Orchestra

Musica Reservata

UK 1950-70s early music group

From: London, United Kingdom
Active: 1955–1974
Releases: 6

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About

Musica Reservata was an early music group founded in London in the late 1950s by two Irish musicians and early music scholars Michael Morrow and John Beckett.

From Musica Reservata (group) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

John Beckett now · original member
Michael Morrow now · original member
David Munrow now recorder
Anthony Rooley now lute
Adam Skeaping now
John Sothcott now

Discography

Albums 5

Medieval Music & Songs Of The Troubadors 1968 Apple Music
Musique Du Temps Du Décaméron De Boccace 1969
Music From the Time of Christopher Columbus 1992
16th Century Italian & French Dance Music 1994
Early Music Festival Year unknown

Compilations 1

Early Music Festival 1998

Founder

John Beckett now
Michael Morrow now

Also known as

Musica Reservata-Morrow/Beckett

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 2e9cb72e-44ba-48aa-8bd1-c5aab7ffb5f6
ISNI: 0000000114638185

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.