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The Regal stop (used here) was often found on small organs in sixteenth-century England. Several such instruments were listed on the inventory of Henry VIII’s instruments in 1547, for example the ‘faire Instrument being Regalles and Virgynalles’ that was in the ‘Kinges privey Chambre’. Such instruments were sometimes described as having a ‘stoppe of timbre pipes’. The instrument continued to be popular throughout the sixteenth century. William Treasorer, for example, was ‘Regall maker’ to both Edward VI and Elizabeth I.
from notes by Davitt Moroney © 1999
Le jeu de régale, utilisé ici, se trouvait souvent sur les petits orgues anglais du XVIe siècle. Plusieurs sont répertoriés dans l’inventaire des instruments d’Henry VIII à sa mort, en 1547, par exemple le “bel Instrument, étant Régalles et Virgynalles”, qui se trouvait dans la Chambre du roi. On décrit souvent ces instruments comme ayant “un jeu de tuyaux de timbre”. La popularité de l’intrument est documentée pendant tout le XVIe siècle. William Treasorer, par exemple, était “facteur de Regall” d’Edward VI et d’Élisabeth Ire.
extrait des notes rédigées par Davitt Moroney © 1999
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