Josquin/ La Rue/ Mouton/ Alamire/ Skinner - Spys ChoirbookAmong the musical treasures in the British Library is a sumptuous choirbook prepared for Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. It was produced by Petrus Alamire, who not only headed one of the finest musical scriptoriums of the age but acted as a spy for Henry against Plantagenet claimant to the English throne Richard de la Pole. Gifted to the royal couple c. 1516 it contains 34 motets, many unique to this manuscript, and includes masterworks by leading

Every coy ploy Akiko dreams up is deviously derailed by robes that just happen to fall open

The fox is forever on the prowl and the chicks are always ready to foil his plans

a 10-track debut that showed his ability to create a world of his own making

largely due to the influence of three outstanding clarinettists

First of all you have to listen to him when he reads poetry

Set in the fantastical Middle Ages

Frank has a successful solo career

chamber and orchestral musician

In this drama

Between surf music and ballad

" "Don't Let The Devil Ride

the album has come to be recognized as one of Duke Ellington's most important albums of the 1960s