Description

William Lawes is considered by many to be the most important English composer of his time. Most of his output was written for court entertainments. He dabbled in many genres, but was best known for his dance music and works for the stage, including masques, and especially for his inventiveness in chamber works such as those on this disc. The Royall Consorts, composed in the early 1630s, are large suites (Setts) of fantasies and dances.