Music for voice and viols / William Byrd.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623.

Contributor:

Oberlin, Russell, 1928-2016, singer.

Stevens, Denis, 1922-2004, conductor.

In Nomine Players, performer.

Series:

Lyrichord early music series

Naxos Music Library.

Lyrichord Early Music.

Standardized Title:

Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Viol ensembles.

Chamber music.

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.

Sacred songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 audio file).

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Lyrichord, [2008]

Language Note:

Vocal works sung in Italian (2nd work) and English (remainder).

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Contents:

Prelude and fantasia, a 5 (6:02)

La virginella (2:15)

My sweet little darling (1:18)

Fantasia, a 3 (4:22)

What pleasure have great princes (3:29)

Though Amaryllis dance in green (2:22)

In nomine, a 5 (2:40)

Blessed is he that fears the Lord (1:43)

O Lord, how long wilt thou forget? (1:42)

Fantasia, a 6 (6:12)

The man is blest that God doth fear (1:56)

Why do I use my paper, ink, and pen? (3:15).

Participant:

Russell Oberlin, countertenor ; In Nomine Players (Maxwell Ward, Michael Mitchell, Denis Stevens, viola da braccia ; Desmond Dupré, Dennis Nesbitt, viola da gamba ; Francis Baines, basso da gamba) ; Denis Stevens, conductor.

Notes:

Streaming audio.

The 2nd, 5th-6th, 8th-9th, and 12th works from Psalmes, sonets, and songs, 1588, for 5 voices, performed here as consort songs for solo voice and viols; the 4th work for keyboard, arr. for viols.

The 3rd work probably not composed by Byrd.

Recorded at Esoteric Sound Studios, New York City.

Contains:

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Prelude and ground, voices (5)

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Psalmes, sonets, and songs. Virginella

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Fantasias, keyboard instrument, MB 27; arranged

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Psalmes, sonets, and songs. What pleasure have great princes?

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Psalmes, sonets, and songs. Though Amaryllis dance in green

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. In nomines, voices (5), no. 5

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Psalmes, sonets, and songs. Blessed is he that fears the Lord

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Psalmes, sonets, and songs. O Lord, how long wilt thou forget?

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Fantasias, voices (6), no. 2, G minor

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Man is blest.

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623. Psalmes, sonets, and songs. Why do I use my paper, ink, and pen?

My little sweet darling.

OCLC:

705343093

Publisher Number:

LEMS8014 Lyrichord Early Music

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.