Fantazias for viols

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Fantazias for viols is a collection of intricate consort pieces for viols by Henry Purcell, showcasing his early mastery of contrapuntal writing in the English Baroque tradition.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fantazias for viols canonical 2
Purcell's viol fantasias 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf consort music ⓘ
musical composition collection ⓘ
associatedWith English consort tradition ⓘ
cataloguedAs Purcell's viol fantasias ⓘ
linked to: Fantazias for viols
composedIn 17th century ⓘ
Restoration England ⓘ
linked to: Stuart period
composer Henry Purcell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
creator Henry Purcell ⓘ
form fantasia ⓘ
genre Baroque music ⓘ
hasPart fantasia for viols in multiple parts ⓘ
historicalSignificance important example of late English viol consort music ⓘ
shows transition from Renaissance consort style to Baroque idiom ⓘ
influencedBy earlier English viol consort composers ⓘ
instrumentation viols ⓘ
intendedEnsemble chamber ensemble ⓘ
intendedPerformanceContext chamber music ⓘ
keyCharacteristic complex inner parts ⓘ
expressive harmonic language ⓘ
imitative counterpoint ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movement English Baroque tradition ⓘ
musicalTexture polyphonic ⓘ
notableFor intricate contrapuntal writing ⓘ
performancePractice historically informed performance on viols ⓘ
period Baroque ⓘ
scoring viol consort ⓘ
shows Purcell's early mastery of counterpoint ⓘ
style contrapuntal ⓘ
subgenre English Baroque music ⓘ
typicalNumberOfParts 3 to 6 parts (approximate) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Purcell → notableWork → Fantazias for viols ⓘ
Orlando Gibbons → notableWork → Fantazias for viols ⓘ
Fantazias for viols → cataloguedAs → Purcell's viol fantasias ⓘ
linked to: Fantazias for viols