifying the pitch (there was no pitch standard yet) and if a performance has more than one instrument you can assume they added their own parts, to varying degrees of success. This video here is very well done, (and I can vouch for Jordi Savall), but you can be disappointed in occasion.

[@kennethdower7425]

@@tinuvielrhubarbe3850 Try Heinrich Schütz and Johann Hermann Schein; both were contemporaries of Praetorius.

[@hannesheinz720]

We agree. Praetorius is better known as the author of the famous Syntagma Musicum in 3 volumes. His music in fact is as good as that of his best contempories. Still underestimated.

[@ottomeyer6928]

a true master

[@Troubleshooter125]

I have greatly enjoyed Praetorius' music since Albert Petrak of WCLV - Cleveland first introduced me to this music by way of the Bourrée and I later obtained a performance by Collegium Terpsichore. Listening to this live performance just makes the experience the much fuller. Purely delightful!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you

[@avakroman2079]

LOVE Terpischore!Beautiful dance music!

[@eoinmaclean6478]

One of my favourite composers! Thank you :)

[@yves921]

Un grand bravo aux Voices of Music !

[@VoicesofMusic]

Nous vous remercions tellement :)

[@ronaldmessina4229]

NO hay nada que traducir al anglosajón, por que el anglosajón no tiene la gracia del español para hacerse entender

[@markbelmares7138]

It's 2 in the morning, and I could listen to this all day long.

[@1earflapping]

Yes, me too.

[@hughdunkley197]

So wistful,so evocative,so comforting!

[@wolkowy1]

What a vivid charming wonderful performance! Bravissimi!

[@michaelcase8574]

Back in the 60s I had a recording of these dances played by the early music consort of London with David Munroe. Always loved his work. We lost David way too soon.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Yes, David was quite amazing, we were all influenced by him.

[@brennykins8823]

An absolute treat! Couple of numbers I had not heard before (extra treats) so that is all good! I love that they all got the 'Praetorius Thing' and flaunt it.

[@philippehoyez9398]

Beautiful interpretation magnifying the love for this music!

[@vaclavkriz8466]

The best interpretation of Dances from Terpsichore! Thank you and greetings from Prague.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you! 😊

[@davidokeefe1898]

A magnificent performance of a magnificent piece of music. Thank you.

[@WillemvanTwillertOrganist]

Very good playing and what a fine composition by M. Praetorius.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you.

[@clutchingdaggerz359]

Oh what beautyeous notes thy musicke doth proclaime.

[@AlainNaigeon]

Ha ha, excellent and quite smart !

[@panzerabwerkanone]

Excellent job on the re-mix. I thought the first upload was great, but the re-upload is outstanding!

[@johnfenner347]

An Absolute Delight. Beautiful All Round. A Wonderful Group. Grateful Thanks. Greetings From Scotland.

[@brunorondot3796]

bravo! merci!

[@DCFunBud]

Truly marvelous!

[@seanmarshall7529]

what ecellent music.. executed with the same quality.. Bravi tutti!

[@ulfnowotny01]

Heavenly! Thank you so much!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Our pleasure!

[@alanl2550]

Absolutely gorgeous.

[@ginadutschke7102]

Simply marvellous. Thank you.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Our pleasure!

[@andrewsmith7400]

Another perfect performance including warmth and richness. Gorgeous.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thanks for listening.

[@monopod1]

Such discipline ! Only the leader tapping one foot !! I have played all these pieces many times, but never at this incredible standard. What a shame that only one piece gets dusted off and played regularly .. but only at Christmas.

[@user-pn3qg6rc5s]

Amazing, what i needet now !

[@jackoneill8654]

So beautiful and heart warming...and I just love the 'bow' note at 5:10, almost as much as VOM does!

[@VoicesofMusic]

:)

[@janescheuregger5021]

Fabulous ! It is great music and your performance has put a smile on my face . . . . ! Thank you

[@tonyschram1260]

Enjoyed it, thanks for another great video 👍

[@goscott444]

Always loved this Terpsichore by Praetorius! I tell GOD that there is a perfect day of peace when I hear it! Bless all performers in the name of Jesus!😍

[@irmafoster3933]

As I now listen, I certainly agree.

[@cocobecky]

Oh my Lord just find this wonderful piece😍it brightens my day 💕thanks all for ur awesome performance 🥰I reckon if there r music in heaven it must be v similar to what u have played😘

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This channel is day after day, helping our family bear the shelter in place days... Thank you!

[@VoicesofMusic]

You are very welcome. Stay safe!

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Thank you for re-uploading this beautiful music in even better audio clarity. This is one of the best quality, both audio and video, channels on KZbin. Music fans, use Chrome or Firefox to enjoy the full capability of this channel. It seems IE is not capable of playing webm format(VP9 video and Opus audio), that is now the main data source from KZbin. IE only plays mp4(mp4 video and AAC/mp3/mp4A audio) at 720P/128kbps at best. Edge plays Opus audio at 160Kbps, but video is mp4. Currently KZbin limits upper end of AAC/mp3/mp4A at 16kHz, while Opus at 160kbps goes up to 20kHz

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Thank you very much for this info. I may add that Opera (my mainly used browser) has the same problems as IE. I do not recommend it for youtube, especially not for 50p or 60p,always dropps frames.

[@reinholdhammers3909]

Hanneke, I love you..., for your music. Greetings from Germany, the home of Michael Schutheis, called Praetorius 🤗

[@gabrielagraneros8141]

👏👏👏....BEAUTIFUL..!!!!!

[@hope4all69]

This is magnificent!!!

[@cfchh1905]

Beautiful - love it.

[@VoicesofMusic]

Thank you! 😊

[@eliastulchynsky8114]

absolutely wonderful!

[@VoicesofMusic]

Many thanks!

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High class the Voices of Music! Sheer beauty Präetorius dances. Elevate the soul. Thank you very much.

[@VoicesofMusic]

You are very welcome.