Keyboard Music II (BYRD WILLIAM)

Six pieces from Musica Britannica Vol. 96-Complementary to K49 this collection is a unique offering of music by John Amner Nicholas Carleton and John Tomkins that is the only surviving Keyboard music by the respective composers. In addition to a pair of duets in themselves an unusual feature from the period there are two lengthy sets of variations Amner's being a rare example of those on a metrical psalm or hymn-tune (possibly by Tallis in this case) John Tomkins' being more conventionally modelled on the variation sets of William Byrd. Nicholas Carleton's 'A verse of 4 parts' and 'Upon the sharp' include several examples of unusual chromatic notation and wide-rangingtonal schemes.

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

Ed. Maitland-Squire Rev. Dover Edition-'The most remarkable and in many respects the most valuable collection of Elizabethan keyboard music' (Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians). The close to 300 airs variations fantasies toccatas pavanes galliards allemandes and courantes in these two volumes include some of the finest examples of Elizabethan and Jacobean Music: Morley Gibbons Farnaby Warrock Ferdinando Richardson Peter Phillips Tomkins and practically every other composer of the virginalistic school. John Bull and William Byrd two of England's greatest composers are represented by over 100 works. The pieces herein while composed for the virginal can be played without difficulty on thepiano or any other keyboard instrument. Maitland and Squire set the music into modern notation preserving faithfully the intent of the composers.

Facsimile British Library MS Mus. 1591-One of the finest music manuscripts – for scholarly and practical useMy Ladye Nevells Booke is one of the finest musical manuscripts of the late 16th century. With its 42 compositions it comprises about a third of the keyboard music by William Byrd – including some of his most popular compositions such as the variations on “Sellinger’s Round” and “All in a Garden Green”.Byrd himself selected the pieces for this anthology and directed the work of copyist John Baldwin. The meticulous small corrections found on almost every page were most probably written by Byrd himself. The grandcoat-of-arms at the beginning refers to Sir Henry Neville of Billingbear (Berkshire) and as such identifies his wife Elizabeth as the dedicatee.The manuscript did not become public property until 2006 when it was purchased for the British Library. Now it is published in book form for the first time and gives the musician an impression of the richly decorated preserved original volume.In his commentary Byrd specialist Oliver Neighbour describes the genesis and history of the work. He also provides information on Byrd’s concept the chosen repertoire and gives technical details on the notation.

Sing, Choirs! is a library in miniature. It contains many of the Christian church's popular traditional anthems, including at least one example that will be suitable for each of the major services of the year. A number of Anglican chants (Psalms, Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis) are included, set out in a way that should enable those who are unfamiliar with the style to perform them easily. The selection of movements from the Mass can be used to enrich the music of the liturgy in services. Many of the works in Sing, Choirs! are presented in their original form, such as Bruckner's Locus Iste and Mozart's Laudate Dominum . Others are arrangements, adaptations or longer pieces, abridged to bring them into the scope of a useable anthem, including choral arrangements of Handel's Largo , the Ave Marias by Schubert and by Bach and Gounod, and Franck's Panis Angelicus amongst many others. This collection has practicability as a priority. The Organ parts can be played on either the Piano or the Keyboard. Much of the music in Sing, Choirs! will be suitable for special occasions, making this an indispensable volume for choirs singing at weekly church services, weddings, funerals and in the concert hall. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Orgue