Music from the time of Elizabeth I.

Our long awaited third CD featuring dance and ballad music from late Elizabethan England – “a stunningly beautiful album”, “just a singular succinct verdict ….FAB!!”

Digital downloads are available from our Bandcamp page: https://pivarenaissance.bandcamp.com/

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 1

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument.They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas, intradas and sonatas. 

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 2

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument. They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas and sonatas.

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 3

This edition has brought together all the known pieces from the Renaissance that were either composed for, or mentioned as being suitable for, crumhorns. Full of background notes and research, it proves that crumhorns were used in both large and small ensembles and they would have been played in mixed consort.

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 3

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument. They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas and sonatas.

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 1

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument.They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas, intradas and sonatas. 

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 2

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument. They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas and sonatas.

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 2

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument. They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas and sonatas.

Grand Tour

In 1983 Eric was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship which enabled him to travel around Europe and visit many of the major historical instrument collections. He has now published the report of the trip for the first time – in facsimile.

Crumhorn Anthology, Book 1

All the pieces in this collection are from the 15th, 16th and early 17th centuries, the heyday of this instrument. They range from three to six parts and include popular dances and songs of the period as well as canzonas, intradas and sonatas.

Italian Dance and Song Music from the Renaissance.

PIVA’s second CD focuses on music from the late Italian Renaissance. “a wonderfully conceived and executed disc of Italian Renaissance songs and dances”, “anyone who loves early music has to have this CD in their collection. Seriously.” “Beautifully played, great packaging and stunningly well recorded”.

English Dance and Ballad Music from the Renaissance.
“a joyous reclamation of Elizabethan repertoire, PPIVA are clearly having sheer good fun.” Early Music Today

“This is a must have album because it contains great tunes played well, while bringing to life the roots of the English traditional dance music that we know and love.” fRoots Magazine

All of PIVA’s CDs are available as digital downloads via our Bandcamp page: https://pivarenaissance.bandcamp.com/