Three Fantasias
Byrd, William
3 ATB. Byrd's short three-part fantasias, originally for viols, are a marvel of imitative invention using small-scale resources. This new edition makes life easy for recorder players, avoiding the changing of instruments, playing 'up the octave' and dealing with out-of-range notes, found in editions designed primarily for viol players. All three fantasias fit nicely on treble, tenor and bass recorders; a particular treat is to play them on bass, great bass and contrabass.
3 ATB. Byrd's short three-part fantasias, originally for viols, are a marvel of imitative invention using small-scale resources. This new edition makes life easy for recorder players, avoiding the changing of instruments, playing 'up the octave' and dealing with out-of-range notes, found in editions designed primarily for viol players. All three fantasias fit nicely on treble, tenor and bass recorders; a particular treat is to play them on bass, great bass and contrabass.