James Harding

James Harding , also James Harden (* around 1550 ; buried January 28, 1626 in Isleworth ) was an English flautist and composer.

Life

He was appointed to the English court on May 22, 1875 as a flautist. He held this position until his death. His son Edward Harding also became a court musician. In the 1590s the family moved to Isleworth from the Parish Church of Holy Trinity, Minories .

Works (selection)

Only a few works by James Harding have survived, but they identify him as an accomplished composer. A Galiarda is known which was transcribed by William Byrd and recorded in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book .

Galiarda, recorded by Sophie Yates ( Virginal ) and released by Chandos Records on the English Virginals Music CD on May 23, 1995
Almanda
- transcribed for recorder sextet, based on an edition by Thurston Dart for harpsichord by J. D Cousen OCLC 500660269
A fancy
- Recorded by Quartetto con Affetto and on the Animato label on the CD Quartetto con Affetto - Released on January 1st, 1999 with 4 flutes through 4 centuries
- Recorded by The Royal Wind Music under the direction of Paul Leenhouts and on the Lindoro label on the CD Sweete Musicke of Sundrie Kinds - English consort music from the 16th and 17th century published on November 24, 2014
Two fantasies a 4 [Two fantasies for four instruments]
- published in the London Pro Musica Edition, 1998 OCLC 53132795

literature

Andrew Ashbee: Harding, James. In: The Oxford Dictionary of Music, 2001
Gudula Schütz: Harding, James. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 8 (Gribenski - Hilverding). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1118-7 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

Web links

Works by and about James Harding in the WorldCat bibliographic database

Sheet music and audio files by James Harding in the International Music Score Library Project

James Harding at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Andrew Ashbee: Harding, James . In: The Oxford Dictionary of Music . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001 (English).
^ Gudula Schütz: Harding, James. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 8 (Gribenski - Hilverding). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1118-7 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
^ J. Fuller Maitland, WB Squire: CXXII Galiarda . In: The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Volume Two . tape II . Dover Publications, New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-486-17140-1 , pp. 47 ff . (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed February 1, 2019]).
↑ John Caldwell: Harding, James . In: English Keyboard Music Before the Nineteenth Century . Courier Corporation, 1985, ISBN 978-0-486-24851-6 , pp. 249 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed February 1, 2019]).

personal data
SURNAME	Harding, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Harden, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English flautist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1550
DATE OF DEATH	buried January 28, 1626
Place of death	Isleworth

[:0-1] A ^b Andrew Ashbee: Harding, James . In: The Oxford Dictionary of Music . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2001 (English).

[2] Gudula Schütz: Harding, James. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 8 (Gribenski - Hilverding). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1118-7 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)

[3] J. Fuller Maitland, WB Squire: CXXII Galiarda . In: The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Volume Two . tape II . Dover Publications, New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-486-17140-1 , pp. 47 ff . (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed February 1, 2019]).

[4] John Caldwell: Harding, James . In: English Keyboard Music Before the Nineteenth Century . Courier Corporation, 1985, ISBN 978-0-486-24851-6 , pp. 249 (English, limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed February 1, 2019]).