Gray’s Inn, The Second - John Coperario (c. 1570-1626)

This English 17th century dance, Cuperaree or Gray’s Inn, the Second (link to The First: ) is a Masque Dance. Masques were multidisciplinary spectacles for the noble courts, with both song and dance. These songs and dances were popular enough to become a part of instrumental and vocal collections for domestic use, which is how most of these dances have survived until now. MUSICKES DELIGHT Lobke Sprenkeling - soprano ganassi recorder Óscar Gallego - viola da gamba Pedro Jesús Gómez - archlute Musickes Delight is an ensemble dedicated to the interpretation of music mainly focussing on English and French Renaissance and Baroque music, and was founded in Madrid. In its combination of recorder/voice, viola da gamba and archlute, its members are musicians with extensive training and experience in the field of Early Music trained at European conservatories. Musickes Delight’s programs are based on a main historical and musical idea, which ser