William Byrd (arr. Glyn): La Volta / Coranto
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Channel: PSearPianist · 2017 · Music
Phillip Sear plays two short dances by the British Renaissance composer William Byrd (c1540-1623) as adapted for piano by the British composer Margaret Glyn (1865-1946). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William Byrd needs no introduction from me - you can read about him here: http://bit.ly/2vvVEEZ . The two dances on this video come from a compilation called 'Dances Grave and Gay' made by Margaret Glyn from the 'Fitzwilliam Virginal Book' and 'Parthenia'. 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 detail from a contemporary French paintings showin gQueen Elizabeth 1 of England dancing a lavolta. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Played by Phillip Sear http://www.psear.co.uk (Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: http://wa.me/441444483794 ) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pianogems
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