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A Souldiers Resolution: The First Part of Ayres

Countertenor Christopher Field and viol player Miriam Morris present Tobias Hume’s The First Part of Ayres (1605), the first English collection devoted exclusively to the lyra viol and bass viol, ranging from bawdy humour to fashionable melancholy.

No photograph: Tobias Hume Tobias Humecomposer Christopher Fieldcountertenor Miriam Morrisbass viol
  • CatalogueMD 3232
  • Released2000
  • Playing time61 minutes 48 seconds

Listen & tracks

3 of 19 tracks have a preview · 19 works · 61:48

  1. 1 A Pavin (45) Tobias Hume 5:38
  2. 2 Faine Would I Change That Note Tobias Hume 1:40
  3. 3 A Souldiers Resolution Tobias Hume 5:14
  4. 4 A Question Tobias Hume 2:10
  5. 5 An Answere Tobias Hume 2:18
  6. 6 Death Tobias Hume 5:43
  7. 7 Life Tobias Hume 1:50
  8. 8 Good Againe Tobias Hume 4:57
  9. 9 What Greater Griefe Tobias Hume 3:37
  10. 10 Rosamond Tobias Hume 1:15
  11. 11 The Duke Of Holstones Almaine Tobias Hume 2:13
  12. 12 My Mistresse Hath A Prettie Thing Tobias Hume 3:58
  13. 13 Adue Sweete Love Tobias Hume 2:15
  14. 14 Be Merry A Day Will Come Tobias Hume :25
  15. 15 Tobacco Tobias Hume 1:43
  16. 16 Beccus An Hungarian Lord His Delight Tobias Hume 2:50
  17. 17 The Second Part Tobias Hume 1:05
  18. 18 Loves Farewell Tobias Hume 4:50
  19. 19 Captaine Humes Pavin Tobias Hume 8:07

Successfully launched in both Melbourne and Adelaide, this disc presents counter-tenor Christopher Field and outstanding viol player Miriam Morris in a rare recording of Renaissance composer Tobias Hume’s The First Part of Ayres – the first collection of music to appear in England devoted exclusively to the lyra viol and bass viol.

The music, diverse in the extreme, ranges from the bawdy to the fashionably melancholic. Other than grouping by key and dance type, such progressions as Deth, Life, Good againe, A Question and An answere, show a distinctly programmatic flair. We are constantly reminded of Hume’s military calling with echoes of the battleground in such pieces as A Souldiers Resolution. Set amongst the learned part-writing of the viol consort composition of such contemporaries as Lawes and Ferrabosco, one can only imagine a solitary existence for this wild card protagonist of a relatively new style for his chosen instrument.

Reviews

an attractive program ... this is a rare and worthy entry to the catalogues. ★★★

— Christopher Price, Goldberg Magazine

this excellently produced and packaged Australian disc offers special delights ... expressive and engaging

— Bill Hoffmann, Canberra Times

This new recording by Australia’s finest viola da gamba player deserves a spot on every early music lover’s shelf ... Miriam Morris ... has a wide dynamic range, and her technique allows her to extract the rich resonance which is so important on the gamba, especially in solo music

— Michael O’Loghlin, Early Music Society of Queensland

Miriam Morris plays Hume’s music with affectionate fluency ... The recording communicates the warmth and nobility of the instrumental sound

— Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald

on this fine recording ... Morris negotiates the not inconsiderable technical demands of the music with warm-toned assurance, drawing an expressive palate of sounds from her Australian-made seven stringed bass viol.

— Alan Maddox, MCA Music Forum

The sounds that emerge from this well-recorded disc are lean and refreshing.

— Raymond Chapman Smith, The Advertiser

I liked Miriam Morris’s playing very much ... her engagement with the music comes through and got me hooked. Christopher Field’s light, clean, sweet countertenor is a good foil to the bass viol ... Move is to be commended

— Katherine Kemp, ABC 24 Hours

Artists

No photograph: Tobias Hume

Tobias Hume

composer

 Photograph of Christopher Field

Christopher Field

countertenor

Christopher Field's teachers have included Stephen Grant and Hartley Newnham, and he has appeared in operatic roles with Opera Australia, Stopera and Co*Opera and has performed in concerts and festivals throughout Australia.

 Photograph of Miriam Morris

Miriam Morris

bass viol

Miriam Morris studied the viola da gamba with Wieland Kuijken and Jane Ryan. Her career has included many solo appearances and collaborations with leading early music ensembles, particularly in Australia.

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Performers

Technical credits

  • Producer Thomas Grubb
  • Recording Engineer Thomas Grubb
  • Credit Ron Joosten

Details

List price
$25.00 AUD
Total playing time
61 minutes 48 seconds
Release date
Categories
Early music, Vocal
Genres
Early Music, Vocal & Opera
Musical work copyright
© 2000 Move Records
Sound recording copyright
℗ 2000 Move Records
Catalogue
MD 3232
EAN
9314574323221

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