Jul 03, 20 three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book 1. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book, with an introductory study of contemporary practice by willem diederik viljoen promotor. Fitzwilliam virginal book, my ladye nevells booke, parthenia music. The fitzwilliam virginal book 2 volumes by maitland j a. A cleare day pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book satirino. Fitzwilliam virginal book music collection britannica. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in.
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In this, the sixth volume, belder focuses on the compositions of john bull, one of the main contributors to the collection. Among the most prized exhibits of fitzwilliam college, cambridge, stands the fitzwilliam virginal book, the largest surviving anthology of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music. Of unknown origins, the previously scarce collectors item is now available at popular prices for the first time. There are still many unanswered questions about the origin of this collection. Lodged in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge it contains more than 300 works for the virginal, by composers such as john, bull, william byrd, thomas tomkins and many others. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816, where it remains to this day in the. Classics in flux july 11, 2018 contactingtheclassics 1 comment two years ago, the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge was given the glynn collection of 19th century statuettes made from parian, a type of porcelain that has a material called flux added so that the clay shines like white marble. Fitzwilliam virginal book quantity add to basket ref. The extraordinary fitzwilliam virginal book is a fascinating document housed in the fitzwilliam library in cambridge, uk. There is a beautiful, handwritten manuscript in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge known as the fitzwilliam virginal book. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 6 brilliant classics.
Brilliant classics makes classical music recorded in top quality affordable to everyone. Stefano veggetti, francesco galligioni, renato criscuolo, adriano maria fazio, jaap ter linden, federico bracalente, luigi puceddu, timora rosler, marco testori, geatano nasillo, luca fiorentini, maria kliegel, herrejan stegenga, roberto trainini, luca magariello, istvan vardai, amedeo cicchese. Although composed for the virginal, these pieces can be played without difficulty on the piano or any other keyboard instrument. Grove music doctor philosophiae this study sets out to examine the ornamentation in the manuscript gbcfm 32. Volume 1, recorded in 2010, in a series of recordings of the complete fitzwilliam virginal book, a fascinating project and the first of its kind.
Anonyme kings morisco fitzwilliam virginal book no 247. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816. It is now deposited in the fitzwilliam museum at cambridge. Brilliant classics 94303 2 cd ean 5028421943039 cd jewelcase, album, 2 discs, 35 tracks total time.
Brilliant classics is a classical music label based in the dutch town of leeuwarden. It was probably compiled by francis treggian in the early 17th century, while he sat in prison for refusing to renounce his catholicism. Alman fitzwilliam virginal book, for keyboard play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book youtube. Dating from a period during which theory and notation were undergoing radical change, the collection was probably compiled by francis tregian and falls just short of. This is the fourth volume in his acclaimed series of recordings from the fitzwilliam virginal book, with the first praised by fanfare, who said this is one complete recording series that i want. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. It contains the largest collection of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music a virginal being a small harpsichord numbering nearly three hundred pieces composed during the fifty years before the first published keyboard music in england in 1612. The fall of the leafe sekishi recorder quartet june 16, 20. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the largest surviving collection of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music, comprising more than 300 works, written by various composers, including such celebrities as john bull, william byrd, orlando gibbons and j. Whatever its origins, the exceptional manuscript contains almost 300 pieces, including many by known roman catholic sympathisers.
Principally an organist and organbuilder, bull left behind a variety of attractive. This study sets out to examine the ornamentation in the manuscript gbcfm 32. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 brilliant classics. All devotees of early keyboard music will welcome this attractive compilation of the bestknown pieces from the classic fitzwilliam virginal book, a remarkable collection of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in england, i. Fitzwilliam virginal book, piano music history and criticism publisher london, j. Oct 18, 2016 this is the fourth volume in his acclaimed series of recordings from the fitzwilliam virginal book, with the first praised by fanfare, who said this is one complete recording series that i want. Fitzwilliam virginal book edited from the original manuscript. Fitzwilliam virginal book simple english wikipedia, the. Well be selling exclusively on the internet and no longer have an open shop. We have moved a portion of our internet book business to a new location in swanzey nh. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 brilliant classics 95254.
Christopher hogwood the fitzwilliam virginal book 1981. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave the book to cambridge university in 1816. Pieter jan belder, one of the most respected harpsichordists of today, has taken on this huge project. If you have books for sale, particularly technical books or paper, give us a call at 6035853448. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book with an. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the most remarkable, and in many respects the most valuable collection of elizabethan keyboard music, according to groves dictionary of music and musicians.
Galliards, pavans and other keyboard works book depository. Pieterjan belder continues his superb survey of the fitzwilliam virginal book, an extraordinary manuscript compiled in the late 16th century and held in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the most famous, extensive and important collection of keyboard music from the english elizabethan and jacobean era. The fitzwilliam virginal book is an important source of early keyboard music from england. The sixteenth and early seventeenthcentury ornamentation as practised on the continent is also investigated, in order to elucidate the contemporary english practice. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 7 brilliant classics. Recordings of pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book, mp3 files free download. In this, the fifth volume, belder explores the music of some of the book s best known composers, such as thomas tallis, john munday and thomas tomkins. Contents listing this is a detailed listing of the contents of the fitzwilliam virginal book. In 1951 elizabeth cole compared tregians signature on a legal document with a hand in which titles and composers names are. Fitzwilliam virginal book 1615 largest collection of english keyboard music or of any renaissance keyboard music from any country contains 297 compositions, inluding dances, descriptive pieces, intabulations of italian madrigals and french chansons, and sets of variations on popular tunes and religious melodies. Fitzwilliam virginal book volume 1 brilliant classics. With an introduction and notes translated into german by john bernhoff. The book eventually found its way, via the library of pepusch, into the hand of richard, viscount fitzwilliam, and thus to the museum that bears his name in cambridge.
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