Praeludium and Fantasia (from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) arranged for SAATB recorders Those of you who know and love Byrd’s original consort music (for instance the five-part setting of ‘Browning’) will relish the gravely expressive counterpoint and boisterous syncopated rhythms to be found in this Fantasia. The coda is a freely elaborated cadence, recalling the Praeludium and bringing the whole piece to a very satisfying conclusion. Some of Byrd’s keyboard music was arranged by himself from his own consort music and much of it has subsequently been arranged by others but, as far as I know, this masterpiece exists in no arrangement other than the present one. GP01 Score and parts £ tbc Walsingham arranged for double wind quintet (2fl, 2ob, 2cl in B flat, 2hn, 2bn) published by and available from WOODWINDplus 42 St. Mary’s Park Louth Lincolnshire LN11 0EF Tel. 01507 605244 e-mail: jeff@wwplus.waitrose.com also available from June Emerson Wind Music mailto:jeff@wwplus.waitrose.comshapeimage_3_link_0

Works by William Byrd