Jacob Clemens non Papa – Frais et Gaillard

Frais et Gaillard, first appeared in print in Pierre Attaingnant’s Dixiesme livre contenant XXVIII chansons nouvelles a quatre parties 1541. It was one of the most widely used pieces found in division manuals with at least nine versions surviving today.

These backing tracks are compatible with divisions by:

dalla Casa (two versions from Il vero modo)

Bassano

The accompaniment takes the form of an organ playing the bottom four vocal parts, leaving the top part (‘Superius’) to be ornamented.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation before the final note; there are no other tempo deviations.
• Notes have been added to the part to help the performer maintain tempo; these are limited to subdivisions of long notes and occasional added bass notes.

Backing Track downloads:

A=415

Minim = 60, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 70, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 80, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 90, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

A=440

Minim = 60, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 70, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 80, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 90, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

A=465

Minim = 60, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 70, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 80, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 90, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Arcangelo Corelli – Recorder Sonata in G minor, 'La Follia'

After Violin Sonata in D minor, op. 5, no. 12, 1700.

Backing track played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque instruments.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Theme and variation 1 = 60, 70, 80 / 70, 85, 100

Allegro (variations 2-7) = 100, 115, 130

Adagio – Vivace – Allegro (variations 8-10) = 50, 60 / 100, 120 / 60, 90

Andante (variation 11) = 60, 70, 80

Allegro (variations 12-13) = 100, 115, 130

Adagio (variations 14-15) = 60, 65, 70

Allegro (variations 16-22) = 100, 115, 130

Backing tracks are labelled according to the relative speeds of the adagio/andante sections and allegro/vivace sections; e.g. slow-slow (both adagio/andante and allegro/vivace sections are slow) or medium-fast (the adagio/andante sections are played at the medium tempi, and the allegro/vivace sections are played at the faster tempi.

Total tracks: 18

Arcangelo Corelli – Sonata in C major, Op. 5, No. 3

Backing tracks played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• In the second movement, extra notes and chords are added in the pedal points to aid synchronisation.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque violins.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1: Crotchet = 60, 70, 80

Movement 2: Crotchet = 100, 110, 120

Movement 3: Minim = 53, 60, 67

Movement 4: Crotchet = 100, 110, 120

Movement 5: Dotted crotchet = 120, 130, 140

Total tracks: 30

Arcangelo Corelli – Sonata in D major, Op. 5, No. 1

Backing tracks played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• In the first movement, extra notes are added in the pedal points to aid synchronisation.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque violins.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1: Crotchet = slow, medium, fast

Movement 2: Crotchet = 100, 110, 120

Movement 3: Crotchet = 105, 115, 125

Movement 4: Minim = 45, 50, 55

Movement 5: Dotted crotchet = 85, 95, 105

Total tracks: 30

Arcangelo Corelli – Sonata in F major, Op. 5, No. 4

Backing tracks played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• In the first movement, extra notes are added in the pedal points to aid synchronisation.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque violins.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1: Quaver = 62, 70, 77

Movement 2: Crotchet = 100, 108, 115

Movement 3: Crotchet = 145, 160, 175

Movement 4: Quaver = 64, 70, 76

Movement 5: Crotchet = 124, 132, 140

Total tracks: 30

Arcangelo Corelli – Violin Sonata in A, op.5, no.9

Backing track played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque violins.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1: Quaver = 56, 62, 68, 74, 80

Movement 2: Crotchet = 80, 90, 100, 110, 120

Movement 3: Quaver = 50, 54, 58, 62, 66

Movement 4: Dotted Crotchet = 100, 108, 114, 120, 126

Total tracks: 40

Arcangelo Corelli – Violin Sonata in D minor, 'La Follia'

After Violin Sonata in D minor, op. 5, no. 12, 1700.

Backing track played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque violins.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Theme and variation 1 = 60, 70, 80 / 70, 85, 100

Allegro (variations 2-7) = 100, 115, 130

Adagio – Vivace – Allegro (variations 8-10) = 50, 60 / 100, 120 / 60, 90

Andante (variation 11) = 60, 70, 80

Allegro (variations 12-13) = 100, 115, 130

Adagio (variations 14-15) = 60, 65, 70

Allegro (variations 16-22) = 100, 115, 130

Backing tracks are labelled according to the relative speeds of the adagio/andante sections and allegro/vivace sections; e.g. slow-slow (both adagio/andante and allegro/vivace sections are slow) or medium-fast (the adagio/andante sections are played at the medium tempi, and the allegro/vivace sections are played at the faster tempi.

Total tracks: 18

François Couperin – Concert Royeax no 4 in E minor, for violin, flute, oboe, viol.

Backing track played on Harpsichord.

From François Couperin’s Concerts Royaux, 1714-15.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• All repeats are played.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque instruments.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=392, A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1 (Prélude: Gravement): Quaver = 68, 72, 76, 80, 84

Movement 2 (Allemande: Legerement): Crotchet = 65, 70, 75, 80, 85

Movement 3 (Courante Françoise: Galament): Minim = 55, 60, 65, 70, 75

Movement 4 (Courante a L’italiene): Crotchet = 162

Movement 5 (Sarabande: tres tendrement): Crotchet = 50, 54, 58, 62, 66

Movement 6 (Rigaudon: Legerement, et marque): Crotchet = 80, 90, 100, 110, 120

Movement 7 (Forlane: Rondeau): Dotted crotchet = 62, 64, 70, 74, 78

Total tracks: 72

François Couperin – Concert Royeax no 4, in G minor for recorder, transposed from the original in E minor.

Backing track played on Harpsichord.

From François Couperin’s Concerts Royaux, 1714-15.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• All repeats are played.
• All tracks have been recorded in a mild historical temperament suitable for playing with modern and baroque instruments.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=392, A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1 (Prélude: Gravement): Quaver = 68, 72, 76, 80, 84

Movement 2 (Allemande: Legerement): Crotchet = 65, 70, 75, 80, 85

Movement 3 (Courante Françoise: Galament): Minim = 55, 60, 65, 70, 75

Movement 4 (Courante a L’italiene): Crotchet = 162

Movement 5 (Sarabande: tres tendrement): Crotchet = 50, 54, 58, 62, 66

Movement 6 (Rigaudon: Legerement, et marque): Crotchet = 80, 90, 100, 110, 120

Movement 7 (Forlane: Rondeau): Dotted crotchet = 62, 64, 70, 74, 78

Total tracks: 72

Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach – Flute Sonata in G,

‘Hamburger’, Wq 133

Backing tracks played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.
• Chords are added to some 'tacet' bars of the basso continuo part to help ensemble. 

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1 (Allegretto): Crotchet = 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76

Movement 2 (Rondo: Presto): Crotchet = 90, 98, 106, 114, 122, 130

Total tracks: 24

Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach – Viola da Gamba Sonata in D, Wq 137

Backing tracks played on Harpsichord.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation at cadence points.

Backing Track downloads:

Pitch options: A=415, A=440

Tempo options.

Movement 1 (Adagio ma non tanto): Crotchet = 70, 80, 86, 92, 100

Movement 2 (Allegro di molto): Crotchet = 95, 105, 115, 125, 135

Movement 3 (Arioso): Crotchet = 85, 90, 95, 100, 105

Total tracks: 30

Thomas Crecquillon – Un gay bergier

Crecquillon’s four-part chanson, Un gay bergier, first appeared in print in 1543.

These backing tracks are compatible with divisions by:

dalla Casa (2 versions)

Bassano

Lambardo

The accompaniment takes the form of an organ playing the four vocal parts.

Performance notes:

• The accompaniment part follows the stated tempo throughout with a slight retardation before the final note; there are no other tempo deviations.

Backing Track downloads:

A=415, A=440 and A=465

Minim = 35, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 40, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 45, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 50, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 55, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Minim = 60, Equal Temperament and ⅙ comma Meantone

Total tracks: 36