Vaudeville & Menuet (with CD)

16 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from 18th-century France. The title of this album derives from the vaudeville, a light song in which new words were given to an existing tune, and from the minuet, the principal ballroom dance at the time. A delightful collection for Treble recorder (or violin) with keyboard and optional cello. Includes a CD with a full performance of each piece, as well as separate accompaniment tracks. Contents:

1. Marche pour les matelots (Marin Marais)

2. Air (Joeseph Bodin de Boismortier)

3. Rondeau (Boismortier)

4. Brunette ~~~~~Je suis charme d~~~~~une une brune~~~~~ (Michel Pinolet de Monteclair)

5. Gigues 1 & 2 (Michel Corrette)

6. Vaudeville (Corrette)

7. Le Menuet a 4-6 coupe (collected by Charles Nicolas Le Clerc)

8. La chapeliere (collected by Le Clerc)

9. Les Graces et l~~~~~enjouement (collected by Le Clerc)

10. La chasse galante (collected by Le Clerc)

11. Gavotte and Air (Pierre de Lagarde)

12. Branle de Metz (collected by Le Clerc)

13. Airs 1 & 2 (Jean Joseph de Mondonville)

14. Contresdanses 1 & 2 (Mondonville)

15. Air (Mondonville)

16. Marche (Mondonville)

_ABRSM Descant Syllabus 2018-2021 Grade 1, Grade 2,  Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 _

_Score 36 pp_