The John Jenkins Five Part Fantasias
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Preface to this edition:
The present edition of Jenkins Fantasias for five viols is based on the British Library manuscript 30487 (viol parts) and British Library 29290 (organ part). Though not a scholarly edition, the parts have been carefully corrected and have been read several times for errors. It is presented with the blessing of Andrew Ashbee who edited the Faber edition of same, and this edition uses his and Meyer's numbering system so parts may be compared easily. A great deal of credit is due Mr. Ashbee for consulting so many sources and for his immense knowledge of Jenkins and his times. My thanks are due to Atlanta viols players who have helped proof read the website edition: Emily Stevenson, Paul Miller, Marian Burge, Stephen Morris, Greg Armijo, Susan Patterson and Joyce Clinkscales. Special thanks are due Joyce, Head Librarian of the Emory Music Library, for her help in obtaining microfilms of the original manuscripts. The present edition is presented in the spirit of the several copyists who felt that Jenkins's music should be available to more people for their immense musical enjoyment, and to spread around the genius of the composer John Jenkins. What better way to do this in modern times than by the internet?
Martha Bishop |