Fantasia 16 (Meyer no. 1)
Wide variety of styles, textures, speeds
- rare use of madrigal texture of sustained notes in middle, acts as bridge between two sections
- appears as 1st of Ferrabosco series in 6 Oxford Mss.
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Listen to examples† of the motives:
| Motive 1b: |  | mp3 | wav | Real Audio | wma |
| Motive 2a: |  | mp3 | wav | Real Audio | wma |
| Motives 3a,3b: |  | mp3 | wav | Real Audio | wma |
| Motive 4a: |  | mp3 | wav | Real Audio | wma |
| Motive 6a: |  | mp3 | wav | Real Audio | wma |
| Motive 6b: |  | mp3 | wav | Real Audio | wma |
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†Sound clips are from "Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Four-Part Fantasias". CD Recording, Viola da Gamba Society -- New England, 25th Anniversary Project, Sarah Mead, Producer (2002). Reproduced by permission.
†Sound clips are from "Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Four-Part Fantasias". CD Recording, Viola da Gamba Society -- New England, 25th Anniversary Project, Sarah Mead, Producer (2002). Reproduced by permission.