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Contrary to pre-performance puns
on its name, the London Early Lias's
Group ambled onto the stage of the
Kimball Recital Hall not at 7:45 p.m.,
but, quite fashionably, a few minutes
alter 8 p.m. Friday. For the next two-
hours, an audience of g'g-prs, note-
takers and lap-patters participated in
an emphatically joyful demonstration
of renaissance revelry.
The London Early Music was formed
in 1976 by its current director and
lutist, James Tyler, a New England
native. Tyler's own Renaissance-style
compositions are familiar to viewers
(and listeners) of the BBC Shakes
peare plays shown during the past few
years on PBS. Other group members
Glenda Simpson (vocals), Duncan
Druce (violin), Alan Lumsden (wind
instruments), Oliver Brookes (cello),
and Barry Mason (lute) are Olde
Englanders (predictably merry) and
all hold prominent scholarly and artis
tic positions throughout the world.
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The evening's tidily organized pro
gram of 19 short pieces most of
them secular, one third of them vocal
'Lavender Moonlight':
A Mannequin Romance
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included examples of each musi
cian's virtuosity. Both 11er and
soprano Simpson aggressively ad
dressed the' audience with grins,
grimaces, and winks for which they
were rewarded with several sustained
ovations.
Highlighting the first half of the con-
sionally Mnd would do. She felt her
hand slip a littla on the dock support
He could also be slightly owrweight,
she decided. Perhaps interesting cj'cs.
Four ... five ... six ... 03, scrap the
interesting eyes. Let's just call the guy
fat He could even have a mean streak,
April decided, the salt water
her eyes as it bullied her with wave
after-wave of seaweed-laden tide.
Seven . . . eight . . . nine . . . never mind
the mean streak. He could be the ugli
est goon who ever walked the planet,
with the personality of a ccbra and the
brains of an after-dinner mint, as long
as he gets me outta here!
Nine and a half . . . nine and three
quarters.. . . she couMnt understand
why the water was churning eo vio
lently. Vas she going to die? She dare :
not think it
In her concentration, April hadnt
noticed a luxury yacht bearing down
on her. A little cherubic guy with
' thesamerough,earthyshadeandtex- '
ture as cat box litter and wearing a -white
commodore's cap threw her a
line.
"Didnt we meet somewhere before?"
he shouted, picking up an inner tube
and lobbing it in the general'directien
: of April Pari3 1 think it was, or maybe
in Chemistry lab back at Yale. Do you
have dinner plans? .-.
"Murglederplaksruiongf," April
responded, as pcliteiy o one ccu!i
hepe to respond with a luxury yacht
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started to reel her in. TIreca b r7
hear, ilrybaty, wh'ttya cry j-u cr.d I
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cert were a lute duet by a Florentine
composer known only as "OIL," and a
solo violin sonata by a close colleague
cf Monteverdi, Eiagio HarinL
Barry Mason and James ler brought
to life the lute harmonies, which were
foreign sounds to most listeners. One
minor and one major mode contra
Music styles
quality, .talent equal
EyTcddlLltad ' -
Not everyone these days has
friends that are trusting enough to
let someone else get his hands on
their private record stock. Many
tie too wcH-hnown and the gets
to looking shinier on the ether turn
table. Borrowed music h the theme
cf this piece, so let's g;t started. .
It's silly to lump the
Talking Heads, Kielde Lee Jcr.c3 cr.d
King Sunny Ade together. All. three
represent musical styles and are
light-years apart The common fae-,
tor 'here b not the magnitude of
contrast, but the striking display cf
talent and quality music. 1 Jet one cf
these acts can be said to rate higher
than another, and the fact that the
three styles stand so far apart
makes it impossible to make such a
rating. Here lies some cf the best ,
sound youll ever get your hands on.
The Talking Heads have released ;
a mini-IP on Sire Eeecrds featuring
extended versions cf two cuts off cf
Speaking In Tc::ncs. "Making
Flippy Floppy" and "Coppery Peo
ple" sound better than before, '
Unlike some extended rlr.y cuts,
which feature only an added extra
cf CD seconds cf guitar se!o, Talking
Heads' leader David rme has res
tructured both cf his sor.g3. They
panded with a purpose. E;Tne has
taken hb K23 dance sound from
Cjcz'.i-jln Tbngras end Cavcrcd it
fsr mere daacsaty. The elcrt ix
cueec.-rfd and both cuts are a tep-
mllzlz? Flippy Rsppy"b perha-j -the
r.ast Interesting dance song on
the alium. Fcr the mini-LP Byrne
has rcrtmctured l.lj er"roaeh.The
ccrg starts with a bre beat, but
C zrz::3 i-to the ssrae drhlng fsree
o t:;e rurj version. The cxt:d:d
puntal piece balanced the two Instru
ments, allowing each musician to db
play his sld!l3 of emtellbhrnent in the
up pcr.hne.
Druce would perhaps not ct ;ct :ry
very much to the title cfditir.guLhed
Tiddler." The slight dissonance cf the
piece, its sweet, thin notes juxtaposed,
to the slapping and scrapingbow work
reminiscent of a Tennessee hoedown
brought a bit of the dancing, strhing,
individualistic aspect cf the Renais
sance Into the auditorium. Druce was
aided by an energetic continue cf cello
and lute.
The second half of the program was
met with even more enthusiasm frora
. the audience than the first The group '
ended several pieces with flourishes
designed to create a stir and a giggle.
All manner cf dulcians, flutes, baroque
guitars and lutes were hoisted to lips
and knees. Finger orations were rapid
and intricate.
- The infatuation continued between
Simpson and the listeners. Her rrrre
verberating Italian libretti and extra
ordinary control of dynamics were
consistently reiterated. In "La Grima
netta" by Giovanni Kiccio and "Bella
Mia, Queeto Mio Core" by Giovanni Ste
fan!, the and the instrumentalists crea
ted an impressive unified emotional
Ccntinaad ca Page 15
..diver,
expand h.j g3: dance to the.
music. T,;e IjTieo come across as
interesting, to tzj the least; but the
Ta!Hr.g Heads' Lirumentation'is
where the aetisn ix
"Slippery Fceple" rates about the
same although the overall effort
never ccracs across as strong as
some cf the other material on the
album. "Cllppcry People" employs a
pseudo-gospel rebound that takes
more than a little something away
from your concentration. Neverthe
less, both cuts come off" as more
powerful than the album versions. '
Strike another success niche for the
- Bielde Lee Jones has mans ted to
produce another cf her ceeminy
effortless usuals. Record -stash
searches have.yst to find a poor
cfTort by Jones. Does this woman
' ever do anything short cf breath-
Few people in the reeordlrg Li
dustry hare the cl'Zty to do Janes'
work. Emotions Cow from ths heart
as J ones delivers every cut with per
f action cn her new seven-song rr.ir.i
LP titled Girl ct Her Vclczno
(Tamsr Bros).
Two cf the congs were reeerded
Lve. Thsse cuts give Jsnes the o
pertury to' do her ctufT for an
. a"sr.ee, yet csund just o perfect
o the tried and true stuilo cuts.
Particularly fctercetir.g cn thb disc
u Jcr.es' jccerdlng cf U,r:!;r tl
Boardwalk". Jones has succeeded n
fantastic jsben thb f;::h
a,..d cxe.irtg ear '
rrjj to g.ve rTr.e the recn to
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