Biography
The last great English virginalist, Gibbons served as organist of the Chapel Royal and Westminster Abbey. His keyboard works include fantasias of remarkable contrapuntal sophistication, elegant pavans and galliards, and a set of variations on The Woods So Wild. His music bridges the Renaissance and early Baroque, combining polyphonic mastery with a distinctly personal harmonic expressiveness.
Works (8)
Other
- Ground in A Key A major Difficulty
- Pavan in A minor Key A minor Difficulty
- Prelude in G Key G major Difficulty
- Italian Ground Difficulty
- Pavan and Galliard, Lord Salisbury Difficulty
Fantasia
- Fantasia in C major (for double virginals) Key C major Difficulty
- Fantasia of Four Parts Difficulty
Variations
- The Woods So Wild (Variations) Difficulty