Klarinet Archive - Posting 000483.txt from 1999/02

From: "Steven J Goldman, MD" <gpsc@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Traditional English Songs
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 02:26:11 -0500

There are a tremendous number of songs, madrigals, etc. that come from that
era, with a great many published. In fact, most instrumental music from that
era were simply adaptations or variations on popular songs (the gap between
classical music and popular music just did not exist at the time).
Greensleeves most definitely is an Elizabethan song, written by that most
prodigious of composers, Anon.

A very good place to start are the songs of the lute player, John Dowland,
all of which have modern editions. They are also all available on CD's. He
was by far the most popular composer of lute songs at the time, many which
would have gone platinum by today's standards.

Getting info on Dowland will certainly lead you to many other attributed,
and unatributed songs of the period.

Unfortunately, none of these guys wrote good bass clarinet parts either
(ref. to Dan's Bach comment).

Good luck,

Steve Goldman
Glenview, IL

-----Original Message-----
From: Doogie707@-----.com]
Subject: [kl] Traditional English Songs

Hi everyone,

I am doing a project on Elizabethan Music!! I really don't know which songs
that people know go with that era.. Iwanted to know if Greensleeves was one
of
the songs from back then....i've heard somewhere in a documentary of
Elizabeth
Greensleeves and was wondering....if it is, can someone plesase tell me who
composed greensleeves and info about it.. I really need all of your help!

Thanx in advance.

Doug

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