With an introduction and notes translated into german by john bernhoff. Coranto william byrd fitzwilliam virginal book youtube. 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. The fitzwilliam virginal book the fitzwilliam museum. Buy fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 5 by pieterjan belder, various, none from amazons classical music store. Both these types can be heard on this album, along with the conventional pairing of slow and fast dances, the pavan and galliard. The fitzwilliam virginal book is an important source of early keyboard music from england. The music of the fitzwilliam virginal book ranges from erudite fantasias strict contrapuntal pieces of a refined style and beauty to short arrangements of popular songs and dances. Fitzwilliam virginal book, also called erroneously queen elizabeths virginal book, an early 17thcentury english manuscript collection of pieces for. Fitzwilliam virginal book, an early 17thcentury english manuscript collection of 297 pieces for keyboard by many of the major composers of the period. Of unknown origins, the previously scarce collectors item is now available at popular prices for the first time.
The fitzwilliam virginal book 2 volumes by maitland j a. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave the book to cambridge university in 1816. Gerrit richard belder, age 88, schererville, in 46375 background check known locations. Once known as queen elizabeths virginal book, this volume is among the chief treasures in the music collection bequeathed by viscount fitzwilliam, and is the. Contents listing this is a detailed listing of the contents of the fitzwilliam virginal book. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in england, i. William byrd to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
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. There is a beautiful, handwritten manuscript in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge known as the fitzwilliam virginal book. Buy fitzwilliam virginal book volume 1 by various isbn. 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. Three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book youtube. Among the most prized exhibits of fitzwilliam college, cambridge, stands the fitzwilliam virginal book, the largest surviving anthology of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music. Barclay edited by fitzwilliam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
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. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the most famous, extensive and important collection of keyboard music from the english elizabethan and jacobean era. This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from the collection here. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book, with an introductory study of contemporary practice by willem diederik viljoen promotor. This study sets out to examine the ornamentation in the manuscript gbcfm 32. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 brilliant classics 95254.
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. 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. Fitzwilliam virginal book music collection britannica. The fitzwilliam virginal book volume 4 pieterjan belder harpsichord gerhard boogaard harpsichord rec. Grove music doctor philosophiae this study sets out to examine the ornamentation in the manuscript gbcfm 32. The fall of the leafe sekishi recorder quartet june 16, 20. 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 simple english wikipedia, the. Recordings of pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book, mp3 files free download. Fitzwilliam virginal book, an album by jovanka marville on spotify. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Fitzwilliam virginal book by jovanka marville on spotify. It is now deposited in the fitzwilliam museum at cambridge. This seems to me a good selection from the 297 pieces which make up the fitzwilliam virginal book.
Loiseaulyre d261d2,the folio society fs 100910 format. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the most remarkable, and in many respects the most valuable collection of elizabethan keyboard music. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816. 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. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave his music to cambridge university in 1816.
Buy pieterjan belders album titled fitzwilliam virginal book, vol. The 3rd baron fitzwilliam succeeded his father in 1658, and in 1716 was created the first earl fitzwilliam, of the county of tyrone with the subsidiary title viscount milton, in the county of westmeath, also in the peerage of ireland. Jul 03, 20 three pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book 1. Publication date 1899 topics pieces, for keyboard, for 1 player collection imslp. Christopher hogwood the fitzwilliam virginal book 1981. The sixteenth and early seventeenthcentury ornamentation as practised on the continent is also investigated, in order to elucidate the contemporary english practice. Fitzwilliam virginal book quantity add to basket ref.
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