Thomas BREWER, Pavin (a4); William BYRD In Nomine (a4, treble 2 has the slow part); BYRD Pavan of 5 (a5); Michael PRAETORIUS Ballet (a5); Thomas TOMKINS Pavan (a4); Thomas WEELKES “O Care Thou Wilt” (a5).
TrTrTnBs (quartets) and TrTrTnTnBs (quintets).

Consorts for 5 viols by Brade and Weelkes (2 trebles, tenor, 2 basses).
Brade, Intrade/Satyrs Dance, Weelkes madrigals “Make Haste”, “O Care Thou Wilt,” Your Beauty”La Paduana del re” (Anon) “The Hole in the Wall” (trad.)

THOMAS BREWER
Play Along SET 1: 4 Quartets tr tr tn bs
Airs in g minor: Pavin
Fantasias nos. 1 – 3

THOMAS BREWER
Set 2 : 5 Quartets tr tr tn bs
Airs in g minor: Almaine & Aire
Fantasias nos. 4 – 6

Quartets nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 and In Nomine by William Byrd.
Tr, tn, tn, bass

BYRD, William. Fantasia in 5 Parts (Two parts in one at the 4th above), Preludium and Ground, Browning “The Leaves bee greene”. Tr Tn Tn/B B B

COPERARIO Fantasia 3 & 5 (quartets) tr tn tn/bs bs JENKINS Fantasias 5 & 6, (quartets) tr tn bs bs. JENKINS Almaine 1 (tr tr bs bs). LUPO Fantasia 1 (quintet) tr tn tn/bs tn/bs bs

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Sheet music chosen from other play along sets.

Additional audio tracks so one Play Along can be used on all viol sizes as appropriate.

Branles des chevaux (after ARBEAU), Branle d’Escosse (after ARBEAU, Branle (Tielman SUSATO), Rond Tausend Ducaten im Sack (SUSATO), Branle de la Torche (Michael PRAETORIUS), Ballet CCVXXVIII (PRAETORIUS).

Selections from the Fridolin Sicher’s songbook (Giesbert’s Ein altes Spielbuch).
Available in 2 sets of 5 as listed below.
Set 1. Tendernaken (Henry VIII), Tendernaken (Senfl), Hors oriens (Anon), Brunete by Jo. Stockem (4 parts: treble, alto and bass clefs). En l’ombre du busonet (Anon),(3 parts: treble, alto, bass clefs).
Set 2. For Seulement Josquin),Tendernaken (Senfl), Mon Mignault (Busnois), Vray Dieu (Anon), (4 parts: treble, alto and bass clefs.) Baraises moy (Anon.), (3 parts: treble, alto and bass clefs.)
Practice tempos for Set 1 only.

Orlando Gibbons, Fantasias nos. 1 – 4 for treble, tenor and bass viols.

Orlando Gibbons trios for two treble viols and bass viol.
Can be ordered to play along with treble 1 and bass, or for treble 1 and treble 2.

English Consort Music (Treble, tenor, bass, bass).
TOMINS, Pavan 1 (quartet).
GIBBONS, Fantasia 1 and 2 (quartet. treble, tenor, bass, bass – 7 strings).
BYRD, Pavan of Five Parts (quintet).

WARD Fantasia1 GIBBONS Fantasias 1, 2 & 3. Sextets. Tr Tr Tn Tn Bs Bs

WARD Fantasia 5, GIBBONS Fantasia 4, 5 & 6 (sextets) tr tr tn tn bs bs

Tobias Hume. Lyra viol duets (from Musical Humours,1605,and Poetical Musicke,1607). Available in 3 sets.
Set 1. A maske, A mery conceit, A spanish humor, An almaine, The Spirit of Gambo.

Each set includes the duet and tuning pitches. Sheet music is available in staff notation for six dollars a set.

Set 2. Musicke and Mirth, My joys are comming,The Dukes Almaine,The Earl of Montgomerys delight, The King of Denmarks delight.
Slower practice tempos are included.

Set. 3. The Spirit of Gambo,The State of Gambo, The Virgins Muse, Touch me sweetly.

I vostri acuti dardi (Philipe VERDELOT), Amore donna ch’io te porto, La Doune Cella (La Doncella), Artemisia (Aurelio BONELLI), Istrina (BONELLI).
Like the other wonderful collection of Italian conzonas by Maschera, these consorts are intended for performance by viol consort.

English Viol Consort Music (2 trebles, 2 basses – uses 7th string).
William Lawes, Suite in C minor.
Fantasia, Air 1, Air 2.

SIMPSON 3, LOCKE fantasia 1, 2 & Courant Bass viol duets. TOMKINS UtReMi (quartet) tr tn tn/bs bs

Giovanni COPERARIO (a 5) Fantasia no. 1 “Io son ferito amore” tr tr tn tn bs
Domenico da NOLA (a 5) Fantasia “O verde amena aprica” tr tr tn tn bs
Domenico FERRABOSCO (a 4) Fantasia “Io mi son giovanett’e” tr tn tn bs
Thomas LUPO (a 5) Fantasias “Ardo” tr tr tn bs bs and “Alte parole” tn tn tn bs bs
John WARD (a 5) Fantasia “Leggiarda sei” tr tr tn bs bs
Giuseppe ZARLINO (a 5) Fantasias “Ecce tu pulchra es” tr tn tn tn bs and “Nigra sum sed formosa ” tr tn tn tn bs

8 pieces: Quartet (1) & Quintets (7)
No practice tempos.

Maschera, Fiorenzo. Libro primo de canzoni…a quattro voci (Brescia 1584).
Canzon Prima La Capirola, Canzon Quarta, Canzon Ottava, Canzon Decimasesta, Canzon Vegisimaprima.

11 pieces by Zespedes, Guerrero, Vidales and others in 3-4 voices. Suitable for viol consort or lute ensemble. Study CD – not a play along, but helpful for the rhythms.

Ortiz, Diego. Tratado de glosas sobre clausulas…Solo Bass Viol to Lute.
Set 1. Recercadas Nos. 1 and 6 over La Spagna Tenor. Recercadas Nos. 1 – 4 over chordal ostinatos. With practice tempos.

Ortiz, Diego Tratado de glosas sobre clausulas…Solo Bass Viol to Lute.
Set 2. Recercadas Nos. 2 and 5 over La Spagna Tenor. Recercadas Nos. 5 – 8 over chordal ostinatos.

Ortiz, Diego Tratado de glosas sobre clausulas…Solo Bass and Treble Viol to Lute.
Set 3. Recercadas Nos. 3 and 4 over La Spagna Tenor. Recercadas Nos. 1 – 4 over O Felichi Occhi Miei

Ortiz, Diego Tratado de glosas sobre clausulas…Solo Bass and Treble Viol to Lute.
Set 4. Recercadas Nos. 1– 4 over Douce Memoire . Quinta Pars.

Music from the Chanson Album of Marguerite Austria
Set. 1 Autant en emporte le vent. Au feu de l’amour. En espoir via. Fors seulement.
Set 2. Mijn hert heeft altijte verlanghen. Plorer, gemir, crier. O salutaris hostia. Pourquoi non. (4 parts).
This Play Along is for high (treble, tenor) or low (tenor, bass) viols

Sainte Colombe, Monsieur de.
Concert II Le Change, Concert VXVII Le Mesle’, Concert XXXVIII Le Mesle’, Concert XLIV Tombeau Les Regret

Treble, and 2 bass viols
January – June
Slower practice tempos included.

Treble, 2 basses.
Set. 2. July – December.
Slow practice tempos included.

Alexander AGRICOLA (a 3) Tandernaken. tn tn/bs bs
Pierre ALAMIRE (a 4) Tandernack tn tn bs bs
Antoine BRUMEL (a 3) Tandernae tn tn bs
Henry VIII (a 3) Taunder naken tn tn/bs bs
Paulus HOFHEIMER (a 4) Tandernack tn bs bs bs

Set 1: 5 Tandernaken settings, 3 Trios & 2 Quartets. Low Consort: Tenors Basses

Eramus LAPICIDA (a 3) Tandernaken tn tn/bs tn/bs
Jacob OBRECHT (a 3) Tander naken tn tn bs
Ludwig SENFL (a 4) Tandernack Quatuor tn tn bs bs
Ludwig SENFL (a 5) Tandernack Quinque tn tn tn bs bs

Set 2: 4 Tandernaken setting . Low Consort: Tenors Basses
Trios (2) Quartets (1) Quintet (1)

Thomas Tomkins, 5 Trios for two treble viols and bass viol.  Fantasias nos. 1 – 5.

Thomas Tomkins, 5 trios for treble, tenor, and bass viol. Fantasias nos. 6 – 9 and 14. I

Thomas Tomkins, 5 trios for assorted viols.  Fantasia 10 for 2 trebles  and bass viol.  Fantasia 11 – 13 for treble and 2 bass viols. Fantasia 15 for treble, tenor, and bass viol.  

John Ward Quintets, Fantasias nos. 1 – 4.
TrTr (playing in the low range) OR TnTn (playing in the high range), Tn/Bs, Bs Bs.
The lowest part fits on a 7 string bass or bass in D with the bottom string tuned to C. Tenors tuned in A are ideal for the top two voices, but G tenors work as well, requiring a high D on the top string.
[For a full discussion of which viol size and tunings to use for low consort, see Herbert W. Myers,"The Sizes and Tunings of Early Viols: Some Questions (and a Few Answers)," VdGSA Journal Vol 38 2001].

John Ward Quintets for low consort, Fantasias nos. 5 – 7 and In Nomine
For the Fantasias: TrTr (playing in the low range) OR TnTn (playing in the high range), Tn/Bs, Bs Bs. The lowest part fits on a 7 string bass or bass in D with the bottom string tuned to C. Tenors tuned in A are ideal for the top two voices, but G tenors work as well, requiring a high D on the top string.
For In Nomine: Tr ; Tr or Tenor in A; Tn; Tn/Bs; Bs