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Theatro & Brian Kay - Play, Music! - Songs from Shakespeare's Plays (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 70:53 minutes | 1,24 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: Avie Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 70:53 minutes | 1,24 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: Avie Records, Official Digital Download
Shakespeare's illustrious prose is inextricably linked with the music that was performed in his plays. The Bard frequently directed his characters to burst into song, cannily catering to the vast audiences who flocked to the Globe Theatre, expecting to enjoy the popular melodies of the day that were interwoven throughout the narrative. English novelist and biographer Peter Ackroyd remarked, "It can be argued that Shakespeare was the first dramatist to make song an integral part of the drama and can thus be seen as the begetter of the musical theatre."
Play, Music! features music from such memorable plays as All's Well that Ends Well, As You Like It, Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Taming of the Shrew, Twelfth Night and more, penned by prominent 16th-century tunesmiths including John Dowland, King Henry VIII, Richard Tarleton and Shakespeare himself.
International ensemble THEATRO, founded and directed by GRAMMYr Award-winning multi-instrumentalist Brian Kay, creates memorable theatrical experiences that transport modern audiences to bygone eras and places, illuminating the stories of the past with immersive and authentic ambience.
Tracklist:
1. Anon: For I the ballad (All's Well That Ends Well)
2. King Henry VIII: Ah Robin (Twelfth Night)
3. Anon: Woodycock
4. Dowland: My lord chamberlain, his galliard
5. Tarleton: Please one and please all / Tarleton's Jig (Twelfth Night)
6. King Henry VIII: Pastime with good company (Henry VIII)
7. King Henry VIII: Green grow'th the holly (Henry VIII)
8. Anon: Lady Carey's dance
9. Anon: I cannot come ev'ry day to woo (Taming of the Shrew)
10. Dowland: The King of Denmark's galliard (Hamlet)
11. Anon: Bonny sweet Robin (Hamlet)
12. Anon: Why let the strucken deer go weep (Hamlet)
13. Anon: And will he not come again / Go from my window (Hamlet)
14. Dowland: Tarleton's riserrectione (Hamlet)
15. Anon: Lighte of love (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
16. Anon: Sigh no more ladies / Lilliburleo (Much Ado About Nothing)
17. Playford: Jig divided twelve ways
18. Anon: Blow, blow thou winter wind / Goddesses (As You Like It)
19. Anon: Chi passa (Two Noble Kinsmen)
20. Anon: Orsino's request (Twelfth Night)
21. Anon: Come away, death (Twelfth Night)
22. Anon: O mistress mine (Twelfth Night)
23. Anon: If music be the food of love (Twelfth Night)
24. Dowland: Fortune, my foe (Merry Wives of Windsor)
25. Anon: Where should this music be? / La rossignol (The Tempest)
26. Anne Boleyn: O death, rock me asleep (Henry IV)
27. Dowland: My lord Willoughby's welcome home (As You Like It)
28. Anon: Walsingham (Hamlet)
29. Dowland: Pardon goddess of the night / Rest awhile, you cruel cares (Much Ado About Nothing)
30. Dowland: Mrs. White's nothing
31. Anon: Willow song (Othello)
32. Anon: Wedding is great Juno's crown / Lord Strang's march (As You Like It)
33. Anon: You spotted snakes / Robin goodfellow (Midsummer Night's Dream)
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-07-17 16:13:27
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Analyzed: Theatro & Brian Kay / Play, Music! - Songs from Shakespeare's Plays
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.66 dBFS -21.45 dBFS 0:22 01-For I the ballad (All’s Well That Ends Well) [Arr. for Tenor Solo by Ross W. Duffin]
DR9 -2.42 dBFS -13.67 dBFS 3:48 02-Ah Robin (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for 2 Tenors and Bass by Brian Kay] [Formerly attrib. to Henry VIII]
DR9 -2.42 dBFS -12.86 dBFS 1:58 03-Woodycock (Arr. for Viola da Gamba and Ensemble by Robert Eisenstein and Brian Kay)
DR9 -9.85 dBFS -20.50 dBFS 0:45 04-My Lord Chamberlaine, His Galliard
DR8 -1.03 dBFS -12.08 dBFS 4:35 05-Please One and Please All / Tarleton’s Jig (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for Tenor, Soprano and Ensemble by Brian Kay]
DR9 -1.01 dBFS -11.93 dBFS 2:59 06-Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII) [Arr. for Soprano and Ensemble by Brian Kay]
DR9 -1.21 dBFS -13.76 dBFS 2:34 07-Green Grow’th the Holly (Henry VIII) [Arr. for Soprano and Ensemble by Brian Kay]
DR12 -4.09 dBFS -18.65 dBFS 3:55 08-Lady Carey’s Dance (Arr. for Hammered Dulcimer and Theorbo by Tina Bergmann)
DR8 -1.07 dBFS -12.12 dBFS 3:14 09-I Cannot Come Ev’ry Day to Woo (Taming of the Shrew) [Arr. for Ensemble, Tenor and Soprano by R.W. Duffin, Joseph Trapanese & Brian Kay]
DR12 -5.98 dBFS -20.33 dBFS 2:58 10-The King of Denmark’s Galliard (Hamlet)
DR12 -1.28 dBFS -18.40 dBFS 2:32 11-Bonny Sweet Robin (Hamlet) [Arr. for Soprano and Harp by Anna O’Connell]
DR9 -8.29 dBFS -20.47 dBFS 1:19 12-Why Let The Strucken Deer Go Weep (Hamlet) [Arr. for Tenor Solo by R.W. Duffin & Brian Kay]
DR8 -7.85 dBFS -19.28 dBFS 0:51 13-And Will He Not Come Again / Go From My Window (Hamlet) [Arr. for Soprano Solo by R.W. Duffin & Brian Kay]
DR8 -14.41 dBFS -25.37 dBFS 1:10 14-Tarleton’s Riserrectione (Hamlet)
DR10 -10.54 dBFS -21.82 dBFS 0:31 15-Lighte of Love (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
DR11 -1.09 dBFS -13.77 dBFS 1:44 16-Sigh No More Ladies / Lilliburleo (Much Ado About Nothing) [Arr. for Ensemble and Bass by Brian Kay]
DR13 -1.73 dBFS -18.63 dBFS 2:27 17-Jig Divided Twelve Ways (Arr. for Solo Violin by Tina Chancey)
DR8 -0.95 dBFS -10.71 dBFS 2:27 18-Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind / Goddesses (As You Like It) [Arr. for Tenor and Renaissance Violin by R.W. Duffin, Brian Kay]
DR8 -1.12 dBFS -11.10 dBFS 1:37 19-Chi Passa (Two Noble Kinsmen) [Arr. for Colascione and Ensemble by Ryan Tyndall and Brian Kay]
DR12 -3.15 dBFS -19.46 dBFS 0:40 20-Orsino’s Request (Twelfth Night)
DR10 -2.87 dBFS -16.00 dBFS 3:46 21-Come Away, Death (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for Tenor and Lute by R.W. Duffin and Brian Kay]
DR9 -3.26 dBFS -14.04 dBFS 1:27 22-O Mistress Mine (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for Ensemble, Cittern, Lute and Treble Viol by Mark Cudek, Ronn McFarlane, and Brian Kay]
DR12 -1.76 dBFS -22.52 dBFS 0:39 23-If Music be the Food of Love (Twelfth Night)
DR12 -1.20 dBFS -17.65 dBFS 3:23 24-Fortune, My Foe (Merry Wives of Windsor) [Arr. for Bass and Lute by Brian Kay]
DR13 -3.82 dBFS -20.94 dBFS 1:07 25-Where Should This Music Be? / La Rossignol (The Tempest) [Arr. for Voice and Lutes by Brian Kay]
DR10 -1.75 dBFS -14.32 dBFS 3:43 26-O Death, Rock Me Asleep (Henry IV) [Arr. for Tenor and Lute by Brian Kay]
DR9 -3.83 dBFS -15.13 dBFS 1:40 27-My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (As You Like It)
DR10 -1.45 dBFS -15.61 dBFS 1:20 28-Walsingham (Hamlet) [Arr. for Soprano and Harp by Anna O’Connell]
DR8 -1.08 dBFS -12.52 dBFS 1:59 29-Pardon Goddess of the Night / Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares (Much Ado About Nothing) [Arr. for Soprano and Viol Consort by Brian Kay]
DR11 -4.60 dBFS -20.43 dBFS 0:48 30-Mrs. White's Nothing
DR10 -1.71 dBFS -14.48 dBFS 2:58 31-Willow Song (Othello) [Arr. for Tenor and Lute by Brian Kay]
DR9 -1.03 dBFS -12.61 dBFS 2:31 32-Wedding is Great Juno's Crown / Lord Strang's March (As You Like It) [Arr. for Ensemble, Tenor, Lute and Percussion by Brian Kay]
DR8 -1.01 dBFS -11.28 dBFS 3:05 33-You Spotted Snakes / Robin Goodfellow (Midsummer Night’s Dream) [Arr. for Ensemble, Tenor, and Voices by R.W. Duffin, Joseph Trapanese, and Brian Kay]
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Number of tracks: 33
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2467 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-07-17 16:13:27
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Analyzed: Theatro & Brian Kay / Play, Music! - Songs from Shakespeare's Plays
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.66 dBFS -21.45 dBFS 0:22 01-For I the ballad (All’s Well That Ends Well) [Arr. for Tenor Solo by Ross W. Duffin]
DR9 -2.42 dBFS -13.67 dBFS 3:48 02-Ah Robin (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for 2 Tenors and Bass by Brian Kay] [Formerly attrib. to Henry VIII]
DR9 -2.42 dBFS -12.86 dBFS 1:58 03-Woodycock (Arr. for Viola da Gamba and Ensemble by Robert Eisenstein and Brian Kay)
DR9 -9.85 dBFS -20.50 dBFS 0:45 04-My Lord Chamberlaine, His Galliard
DR8 -1.03 dBFS -12.08 dBFS 4:35 05-Please One and Please All / Tarleton’s Jig (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for Tenor, Soprano and Ensemble by Brian Kay]
DR9 -1.01 dBFS -11.93 dBFS 2:59 06-Pastime with Good Company (Henry VIII) [Arr. for Soprano and Ensemble by Brian Kay]
DR9 -1.21 dBFS -13.76 dBFS 2:34 07-Green Grow’th the Holly (Henry VIII) [Arr. for Soprano and Ensemble by Brian Kay]
DR12 -4.09 dBFS -18.65 dBFS 3:55 08-Lady Carey’s Dance (Arr. for Hammered Dulcimer and Theorbo by Tina Bergmann)
DR8 -1.07 dBFS -12.12 dBFS 3:14 09-I Cannot Come Ev’ry Day to Woo (Taming of the Shrew) [Arr. for Ensemble, Tenor and Soprano by R.W. Duffin, Joseph Trapanese & Brian Kay]
DR12 -5.98 dBFS -20.33 dBFS 2:58 10-The King of Denmark’s Galliard (Hamlet)
DR12 -1.28 dBFS -18.40 dBFS 2:32 11-Bonny Sweet Robin (Hamlet) [Arr. for Soprano and Harp by Anna O’Connell]
DR9 -8.29 dBFS -20.47 dBFS 1:19 12-Why Let The Strucken Deer Go Weep (Hamlet) [Arr. for Tenor Solo by R.W. Duffin & Brian Kay]
DR8 -7.85 dBFS -19.28 dBFS 0:51 13-And Will He Not Come Again / Go From My Window (Hamlet) [Arr. for Soprano Solo by R.W. Duffin & Brian Kay]
DR8 -14.41 dBFS -25.37 dBFS 1:10 14-Tarleton’s Riserrectione (Hamlet)
DR10 -10.54 dBFS -21.82 dBFS 0:31 15-Lighte of Love (Two Gentlemen of Verona)
DR11 -1.09 dBFS -13.77 dBFS 1:44 16-Sigh No More Ladies / Lilliburleo (Much Ado About Nothing) [Arr. for Ensemble and Bass by Brian Kay]
DR13 -1.73 dBFS -18.63 dBFS 2:27 17-Jig Divided Twelve Ways (Arr. for Solo Violin by Tina Chancey)
DR8 -0.95 dBFS -10.71 dBFS 2:27 18-Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind / Goddesses (As You Like It) [Arr. for Tenor and Renaissance Violin by R.W. Duffin, Brian Kay]
DR8 -1.12 dBFS -11.10 dBFS 1:37 19-Chi Passa (Two Noble Kinsmen) [Arr. for Colascione and Ensemble by Ryan Tyndall and Brian Kay]
DR12 -3.15 dBFS -19.46 dBFS 0:40 20-Orsino’s Request (Twelfth Night)
DR10 -2.87 dBFS -16.00 dBFS 3:46 21-Come Away, Death (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for Tenor and Lute by R.W. Duffin and Brian Kay]
DR9 -3.26 dBFS -14.04 dBFS 1:27 22-O Mistress Mine (Twelfth Night) [Arr. for Ensemble, Cittern, Lute and Treble Viol by Mark Cudek, Ronn McFarlane, and Brian Kay]
DR12 -1.76 dBFS -22.52 dBFS 0:39 23-If Music be the Food of Love (Twelfth Night)
DR12 -1.20 dBFS -17.65 dBFS 3:23 24-Fortune, My Foe (Merry Wives of Windsor) [Arr. for Bass and Lute by Brian Kay]
DR13 -3.82 dBFS -20.94 dBFS 1:07 25-Where Should This Music Be? / La Rossignol (The Tempest) [Arr. for Voice and Lutes by Brian Kay]
DR10 -1.75 dBFS -14.32 dBFS 3:43 26-O Death, Rock Me Asleep (Henry IV) [Arr. for Tenor and Lute by Brian Kay]
DR9 -3.83 dBFS -15.13 dBFS 1:40 27-My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home (As You Like It)
DR10 -1.45 dBFS -15.61 dBFS 1:20 28-Walsingham (Hamlet) [Arr. for Soprano and Harp by Anna O’Connell]
DR8 -1.08 dBFS -12.52 dBFS 1:59 29-Pardon Goddess of the Night / Rest Awhile, You Cruel Cares (Much Ado About Nothing) [Arr. for Soprano and Viol Consort by Brian Kay]
DR11 -4.60 dBFS -20.43 dBFS 0:48 30-Mrs. White's Nothing
DR10 -1.71 dBFS -14.48 dBFS 2:58 31-Willow Song (Othello) [Arr. for Tenor and Lute by Brian Kay]
DR9 -1.03 dBFS -12.61 dBFS 2:31 32-Wedding is Great Juno's Crown / Lord Strang's March (As You Like It) [Arr. for Ensemble, Tenor, Lute and Percussion by Brian Kay]
DR8 -1.01 dBFS -11.28 dBFS 3:05 33-You Spotted Snakes / Robin Goodfellow (Midsummer Night’s Dream) [Arr. for Ensemble, Tenor, and Voices by R.W. Duffin, Joseph Trapanese, and Brian Kay]
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Number of tracks: 33
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2467 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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