Music

Master Crispin Sexi was laurelled for being a composer. He has written numerous pieces of music in medieval and renaissance styles. Some of his works are to be found here.

Publications

The Red Book of Lochac volumes I and II are collections of music written by citizens of Lochac. You can purchase the books on market day at Rowany Festival.

Original Compositions

The music here comes in various formats. You might need the Noteworthy reader.

Vocal:

• Nowe Welcome Somor: 14thC Isorythmic Motet. Noteworthy, Midi, Png.
  David Yardley has kindly recorded himself singing Nowe Welcome Somor - 943KB MP3
• Por l'amour de li: 13thC Trouvere. Noteworthy, Midi, Png.
• Sing You and My Voice Doth Die: 16thC Madrigal. Noteworthy, Midi, Png page 1 page 2.
• Hot Summer's Day/Westron Wynd/Agincourt: A set of 16thC Rounds. These are typeset using fonts made by Jeff Lee, plus a few block letters pinched and modified from Thomas Ravenscroft's books of rounds.Png (small), Png (large)
• My Hedgerow: A 16thC round. Noteworthy, Png.
• Ah, Me!: A 16thC part-song. Noteworthy, PDF, Midi. Lute version (could someone with a lute please give me feedback on this?!) Noteworthy, PDF, Midi.
• Lullay, Lullay, My Little Child: A lullaby. The words are from Medieval Children by Nicholas Orme (2001). Noteworthy, PDF, Midi.
• Southron Gaard: A patriotic song commissioned by Mistress Roheisa le Sarjent. The style is 13th-14thC English, very much like "Sumer Is Icumin In". Noteworthy, PDF, Midi.
• Come, Come, My Friends: A 16thC part-song. Noteworthy, PDF, Midi.
• Take a Peck of Flower: A 16thC part-song. See also this additional information. Noteworthy, PDF, Midi.
• By Saint Joce: a 14thC Motet about food. Noteworthy.
  David Yardley has kindly recorded himself singing By Saint Joce - 672KB MP3

Instrumental:

• Gavotte: a short gavotte. Midi, Png.
• Seven Virtues: A set of Elizabethan dances in various modes. Useful as background music, though you could dance to them too. All have soprano, alto and tenor parts.
• Fortitude: Pavan (Myxolydian in G) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Chastity: Galliard (Ionian in C) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Faith: Pavan (Phrygian in E) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Charity: Passamezzo Pavan (Aeolian in A) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Ruth: Galliard (Dorian in G) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Prudence: Gavotte (Ionian in F) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Humility: Galliard (Aeolian in D) Noteworthy, Midi.
• Ballo di Aneala: 16thC Itallian variations on a theme. This was written for the investiture of Lachlahn and Jane, Baron and Baroness of Aneala. Noteworthy, Midi, PDF.

Music for Lochac Royalty

Crispin has written a bunch of music to commemorate reigns in the Kingdom of Lochac. Those pieces can be found on the Bardic Guild Website on the "Reigns" page.

Compositional Techniques

Here are some useful articles on composing music.

Die Bassmethode: A system for writing a 16thC bass part.

Mathematical Musick: The Contrapuntal Formula of Dr. Thomas Campion, an article by Jeff Lee.

Two Parts in One: William Bathe's method for writing canon above a ground.

The Eighth Part: A system for 16thC composition for eight or more parts, based on Campion's formula.

Individual works are copyright by Jaysen Ollerenshaw, but permission is granted for non-profit use.

Joan & Crispin's Homepage: http://aelflaed.homemail.com.au/