University Chamber Concert

Date: 
Saturday, February 24, 1973
Time: 
8 pm
Season/No: 
1973

Two harpsichord recitals of Music by William Byrde [sic}, 1543-1623, given by Colin Tilney and Peter Williams, to mark the 350th anniversary of the death of the composer.

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Colin Tilney and Peter Williams - harpsichord, virginals, organ

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme of music by William Byrde [sic]

 

1. Pavan and Galliard 'The Earl of Salisbury'
    Que pass: for my Lady Newell
    French Coranto

2. Fantasia in A minor
    Fantasia in C

3.  Pavan and Galliard in A mnor

4.  Passamezzo antico

Interval - coffee on sale in the Laigh Room

5.  Fantasia Ut re mi fa sol la

6.  Pavan and Galliard Ph. Tregian

7.  My Lady Newell's Ground

8.  Callino Casturame

9.  Variations on 'Sellingers' Round'

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Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Instrument / Organ Specification: 
English anonymous, Chamber organ, c.1680
English anonymous, Chamber organ, c.1740
Italian anonymous harpsichord (Florence?) c. 1620
Keene, Stephen, - Virginal(s), (London), 1668
Ruckers, Ioannis (single-manual harpsichord), (Antwerp) 1637

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page pale blue folded sheet listing the two programmes
Programme Notes: 

No programme notes.

The music has been chosen from the new two-volume edition of Byrd's keyboard music published in "Musica Brittanica" and edited by Alan Brown.

Documents: 
PDF icon 1973 24 & 25 February.pdf (5.3 MB)
Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
no information available
Publicity and Reviews: 

Review 'St Cecilia's Hall' by Conrad Wilson in The Scotsman. [n.d.]

[Reid] Professor: 
Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988

Promoter:

Notes: 

Instruments used:
Chamber organ, English anonymous, c. 1690
Chamber organ, English anonymous, c. 1750 
Virginals, by Keene (London) 1668
Virginals, by Bertalotti (Venice) 1585
Harpsichord, by Ruckers (Antwerp) 1637
Harpsichord, Italian anonymous (Florence?) c. 1600 
 

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