Fitzwilliam Virginal Book: Piano: Instrumental Album

Grade 8+-It has often struck me as intriguing that The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (a collection of keyboard music spanning the period c.1562-1612) occupies a virtually non-existent place in the literature considered viable by pianists.Needless to say harpsichordists continue to hold the music in the highest esteem while a number of transcriptions for instruments and ensembles have been made available in more recent times. How can it be that this ancient heritage - which in keyboard music terms might be regarded as the equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls - has hitherto seemed a no-go area for pianists? It is as if the first 'proper' keyboard music tumbledmiraculously out of some parallel universe around Bach's time i.e. the first half of the 18th century. While our modern piano is perhaps as different from a virginal as a washing machine is from a mangle there are in fact a good many facets of virginal music which read across perfectly well to today's instruments. For this to be possible we need to take the time to lookbeyond peculiarities in translation which to a significant extent comes down to issues resulting from burgeoning notational practices. It also becomes necessary to re-imagine the music in light of what is possible as well as what is desirable. Problems with accessing the sound-world of pre-Baroque keyboard music can be overcome quite easily just as it is possible to become better in resonance withavant garde musical styles given appropriate immersion. Since the writing of the performance notes to The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book more than a century ago (by J.A. Fuller Maitland and W. Barclay Squire) the momentum generated by the Early Music Revival has brought about immeasurable insights into the intentions of Renaissance and Baroque composers. Performances on periodinstruments continue to reacquaint us with a bygone age and stimulate a healthy fascination for the practices that were once fundamental to the craft. On balance however the potential for a major

It has often struck me as intriguing that The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (a collection of keyboard music spanning the period c.1562-1612) occupies a virtually non-existent place in the literature considered viable by pianists.Needless to say harpsichordists continue to hold the music in the highest esteem while a number of transcriptions for instruments and ensembles have been made available in more recent times. How can it be that this ancient heritage - which in keyboard music terms might be regarded as the equivalent to the Dead Sea Scrolls - has hitherto seemed a no-go area for pianists? It is as if the first 'proper' keyboard music tumbledmiraculously out of some parallel universe around Bach's time i.e. the first half of the 18th century. While our modern piano is perhaps as different from a virginal as a washing machine is from a mangle there are in fact a good many facets of virginal music which read across perfectly well to today's instruments. For this to be possible we need to take the time to lookbeyond peculiarities in translation which to a significant extent comes down to issues resulting from burgeoning notational practices. It also becomes necessary to re-imagine the music in light of what is possible as well as what is desirable. Problems with accessing the sound-world of pre-Baroque keyboard music can be overcome quite easily just as it is possible to become better in resonance withavant garde musical styles given appropriate immersion. Since the writing of the performance notes to The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book more than a century ago (by J.A. Fuller Maitland and W. Barclay Squire) the momentum generated by the Early Music Revival has brought about immeasurable insights into the intentions of Renaissance and Baroque composers. Performances on periodinstruments continue to reacquaint us with a bygone age and stimulate a healthy fascination for the practices that were once fundamental to the craft. On balance however the potential for a major

Piano Exam Pieces and Exercises 2021-2023: Grade 5. This book contains a selection of 12 pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 5 exam, carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, along with informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. It also includes the exercises required for the exam, which have been newly composed for the 2021?2023 syllabus. Encompassing a wide range of styles and genres at every grade and with more pieces in each book than ever before, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any pianist. An extended edition of this book is also available. This includes everything in this book along with the scales and arpeggios for the grade, an ebook of nine extra pieces (with performance notes) and downloadable audio for all 21 pieces.

Essential Repertoire for Piano. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM's extensive back catalogue, each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven, Scarlatti to Schumann, this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a 'teacher's toolkit' - works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design, and an unrivalled range of repertoire, this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike. Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Drawn from ABRSM's extensive back catalogue, each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist's repertoire. From Bach to Beethoven, Scarlatti to Schumann, this series includes an abundance of much-loved pieces. All pieces have been carefully selected to ensure that each book is nothing short of a 'teacher's toolkit' - works that any teacher would want their pupils to learn as part of their musical journey. Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. Thebooks are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence. With an elegant and attractive design, and an unrivalled range of repertoire, this is an essential collection for piano teachers and learners alike. / Pédagogie / Recueil / Piano

Volume 1 of famous early 17th-century collection of keyboard music. Features 300 works by Morley, Byrd, Bull, Gibbons, etc. Content :
I. Walsingham. John Bull (see No. LXVIII)
II. Fantasia [IX]. John Munday
III. Fantasia, Faire Wether, etc. John Munday
IV. Pavana [I]. Ferdinando Richardson
V. Variatio [I]. Ferdinando Richardson
VI. Galiarda [I]. Ferdinando Richardson
VII. Variation [I]. Ferdinando Richardson
VIII. Fantasia [VII]. William Byrd
IX. Goe from my Window. Thomas Morley (see No. XLII)
X. Jhon come kisse me now. William Byrd
XI. Galliarda to my L[ord] Lumley's Paven (see No. XLI). John Bull
XII. Nancie. Thomas Morley
XIII. Pavana [VII]. John Bull
XIV. Alman [IX]. Anon
XV. Robin [see No. CXXVIII). John Munday
XVI. Pavana [II]. M. S.
XVII. Galiarda [X]. John Bull
XVIII. Barafostus' Dreame. Anon (see No. CXXXI)
XIX. Muscadin (see No. CCXCIII). Anon
XX. Alman [VII]. Anon
XXI. Galiarda [I]. Anon
XXII. Praeludium [VII]. Anon
XXIII. Praeludium, El. Kiderminster. Anon
XXIV. Praeludium [XIII]. William Byrd
XXV. Praeludium [XIII]. Anon
XXVI. The Irish Ho-Hoane. Anon
XXVII. Pavane [VII]. Ferdinando Richardson
XXVIII. Variatio [VII]. Ferdinando Richardson
XXIX. Galiarda [I*]. Ferdinando Richardson
XXX. Variatio [I*]. Ferdinando Richardson
XXXI. The Quadran Pavan. John Bull (see No. CXXXIII)
XXXII. Variation of the Quadran Pavan. John Bull
XXXIII. Galiard to the Quadran Pavan. John Bull (see No. CXXXIV)
XXXIV. Pavana [IX]. Dor. John Bull (see No. XLVIII)
XXXV. Galiard to the Pavan [IX]. John Bull
XXXVI. Saint Thomas Wake. John Bull
XXXVII. In Nomine [X*]. John Bull
XXXVIII. [Fantasia. IX*]. John Bull
XXXIX. Pavana [IX]. Robert Johnson, set by Giles Farnaby
XL. The Woods so wilde. Orlando Gibbons (see No. LXVII)
XLI. Pavana of my L[ord] Lumley (see No. XI). John Bull
XLII. Goe from my Window (see No. IX). John Munday
XLIII. Praeludium [I]. John Bull
XLIV. Gloria tibi Trinitas. John Bull
XLV. Salvator Mundi. John Bull
XLVI. Galliarda [VII]. John Bull
XLVII. Variatio [VII]. John Bull
XLVIII. Galiarda to the Paven No. XXXIV [IX]. John Bull
XLIX. Praeludium. Thomas Oldfield
L. In Nomine. William Blitheman
LI. Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La. John Bull
LII. Fantasia [IX]. William Byrd (see No. C)
LIII. The K[ing's] Hunt. Giles Farnaby
LIV. Spagnioletta. Giles Farnaby
LV. For two Virginals. Giles Farnaby
LVI. Passamezzo Pavana. William Byrd
LVII. Galiardas Passamezzo. William Byrd
LVIII. The Carman's Whistle. William Byrd
LIX. The Hunt's up. William Byrd (see No. CCLXXVI)
LXI. Treg[ian's] Ground. William
LXI. Monsieur's Alman. William Byrd
LXII. Variatio. William Byrd
LXIII. Alman [XIII]. William Byrd
LXIV. Sellenger's Round. William Byrd
LXV. Fortune. William Byrd
LXVI. O Mistris myne. William Byrd
LXVII. The Woods so wilde. William Byrd (see No. XL)
LXVIII. Walsingham. (See No. I.) William Byrd
LXIX. The Bells. William Byrd
LXX. Tirsi, di Luca Marenzio. Ia. Parte intavolata di Pietro Philippi. Peter Philips
LXXI. Freno. 2a. Parte. Peter Philips
LXXII. Così morirò. 3a. Parte. Peter Philips
LXXIII. Fece da voi. à 6. Peter Philips
LXXIV. Pavana Pagget. Peter Philips
LXXV. Galiarda [I**]. Peter Philips
LXXVI. Passamezzo Pavana. Peter Philips
LXXVII. Galiarda Passamezzo. Peter Philips
LXXVIII. Chi fara fede al Cielo, di Alessandro Striggio. Peter Philips
LXXIX. Bon Jour mon Cueur, di Orlando di Lasso. Peter Philips
LXXX. Pavana Dolorosa. Treg[ian set by] Peter Philips
LXXXI. Galiarda Dolorosa. Peter Philips
LXXXII. Amarilli, di Julio Romano (Giulio Caccini). Peter Philips
LXXXIII. Margott laborez. [Lasso, set by] Peter Philips
LXXXIV. Fantasia [VII]. Peter Philips
LXXXV. Pavana [VII]. Peter Philips
LXXXVI. Le Rossignuol. [Lasso, set by] Peter Philips
LXXXVII. Galliardo [VII]. Peter Philips
LXXXVIII. Fantasia [XIII*]. Peter Philips
LXXXIX. Fantasia. Nicholas Strogers
XC. Alman [IX]. Martin Peerson
XCI. Pavana, Bray. William Byrd
XCII. Galiarda. William Byrd
XCIII. Pavana. Ph. Tr. William Byrd
XCIV. Galiarda [XIII*]. William Byrd
XCV. Toccata. Giovanni Pichi
XCVI*. Praeludium Toccata. J. P. Sweelinck
XCVII. Pavana. Thomas Warrock
XCVIII. Galiarda. Thomas Warrock
XCIX. Praeludium. Galeazzo
C. Praeludium to the Fancie, No. LII. William Byrd
CI. Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la. William Byrd
CII. Ut, mi, re. William Byrd
CIII. Fantasia [XIII]. William Byrd
CIV. All in a Garden green. William Byrd
CV. Heaven and Earth. Fre
CVI. Praeludium [VII]. John Bull
CVII. Veni. Anon
CVIII. Fantasia [IX*]. John Bull
CIX. Felix namque. Thomas Tallis

Danses les fêtes sont destinés comme un prolongement du livre ' Let's Play Duets '. Progrès continuent sans dépasser la gamme des grades inférieurs. Les mélodies vivantes des danse européennes du XVIIe siècle-formulaires offerts à l'auteur un Trésor du matériel dans lequel créer ces duos. Les parties sont écrits de manière à éviter l'insatisfaction qui l'élève se sente généralement lorsque pratiquant la primo ou secondo partie dans l'isolement. Les deux parties sont de la même difficulté et l'élève peut jouer soit la partie supérieure ou inférieure. / Piano 4 Mains

Une superbe collection de pièces pour les premières années. Comprend un répertoire classique de Diabelli de Mozart, de Schubert à Bartók et favoris tels que ' Lorsque le Saints ' et le ' Skye Boat Song '. Le plus récent débutants apprécieront la musique des cinq premières notes pour le premier concert ! / Flûte Traversière Et Piano