'Parthenia or the Maydenhead of the first musicke that ever was printed for the Virginalls (in England at least), composed by three famous masters: William Byrd, Dr. John Bull and Orlando Gibbons' was probably printed in 1613. MIO's Artistic Director John Edwards talks to harpsichordist Louise Hung about the terminology of plucked string keyboard instruments in the Elizabethan and Jacobean period, how they make their sound, the association of the virginals with young women in our period and the techniques and fingering which they used and which Louise deploys to get the characteristic sprightly articulation in Mary Brownlow’s Galliard and the spectacular passage work in the prelude by Byrd, both of which you’ll hear at the end of our chat.
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 4a - Louise Hung - Orlando Gibbons’ Fantasia of Foure Parts
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 4 - Louise Hung on Tuning and Temperament - Orlando Gibbons’ Fantazia in Four Parts
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 3a - Louise Hung - John Bull’s Pavana and Orlando Gibbons’ Galiardo and The Queenes Command
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 3 - Deanne Williams - John Bull’s Pavan and Orlando Gibbons’ Galiardo and The Queen’s Command
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 2a - Louise Hung - William Byrd’s Pavana Earle of Salisbury and Galiardo Secundo
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 2 - Louise Hung and John Edwards on The Earl of Salisbury - William Byrd’s Earl of Salisbury’s Pavan and Galiardo Secundo
Parthenia: Music for Virginals Ep. 1a - Louise Hung - William Byrd’s Preludium and Galiardo Mrs. Mary Brownlo
John Milton’s Comus - Interview with Prof. Deanne Williams
John Milton’s Comus - Interview with John Edwards on the music of Comus - Pt. 2
John Milton’s Comus - Interview with John Edwards on the music of Comus - Pt. 1
John Milton’s Comus - Interview with actor Bethany Jillard
John Milton’s Comus - Interview with director Heather Davies
Music for Comus - Saraband in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Corant 2 in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Alman 3 in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Corant 1 in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Alman 2 in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Alman 1 in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
Music for Comus - Pavan in F from Royal Consorts Set 9 by William Lawes
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