Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Volume 1

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Release Date: 27th Feb 2012
Catalogue No: 94303
Label: Brilliant Classics
Series: The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Bull, J: Walsingham (Musica Britannica, Vol. 19, No. 85)

Work length15:51

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Walsingham

Track length15:51

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Farnaby, G: Fantasia (5 / 82)

Work length5:09

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Peerson: Piper's paven (after J. Dowland) (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

Work length5:15

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Piper's paven

Track length5:15

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Bull, J: Piper's Galliard

Work length2:14

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Byrd: Pavana

Work length5:41

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Byrd: Galiarda

Work length1:59

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Philips, P: Pavan and Galliard Pagget

Work length7:13

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Philips, P: Galliard

Work length2:29

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Bull, J: Praeludium (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

Work length1:37

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Praeludium

Track length1:37

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Bull, J: Gloria tibi trinitas

Work length2:58

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Picchi: Toccata

Work length4:00

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Farnaby, G: Pawles Wharfe

Work length2:18

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Bull, J: Fantastic Pavan and Galliard (Musica Britannica, Vol. 19, No. 86)

Work length9:18

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Pavan

Track length6:45

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Galliard

Track length2:33

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Tomkins: A Grounde

Work length7:05

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Gibbons, O: Pavana (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

Work length3:00

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Pavana

Track length3:00

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Inglott: The Leaves bee greene

Work length3:30

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Byrd: The Bells

Work length6:52

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Mundy, J: Goe from my Window (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

Work length5:25

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Goe from my Window

Track length5:25

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Byrd: Fantasia in G major

Work length5:08

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Fantasia in G Major, No. 3

Track length5:08

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Byrd: Coranto

Work length0:59

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Philips, P: Amarilli

Work length3:30

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Farnaby, G: The Olde Spagnoletta (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book)

Work length1:00

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

The Olde Spagnoletta

Track length1:00

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Farnaby, G: Pavana

Work length6:53

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

anon.: Nowel's Galliard (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, No. 246)

Work length1:38

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Nowel's Galliard

Track length1:38

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anon.: Barafostus' Dreame (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, XVIII)

Work length2:39

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Barafostus' Dreame

Track length2:39

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Farnaby, G: The King's Hunt

Work length2:25

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Farnaby, G: Muscadin

Work length1:24

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Strogers: Fantasia

Work length2:54

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Tomkins: Barafostus' Dream

Work length6:05

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Bull, J: In nomine V (Musica Britannica, Vol. 14, No. 24)

Work length3:19

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

In nomine V

Track length3:19

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Bull, J: The King's Hunt (Musica Britannica, Vol. 19, No. 125)

Work length4:00

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

The King's Hunt

Track length4:00

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Johnson, E: Johnson's Medley

Work length3:59

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

Bull, J: In nomine IX (Musica Britannica, Vol. 14, No. 28)

Work length6:17

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

In nomine IX

Track length6:17

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Peerson: The Fall of the Leafe

Work length1:17

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Pieter-Jan Belder (harpsichord)

The Fall of the Leafe

Track length1:17

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The first volume of the Complete Edition of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.

This remarkable collection of works for the virginal, or small harpsichord, is found in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. It is the largest collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean keyboard music, all handwritten and totalling nearly 300 compositions, and all of which predate the first keyboard music published in England by about 50 years. The identity of the copyist of these works is uncertain, although a fascinating riddle.

The manuscript is a role call of the leading composers of the era - John Bull, Giles Farnaby, William Byrd, Peter Philips, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Tomkins and a number of unknown composers all feature. The copyist was, therefore, immersed in the world of keyboard music, with connections to the great composers of the day. Research seems to point to one Francis Tregian from Cornwall, who may have copied the music whilst in Fleet prison from 1608 until his death in 1619. He certainly had time on his hands, but how he obtained the materials and original music is far from clear. His connection to Cornwall is important - William Cornyshe (whose surname probably indicated his birthplace) was a significant composer during the reign of Henry VII and Henry VIII, while Farnaby and Tomkins also came from Cornwall.

Tregian’s remarkable work – which extends to four volumes and 2000 pieces – ensured the survival of music by many of the most important composers of this era.

This CD, the first in a series, includes a number of rare but intriguing keyboard works, performed by harpsichordist Pieter-Jan Belder.

Fitzwilliam Virginal Book Volume 1

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