Ford, Thomas | Lessons for two bass viols, lyra-way (1607)

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Original edition restored by Atelier Philidor.

  • Titre complet: Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, Set forth in two Bookes... The Second are Pavens, Galiards, Almaines, Toies, Jigges, Thumpes, and such like, for two bass-viols, the Lieraway so made as the greatest number may serve to play alone, very easie to performde. Composed by Thomas Ford.
  • Instrumentation: 1 & 2 viola da gamba (bass viols, lyra-way)
  • Edition | Source: Facsimile (2021) | John Windet, London, 1607
  • Notation | Clefs: French tablature
  • Text in English
  • Paper | Binding: white paper and card stock cover & coil binding
  • Pages | Format: 1 volume, 32 pages
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Thomas Ford (ca. 1580 - 1648) was an English composer, lutenist, and viola da gamba player. His most important collection is probably the Musicke of Sundrie Kindes (London, 1607), which is in two parts. The first book included lute ayres, described as "Aries for 4 voices to the Lute, Orphorion, or Basse-viol, with a Dialogue for two Voices..."; the second part contained dances such as "Pavens, Galiards, Almaines, Toies, Jigges, Thumpes, and such like..." scored for two bass viols, lyra-way. An unusual feature of his music for viol is the occasional use of a sound effect: a heavy pizzicato "thump...with the first and second finger of the left hand according to the direction of the pricks."

TABLE

  • Lesson 1 : A Paven
  • Lesson 2 : The Galliard
  • Lesson 3 : An Almaine
  • Lesson 4 : A Paven
  • Lesson 5 : The Galliard
  • Lesson 6 : Forget me not
  • Lesson 7 : A Paven
  • Lesson 8 : An Almaine
  • Lesson 9 : The wild goose chase
  • Lesson 10 : What you will
  • Lesson 11 : And if you do touch ile crie
  • Lesson 12 : The Baggepipes
  • Lesson 13 : Why not here
  • Lesson 14 : Change of Ayres
  • Lesson 15 : Whip it and Trip it
  • Lesson 16 : Cate of Bardie
  • Lesson 17 : A snatch and away
  • Lesson 18 ; A pill to purge Melancholie
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