Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
Ford, Thomas
Musicke of Sundrie Kindes set forth in two bookes. The first whereof are, aries for 4. voices to the lute, orphorion, or basse-viol, with a dialogue for two voices, and two basse viols in parts, tunde the lute way. The second are Pavens, Galiards, Almaines, Toies, Jigges, Thumpes and such like to two Basse-viols, the Liera-way, so made as the greatest number may serve to play alone; very easie to be performed.
print/manuscript
London, John Browne
print in GB-Ge, GB-Lbl, US-CA, US-Ws
ms. in: GB-Ob ms.mus.sch. D.245-246 Merro (15 pieces); IRL-Dtc ms. 408/1 (olim D.1.21/I) William Ballet (4 pieces); F-Pn ms. Rés 1111 (3 pieces); GB-Cu Nn 6.36 Holmes (2 pieces); GB-Mp BRm 832 Vu 51 Manchester (2 pieces); GB-CHEr DLT/B 31 Leycester (2 pieces); GB-Cu Dd 5.20 (1 piece); GB-Lbl add.ms. 56279 Stirrop (2 pieces)
2 pieces published also in John Playford, Musick’s Recreation (Recreation-1652/55, Recreation-1669, Recreation-1682)
print of Musicke of Sundrie Kindes and of Musick’s Recreation: Early English Books Online
Musicke of Sundrie Kindes: Broude Brothers/Performer’s Facsimile; A-R Editions; Atelier Philidor (facsimile); Musica Britannica IX (2 pieces); The Scolar Press (facsimile).
Other sources: Peacock Press 2003 (Manchester Viol Book); Oriana Music (Ballet Lutebook); Cornetto-Verlag (Musick’s Recreation 1652); Hinrichsen (Musick’s Recreation 1682); Adams (Musick’s Recreation)
In the arias for 4 voices there is no special part for the bass viol named in the title which is certainly intended to play the part of the vocal bass. Only the last piece of the first book, the Dialogue, has two obligato parts for two lyra viols.
The second book contains 18 instrumental pieces which can be played, following the instrution in the title, by one or two lyra viols.
A/I: F 1503, ID 990018687
ms. Merro : ID 800271631
Joëlle Morton, Lyra viol source list.
Andrew Ashbee, John Merro’s Manuscripts Revisited, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 2013, vol 7, pp 1-19.
