Thomas Ford's collection Musicke of Sundrie Kindes (London, 1607) is one of the first published sources explicitly calling for lyra viol. In these duets, Ford displays great fluency and inventiveness, which influenced the development of the lyra viol idiom. This edition collates the musical text against several extant secondary sources. The edition supplies a modern grand-staff score as well as a separate tablature score, both with regular barlines. In addition to the critical notes and the biographical data on the composer, the editor also discusses important issues for lyra viol performance.

Contents

Tablature

1. A paven

2. The galliard

3. An almaine

4. A paven

5. The galliard

6. Forget me not

7. A paven

8. An almaine

9. The wild goose chase

10. What you will

11. And if you do touch me ile crie

12. The baggepipes

13. Why not here

14. Change of aire

15. Whipit and tripit

16. Cate of Bardie

17. A snatch and away

18. A pill to purge melancholie

Transcriptions

[All of the above]

Reviews

David Pinto, Music and Letters, 84:1