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The keyboard version survives without an attribution to Byrd in the only source. Alan Brown, writing in 1986, cautiously suggested that it might be ‘rash at this stage to attribute the arrangement to Byrd himself’ but Oliver Neighbour has since convincingly argued for his authorship: ‘It is the attempt to achieve greater clarity through changes in structural emphasis, especially in the highly imaginative treatment of the later sections, that is difficult to account for except as the work of the composer himself’ (Byrd Studies, 1992). Like many such intabulations of vocal pieces, the figuration added to the keyboard setting seems to impose a slower tempo than the sung original.
from notes by Davitt Moroney © 1999
Cette version pour clavier n’est pas attribuée à Byrd dans l’unique source. Alan Brown, en 1986, avait suggéré avec précaution qu’il serait peut-être “téméraire pour l’instant de l’attribuer à Byrd lui-même”, mais Oliver Neighbour a depuis présenté des arguments solides en faveur du compositeur : “C’est la tentative d’établir une plus grande clarté par des changements structurals, et surtout le traitement très imaginatif de la dernière partie, qui rendent difficile l’attribution à quelqu’un d’autre” (Byrd Studies, 1992). A l’instar de beaucoup de transcriptions, l’ornementation ajoutée semble imposer à la version pour clavier un tempo plus lent que pour la version chantée.
extrait des notes rédigées par Davitt Moroney © 1999
Byrd: Keyboard Music ‘Here, now, is a clever selection featuring all six of his instruments including the captivating muselar. Essential listening’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘A good compilation, showcasing Moroney’s playing as well as the breadth and richness of Byrd’s output’ (Early Music Review)» More |