Eight Recorders

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8 SSAATTBB. Three motets written in the late 1500s for very popular forces of the day – double choir. Andrea Gabrieli was Venetian, and Giovanni Croce, born just down the coast from Venice, was greatly influenced by him. Francisco Guerrero was Spanish. This type of music is very often presented in minim beats, but I have used crotchets to make this beautiful (but not difficult) music as widely accessible as possible. This set is also available for two TrTBGtB choirs, as MHE10715a. Total playing time is about nine minutes.

8 AATTBBGbGb. O Salutaris Hostia  - Ego Flos Campi  - In Spiritu Humilitatis. This is the lower version of MHE10715.

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8 SoSATTBBGb. Lively traditional Greek folk dance in 9/8 time. Each bar is subdivided into 2 2 2 3 beats to facilitate the short short short long pattern of dance steps. Once you get the hang of the rhythm, it's very jolly and not too challenging.

8 SAATTBGbCb. Giverny (Monet's garden), Sissinghurst (created by Vita Sackville-West in Kent) and Ninfa in the province of Latina, south of Rome, provide the inspiration for these three pieces which attempt to capture the essence of these beautiful but wildly different gardens.

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