My Lady Careys Dompe c. 1520 by Anonymous composer 

I guess, Henry VIII got to practice funeral parties on 4 out of 6 of his wives!

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Indeed. Or maybe it's just that this is a way of doing music which is so well tried and tested that it has never really disappeared.

Richard.

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A really addictive and enjoyable piece of music. Trance for the Dark Ages. LOLS Regards from South Africa

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She was an excellent harpsichord player throughout her life. This piece would have been written during her fathers reign. He was also a good composer and had quite a collection of recorders.

Elizabeth played “very well, for a queen” apparently … good old Cobbett reversed the epithets applied to her and her half-sister Mary … “Good Queen Mary” and “Bloody Bess” … all the same, I think your playing is brilliant … thanks a lot!

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@@drogers447 very beautiful and talented. Where can you get the sheet music?

@@goldberg72 Thank you. I think I got it from IMSLP. 😀

@@drogers447 oh my God that is so sore, I can’t even work

@@drogers447 do you add the ornaments yourself?

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Really, like what exactly?

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Cómo se llama??

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Thanks for your comment. I like to conjure the feeling of a lament. It’s interesting even slower sometimes

@@drogers447 Agreed

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As you are learning it on piano do yourself a favour and listen to Anton Batagov playing it on piano. Unhurried and beautiful.😊

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She was my favorite Elizabeth.

@@drogers447 Mine too. That BBC production is a real masterpiece.

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Thank you for listening and for your lovely comment. As a pianist, you certainly would have an advantage for playing the harpsichord, as it is also a keyboard instrument. It does, however, have a completely different mechanism, as it plucks the string rather than hammers like a piano. It doesn’t have dynamics so the touch and technique are very different from piano. I hope you have an opportunity to play a harpsichord in the future. Thanks again.

@@drogers447 I know of a harpsichord here in Middletown RI that is privately owned and is unfortunately untunable. Is it very difficult to build one?? This is something that my brother could do. If it is affordable. Thanks again. May God bless you and your family. Miss Monique 🙂🌷💗🕊️

There are kits for different types of harpsichords and virginal at Zuckermann Harpsichords in Connecticut. zhi.net You might join on Facebook, the group”harpsichords free, cheap and for sale to good homes. They show many instrument for sale and give knowledgeable advice for buyers. If your brother is handy, you might want to check out the instrument in RI. Working on regulating and repairing an existing instrument would be a good way to learn . Keep in mind that harpsichords do not stay in tune and must be tuned often, like a big guitar. Players tune their own instruments. I wish you luck and hope you find what you would like.

@@drogers447 Thanks again for all the great information. It would be "very cool" to have a harpsichord!!! Blessings to you and your family 🌹💗🎶🎉 Miss Monique

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Thanks so much. I’m glad you enjoyed it. And it is a fun piece to play

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@@drogers447 Not at all.

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Thank you. It’s an Italian Virginal. Same size keyboard but a pentagonal case, not square. Thanks for listening

They were very familiar with virginals and wrote for harpsichord. There is no sound system. This is an acoustic instrument. Thank you for listening

This Virginal was made from a Zuckermann kit. Also there is a Facebook page called “harpsichords free, cheap or for sale to good homes” that might lead you to a small spinet or virginal. Thanks for listening 0:04

Thank you so much. I’m from NY but live now in Tennessee.

You can download it from IMSLP. Enjoy

Thanks for listening. Yes, this is a virginal. It has 54 notes. Virginals are a type of harpsichord and were very popular in the 16 th Century.

Thank you for your kind words about my playing and the instrument. The box register is glued to the bottom of the soundboard. It took ALOT of time to regulate the instrument in order to get the best sound.

I’ve made a few virginals. My latest is using a thin upper register under the soundboard to see if the tone is better. The other problem is the bass keys are very short. No getting round that.

My husband built the box guides on a CNC machine. They are very light, which helps the sound

@@drogers447 Thanks. That is interesting to know. How deep was the top one please

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The difference between a virginal and a spinet is the orientation of the strings. On a virginal, the strings run sideways from the keyboard. On a spinet, the strings run at an angle. This makes for the difference in sound. ❤️

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It’s a Virginal, which is in the harpsichord family. Thanks for listening

Thank you so much for your kind comments. I’m glad you enjoyed my playing and my instruments. All of the instruments featured on my RU-vid channel were made by my husband Donald. There is a Flemish harpsichord, a French double, a Neapolitan Italian harpsichord, a virginal and most recently a small pipe organ. I hope you subscribe to my channel. Coming soon is a beautiful little Octave harpsichord. Thanks again.

Beautiful by the way