English Pastime Music, 1630-1660, An Anthology of Keyboard Pieces Edited by Martha Maas This is an entertaining collection of keyboard songs and dances for household use, dating from the death of James I to the restoration of Charles II--a period during which English music, deprived of noble patronage, managed to flourish underground. Contents Pieces from MS Rés. 1186 Good morrow Valentine; What if a day or a month or a yeare; Thomas yu cannot; Barrow Faustus; Tell mee Susan; Johnsons Galliard; Welladay; A pavine; Trench-more; A French Coranto; another french Coranto; the Queene of Bohemia's Dumpe; The Nightingale; A dance; ye fairest Nymphes ye valleyes; Graysinne Masque; ye Canaries; Up and downe; A Coranto; A Scottish Jigge; A Paven; Jumpe at my Cozen; My love Shee dwells not here Over ye mountaines; M:ris mine well may yu fare; Amidst ye fairest mountaine toppes; When Daphne did from Phoebus flie; When all ye Gods had made a feast; A 1000 kisses winne my heart from me; What if I live for love of thee; With my love my life was nestled; Troy towne; The Hunt is Up; In sad & ashie weeds; The Lady Weston's Allmaine; Say prettie wanton; A Coranto; A Lute lesson; Can you not hitt it my good man The Neatherland; I gott ye coate; Tutte venite armati; Vezzosette Nymphe belle etc.; Under and Over; Thomas you cannot; Open ye doore to three; Faire maide are you walking ; Sellinger's Round; the Morris; Churchyards galliard; ye rich Jew; Packington's pound; Greene Sleeves; Galliard; Nutmegs and Ginger; Why aske you ; Lachryme; Excuse mee; Farewell deare love; Welladay; Mal Sims; ye Lady Layton's Allmaine; The merry cuckold; Williams his Allmaine Pieces from MS Rés. 1186bis (Second Book) Allmayne; The princes Jegg; Allmaine; The spanish pavin; Almayne; Almayne; The Ladyes Delight; The quens Jegge; Hid parke; the tempell maske; Howells Delight; Galiarde; Grayes in maske Pieces from MS Rés. 1185 Coranto; Allmaine; Coranto; Sellabrand; Coranto; Allmaine; A Masque; When ye Kinge Inioyeth his owne againe; The Lady Hattens Allmaine; Allmaine; Allmaine; Coranto; Sellabrand; Allmaine; Coranto; Sellabrand; Sellabrand; A re Lachrime Pavin; Will: Lawes Allmaine; Coranto; Sellabrand; Fuge; The chessnutt; Serabrand; C fa ut Allmaine; Coranto; Serabrand; Allmaine; Coranto; Serabrand; The Skoch covinant; The Ladies Daughter; A maske; 9 untitled works