Elizabeth Roger's Virginal Book - Contents

Contents

The pieces contained in the manuscript are relatively simple, and written for the amateur performer. There are settings of popular tunes, dance movements and vocal pieces. None of the keyboard pieces bear a composer's name, and only a few of the vocal pieces are attributed, but many are identifiable from other sources. These include: William Byrd, with his Battel suite, dating from at least 1591; Orlando Gibbons; Henry Lawes and his brother William; Robert Johnson; and Nicholas Lanier. Several pieces are attributed to Thomas Strengthfield, of whom nothing is known, but who may have been Elizabeth's music teacher. Other pieces are attributed to John Balls (died 1622), a wait or public musician of the city of London; and John Wilson, who replaced him.

1. Sr Tho: ffairfax Marche
2. Nanns Maske (Orlando Gibbons)
3. Almaygne
4. The ffairest Nimphes the valleys or mountaines euer bred, & c.
5. The Scots Marche
6. Prince Ruperts Martch
7. One of ye Symphon(ies)
8. One of ye Symphon(ies) (William Lawes)
9. Selebrand (Sarabande)
10. When the King enioyes his owne againe
11. Almaygne
12. A Trumpett tune
13. Essex last goodnight
14. Almaygne per Tho: Strengthfield
15. The Corrant to ye last Alm(aygne) per Tho: Strengthfield
16. Ruperts Retraite
17. Almaygne per Tho: Strengthfield
18. Corrant to ye former Alma(ygne) per Tho: Strengthfield
19. The Nightingale
20. Corrant Bear
21. Selebrand Beare
22. Corrant Beare
23. Almayne
24. Corrant
25. Corrant Beare
26. Corrant Beare
27. The Battaile (William Byrd): The Souldiars summons
28. The Martch of ffoote
29. (The) Martch (of) horse
30. The Trumpetts
31. The Irish Martch
32. Bagpipes
33. The Drum and fflute
34. The Martch (to) ye ffight
35. Tarra-tantarra
36. (The) Battell Joyned
37. Retrait
38. The Buriing of the dead
39. The Souldiers delight
40. Corrant
41. Selebrand
42. A Maske
43. Corrant
44. Selebrand
45. Ly still my Deare
46. The Chestnut
47. Cloris sight (sighed)
48. Now ye springe is comne
49. Oh Iesu meeke
50. Corrant
51. Corrant
52. Maske
53. Corrant
54. Almaygne
55. Lupus Ayre (Thomas Lupo?)
56. Could thine incomparable eye
57. Almaygne: Mr Johnson
58. Mock-Nightingale
59. What if the King should come to ye City
60. The Kings Complaint
61. Almaygne
62. Corrant
63. Selebrand
64. My delyght
65. A Scotts Tuen
66. An Irish Toy
67. Allmayne
68. The spaynard (Spaniard)
69. Selabrand
70. The ffinex (Phoenix)
71. The faithfull Brothers
72. A Corant
73. This soldier loues
74. Carron o carron (Charon)
75. A horne pipe
76. Almaygne
77. Corrant per Tho: Strengthfield
78. Selebrand
79. Almaine
80. Corant
81. Almaygne
82. I wish noe more (Nicolas Lanier)
83. Selebrand
84. Loue is strange
85. Almaygne Mercure
86. Glory of ye North
87. Almaine
88. Merceur (Mercury)
89. Corrant
90. Corrant
91. Phill: Porters Lamentation
92. Psalme 42 (William Lawes)
93. Must your faire
94. Since tis my fate
95. No flattring pellow
96. Baloo my boy
97. Ile wish no more
98. Deerest loue
99. No noe I tell ye no
100. O that myne eyes
101. Yes I could loue
102. Lett god the god of Battaile Rize
103. Sing to the king of kings (William Lawes)
104. Psalme 39. verse 12 (William Lawes)
105. I preethe sweete (Henry Lawes)
106. fyer (Nicholas Lanier: lyrics by Thomas Campion)
107. Come you pritty (Thomas Campion)
108. All you forsaken louers
109. Think not deare (William and Henry Lawes)