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William Byrd: The Queene's Alman

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Channel: PSearPianist · 2018 · Music

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Phillip Sear plays a short dance by the British Renaissance composer William Byrd (c1540-1623) as adapted for piano by the British composer Margaret Glyn (1865-1946).
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William Byrd needs no introduction from me - you can read about him here: http://bit.ly/2vvVEEZ .  The piece on this video comes from a compilation called 'Dances Grave and Gay' made by Margaret Glyn from the 'Fitzwilliam Virginal Book' and 'Parthenia'.  She omits Byrd's repeats in her edition. Glyn was the daughter of a wealthy clergyman-baronet in Ewell, Surrey and studied music privately, taking an interest in what would now be called 'early music'.  You can read about her life towards the foot of this webpage:  http://bit.ly/2ux4wgg .   She composed several symphonies, but I believe that much of her own music has been lost.  There is an interesting account of a memorial concert for her from 1996 here: http://bit.ly/2uwLEhE .  The thumbnail shows a picture of tudor dancers (not sure if they are dancing an alman!).
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