The Division Violin (Playford, John)

First Publication 1684
Genre Categories Divisions; Grounds; For violin, continuo; Scores featuring the violin; Scores with basso continuo; For 1 player with continuo; For violin; For 1 player; For 2 violins; For 2 players; For 2 violins, continuo; For 2 players with continuo; For 2 guitars (arr); For 2 players (arr); Scores featuring the guitar (arr)
Related Works See also The Division Flute for many of the same pieces in slightly different versions.

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#96722 - 4.61MB, 31 (facing) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 12203×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/3/20)

Editor 2nd edition
Publisher. Info. London: John Playford, 1685.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#98668 - 6.23MB, 31 (facing) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4354×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/4/8)

Editor 3rd edition
Publisher. Info. London: Henry Playford, 1688.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Many of the titles at the top of pages have been cropped off in this edition, presumably due to later re-binding. Refer to 2nd edition above for illegible titles. There appears to be little difference between 2nd and 3rd editions.
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 Complete Score
#97963 - 3.99MB, 76 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5670×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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 Incomplete Score
#96721 - 4.54MB, 30 (facing) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1317×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2011/3/20)

Editor 6th edition
Publisher. Info. London: John Walsh, n.d.(1705)
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Title: The First Part of the Division Violin.
Issued 1705, according to the National Library of Scotland.
#96721 - Title-page too dark to read, so not included here. Last page of music missing.
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 Complete Score
#653390 - 30.94MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 290×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2020/10/21)

Publisher. Info. London: Daniel Wright, D. Wright junior, Thomas Wright, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This could be a different collection under the same name
The First & Second Division Violin; Containing, A Collection of Divisions Upon Several Excellent Grounds, For the Violin. Corrected & enlarged with Additions of the newest Divisions upon Grounds by ye most Eminent Masters.
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Selections

 Mr. Reading's Ground
#203652 - 0.17MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3799×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Fynnjamin (2012/4/13)

Editor Fynn Titford-Mock
Publisher. Info. Norwich: Fynn Titford-Mock, 2012.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Written for violin tuned (scordatura) to AEac♯. Including sounding-pitch version for violin in standard tuning. The ground bass does not appear to fit the last couple of strains very well.
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 Faronell's Division on a Ground - Violin
#282365 - 0.37MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 9606×⇩ - Agarvin

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Agarvin (2013/5/25)

 Faronell's Division on a Ground - Bass
#282366 - 0.04MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5050×⇩ - Agarvin

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Agarvin (2013/5/25)

 Engraving files (Lilypond)
#282367 - 0.01MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2450×⇩ - Agarvin

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Agarvin (2013/5/25)

Editor Allen Garvin
Publisher. Info. Dallas: Hawthorne Early Music, 2013.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This is another name for the Folia ground.
See List of compositions with the theme "La Folia"
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Guitars (Marieh)

 27. Greensleeves to a Ground
#480186 - 0.22MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 957×⇩ - Marieh

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Marieh (2017/7/3)

Arranger Marieh Marieh
Publisher. Info. Marieh
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 [tag/del]
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General Information

Work Title The Division Violin
Alternative. Title The Division Violin: Containing A Collection of Divisions upon several Grounds for the Treble-Violin. being the first Musick of this kind made publick.
Composer Playford, John
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
First Publication. 1684
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation violin(s), continuo
Related Works See also The Division Flute for many of the same pieces in slightly different versions.
Extra Information Contents differ slightly between the editions on this page.
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