LANDSKNECHTE - PASTOURELLE
Pastourelle is an old German Landsknecht instrumental song. Collected and noted by Albert Meinhardt (date unknown) as part of the „Liederbuch“ (songbook): Der Schwartenhalß - Schöne alte Landsknechtslieder. It was perfomed by the Collegium Cantorum der Universität Saarbrücken under direction of Wendelin Müller-Blattau in 2013.The pastourelle is a typically Old French lyric form concerning the romance of a shepherdess. In the music of the Baroque the word „Pastorella“ got a denotation for instrumental or orchetra music.
