Early music files and images collected by Charlie Jackson
Design your own Crumhorn!
Zip compressed EXCEL workbook that can be used to calculate the hole sizes and positions for a crumhorn, based on acoustical transmission line theory. Click to download
Read about the theory for designing a Crumhorn!
A short article about Crumhorn Design. Click to view
New Music 1/05
Morrison, Jack (Contemporary)
Cole and Johnson, Arranged by Marie Cahill (Old Americana)
Libro Two Madrigals by Monteverdi
Cornetto Photos
Soprano and Alto Cornetto
Acorn and Modern Mouthpieces
Images Copyright Charles Jackson 1997, intended for non-profit use
Music of the Renaissance
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BYRD, William (1543-1623)
- Kyrie from Mass for 3 voices (1 kB)
- Miserere (4 kB) From "The Four-part Consort Music of William Byrd" ed. Bernard Thomas, London Pro Musica Edition, 1995. LPM EM10. Squarewave midi voice is used to simulate the sonorous sound of the crumhorn.
- Woods So Wild. Exerps from the Woods So Wild from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (LXVII). This theme was used by Dowland in his Earl of Essex Galliard. (1 kB)
Bull, John ()
- Nomine A nomine in three parts, from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, with a boring soprano line and a Tenor and Bass line that moves, so the piece is called "The Revenge of the Basses". (7 kB).
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Dowland, John (1563-1626)
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Farnaby, Giles (d. 1640)
- Variations on Dowland's Lacrimae Pavan , from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Published by Dover, New York, 1979
- The keyboard score has been expanded to see if it is playable on recorder. The original by Dowland, is under the D section.
Fishburn, Christopher ()
- Fie! Nay, From the Catch Can. Sort of a poor man's Pachelbel Canon, except for the words. (2 kB) Fye, nay, prithee John,
Do not quarrel man,
let's be merry and drink about.
You're a Rogue, you've cheated me,
I'll prove before this Company,
I caren't a Farthing Sir for all you are so stout.
Sir you lye, I scorn your word,
Or any man that wears a sword,
For all you huff who cares a turd, or who cares for you.
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GABRIELI, Andrea (1515-1586)
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Holborne, Anthony (d. 1602)
- Almaine, The Choise
- Almaine, The Honey-suckle
- Galliard, The Teares of the Muses
- All of the midi lines have been mixed, so you can listen, or play along if you read from the sheet music. From The London Pro Musica Edition, LPM AH1, "Pavans, Galliards, Almains, 1599"
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D'India, Sigismondo (1582-1629)
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Marenzio, Luca (1553-1599)
Monkeymeyer, Helmut, ed.
- Music for cornetto study. Buy the book, since there are transcription errors, but play along with these lessons (kapitel) anyway. From "How to Play the Cornet in D and A; Edition Moeck NR. 2082" by Helmut Monkemeyer. Moeck Verlag + Musikinstrumemtenwerk, D-3100 Celle 1, 1978
Kap5, Kap6, Kap11, Kap12, Kap17, Kap18, Kap19, Kap23, Kap24, Kap25, , Kap29, Kap30, Kap1, Kap31, Kap34, Kap35, Kap38, Kap39, Kap56
Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)
- Music for cornetto study. A fragment from Vesperae Beatae Marie Virginis 1610, XI Sonata sopra "Sancta Maria, ora pro nobis", ED Gottfreid Wolters. Pub Moslelr Verlag Wolfenbuttl und Zurich.
Fragment of the 11th movement
- Monteverdi, "Quel augellin, che canta" . (11 kB)., from the Fourth Book of Madrigals 1603. See the Dover book edited by Gian Francesco Malipiero for the words. Music for cornetto study.
- "Io mi son giovinetta" . (13 kB)., from the Fourth Book of Madrigals 1603.
- "Oihme! Se tanto amate" . (8 kB)., from the Fourth Book of Madrigals 1603.
- "A un giro sol de' begl'occhi" . (8 kB)., from the Fourth Book of Madrigals 1603.
- "Cruda Amarilli, che col nome ancora" . (6 kB)., from the Fifth Book of Madrigals 1603.
- "Dorinda, ah! diro mia se mia non si" . (5 kB)., from the Fifth Book of Madrigals 1603.
- "Deh! bella e cara e si' soave un tempo" . (7 kB)., from the Fifth Book of Madrigals 1603. .
- See the Dover book edited by Gian Francesco Malipiero for the words. Or go to Peter Jacobsen and the Coppini manuscript
Libro Two Madrigals by Monteverdi
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PURCELL, Henry (1659- 1695)
PRAETORIUS, Micheal (1571-1621)
- Gavottes (13 kB, 2:14m) From "Music for Crumhorns, Volume 2" ed. Bernard Thomas, London Pro Musica Edition, 1985. LPM MCR2.
This midi file has been randomized so it is not practical to print the music and read it, but it is possible to play along with the file, if you have the music. So buy the music and play along with it! The top line can be played on cornetto, and the bottom line is great on a bass crumhorn.
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TUDOR, Henry VIII (1491-1547)
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ANONYMOUS
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Music of Medieval Times
Music of the Baroque
TELEMANN, George Phillipe (1681- 1767)
The Concerto a tre can be played with the cornetto instead of a french horn. The second movement does not use a horn, so buy the music and play it with a recorder and continuo.
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Music of the Modern times
Archangelsky,Alexander (1846-1924)
- Nunc Dimittis
- An example of Russian Choral music. All of the midi lines have been mixed, so you can listen, or play along if you read from the sheet music. Suitable for recorders. From "Twenty-Five Anthems from the Russian Litturgy", Published by J. Fisher & Bro., Belwin Mills, Miami FL.
Bocelli, Andrea (contemporary)
Dowland, PDQ (unknown, modern)
Harris, Charles (Old Americana)
Morrison, Jack (Contemporary)
Sharp, Cecil (tbd)
- Scarborough Fair, Old and New From Cecil Sharp's "One Hundred English Folksongs", printed by Dover. This is different from the melody that is known today. The arrangement ends with the more familiar version. (4 kB)
Tudor, PDQ (contemporary)
- PDQ Tudor (10 kB) - Henry VIII Meets Hogan's Heroes. Thanks to Mark Gardner (Rontu@aol.com) who sequenced the "Hogan's Heroes", and apologies from PDQ Tudor who lobotmized Mark's excellent arrangement.
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Music of Medieval times
G. de Machaut (1300-1377)
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All the Midi files available here are Copyright © 1999 by Charles Jackson. They are licensed for personal use at no cost. For other uses, please see Charlie Jackson at c.jackson@ieee.org.
Unless otherwise noted, the files were sequenced by Charlie Jackson with limited dynamics. All MIDI files in this collection are provided for personal use only. It is not my intention to violate any copyrights by offering this service for musicians. If you find any MIDI files in my collection that must not be distributed please inform me. I am sure that we can settle any conflict peacefully. Music companies and musicians should note that these MIDI files cannot replace professional recordings, or printed music. I think that MIDI files are actually a kind of free advertising for published music. If they like these they'll want to buy a real recording or the score with the lyrics.
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