16th Century Music for Viols / Fretwork

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Audio Samples

Album Summary

Ensembles

• Fretwork
• Rose Consort of Viols

Composers

• Christopher Tye (1505 - 1572)
• William Byrd (Composer) (1543 - 1623)
• Alfonso Ferrabosco (circa 1578 - 1628)
• Thomas Tallis (Composer) (circa 1505 - 1585)
• William Cornysh (circa 1470 - 1523)
• Robert Parsons (16th cent. Composer) (circa 1535 - 1570)
• John Taverner (circa 1490 - 1545)
• John Dowland (1563 - 1626)
• John Bull (circa 1562 - 1628)
• Thomas Preston (circa 1520 - after 1570)

Notes & Reviews:

Two of the UK's finest early music ensembles give performances of Tallis, Dowland, Tye, Parsons, Preston, Ferrobosco, Byrd and Bull. Repertoire includes Dowland's Lachrimae and the complete consort music of Thomas Tallis.

"Precicely balanced, warm-sounding..... on splendid form." - Gramophone

"Fretwork play together beautifully" -Gramophone

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Works Details

Tallis, Thomas : In Nomine no 1

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Tallis, Thomas : Solfaing Song à 5

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Tallis, Thomas : Fantasy for Keyboard

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Tallis, Thomas : In Nomine no 2

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Tallis, Thomas : Libera nos, salva nos, for 5 viols

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 1 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Dowland, John : Lachrimae or Seaven Teares

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Dowland, John : Lachrimae antiquae novae, for 5 viols/violins & lute (from "Lachrimae")

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Dowland, John : Lachrimae gementes, for 5 viols/violins & lute (from "Lachrimae")

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Dowland, John : Lachrimae tristes, for 5 viols/violins & lute (from "Lachrimae")

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Dowland, John : Lachrimae coactae, for 5 viols/violins & lute (from "Lachrimae")

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Dowland, John : Lachrimae or Seaven Teares

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Dowland, John : Lachrimae or Seaven Teares

• Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1604

Tye, Christopher : In Nomine a 5 ("Crye")

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Cornysh, William : Fa la Sol for 3 viols

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1530

Bull, John : In Nomine for 5 viols

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Byrd, William : Fantasia no 3

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Parsons, Robert : In nomine à 5

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Preston, Thomas (ii) : O Lux Beata Trinitas for 3 viols

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance

Ferrabosco (I), Alfonso : Fantasia for 4 viols

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 3 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Taverner, John : In Nomine, for 4 parts (arrangements exist for consort & for keyboard)

• Ensemble: Fretwork
• Running Time: 1 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1520-1530