A smaller version of the harpsichord, the virginal enjoyed wide popularity during the 16th and 17th centuries. Based upon a 1591 manuscript, this collection fea

"The most remarkable, and in many respects the most valuable collection of Elizabethan keyboard music." — Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Volume Tw

English keyboard art from Robertsbridge Codex (c. 1325) to John Field. Illuminating coverage of organ, harpsichord, pianoforte, other instruments; works of Tall