Early Music Ensemble

The "early music ensemble" genre encompasses groups specializing in historical performance practices of music from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods, using period-appropriate instruments and techniques. These ensembles strive for authenticity and often involve scholarly research to inform their interpretations. The repertoire covers a wide span, from liturgical compositions to secular courtly music, featuring works by composers such as Pierre de la Rue to theatrical productions by Renaissance artists like Juan del Encina. Ensembles such as Les Musiciens du Louvre and The King's Noyse bring to life the intricate polyphonies and buoyant dances of the past, while groups like the Harmonia Recorder Ensemble highlight the unique timbres of historical woodwinds. This genre offers a sonic time capsule that transports listeners to the rich soundscape of earlier centuries.

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A Sei Voci
Accentus Ensemble
Alfonso X El Sabio
Apollo's Fire
Arcangelo
Ars Antiqua Austria
Augsburg Early Music Ensemble
Baltimore Consort
Blue Heron
Boston Camerata
Camerata Köln
Cantica Symphonia
Capella de Ministrers
Capilla Flamenca
Cappella Mariana
Capriccio Stravagante
Charivari Agréable
Christopher Tye
Ciarlatani, I
Concerto Copenhagen
Concerto Italiano
Delitiæ Musicæ
Deller Consort
Diego Ortiz
Dominique Visse
Early Music Consort Of London
English Baroque Soloists
Ensemble Correspondances
Ensemble Gilles Binchois
Ensemble Leones
Ensemble Organum
Ensemble Perceval
Ensemble Project Ars Nova
Ensemble les Surprises
Florilegium
Folger Consort
François Joubert-Caillet
Graindelavoix
Guillaume Dufay
Guillaume de Machaut
Harmonia Recorder Ensemble
Heinrich Isaac
Hesperus
I Fagiolini
Jacob Obrecht
Johannes Ockeghem
John Dowland
L'Achéron
L'Arpeggiata
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
La Reverdie
Lautten Compagney
Le Concert Spirituel
Le Poème Harmonique
Les Musiciens De Saint-Julien
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Les Voix Humaines
Les musiciens de Provence
Mala Punica
Michael Praetorius
Micrologus
Modo Antiquo
Musica Antiqua Köln
New Orleans Musica da Camera
New York's Ensemble For Early Music
Oni Wytars Ensemble
Orlando Consort
Palatino87
Philippe Pierlot
Pierre de la Rue
Piffaro
Ricercar Consort
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Sequentia
Sollazzo Ensemble
Tetraktys
The King's Noyse
The Locke Consort
The Newberry Consort
The Parley of Instruments
The Rose Consort Of Viols
Tonus Peregrinus
Unicorn Ensemble
Waverly Consort
English Baroque Soloists
Michael Praetorius
Les Musiciens du Louvre
Concerto Italiano
L'Arpeggiata
John Dowland
Musica Antiqua Köln
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Le Poème Harmonique
Ensemble Organum
Lautten Compagney
Philippe Pierlot
Charivari Agréable
La Capella Reial De Catalunya
Harmonia Recorder Ensemble
Boston Camerata
Baltimore Consort
Le Concert Spirituel
Cappella Mariana
Tonus Peregrinus
Modo Antiquo
The Rose Consort Of Viols
Sequentia
Capilla Flamenca
Apollo's Fire
Ricercar Consort
Heinrich Isaac
Guillaume Dufay
Guillaume de Machaut
Christopher Tye
Arcangelo
A Sei Voci
Alfonso X El Sabio
Johannes Ockeghem
Dominique Visse
Les Musiciens De Saint-Julien
Diego Ortiz
Jacob Obrecht
Unicorn Ensemble
Ensemble Correspondances
François Joubert-Caillet
Early Music Consort Of London
Augsburg Early Music Ensemble
L'Achéron
Pierre de la Rue
Concerto Copenhagen
Piffaro
Ensemble Gilles Binchois
Delitiæ Musicæ
Capella de Ministrers
Orlando Consort
La Reverdie
Florilegium
Ensemble Project Ars Nova
Blue Heron
I Fagiolini
Les Voix Humaines
Deller Consort
Oni Wytars Ensemble
The Parley of Instruments
Les musiciens de Provence
Waverly Consort
Graindelavoix
Ensemble les Surprises
Accentus Ensemble
Ars Antiqua Austria
Capriccio Stravagante
Folger Consort
The King's Noyse
New York's Ensemble For Early Music
Camerata Köln
Hesperus
Tetraktys
Sollazzo Ensemble
Ensemble Leones
The Newberry Consort
Mala Punica
New Orleans Musica da Camera
Ciarlatani, I
Micrologus
Ensemble Perceval
Palatino87
Cantica Symphonia
The Locke Consort