John Jenkins
(1592–1678)
16 Airs a 4
from the Hamburg Manuscript dated 1683 for two Treble and two Bass Viols, and Basso Continuo, TrTrBB
Edited and reconstructed: Andrew Ashbee, publication date: 2023-08, continuo realization: Andrew Ashbee, source: D-Hs ND VI 3193
Order information
G411 | John Jenkins, 16 Airs a 4, VdGS: Jenkins-77, nos. 1–8, First Edition, 2VdG-D+2VdG-B+Bc, full score with realisation, 4 parts, 44 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-411-4 | 16.80 € |
G412 | John Jenkins, 16 Airs a 4, VdGS: Jenkins-77, nos. 9–16, First Edition, 2VdG-D+2VdG-B+Bc, full score with realisation, 4 parts, 48 p., ISMN 979-0-50174-412-1 | 16.80 € |
Description
These four-part pieces by the well-known English gambist and composer John Jenkins come from a manuscript collection that has been known for some time and is kept in the Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg. They have remained unpublished until now because the collection lacks a part book and no other versions of these pieces are known. For our edition, the proven Jenkins connoisseur Andrew Ashbee has reconstructed the missing part, bass 1, created a realisation for the basso continuo and written an informative preface. The scoring with two treble and two bass viols is not unusual for Jenkins. The treble parts are often lively and can also be played on violins. The basses are somewhat less active and alternately contain the basso continuo. The music is harmonically interesting, imaginative and very sonorous.
Errata / Addenda
[23.08.23] G412 page 5
G412 page 5, Bass 1, bars 35–36,
changed notes download
updated page 5.
G412C page 1, no. 9, bars 35–36, changed
notes download updated
page 1.
G412 page 8, realisation soprano, bar 4, note 3
[IS c'’, SHOULD BE c'’#].
G412 page 21, realisation alto, bar
31, note 2 [IS d'#, SHOULD BE e'].