Calliope Volume the First Emma Curtis & The Frolick invite you back to London, 1739, for an evening of music-making at the height of Handel’s fame. Performing music from the era’s most popular songbook, with period instruments and style. More than fifty songs from the opera, theatre, coffee-house, travern, folk and soapbox, including A Favourite Aire by Mr. Handel in Ariadne, England’s Lamentation on the Loss of Farinelli and Maurice Greene’s The Fly. Calliope shows a broad and entertaining picture of 18th century London, reflecting the society for which it was collected, allowing us to see and feel the world and the humour in which its songs were born. Each song is its own microcosm of society and style. With songs by: Arcangello Corelli 1653-1713, Henry Purcell 1659-1695, Sir John Vanbrugh 1664-1726, George Frideric Handel 1685-1759, Allan Ramsay 1686-1758, John Ernest Galliard 1687-1749, Francesco Geminiani 1687-1762, Henry Carey c1690-1743, Henry Holcombe c1693-c1752, Dr. Maurice Green 1696-1755, John Frederick Lampe c1703-1751, Giovanni Battista Pescetti c1704-c1766, David Digard d.1745, George Monro d.1731, William Boyce 1711-1779, Thomas Arne 1710-1778, Jonathan Martin 1715-1737, Henry Burgess fl. 1738-65, Mr. Bowman, Seignr Anglosini and Signor Anonimo. The Frolick Emma Curtis Andrew Maginley - director, contralto - director, d-minor baroque lute, baroque   guitar, theorbo Markus Möllenbeck Muriel Bardon Giovanna Pessi Natia Gvilava Annie Laflamme Martin Lynch - baroque cello - baroque violin (I) - baroque triple harp - baroque violin (II) - tranverse flute (german flute) - drum Directed by Emma Curtis and Andrew Maginley, The Frolick exists to breathe life and fun into the neglected chamber, opera and theatre music of the late 17th and 18th Centuries. As in the London of the 1700s our players come from all over Europe (not to mention Northern America) We rehearse in a mix of languages with Music as the common tongue. AV2102 Avie Records – release June 2006 www.emmacurtis.com   www.thefrolick.com emmacurtis@mac.com

CD 1

track	title	composer	artist	time
01	Cupid and Venus	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:34
02	Celia has a thousand Charms	Henry Purcell	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	4:55
03	The Supplication	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:29
04	A New Song	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:11
05	A Dialogue between Punch & Columbine	George Frideric Handel	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:40
06	The Forsaken Nymph	Henry Holcombe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	6:42
07	A favourite Aire in Ariadne	George Frideric Handel	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:18
08	The Coquet	John Frederick Lampe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:40
09	A Song to a Favourite Minuet of Geminiani’s	Francesco Geminiani	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:05
10	The Country Girl’s Farewel	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:04
11	A favourite Aire in Alcina	George Frideric Handel	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:05
12	The Early Horn	John Ernest Galliard	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	4:57
13	Dying Swan	George Monro	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:25
14	The Charmer	Giovanni Battista Pescetti	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:15
15	The Syren of the Stage	Henry Holcombe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:38
16	Sad Musidora	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:53
17	The Dying Nymph	John Frederick Lampe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:29
18	Down the Burn Davie	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	5:14
19	The Miller of Mansfield	Thomas Arne	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:39
20	The Coquet	Sir John Vanbrugh	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:34
21	The Forsaken Maid	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:37
22	On Zelinda	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:46
23	The Fly	Dr. Maurice Green	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	0:45
24	My Jolly Companion	David Digard	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:45
25	Solitary Lover	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	5:25

Total time CD1 1:13:26

CD2

track	title	composer (arrangement)	artist	time
01	Oft on the Troubled Ocean	John Ernest Galliard	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:08
02	The Melancholly Nymph	George Frideric Handel	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:29
03	The Lady’s Lamentation for the Loss of Senesino	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	6:06
04	The Wandring Lover	John Frederick Lampe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:22
05	Linco’s Advice to Damon	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:44
06	Gen’rous Love	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:44
07	The Midsummer Wish	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	4:09
08	A New Cantata	Seignr Anglosini	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:08
09	The Apology	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:49
10	Corn Riggs are Bonny	Allan Ramsay	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:27
11	A Pastoral	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:24
12	The Maid’s Husband	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:00
13	The Plain Dealer	John Frederick Lampe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:29
14	The Generous Confession	David Digard	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	4:16
15	The Despairing Lover	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:17
16	Stand by! Clear the way!	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:36
17	True Love	Dr. Maurice Green	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:27
18	The Address to Sleep	Jonathan Martin	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:16
19	England’s Lamentation for the loss of Farinelli	Henry Burgess	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:37
20	On Gallant Moor of Moorhall	John Frederick Lampe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:44
21	Dumbarton’s Drums	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:32
22	A Song	Henry Carey	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	2:31
23	The Maid’s Request	John Frederick Lampe	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:53
24	The Modest Petition	William Boyce	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:30
25	The Flea	Dr. Maurice Green	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	1:15
26	The Thirsty Toper	Anon	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	4:21
27	The Praise of Bacchus	Arcangello Corelli	Emma Curtis & The Frolick	3:02

Total time CD2 1:13:33