The Early Music Legend

Scope And Content (RAM, or the Royal Academy of Music) A performance-centred archive, largely comprising files of music that relate to concerts given by the Early Music Consort of London (founded and directed by David Munrow) and to their audio recordings. In addition, the archive contains Munrow's scores and arrangements for television and film productions, as well as some radio scripts. Material relating to Munrow, Instruments of the Middle Ages and Renaissance (1976), and some correspondence, is also included. Biographical History David John Munrow (1942-1976), an early woodwind instrumentalist, with a particular expertise in the baroque recorder, is best remembered as a pioneering exponent of early music. Through his founding of the Early Music Consort of London, which performed a range of music that had remained largely unheard for centuries, Munrow developed a broad audience for music from the medieval period through to the late baroque, played on authe...

Another testimony from a discussion group which throws more light on DM. Perhaps I can add a little background to the discussion about David Munrow, whom I admired very much.  I was a contemporary of his at King Edward's School Birmingham, where he was notable initially for his fine treble voice and later for his excellent basoon playing. Even at the age of 14 when he starred in the junior play he had tremendous charisma and I remember him singing some lusty bass songs with great gusto....... I remember noting that on the weekend when his death was announced that he appeared in three different programs on radio and television. The above has been edited, and originated from a google forumpost dealing with music. Logged

 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search David Munrow Born 12 August 1942 Origin Birmingham , UK Died 15 May 1976 Genres Classical Occupations Musical Director and Musicologist Instruments shawm , crumhorn , flute Labels Argo Associated acts The Early Music Consort Of London David John Munrow (12 August 1942 – 15 May 1976) was a British musician and early music historian. Contents 1 Biography and career 2 Personal life 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 Selected discography 6 Awards and recognitions 7 See also 8 References 9 External links [ edit ] Biography and career David Munrow did not just emerge into the field of medieval and renaissance music......he exploded into it. ~Tributes to David Munrow, Early Music Journal, 1976.~ Munrow was born in Birmingham and was the son of Birmingham University dance teacher Hilda Norman Munrow and Albert Davis "Dave" Munrow, a Birmingham University lecturer and ...