Among the most prized exhibits of fitzwilliam college, cambridge, stands the fitzwilliam virginal book, the largest surviving anthology of elizabethan and jacobean keyboard music. Fitzwilliam virginal book, an album by jovanka marville on spotify. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in. 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.
Bull was one of the most famous composers of keyboard music of the early 17th century, exceeded only by sweelinck in the netherlands and frescobaldi in italy. 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. This collection is often used as a source for recordings of english keyboard music but one usually hears the same pieces over and over again. 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. Coranto william byrd fitzwilliam virginal book youtube.
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. Of unknown origins, the previously scarce collectors item is now available at popular prices for the first time. Recordings of pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book, mp3 files free download. Written while byrd was at the height of its powers, it still stirs the soul to this day.
Contents listing this is a detailed listing of the contents of the fitzwilliam virginal book. Fitzwilliam virginal book, source of keyboard music in the elizabethan and jacobean periods in england disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title fitzwilliam. Christopher hogwood the fitzwilliam virginal book 2016, card. 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. 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. Fitzwilliam virginal book edited from the original manuscript. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 brilliant classics 95254.
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. Byrd, bull and farnaby, the three most voluminous con tributors to the collection, are well represented. One of the most outstanding treasures in the collection of 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 the fitzwilliam museum. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 brilliant classics. William byrd to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. There is a beautiful, handwritten manuscript in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge known as the fitzwilliam virginal book. Dating from a period during which theory and notation were undergoing. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book, with an introductory study of contemporary practice by willem diederik viljoen promotor. 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 music collection britannica. Christopher hogwood the fitzwilliam virginal book 1981. 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. Buy pieterjan belders album titled fitzwilliam virginal book, vol. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book with an introductory study of contemporary practice. The fitzwilliam virginal book 2 volumes by maitland j a. 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.
With an introduction and notes translated into german by john bernhoff. The fitzwilliam virginal book is one of the most important collections of keyboard music of the 16 th century. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book with an. Fitzwilliam darcy such i was jane austens men interesting story about the early years of fitzwilliam, his relationship with his mother, her death, the resulting relationship between he and his father, and eventually his love for his baby sister, georgiana. Fitzwilliam virginal book simple english wikipedia, the. 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.
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. In this, the fifth volume, belder explores the music of some of the books best known composers, such as thomas tallis, john munday and thomas tomkins. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816. Buy fitzwilliam virginal book volume 1 by various isbn. Byrd uses here the chant melody of the miserere to build this 4 part setting. Grove music doctor philosophiae this study sets out to examine the ornamentation in the manuscript gbcfm 32. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This masterpiece is a manuscript that arose in bruges as the beginning of the 16th century, which features 63 fullpage miniatures. In het fitzwilliam virginal book ligt een halve eeuw baanbrekende klaviermuziek gestold.
He seems to revel in big projects like the complete sonatas of scarlatti. 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, an early 17thcentury english manuscript collection of 297 pieces for keyboard by many of the major composers of the period. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave his music to cambridge university in 1816. This recording of the complete fitzwilliam virginal book the first to date is a major undertaking, and very important. Smiths aspects of early english keyboard music before c. Barclay edited by fitzwilliam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Media in category sheet music from the fitzwilliam virginal book the following 11 files are in this category, out of 11 total. The fitzwilliam virginal book is an important source of early keyboard music from england. 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. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave the book to cambridge university in 1816.
Miserere 4 parts william byrd fitzwilliam virginal book. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Earl fitzwilliam or fitzwilliam was a title in both the peerage of ireland and the peerage of great britain held by the head of the fitzwilliam family later wentworth fitzwilliam. These amaze with their highquality execution and varied design. Since joseph paines voxbox, there have been other cd selections of this music, but belders is, to the best of my knowledge, the largest now available. This page is only for complete editions and multiple selections from the collection here. This seems to me a good selection from the 297 pieces which make up the fitzwilliam virginal book. William byrd to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it. The movement which byrd calls marche before the battell became known as the earl of oxfords march, though it is not entirely clear why it appears with that title in an early manuscript copy of the fitzwilliam virginal book. Fitzwilliam virginal book by jovanka marville on spotify. Anonyme kings morisco fitzwilliam virginal book no 247. In 1951 elizabeth cole compared tregians signature on a legal document with a hand in which titles and composers names are copied in the fitzwilliam virginal book.
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