KEYBOARD LITERATURE UNIT 1 CD #2 LISTENING LIST

GILES FARNABY (c. 1560-1620) English virginalist noted for

charming miniatures, all in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
1) Giles Farnabys Dreame, a Pavan, 1:15, Fitzwilliam Virginal Book,
Jovanka Marville, harpsichord. See your Course Reader, pp. 121123 for tracks 1-2
2) His Rest: Galiard, 0:51, FVB, David Polluck, harpsichord
3) His Humour, 1:20, performed by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble,
a lovely arrangement of the keyboard work in your anthology.
This is a satire on various devices used in keyboard composition
of the time, such as chromatics, imitation, and the Ut-Re-Mi
cantus firmus.
CLAUDIO MERULO (1533-1604) Venice, Italian organist at St.
Marks Cathedral known for his development of the sectional
toccata form.
4) Toccata by Claudio Merulo, performed by Jackson Borges, organ,
CR p. 57
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643) Ferrara, Rome, Florence
(see course outline and powerpoints for more information)
tracks 5-8 performed by Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord and organ.
5) Toccata nona from Toccate dintavolatur di cimbalo et organo,
(1615) CR p. 148-152 (see performance notes p. 148)
6) Toccata per lElevazione, No. 31 of Fiori Musicali (1635) (Score
on Blackboard)
7) Canzona seconda from Il secondo libro di Toccate, (1627) (no
score)
8) Cento Partite sopra Passacagli, Toccata dintavolatura, (1637)
CR p. 153
9) Partite Sopra Folia, from Toccate e partite dintavolatura
(1616). CR p. 139
JOHANN JAKOB FROBERGER, 1616-1667, Gustav Leonhardt,
harpsichord
10)
Toccata No. 9
11)
Tombeau faict a Paris sur la mort de Monsieur
Blancrocher CR. p. 173
12)
Tombeau de M. de Chambonnieres, Byron Schenkman,
harpsichord p. 209
13)
Suite No. 30: Froberger was very important in the
development of the dance suite. He wrote them often in this

order: Allemande, Gigue, Courant, Sarabande, and only later was

the Gigue placed at the end of the Suite. His Allemandes are
extremely expressive and stylizednot meant for dancing, while
the other dances retain their dance character more closely. Track
13: Plainte faite a Londres pour passer la Melancholie
(Allemande) p. 168
14)
Gigue (how close is Leonhardts version to Fergusons
performance suggestions at the beginning of the piece? CR, P.
168-172
15)
Courant (French style)
16)
Sarabande
BERNARDO PASQUINI (1637-1710) Rome, wrote recently
discovered charming suites, and early sonatas for keyboard,
figured bass only.
17)
Canzona Franzese , performed by Rinaldo Alessandrini,
harpsichord
18)
Corrente , an example of the Italian Corrente, quicker in
simple meter. (No score for tracks 17 and 18)
ALESSANDRO POGLIETTI (d. 1683) Italian birth, worked in
Vienna, wrote programmatic suites.
19)
Canzon e Capriccio sopra das Henner und
Hennergeschray Wiener
Academie, Martin Haselbock,
harpsichord
JOHANN CASPAR KERLL (1627-1693) Vienna, may have studied
with Frescobaldi
20)

Capriccio il Cucu Kirsten Galm, organ

LEIPZIG, GERMANY: JOHANN KUHNAU (1660-1722) , Bachs

predecessor at Leipzig (see powerpoint)
John Butt, organ, see pp. 176-177, anthology about the program
behind this
Biblical Sonata No. 4 Hezekiah dying and restored to health A
programmatic sonata with the program written into the score.,
based on Lutheran hymn tune
21)
I. Hezekiahs lament for the death fortold to him, and his
fervent prayer
22)
II. His confidence in God
23)
III.The joy of the convalescent King. He remembers the ills
that are past, then forgets.