Divisions on an Italian Ground

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1 Divisions on an Italian Ground by Peter Billam or lute and guitar Peter J Billam, 98 This score is oered under the Creative Commons Attribution. International licence; see creativecommons.org The coyright owner remains the comoser, Peter Billam. This rinting February.

2 Divisions on an Italian Ground Divisions on an Italian Ground or lute and guitar is one o Peter Billam s early comositions. It was written in 98 when he was living in Biel, Switzerland, and actively laying both guitar and lute. It is a set o variations on the theme rom Robert Carr s iece o the same name; there are also reerences to Brahms Paganini Variations. The ollowing temo suggestions are editorial only, and should be disregarded with a clear conscience. The theme could be taken at around 88, the second variation Etwas rasch at about 96 crochets er minute, the ith Immer staccato at about 6 bars er minute, the eighth Ausdrücksvoll at about 56 crochets er minute, and the inal Etwas langsamer als das Thema at about 8. Also available is the iece o the same title by Robert Carr, taken rom The Delightul Comanion: or, Choice new lessons or the Recorder or Flute ublished by John Carr in 686, with the continuo realised or guitar in 98 by Peter Billam. The solo art can be layed on Alto Recorder, asoreseen by Robert Carr, or on Flute, making a comanion iece or Peter Billam s variations. Carr s Delightul Comanion was initially ublished in 68, though no coies o this irst edition are extant. The divisions turn u again in the 695 edition o The Division Violin and are also reublished in 78 (with ewer ornaments) in The Second Part o the Division Flute containing a Collection o Divisions uon Several Excellent Grounds or the Flute being very Imroving and Delightull to all Lovers othat Instrument. 98 Peter Billam htt://

3 Peter Billam Divisions on an Italian Ground Un oco maestoso Flute, Guitar areggiando, aoyando el... (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

4 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam leggerio ma legato... zusammen cresc leggerio ma legato... cresc cresc dim m m cresc dim LH: RH:5 (C Klae) o : : : : : cresc m regelmäßig... cresc m (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

5 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam 5 Etwas rasch staccato o o 9P P 5P 6P 9P 6P 8P 9P P P P 6P 5P P P legato... (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

6 6 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam Möglichst langsam LH: RH:5 (C Klae) senza vibr. vibrieren lassen 8P Die Bass melodie sehr gesangsvoll, mit vibrato. P m cresc... dim... m dim... (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

7 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam o o scherzando o o gliss. 7 m dim vibrieren lassen... scherzando gliss. gliss m dim vibr. scherzando dim... niente (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

8 8 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam Immer staccato, rasch m (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

9 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam 9 Fliessend, zart, leise m cresc... m cresc... m dim.. m dim... P vibr (seitwärds) (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

10 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam Prestissimo semre legato diesen Takt dreimal $ unabhängige Temi, beides möglichst rasch. während dieser Tonleiter, ohne Pause onticello diesen Areggio wiederholen bis.. ins nächste Areggio übergehen diesen Takt zweimal * $ wiederholen bis... * während der Tonleiter, i m m i diesen Takt dreimal $ ins nächste Areggio übergehen diesen Takt zweimal * $ * (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

11 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam diesen Takt dreimal * $ * molto onticello wiederholen bis... wie eine Triller wiederholen bewegt ( cro = 8 ) eurig... P vibr. (seitwärds) dim (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

12 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam Ausdrücksvoll,, o (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

13 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam Graziös, leicht 5 m m leichter 6P 8va loc ( dynamik wichtiger als intonation ) martellato sant... dim... m (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

14 Divisions on an Italian Ground, Peter Billam Etwas langsamer als das Thema (c) 98 Peter J Billam Free rom

15 Peter Billam was born in London in 98, studied iano, and lived in Switzerland rom 97 to 98, where he studied comosition, classical guitar, lute and voice, worked as Musical Director o the Théâtre Poulaire Romand, and as recording engineer, record roducer and comuter rogrammer. He moved to Tasmania in 98, lectured in comosition at the Conservatorium, conducted recorder ensembles and choirs, studied recorder, voice and harsichord. He ounded becoming the irst comoser to sell scores on-line, with on-line delivery, taking scores rom Comoser to Perormer in one immediate ste. oers a new aroach to music ublishing. These ieces are written to be read, made to be layed! Comositions at include: Five Short Pieces, guitar, 979; Divisions on an Italian Ground, lute and guitar, 98; De Proundis and Nacht, on oems by Lama Anagarika Govinda, voice and iano, 98; Fün Bagatellen, iano, 98; Five Rounds, choir, 986; Go Forth and Multily, choir, 986; Three Violin Duets, 987; Fable, or iano, 987; To Erich Jantsch, SAATTB recorders, 988; A Suite o Curves, trombone (or horn) and iano, 99; Two Recorder Duets, alto recorders, or other melody instruments, 99; Trombone Quintet, trombone, lute, iano, bass, and ercussion, 99; Three Songs, on oems by Jack Kerouac, Vikram Seth and Dylan Thomas, voice and iano (only the irst and third o these are available), 99; Piano Study, iano, 99; Four Dances, various ensembles including recorder quartet, string quartet, 995; The Poet in the Clouds, on a oem by S. T. Coleridge, SATB choir, 995; Tres Casidas del Diván del Tamarit, on oems by Federico García Lorca, voice and iano, 997; Three Suites, or the solo line, iano, and iano and a solo line, ; Die Zeiten, on oems by Kästner, Bachman and Jünger, choir (only the second and third o these are available), ; Three Duets or lutes, ; ForFour Hands or iano our hands, ; Three Preludes or iano, ; Second Solo Suite or lute, violin, viola or cello, ; Guitar Duet or two guitars, 6; We Who Mourn or choir, 7; Trio With Guitar or guitar and two clarinets or two recorders or two violas, 8; Canons or two- and our-hand iano, 9; Flute Trio, ; KeyboardStudies,. Arrangements include: By J. S. Bach: Trio BWV 655, iano and lute; Vordeinen Thron BWV 668, iano; Fugue in F minor BWV 689, SATBrecorders; Four Duets BWV 8-5, keyboard; Flute Sonata BWV transosed into G major or alto recorder and keyboard; Flute Sonata BWV comleted by Peter Billam or lute and keyboard, also in C major or alto recorder, and in G major or descant; Ricercare a, rom the Musikalisches Oer or keyboard; Ricercare a6, or ssatbg recorders, or strings, or two keyboards; Fuga Canonica in Eidiaente or keyboard and melody instrument; rom the Art o Fugue: Contrauncti, and 9 or keyboard, and Contraunctus as comleted by D. F. Tovey, or keyboard, or or SATB recorders, or or strings; Passacaglia and Fugue in c or iano our hands; Chorales with Descant or melody instrument and iano; Cello Suites I, II and III or lute or alto recorder, Forty Chorales or iano, Der Geist hilt or SATB-SATB recorders. By Johannes Brahms: Fugue in Ab minor or organ, or SATB recorders and gamba, in A minor; Choralvorsiele or organ lus settings by Isaac, Bach, Praetorius, recorders. John Carr, Divisions on an Italian Ground, lute or recorder and guitar. ByG.F.Händel: Concerto Grosso in A minor o 6 no, harsichord and recorders; Recorder Sonata in Bb no 5, in G or tenor recorder and keyboard. Claudio Monteverdi, Ecco Mormorar l Onde, SSATB recorders. By Arnold Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht or iano. By Franz Schubert: Four Songs, voice and guitar; Dances, recorders and guitar, Dances, iano hands. Scriabin, Two Preludes o.67; Five Preludes o.7, iano. Telemann, Twelve Flute Fantasias, recorder. John Wilbye, Draw onsweet Night, SSATTB recorders, and or lute choir. Twelve Italian Songs, voice and guitar; Fourteen Folk Dance Tunes, recorder and guitar; Bushband Dances,violin, iano accordeon and banjo; Easy Classical Pieces,Bbtrumet and iano. These ieces are under the Creative Commons Attribution. licence. Very briely: You may coy and redistribute the material in any medium or ormat. You may transorm and build uon the material or any urose. cc You must give aroriate credit, and indicate i changes were made. Feel ree to visit... BY