Byrd, bull and farnaby, the three most voluminous con tributors to the collection, are well represented. Galliards, pavans and other keyboard works book depository. Get the best deals on prelude classical music cds when you shop the largest online selection at. 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. Fitzwilliam virginal book volume 5 brilliant classics. 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 and eg. The ornamentation in the fitzwilliam virginal book with an. Of unknown origins, the previously scarce collectors item is now available at popular prices for the first time. In this, the fifth volume, belder explores the music of some of the books best known composers, such as. This seems to me a good selection from the 297 pieces which make up the fitzwilliam virginal book. 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. Lodged in the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge it contains more than 300 works for.
Jan belder make it a landmark of historical importance. Although composed for the virginal, these pieces can be played without difficulty on the piano or any other keyboard instrument. William byrd, pieterjan belder the fitzwilliam virginal book, vol. This article has been republished as cd notes for fitzwilliam virginal book vol. Barclay edited by fitzwilliam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pieterjan belder the fitzwilliam virginal book, vol. Publication date 1899 topics pieces, for keyboard, for 1 player collection imslp.
Belder plays a unique original ruckers instrument from 1604, the details of which are described in the extensive liner notes in the booklet. Harpsichord suites michael borgstede the galileo project jeanne lamon frescobaldi. In this, the sixth volume, belder focuses on the compositions of john bull, one of the main contributors to the collection. The long awaited third volume of the complete recording of the fitzwilliam virginal book, by pieterjan belder. Some of the music from the fitzwilliam virginal book has recently been recorded by the dutch harpsichordist pieterjan belder and a second volume is in preparation. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 7 pieterjan belder harpsichord brilliant classics 3 cd released 10apr2020 now into its seventh volume, pieterjan belder s series continues to uncover more works from the fitzwilliam virginal book. 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. The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in. In 1951 elizabeth cole compared tregians signature on a legal document with a hand in which titles and composers names are. 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 is the most remarkable, and in many respects the most valuable collection of elizabethan keyboard music, according to groves dictionary of music and musicians. Get the best deals on prelude album music cds when you shop the largest online selection at.
The fitzwilliam virginal book is a primary source of keyboard music from the late elizabethan and early jacobean periods in england, i. With more than cds to his credit, the dutch keyboardist and. It is now deposited in the fitzwilliam museum at cambridge. Arie musicali modo antiquo the musical treasures of leufsta bruk 2 nilserik sparf frescobaldi. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 6 by pieterjan belder. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 7 brilliant classics. May 04, 2014 provided to youtube by kontor new media fantasia in g major, mb 62 pieterjan belder fitzwilliam virginal book vol. Buy fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 5 by pieterjan belder, various, none from amazons classical music store. Fitzwilliam virginal book quantity add to basket ref.
The complete recording of the fitzwilliam virginal book is highly prestigious project of unprecedented scope and importance. In this, the fourth volume of the series, pieterjan belder focuses on the. About catherine fitzwilliam katherine clifton1,2,3 f, b. Recordings of pieces from the fitzwilliam virginal book, mp3 files free download. The fitzwilliam virginal book is an important source of early keyboard music from england. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Complete music for lute cd, nov20, 2 discs, brilliant classics. Pieterjan belder continues his superb survey of the fitzwilliam virginal book, an extraordinary manuscript compiled in the late 16th century. Pages in category fitzwilliam virginal book the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Principally an organist and organbuilder, bull left behind a variety of attractive. 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. Fitzwilliam virginal book edited from the original manuscript. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript. 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. When sweelinck died of unknown causes at the relatively young age of 59, the english were evidently greatly movedjohn bull composed a funeral.
This study sets out to examine the ornamentation in the manuscript gbcfm 32. 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. The fitzwilliam virginal book, volume 6 by pieterjan. Provided to youtube by kontor new media fantasia in g major, mb 62 pieterjan belder fitzwilliam virginal book vol. The fitzwilliam virginal book is the most famous, extensive and important collection of keyboard music from the english elizabethan and jacobean era. With an introduction and notes translated into german by john bernhoff. The release concludes with bulls quadran pavan and galiard, probably the longest piece in the entire fitzwilliam virginal book, with an extensive variation of the pavan followed by a galliard. The high quality of the music and the excellent performances by pieter. Pieterjan belder, w fitzwilliam virginal book 2 new cd.
Contents listing this is a detailed listing of the contents of the fitzwilliam virginal book. Its name comes from viscount fitzwilliam who gave his music to cambridge university in 1816. Fitzwilliam virginal book music collection britannica. It takes its name from viscount fitzwilliam who bequeathed this manuscript collection to cambridge university in 1816. Pieterjan belder the fitzwilliam virginal book vol. The fitzwilliam virginal book vol 4 farnaby bull belder bril95254. Another measure of sweelincks importance can be found in the fact that several of his keyboard works were included in the fitzwilliam virginal book, one of the few nonenglish composers so honored. Since joseph paines voxbox, there have been other cd selections of this music, but belder s is, to the best of my knowledge, the largest now available. The extraordinary fitzwilliam virginal book is a fascinating document.
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