William Ballet's Lute Book, IRL-Dtc MS 408 (Ballet, William)

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1590-1603).
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Misc. Notes Transcribed from p.104 of Ballet's lute book (TCD MS 408)
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Work Title William Ballet's lute book
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Composer Ballet, William
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IWB 1
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Several

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First Publication. 1590-1603 ca.
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation lute (or lyra viol)
Extra Information *William Ballet's lute book regives some music being popular in the time of Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603). It consists of 2 manuscripts being packetised in the 18th c. (Trinity College Dublin, MS 408/1 and MS 408/2). The first probably from 1590 and the second maybe added after 1610 (dating c.1593-1603). Some pieces were current around 1580. For more information see Matthew Spring: The Lute in Britain: A History of the Instrument and Its Music.
  • According to Wikipedia, the first manuscript contains "dance pieces, some for lute and others for viol, by prominent composers of the time", and the second contains "popular dance and broadside ballad tunes of the late Elizabethan period". This would seem to indicate that it is specified which are for lute and which are for lyra viol.