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The Mediæval Bæbes are a British ensemble of female musicians founded in the 1990s by Dorothy Carter and Katharine Blake. It included some of Blake's colleagues from the band Miranda Sex Garden, as well as other friends who share her love of medieval music. The lineup often rotates from album to album, and ranges from six to twelve members. As of 2010, the group sold some 500,000 records worldwide,〔(Mediaeval Baebes play Metropolitan Cathedral.(News). ) Liverpool Daily Post, 29 November 2010.〕 their most successful being ''Worldes Blysse'' with 250,000 copies purchased.〔(What's On: Now it's the Mediaeval Mums Baeby love! ) Birmingham Evening Mail, 21 April 2000.〕 ==Music== The Bæbes' first album, ''Salva Nos'' (1997), shot straight to No. 2 in the classical charts, a silver disc. Subsequent albums include ''Worldes Blysse'' (which went straight to No. 1), ''Undrentide'', (co-produced by John Cale), ''The Rose'', (produced by Toby Wood), and the Christmas-themed album ''Mistletoe and Wine''. ''Mirabilis'' (2005), was launched at a concert and party in London, August 2005. A self-titled DVD was released in July 2006. The first 300 preorders were autographed by the band and received a special mention in the DVD credits. A live album was released on 25 November 2006 and features two new studio tracks. Each album features traditional medieval songs and poetry set to music, mostly arranged by Blake specifically for the ensemble, alongside varying numbers of original compositions. They sing in a variety of languages, including Latin, Middle English, French, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Cadenet,( “Cadenet” may be a reference to Provençal, a variety of Occitan spoken in Provence. The region produced the medieval troubadour, Cadenet, (c. 1160–1235), and also includes a small town of the same name.) Scottish English, German, Manx Gaelic, Spanish, Welsh, Bavarian, Provençal, Irish, modern English and Cornish. Their vocals are backed by medieval instruments, including the recorder and cittern, played by the singers or fellow musicians. The Bæbes' musical pieces run the gamut from extremely traditional, such as their version of the "Coventry Carol" on ''Salva Nos'', to songs that feel traditional but are much more modern, such as their rendition of "Summerisle", a song written for Robin Hardy's 1973 cult film, ''The Wicker Man''. John Cale added non-medieval instruments, including saxophone and electric guitar, to some of the arrangements on ''Undrentide'', although with subsequent albums the band returned to more traditional instruments. Even with these instruments, however, the band's current style is quite different from medieval authentic performance groups, as it displays significant modern influence, this juxtaposition most notably apparent in the Bæbes' latest album ''Illumination'' (2009) produced by KK (Kevin Kerrigan). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mediæval Bæbes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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