Farnaby's Conceit
The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book comprises nearly 300 works composed for keyboard by notable English court composers from the time of Queen Elizabeth. William Byrd, Giles Farnaby, John Bull, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Tomkins, to name a few, all contributed to the collection. I've orchestrated 20 or so of these pieces for brass quintet and brass ensemble - they're fun to work on because, while representing perhaps the purest forms of renaissance style, the simplicity of the music i