Piece of the Month - February 2011
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Pavan by Daniel Bacheler (CUL Add.3056, f.80v.)
The three sources of this piece (the others are Herbert f.4v. and
Dd.9.33 f.70v.) give very similar texts. In Add.3056 it is
followed by a galliard with the text "Ga: to the pavan before" but the
galliard is in D major and elsewhere (Dd.5.78.3 f.58) it is associated
with a different pavan in D major which seems a more likely pairing.
This pavan provides a classic
example of Bacheler's highly distinctive style of division writing.
There are no grace signs in the source, but I have played
quite a few where they seem to be called for, often on dotted notes or
to decorate unisons.
Downloads:
Pavan: 1102.ft3; 1102.tab; 1102.pdf; 1102.mp3
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