Basse Danse la Roque by Pierre Attaingnant (1494-1552) Pierre Attaingnant was a French music printer, active in Paris. Attaingnant is considered to be first large-scale publisher of single-impression movable type for music-printing, thus making it possible to print faster and cheaper than predecessors such as Ottaviano Petrucci.
Almain by Richard Allison (1560-1610) Richard Allison was an English composer. He wrote de la Tromba, a fine broken consort piece which has several professional recordings and first became well known due to the Julian Bream Consort.
There Were Three Razens by Thomas Ravenscroft (1582-1635) Thomas Ravenscroft was an English composer, theorist and editor, notable as a composer of rounds and catches, and especially for compiling collections of British folk music. Ravenscroft’s principal contributions are his collections of folk music, including catches, rounds, street cries, vendor songs, “freeman’s songs” and other anonymous …
Ah Robyn, Gentle Robyn by William Cornyshe (1465-1523) William Cornyshe was a noted composer, playwright, actor and pageant master (and, curiously , on occasion, provider of guttering, paving, and even sanitary conveniences) about the court of Henry VIII. In some of these varied and useful capacities he served his master at the Field of the …
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Balleto by Jean Babtiste Besard (1567-1617) Although Jean Babtiste Besard was born to a family of some means and noble lineage, he led an extremely active life as a lutenist, composer, teacher, lawyer and medical doctor. His noteworthy treatise on playing the lute, entitled De modo, was included in both of these collections. John Dowland’s …
Branle de la Cornemuse by Robert Ballard (1572-1575) Robert Ballard was a prominent French lutenist and composer. From 1612 he entered the service of the French Regent, Maria de Medici, and was tutor to the young King Louis XIII, becoming a lutenist and composer at the royal court in 1618. He published two books of …
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Branle de Village by Robert Ballard (1572-1575) Robert Ballard was a prominent French lutenist and composer. From 1612 he entered the service of the French Regent, Maria de Medici, and was tutor to the young King Louis XIII, becoming a lutenist and composer at the royal court in 1618. He published two books of lute …
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Opus 15a Les Folies d’Espagn by Fernando Sor (1778-1839) Fernando Sor was a Spanish classical guitarist and composer. He is best known for his guitar compositions, but he also composed music for opera and ballet, earning acclaim for his ballet titled Cendrillon. Sor’s works for guitar range from pieces for advanced players, such as Variations …
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God Save The Queen by Handel “God Save the Queen” (alternatively “God Save the King”) is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. It is the de facto national anthem of the United Kingdom.
Opus 13 Rondo Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) from “Pathetique” Sonata, Opus 13 Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. The crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential composers of all time.
