Bettina Hoffmann

Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba

simple search advanced search

author

Coprario (Coperario, Cooper, Cowper), John

1575 ca.-1626

work information

12 fancies for 2 bass viols and organ (Charteris n° 81-92)

manuscript

scoring

2 vb + org

where

source

GB-Ob Mus.Sch. C.91 and GB-Lbl Add.ms. 31416 (12 fantasias); GB-Och ms. 612/613/432 (10 fantasias); GB-Ckc ms. 112/113/113a (10 fantasias, organ part incomplete); GB-Lbl ms. 10445 (12 fantasias, viol parts only); GB-Lbl ms. 17790 (2 fantasias, viol parts only); GB-Ob ms.mus.sch. C.59/60 (7 fantasias, viol parts only); GB-Ob ms.mus.sch. C.92 (12 fantasias, viol parts only); GB-Ob ms.mus.sch. D.245-247 Merro (1 fantasia, viol parts only)

online copy

GB-Ob Merro 245, GB-Ob Merro 246, GB-Ob Merro 247

modern edition(s)

A-R Editions; Musica Britannica IX (1 fantasia); Dovehouse

further information

notes

The presence of many copies for only two viols without organ suggests that a performance for two was common, if not planned by the composer.

RISM

ms. Merro : https://opac.rism.info/search?id=800271631&View=rism
C.97: https://opac.rism.info/search?id=800273970&View=rism
C.91: https://opac.rism.info/search?id=800273957&View=rism

Thematic index

http://vdgs.org.uk/thematic/Co.pdf

bibliography

Andrew Ashbee, John Merro’s Manuscripts Revisited, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 2013, vol 7, pp 1-19. http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-07.pdf

What you can expect from this Catalogue (and what not).

Organization of the Catalogue

Found some error or missing information? Contact us!