Hir Virginall Booke

112 choice pieces for Harpsichord by Byrd, Gibbons, Lawers, and others.

Second Revised Edition.
Editing and Calligraphy by Charles J. F. Cofone

The 1656 manuscript known as Elizabeth Rogers Hir Virginall Booke is described by Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians as "one of the last collections of genuine virginal music, distinguished by its melodic freshness... . Except for Byrd's 'Battell' [a composition already contained in My Ladye Nevells Booke (Dover, 22246-2) ] no item of the collection has so far appeared in reprint." Now, Charles J. F. Cofone has hand-copied the manuscript in the British Museum so that this music could be available to all.

In clear and handsome calligraphy, this publication brings you all the compositions in the original manuscript-112 pieces in all, including 25 songs and the 12 individual parts of Byrd's composition "The Battell." Although all the compositions appear anonymously in the manuscript, many of the composers' narres were tracked down by means of other sources; they are: Richard Balls, Thomas Brewer, William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Robert Johnson, Henry Lawes, William Lawes, Nicholas Laniere, John Wilson, and Thomas Strengthfield. Mr. Cofone has modernized the notation and the transcription of staves arad clefs to render the works more accesible to the modern performer. He has also contributed analytical notes for each piece and an informative introduction covering the manuscript (its history and physical description) , the virginal, virginal music, the composers represented, the principies of his editing, and the political history of the age in which the compositions were written.
This publication is obviously an extremely valuable document for musicologists and students of music, but the profesional pianist or harpsichordist and the amateur performer will also appreciate it as a wonderful source of early keyboard material that has long been unseen and unperformed.
Second, revised (1982) edition of original Dover (1975) publication.



CONTENIDO:

Introduction

1. Sir Thomas Fairfax's March
2. Nan's Masque,
3. Almaine,
4. The Fairest Nymphs the Valleys or Mountains Ever Bred,
S. The Scots March,
6. Prince Rupert's March,
7. One of the Symphonies,
8. One of the Symphonies,
9. Sarabande,
10. When the King Enjoys His Own Again,
11. Almaine,
12. A Trumpet Tune,
13. Essex's Last Goodnight,
14.. Almaine by Thomas Strengthfield,
15. The Courant to the Last Almaine by Thomas Strengthfield,
16. Rupert's Retreat,
17. Almaine by Thomas Strengthfield,
18. Courant to the Former Almaine by Thomas Strengthfield,
19. [Untitled],
20. The Nightingale,
21. Courant Beare,
22. Sarabande Beare,
23. Courant Beare,
24. Almaine,
25. Courant,
26. Courant Beare,
27. Courant Beare,

- The Battle: Nos. 28 through 39
28. The Soldiers' Summons,
29. The March of Foot,
30. The March of Horse,
31. The Trumpets,
32. The Irish March,
33. Bagpipes,
34. The Drum and Flute,
35. The March to the Fight,
36. Tarra-tantarra,
37. The Battle Joined,
38. Retreat,
39. The Burying of the Dead,

- The End of the Battle
40. The Soldiers' Delight,
41. Courant,
42. Sarabande,
43. A Masque,
44. Courant,
45. Sarabande,
46. Lie Still, My Dear,
47. The Chestnut,
48. Cloris Sighed,
49. Now ye Spring Is Come,
50. Oh Jesu Meek,
51. Courant,
52. Courant,
53. Masque,
54. Courant,
55. Almaine
56. Lupus, Air,
57. Could Thine Incomparable Eye,
58. Almaine : Mr. Johnson,
59. Mock-nightingale,
6o. What if the King Should Come to the City,
61. The King's Complaint,
62. Almaine,
63. Courant,
64. Sarabande,
65. My Delight,
66. A Scots Tune,
67. An Irish Toy,
68. Almaine,
69. The Spaniard,
70. [Untitled],
71. A Sarabande,
72. The Phoenix,
73. The Faithfull Brothers,
74. A Courant,
75. This Soldier Loves,
76. Charon, O Charon,
77. Hornpipe,
78. Almaine,
79. Courant by Thomas Strengthfield,
80. Sarabande,
81. Almaine,
82. Courant,
83. Almaine,
84. I Wish No More,
85. [Üntitled],
86. Sarabande : Thomas Strengthfield,
87. Love Is Strange,
88. Almaine Mercury,
89. Glory of the North
90. Almaine,
91. Mercury,
92. Courant,
93. Courant,
94. Phil Porter's Lamentation,

- Vocal lessons
95. Psalm 42,
96. Must Your Fair Inflaming Eye,
97. Since 'Tis My Fate,
98. No Flatt'ring Pillow,
99. Baloo, My Boy,
100. I'll Wish No More,
101. Dearest Love, I Do Not Go,
102. No, No ! I Tell Ye No,
103. O That Mine Eyes,
104. Yes, I Could Love,
105. Let God, the God of Battle, Rise,
106. Sing to the King of Kings,
107. Psalm 39, Verse 12,
108. I Prithee, Sweet,
109. Fire ! Fire !,
110. Come, You Pretty False-eyed Wanton,
111. All You Forsaken Lovers, Come,
112. Think Not, Dear Love,

Analytical Notes