This un-identified manuscript is very interesting - does no. 11 has a title of its own (let alone "Almaine")? Thanks for your fine performance and whole upload.
It's just 'Almaine'. Composers of the pieces have been identified but not specified (with a few exceptions) for each piece. For example Byrd's pieces may be easily identified because they are present somewhere else and more known. There is a Wikipedia article about the Elizabeth Roger's virginal book with some information about it.
The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is the most famous 'virginal book', two big volumes in the most known and circulating edition. There are other less known books such as this Elizabeth Rogers' or Benjamyn Cosyn's virginal book, just to name a couple. I guess that they were a 'virginal book' and not a 'harpsichord book' because in the 17th century a virginal(s) would have been a more common domestic instrument to have, in England at least. So, for example, Elizabeth played the virginal and had her own book with handwritten pieces of music in it. Her book has survived to our times and now we have a printed edition of it :-)
Thank you very much, from Vienna over the channel.
Very good Mr Yuri!
Ideal for an early sunday morning. Thank you! 🎶🎵
Thank you listening :-)
This un-identified manuscript is very interesting - does no. 11 has a title of its own (let alone "Almaine")? Thanks for your fine performance and whole upload.
It's just 'Almaine'. Composers of the pieces have been identified but not specified (with a few exceptions) for each piece. For example Byrd's pieces may be easily identified because they are present somewhere else and more known. There is a Wikipedia article about the Elizabeth Roger's virginal book with some information about it.
I know "Fitzwilliam Virginal Book", is "virginal book" a selection of pieces by various composers for virginal?
The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is the most famous 'virginal book', two big volumes in the most known and circulating edition. There are other less known books such as this Elizabeth Rogers' or Benjamyn Cosyn's virginal book, just to name a couple. I guess that they were a 'virginal book' and not a 'harpsichord book' because in the 17th century a virginal(s) would have been a more common domestic instrument to have, in England at least. So, for example, Elizabeth played the virginal and had her own book with handwritten pieces of music in it. Her book has survived to our times and now we have a printed edition of it :-)