{ "ok" : true, "album" : { "sku" : "commusicare-commusicare", "name" : "Commusicare", "artist" : { "name" : "Commusicare", "page" : "commusicare", "description" : "musical conversation from the Renaissance to the Baroque", "location" : "Vienna, Austria", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/commusicare.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/commusicare/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/artists/commusicare" }, "description" : "The works on this classical music recording span the whole 17th century, of which the beginning marks the change from the Renaissance to the Baroque era.\n\nThe bicinia by Michael Praetorius still witnesses the \"old\" style of severely ruled counterpoint (stylus antiquus), whereas the new style (stylus modernus) - based on the same rules - allows a novel kind of freedom to express the meaning of words and affects. Above the Basso continuo, consisting of a bassline and chords, the solo voice(s) unfold. In the \"stylus phantasticus\", to which the sonatas by Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern, Dietrich Buxtehude und Johann Michael Kuhnel belong, this is realized in an extremely free, improvisatory way.\n\nWith our choice of instruments and temperament, and the way we handled the challenges of notation, we tried to fulfill the historical standards in order to emphasize the works' special character as much as possible. For some people gut strings may still sound unfamiliar, but the divergence from today's listening habits offers the chance to enter new musical worlds.\n\nThe music presented here has a special connection to speech and communication: In the bicinia by Praetorius, composed both for singing and playing, two voices of equal rank have a \"conversation\" over a choral: They alternate, imitate each other, propagate words aforesaid, consort with each other, but also face each other with controversial statements - like two partners in a good dialogue. At a first glance it might surprise that this is possible without spoken words. Nevertheless it uses the same means: Interplay of stressed and unstressed \"syllables\" in a certain meter, alternating pitch of the voice, deliberate periods of rest, change of volume or pace of play. Thus the music itself becomes an autonomous language.\n\nIn Buxtehude's trio sonata and Pandolfi's violin sonata such means of expression can be observed clearly: rests, sudden ruptures of sections, which leave the subsequent completely undetermined, opening and closing motifs and repetitions. Repetition plays a special role in the sonatas by Schmelzer and Kuhnel: The repetitive bassline forms a basic structure which gives room to the novel freedom the solo instrument enjoys. They sound like written-out improvisations. Thus the steady form allows fantasy to develop (stylus phantasticus). Also in Biber's sonata we find such improvisatory sections. They alternate with dance forms (passacaglia and gavotte). In the severe, slow introduction all voices move chromatically in half-steps. Still today this appears audacious. A specific feature of this sonata is: The highest string of the violin, normally tuned to \"E\" has to be tuned down a whole step to \"D\". (The retuning process is not part of the album).Without the aforementioned means of expression, which also constitute the base of language, the music would be a senseless sequence of tones. Only through the creation of musical gestures the tones gain some sense, an expression and meaning - otherwise they would be \"meaningless\" like letters failing to form a word, words failing to form a sentence.\n\nEach of us used these means of expression with his or her own instrument (violin, gamba or harpsichord) to create meaningful musical gestures, ultimately yielding a successful interplay in the ensemble. To this end however it is indispensable to listen to each other, to pick up on the others' expressions, to interpret, comprehend them and finally to respond to them. Only then music results in a special form of communication.", "release_date" : "2012-04-07", "genres" : ["Classical","Renaissance","Baroque","Instrumental"], "collections" : [{ "name" : "Composer: August Kuhnel", "slug" : "composer:_august_kuhnel", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/composer:_august_kuhnel" },{ "name" : "Composer: Dietrich Buxtehude", "slug" : "composer:_dietrich_buxtehude", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/composer:_dietrich_buxtehude" },{ "name" : "Composer: Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli", "slug" : "composer:_giovanni_antonio_pandolfi_mealli", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/composer:_giovanni_antonio_pandolfi_mealli" },{ "name" : "Composer: Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern", "slug" : "composer:_heinrich_ignaz_franz_biber_von_bibern", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/composer:_heinrich_ignaz_franz_biber_von_bibern" },{ "name" : "Composer: Johann Heinrich Schmelzer", "slug" : "composer:_johann_heinrich_schmelzer", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/composer:_johann_heinrich_schmelzer" },{ "name" : "Composer: Michael Praetorius", "slug" : "composer:_michael_praetorius", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/composer:_michael_praetorius" },{ "name" : "Harpsichord", "slug" : "harpsichord", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/harpsichord" },{ "name" : "Violin", "slug" : "violin", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/collections/violin" }], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","elegant","spiritual","nostalgic","meditative","tender"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","religious or ceremonial","art or gallery","meditation or yoga","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["violin","harpsichord","viola da gamba","basso continuo","vocal bicinia"], "sounds_like" : ["Michael Praetorius","Heinrich Biber","Dietrich Buxtehude"], "summary" : "This album features historically informed Renaissance-to-Baroque vocal and instrumental works with conversational bicinia and stylus phantasticus sonatas, ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and reflective or spiritual projects.", "duration_seconds" : 3884, "tracks" : [{ "track" : 1, "track_no" : 1, "name" : "Puer Natus In Bethlehem Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 141, "duration" : "2:21", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 128, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/01-Puer%20Natus%20In%20Bethlehem%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/01-Puer%20Natus%20In%20Bethlehem%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/1/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/1" },{ "track" : 2, "track_no" : 2, "name" : "Sonata Tertia (Sonatae unarum fidium) for violin and Bc (Johann Heinrich Schmelzer)", "duration_seconds" : 422, "duration" : "7:02", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 135, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/02-Sonata%20Tertia%20(Sonatae%20unarum%20fidium)%20for%20violin%20and%20Bc%20(Johann%20Heinrich%20Schmelzer)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/02-Sonata%20Tertia%20(Sonatae%20unarum%20fidium)%20for%20violin%20and%20Bc%20(Johann%20Heinrich%20Schmelzer)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/2/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/2" },{ "track" : 3, "track_no" : 3, "name" : "In Dulci Jubilo Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 113, "duration" : "1:53", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 132, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/03-In%20Dulci%20Jubilo%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/03-In%20Dulci%20Jubilo%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/3/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/3" },{ "track" : 4, "track_no" : 4, "name" : "Sonata VI Op1 for violin viola de gamba and harpsichord (Dietrich Buxtehude)", "duration_seconds" : 571, "duration" : "9:31", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 140, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/04-Sonata%20VI%20Op1%20for%20violin%20viola%20de%20gamba%20and%20harpsichord%20(Dietrich%20Buxtehude)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/04-Sonata%20VI%20Op1%20for%20violin%20viola%20de%20gamba%20and%20harpsichord%20(Dietrich%20Buxtehude)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/4/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/4" },{ "track" : 5, "track_no" : 5, "name" : "Ein Kindelein So Lvbelich Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 169, "duration" : "2:49", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 143, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/05-Ein%20Kindelein%20So%20Lvbelich%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/05-Ein%20Kindelein%20So%20Lvbelich%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/5/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/5" },{ "track" : 6, "track_no" : 6, "name" : "Sonata Herr Jesu Christ Du Hvchstes Gut for viola da gamba and Bc (August Kuhnel))", "duration_seconds" : 710, "duration" : "11:50", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 134, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/06-Sonata%20Herr%20Jesu%20Christ%20Du%20Hvchstes%20Gut%20for%20viola%20da%20gamba%20and%20Bc%20(August%20Kuhnel))-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/06-Sonata%20Herr%20Jesu%20Christ%20Du%20Hvchstes%20Gut%20for%20viola%20da%20gamba%20and%20Bc%20(August%20Kuhnel))-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/6/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/6" },{ "track" : 7, "track_no" : 7, "name" : "Vom Himmel Hoch Da Komm Ich Her Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 156, "duration" : "2:36", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 143, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/07-Vom%20Himmel%20Hoch%20Da%20Komm%20Ich%20Her%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/07-Vom%20Himmel%20Hoch%20Da%20Komm%20Ich%20Her%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/7/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/7" },{ "track" : 8, "track_no" : 8, "name" : "La Biancuccia Op4 for violin and Bc (Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli)", "duration_seconds" : 466, "duration" : "7:46", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 138, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/08-La%20Biancuccia%20Op4%20for%20violin%20and%20Bc%20(Giovanni%20Antonio%20Pandolfi%20Mealli)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/08-La%20Biancuccia%20Op4%20for%20violin%20and%20Bc%20(Giovanni%20Antonio%20Pandolfi%20Mealli)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/8/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/8" },{ "track" : 9, "track_no" : 9, "name" : "Wachet Auf Ruft Uns Die Stimme Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 191, "duration" : "3:11", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 129, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/09-Wachet%20Auf%20Ruft%20Uns%20Die%20Stimme%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/09-Wachet%20Auf%20Ruft%20Uns%20Die%20Stimme%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/9/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/9" },{ "track" : 10, "track_no" : 10, "name" : "Sonata VI (Sonatae Violino Solo) for violin and Bc (Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber)", "duration_seconds" : 703, "duration" : "11:43", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 144, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/10-Sonata%20VI%20(Sonatae%20Violino%20Solo)%20for%20violin%20and%20Bc%20(Heinrich%20Ignaz%20Franz%20Biber)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/10-Sonata%20VI%20(Sonatae%20Violino%20Solo)%20for%20violin%20and%20Bc%20(Heinrich%20Ignaz%20Franz%20Biber)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/10/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/10" },{ "track" : 11, "track_no" : 11, "name" : "Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 155, "duration" : "2:35", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 145, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/11-Nun%20Komm%20Der%20Heiden%20Heiland%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/11-Nun%20Komm%20Der%20Heiden%20Heiland%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/11/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/11" },{ "track" : 12, "track_no" : 12, "name" : "Wie Schvn Leuchtet Der Morgenstern Bicinia (Michael Praetorius)", "duration_seconds" : 87, "duration" : "1:27", "vocals" : "instrumental", "bpm_approx" : 137, "preview_mp3" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/12-Wie%20Schvn%20Leuchtet%20Der%20Morgenstern%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.mp3", "preview_opus" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/12-Wie%20Schvn%20Leuchtet%20Der%20Morgenstern%20Bicinia%20(Michael%20Praetorius)-Commusicare_spoken.opus", "free_download" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/12/file?format=mp3", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/tracks/12" }], "previews_note" : "preview_mp3 (and an album's preview_opus and free_download) is the free version: the whole song with a short spoken Magnatune voice every 30 seconds, for use only under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0 (non-commercial, credit, share alike). Clean files: members (sign in) or album buyers (/tracks/{n}/file?key=).", "cover" : { "small" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/cover_200.webp", "medium" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/cover_400.jpg", "large" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Commusicare/Commusicare/cover.jpg" }, "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/commusicare-commusicare/", "buy" : { "price" : 8, "currency" : "USD", "url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=commusicare-commusicare", "paid_to" : "the musician: 100% of the price goes to their own PayPal", "formats" : [{ "format" : "vbr", "label" : "MP3 — high quality VBR" },{ "format" : "mp3", "label" : "MP3 — 128k (smaller)" },{ "format" : "aac", "label" : "AAC — for iTunes / iPod" },{ "format" : "alac", "label" : "ALAC — Apple Lossless" },{ "format" : "flac", "label" : "FLAC — lossless, open" },{ "format" : "ogg", "label" : "OGG — high quality, open" },{ "format" : "wav", "label" : "WAV — lossless, exact copy" }], "how" : "Give the person the url: they pay on PayPal (card or PayPal account) and get a download key on screen and by email. With that key, GET https://magnatune.com/api/albums/commusicare-commusicare/downloads?key=KEY lists the download links." }, "related" : [{ "sku" : "ecarpediem-dolcimiei", "name" : "Dolci Miei Sospiri", "artist" : { "name" : "Ensemble Carpe Diem", "page" : "carpe_diem" }, "release_date" : "2011-08-07", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["romantic","tender","melancholic","reflective","elegant","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","romance","documentary","emotional storytelling","meditation or yoga","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["lute","recorder","viola da gamba","vocal ensemble"], "sounds_like" : ["Claudio Monteverdi","Andrea Falconieri","Tarquinio Merula"], "summary" : "Seventeenth-century Italian Baroque secular music with lute, recorder, viola da gamba, and vocals, expressing love's contrasts—ideal for period dramas, romance, or reflective podcast backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Ensemble%20Carpe%20Diem/Dolci%20Miei%20Sospiri/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/ecarpediem-dolcimiei/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/ecarpediem-dolcimiei", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=ecarpediem-dolcimiei" },{ "sku" : "bachplay-itvfrance", "name" : "Italy versus France", "artist" : { "name" : "The Bach Players", "page" : "bach_players" }, "release_date" : "2011-07-09", "genres" : ["Classical","Chamber Music","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","nostalgic","dramatic","peaceful"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["baroque strings","harpsichord","organ","chamber ensemble"], "sounds_like" : ["Arcangelo Corelli","Jean-Baptiste Lully","Georg Muffat"], "summary" : "Baroque chamber music featuring Corelli, Lully, Muffat, and others, performed with gut-string warmth and diplomatic stylistic balance—ideal for historical content, focused listening, or elegant background ambiance.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/The%20Bach%20Players/Italy%20versus%20France/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/bachplay-itvfrance/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/bachplay-itvfrance", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=bachplay-itvfrance" },{ "sku" : "jjohnson-spain", "name" : "Spain", "artist" : { "name" : "Janine Johnson", "page" : "janine_johnson" }, "release_date" : "2010-03-04", "genres" : ["Classical","Classical Period","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","nostalgic","melancholic","peaceful","dramatic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["harpsichord","fortepiano","classical keyboard"], "sounds_like" : ["Domenico Scarlatti","Antonio Soler"], "summary" : "Harpsichord and fortepiano performances of 18th-century Spanish and Italian keyboard sonatas, elegant and reflective, ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and calm-focused settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Janine%20Johnson/Spain/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/jjohnson-spain/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/jjohnson-spain", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=jjohnson-spain" },{ "sku" : "dacamera-celtic", "name" : "A Celtic Celebration", "artist" : { "name" : "Da Camera", "page" : "da_camera" }, "release_date" : "2004-10-05", "genres" : ["Classical","World","Renaissance","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","nostalgic","peaceful","romantic","tender","festive"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","travel","nature documentary","wedding","meditation or yoga"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["cello","harpsichord","recorder","celtic instrumentation"], "sounds_like" : ["Tafelmusik","The Harp Consort","Fretwork"], "summary" : "A gentle, historically informed Celtic Renaissance/Baroque instrumental album featuring cello, harpsichord, and recorder, ideal for period-themed, travel, or calming media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Da%20Camera/A%20Celtic%20Celebration/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/dacamera-celtic/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/dacamera-celtic", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=dacamera-celtic" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-darkharp", "name" : "Dark Harpsichord Music", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-02-11", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Classical Period","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["melancholic","reflective","mysterious","meditative","nostalgic","dark"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","film score","meditation or yoga","podcast background","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","improvisational harpsichord","baroque harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach","Francois Couperin","Louis Andriessen"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord music evoking late evening in Devon, blending Baroque pieces, improvisations, and modern works for reflective, melancholic, and atmospheric background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Dark%20Harpsichord%20Music/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-darkharp/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-darkharp", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-darkharp" },{ "sku" : "dufay-estampida", "name" : "A Lestampida", "artist" : { "name" : "Dufay Collective", "page" : "dufay" }, "release_date" : "2010-11-13", "genres" : ["Classical","Medieval","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["playful","uplifting","festive","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","fantasy or medieval","documentary","travel","emotional storytelling","slideshow or memories"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["medieval flute","harp","lute","viola da gamba"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "Infectious medieval dance music with lively instrumental and vocal performances, ideal for historical, fantasy, or travel projects requiring authentic, upbeat early music.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Dufay%20Collective/A%20Lestampida/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/dufay-estampida/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/dufay-estampida", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=dufay-estampida" },{ "sku" : "mpacifica-dancing", "name" : "Dancing in the Isles", "artist" : { "name" : "Musica Pacifica", "page" : "musica_pacifica" }, "release_date" : "2010-12-17", "genres" : ["Classical","Folk","Renaissance","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["playful","nostalgic","elegant","melancholic","festive","reflective"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","travel","emotional storytelling","wedding","cafe or restaurant"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["baroque violins","recorders and whistle","harpsichord","baroque cello","theorbo","percussion"], "sounds_like" : ["Henry Purcell","James Oswald","Matthew Locke"], "summary" : "Baroque and traditional English, Scottish, and Irish instrumental music with lively reels, melancholy ballads, and courtly dances—ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and elegant background settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Musica%20Pacifica/Dancing%20in%20the%20Isles/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/mpacifica-dancing/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/mpacifica-dancing", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=mpacifica-dancing" },{ "sku" : "poeticallmusi-pmlive", "name" : "Poeticall Musicke Live", "artist" : { "name" : "Poeticall Musicke", "page" : "poeticall_musicke" }, "release_date" : "2013-03-25", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Chamber Music","Classical Singing"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","nostalgic","peaceful","melancholic","romantic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["harpsichord","recorder","viola da gamba","classical singing"], "sounds_like" : ["Henry Purcell","John Blow","Jean-Baptiste Lully"], "summary" : "Historically performed Late Renaissance and Early Baroque live recordings featuring harpsichord, recorder, viola da gamba, and vocals—ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and reflective or calming media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Poeticall%20Musicke/Poeticall%20Musicke%20Live/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/poeticallmusi-pmlive/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/poeticallmusi-pmlive", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=poeticallmusi-pmlive" },{ "sku" : "farallon-senfl", "name" : "Ludwig Senfl", "artist" : { "name" : "Farallon Recorder Quartet", "page" : "farallon" }, "release_date" : "2005-03-08", "genres" : ["Classical","Renaissance","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["peaceful","reflective","meditative","spiritual","nostalgic","elegant"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","study or focus","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["renaissance recorder quartet","vocal ensemble","acoustic recorder","early music instrumentation"], "sounds_like" : ["Josquin des Prez","Heinrich Isaac"], "summary" : "A peaceful, reflective Renaissance recorder quartet album featuring vocal arrangements of Ludwig Senfl's sacred and secular works, ideal for historical documentaries, meditation, or focused listening.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Farallon%20Recorder%20Quartet/Ludwig%20Senfl/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/farallon-senfl/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/farallon-senfl", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=farallon-senfl" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-louiscouperin", "name" : "Louis Couperin Harpsichord Music", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2016-05-04", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["dramatic","reflective","melancholic","mysterious","elegant","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","original french harpsichord (1661)"], "sounds_like" : ["Louis Couperin"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Louis Couperin's intense Baroque pieces on a 1661 instrument, ideal for historical, reflective, or contemplative media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Louis%20Couperin%20Harpsichord%20Music/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-louiscouperin/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-louiscouperin", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-louiscouperin" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }