Henry VIII: Pastyme with good companye (), Original Pronunciation

Henry VIII: Pastyme with good companye (), Original Pronunciation 0:06 Intro: INSTRUMENTS A (recorder, lute, viol, percussion) 0:38 Verse 1: VOCALS A (a cappella) 1:08 Verse 2: VOCALS A INSTRUMENTS A 1:39 Verse 3: VOCALS A INSTRUMENTS A 2:10 Interlude: INSTRUMENTS B (recorder, shawm, 2 sackbuts) 2:40 Refrain: VOCALS B (background choir) INSTRUMENTS B ---------- PROGRAM NOTES: The song “Pastyme with good companye“ (pastime with good company) was the signature anthem composed by the young and vivacious King Henry VIII. He wrote this song during his early years as a newly crowned monarch in a time of relative frivolity and joy at court - a decade or more before darker days would descend upon his English realm, Queen Catherine of Aragon, Henry’s inner circle and the Catholic Church in England. “Pastyme“ has a simple melody line (unlike some other more intricate pieces like Taundernaken), an unwavering 6/8 rhyt