Martin Hummel, Ensemble Dulce Melos, Marc Lewon - Das Lochamer Liederbuch (The Locham Song Book) (2008)

Tracklist

01. Wach Auf Mein Hort Der Leucht Dort Her (Awake My Treasure the Dawn Is Here)
02. Der Winter Will Hin Weichen (The Winter Will Have to Yield)
03. Czart Lip Wie Suss Dein Anfanck Ist (Tender Love How Sweet Is Your Beginning)
04. Verlangen Thut Mich Krencken (Longing Sickens Me)
05. Mein Hercz In Hohen Frewden Ist (My Heart Rejoices Greatly)
06. Mocht Ich Dein Wegeren (Would I Desire You)
07. Do Mit Ein Gut Jare (With a Good Year) - Der Summer [The Summer]
08. Ach Meyden Dw Vil Sene Pein (Alas Separation, Torment So Full of Yearning)
09. Mit Ganczem Willen Wunsch Ich Dir (With All My Heart I Wish You)
10. Mein Trawt Geselle Vnd Mein Liebster Hort (My Trusted Friend and My Dearest Treasure)
11. Anauois
12. Paumgartner
13. Mein Frewd Mocht Sich Wol Meren (My Joy Could Become Greater)
14. All Mein Gedencken Dy Ich Hab (All the Thoughts I Have)
15. Ich Sach Ein Pild In Plaber Wat (I Saw a Figure Dressed in Blue)
16. Es Fur Ein Pawr Gen Holz (A Peasant Went to Cut Wood)
17. Mir Ist Mein Pferd Vernagellt Gar (My Horse Has Been Shoed Poorly)
18. Ein Vrouleen Edel Von Naturen (A Girl Noble in Nature)
19. Wilhelmus Legrant
20. Der Wallt Hat Sich Entlawbet (The Trees Are Now Bare)
21. Des Klaffers Neyden (The Slanderer's Envy)
22. Benedicite Almechtiger Got (Blessing, Almighty God)
23. Ich Bin Pey Ir (I Am With Her)
24. Ich Spring an Diesem Ringe (I Dance in This Roundel)
25. Ellend Dw Hast (Sadness You Have) [version for Hackbrett and Lute]
26. Ellend Dw Hast (Sadness You Have) [version for Hackbrett and Viola d'arco]

Described as the ‘first German song book’, Das Lochamer Liederbuch (The Locham Song Book) is one of the earliest collections of German songs and instrumental compositions, assembled in the 1450s. This recording includes a representative selection of monophonic and polyphonic songs ranging in mood from tender love songs such as Der wal hat sich entlawbet, to blessings for the changing seasons (Der winter will him weichen / Der Summer) and dance songs. The instrumental versions are performed on long neglected and reconstructed instruments form the late Middle Ages such as dulcemelos, the name of which means ‘sweet melody’ or ‘sweet sound’.

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