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Please click here for a description of the afternoon's formatrevel in the lascivious delights of the resoration court...
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| Composer | Who was he? | Piece | Minutes | InfoNerd |
| Henry Purcell b London, 1659; d London, 1695 |
Composer and organist, he was one of the most important 17th-century composers and one of the greatest of all English composers. | 'Frost Scene', from King Arthur | 4 | |
| Christopher Simpson b N. Yorks., c1602-6; d London, 1669 |
English theorist, composer and viol player. Matthew Locke, a fellow Catholic, commemorated him in 1672 as 'a Person whose memory is precious among good and knowing Men, for his exemplary life and excellent skill'; John Jenkins had called him his 'very precious friend'. | Two short pieces from 'The Division Viol', 1659 | 6 | |
| Johann Schop d Hamburg, 1667 |
A brilliant violinist who worked for christian IV of Denmark alongside some emminant English musicians who were also employed there. After escaping there from the plague, he settled in Hamburg, but published extensively in Amsterdam where he was very poplular. Charles almost certainly would have heard his music while in Holland. | Lacrimae Pavaen from 't Uitnement Kabinet, 1659 | 4.50 | |
| Monsieur Gallot of Ireland active in the 1670s |
Reportedly 'from Ireland, but in fact nothing at all is known of this wonderful guitarist of the restoration period. This collection of pieces come from a manuscript in the Oxford Bodley Library. He writes comments in the manuscript in both English and French, but the continuo (chordal) instructions are in Italian. | guitar suite: Passetemps (French - a prelude), Courante, (subtitled 'piece italienne'); Simphonie (a French musette), Capona Espagnola , and 'Over the mountains' (an English traditional tune) | 5 | |
| Nicholas Lanier b London, 1588; d London, 1666 |
English composer, singer, lutenist and artist,he was the first every 'Master of the King's Music - a position created for him by Charles I. He spent a wretched time in exile, during the commonwealth, but was treated well by Charles II at the restoration, and is now considered one of England's finest song writers of the period. | Hero and Leander | 6 | |
| Francis Withy b c1645; bur. Oxford, 14 Dec 1727 |
Cathedral singer, string player, music copyist and composer. From 1670 until his death he was a singing-man at Christ Church, Oxford. He played the violin and bass viol. | Divisions for bass viol | 5 | |
| Henry Purcell b London, 1659; d London, 1695 |
Composer and organist, he was one of the most important 17th-century composers and one of the greatest of all English composers. | Bacchus is a pow'r divine You twice Ten Hundred Dieties (from Orfeus Brittanicus) |
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| George Tollett Dublin/London 1680s |
Irish/English violinist about whom very little is known except that he was a member of the musical Tollett family, who lived and worked in Dublin and London in the restoration period. | Tollett's ground | 4 |
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Penelope Spencer
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Julian Clarkson
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Lynda Sayce
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Susanne Heinrich
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The event will begin with a tea/coffee and buns served in the vestibule. You and your guests will then be ushered through to the Hall, to enjoy an hour of masterful 18th century music performed on original instruments, in a beautiful space ideally suited to this intimate and extraordinary music. During the concert, you can sit back and let the musicians guide you through the music, with brief and friendly introductions to the pieces.
Every person who enters the Realm of Music also receives a 'listening pack' specifically tailored to the event. A concept unique to Realm of Music, this package of colourful cards presented in an attractive graphical format, can help you enjoy the music even more by showing you what to listen out for.
The post-concert reception presents an ideal setting for socializing as well as a great chance to meet up with the musicians and other people involved in creating this unique event.
