It is now housed in the fitzwilliam museum at cambridge. Pieterjan belder is a musicologist as well as a polished performer, and his indepth study of the fitzwilliam virginal book has meant his approach is always informed by rigorously evaluated. During the 20112012 season, he presented in concerts a program highlighting composers of the 1600s, including froberger, couperin, frescobaldi, and buxtehude, and selections from the fitzwilliam virginal book. The fitzwilliam virginal book clxxx, not xxxl however dover edition page 236 ii. Includes detailed notes on the history of the fitzwilliam virginal book and the 1604 virginal used in the recording, notes on william byrds contribution to the anthology, and an artist biography volume 1 was issued on bc 94303. Share your videos with friends, family, and the world. His track record includes the highly praised recording of the. At first it was alleged that it was owned by queen elizabeth i, but that turned out to be a fiction. In the fitzwilliam virginal book, youll see the lady. 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.
Fitzwilliam virginal book music collection britannica. Desde a criacao do logotipo, imagem, estilo, promocao em jornais, radios e. This volume is one of the most important treasures in the music. Cook plays bach, kargelert, mendelssohn, tomkins and more in. It is the longest piece of elizabethan keyboard music known. Much mystery surrounds the collection of 297 tudorera keyboard pieces popularly known as the fitzwilliam virginal book. Join sylvia berry as she explores a wide range of repertoire for virginal and harpsichord.
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. These programs will remain on youtube for a limited time. How wonderful to have the opportunity to discover some english renaissance music on trinitys grade 6 syllabus, the coranto by william byrd. Cook plays bach, kargelert, mendelssohn, tomkins and more in murcia. Sevenoaks, kent, on a 19th century clavichord and on a modern copy of a virginal. Fitzwilliam virginal book volume 5 brilliant classics. The fitzwilliam virginal book contains 297 compositions, mostly by english composers like bull, byrd and gibbons, and some by foreign composers, such as sweelinck. However, neither set of words fit this tune, though they do appear to fit the altogether different all in a garden green set by william byrd in the fitzwilliam virginal book, early 17th century, so it is entirely possible that the two earlier all in a garden greens are musically unrelated to that in the english dancing master or plaine and. Complete fitzwilliam virginal book brilliant classics.
The fitzwilliam virginal book, a collection of 297 keyboard works composed between 1550 and 1620, mixes elaborate masterpieces with modest dance tunes and charming songs. Fitzwilliam virginal book, an early 17thcentury english manuscript collection of 297 pieces for keyboard by many of the major composers of the period, including william byrd, who is represented by 67 pieces. Fitzwilliam virginal book full album by brilliant classics. Originally written for the virginals a rectangular type of harpsichord, the piece is full of ornaments that were.
Watkins ale anonymous fitzwilliam virginal book youtube. The complete recording of the fitzwilliam virginal book is highly prestigious project of unprecedented scope and importance. William byrd rowland fitzwilliam virginal book ii youtube. The fitzwilliam virginal book is one of the most important collections of keyboard music of the 16th century. The fitzwilliam virginal book london, early 17th century bequeathed by viscount fitzwilliam in 1816 contains nearly 300 pieces for song and dance mu. Hogwoods recusant fitzwilliam virginal book classics today. Fitzwilliam virginal book volume 1 brilliant classics. Fitzwilliam virginal book an introduction to the new. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 7 brilliant classics. It is one of the most important testimonies to musical practice in the elizabethan. For almost 20 years they were happy with their five octave instrument. It is the largest collection of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music, all handwritten and totalling nearly 300 compositions, and all of which. 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 the fitzwilliam museum. Jan belder make it a landmark of historical importance. A virginal or pair of virginals is a rectangular type of harpsichord, smaller and simpler in construction. William byrd, john bull bertrand cuiller by anthony223. 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. Of unknown origins, the previously scarce collectors item is now available at popular prices for the first time. Cook plays bach, kargelert, mendelssohn, tomkins and more.
Ernst stolz plays william byrds song rowland lord willoughbys welcome home from fitzwilliam virginal book on virginale a copy. Three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book youtube. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a vital record of such works. Listen to the fitzwilliam virginal book on spotify. Bull, byrd, farnaby, gibbons, morley, philips, tomkins pieterjan belder on allmusic 2012. Practising the piano an elizabethan gem practising the piano. Recorded to accompany the folio societys publication music at court also written by christopher hogwood, this collection was imaginatively distributed to the societys members, together with suitable vintages to accompany the literary titles. The complete fitzwilliam virginal book classics today. The work that opens disc 1 also opens the fitzwilliam virginal book itself. The music is running from heaven through the arms into the keyboard. Brilliant classics channel has started releasing the fitzwilliam virginal book, a large collection of harpsichord pieces from various english authors. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816.
The high quality of the music and the excellent performances by pieter. During the reign of queen elizabeth i in england in the late sixteenthearly seventeenth centuries, very repressive anticatholic laws were enacted by parliament. What amazes me about martin souters harpsichord recordings is their clear and beautiful sound. This coranto is among his many contributions to an important collection of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods, known as the fitzwilliam virginal book. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in england, i. The fitzwilliam virginal book album by zsuzsa pertis. Fitzwilliam virginal book, also called erroneously queen elizabeths virginal book, an early 17thcentury english manuscript collection of 297 pieces for keyboard by many of the major composers of the period, including william byrd, who is represented by 67 pieces. The fitzwilliam virginal book clxxxi dover edition page 237 ii. Fitzwilliam virginal book cd1 just arrived by the mail today, im very happy to be able to listen to this collection for the bargain price of 30 euros, shipping included. Among the most prized exhibits of fitzwilliam college, cambridge, stands the fitzwilliam virginal book, the largest surviving anthology of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music. Streaming live from lindsey chapel on the emmanuel music youtube channel. Music by bach, balbastre, byrd, louis couperin, duphly, farnaby, sweelinck, and others. Anonim the irish hohoane fitzwilliam virginal book youtube.
Compiled in the late 1700s, the book today resides in a dedicated museum in cambridge. And something for my more keyboard orientated listeners. 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. The fitzwilliam virginal book album by zsuzsa pertis spotify. This remarkable collection of works for the virginal, or small harpsichord, is found in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge. Evolution of the viennese fortepiano daniel adam maltz. A gigg by william byrd from the fitzwilliam virginal book. Because he created an exquisite altarpiece, madonna and child enthroned with angels 1523, depicting the mother and child surrounded by angels playing lutes and recordersthe core instruments of ensemble luini, a combination we enrich with early keyboards. A look at the fitzwilliam virginal book and the new lyrebird music edition. There will be jaunty tunes and plaintive songs as well as fiery virtuosic displays and profound utterances of grief. Viktorvalkov school of music the university of utah. It clocks in at over fifteen minutes and if all of the repeats, as in the manuscript, were observed it becomes a little mindboggling. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript. A number of pieces are also known from other sources, but in particular most of the keyboard works of giles farnaby are known only from this book.
Johann mattheson suites for harpsichord, cristiano holtz. 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. Pages in category pieces in the fitzwilliam virginal book the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. A particularly important documentary of their work is a famous manuscript called fitzwilliam virginal book from the turn of the 300th and 300th centuries, containing almost 300 tracks. The first volume of the complete edition of the fitzwilliam virginal book. Pieter jan belder, one of the most respected harpsichordists of today, has taken on this huge project.
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