Composition: Melothesia (Locke, Matthew)
| Title | Melothesia |
| Alternative title | Certain General Rules for Playing upon a Continued Bass. With A choice Collection of Lessons for the Harpsicord and Organ of all Sorts: never before Published. All carefully reviewed by M. Locke, Composer in Ordinary to His Majesty, and Organist of Her Majesties Chappel. |
| Creators | Matthew Locke (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | harpsichord organ continuo keyboard |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1673 |
| Dedication | Roger L'Estrange, Esq. |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Methods, Lessons, Suites |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | 2 flugelhorns and bass trombone | Michel Rondeau |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Part I | — | London: J. Carr | 1673 | Part I · view Part I (separated pages) · view |
| view | Part I | — | — | — | Suites Nos.1-4 · view |
| view | Part I | — | — | — | Seven voluntaries · view |
| view | Suite 1 | — | — | — | 1. Prelude · view 2. Saraband · view 3. Prelude · view 4. Almain · view 5. Corant · view 6. Gavott · view 7. Country Dance · view |
| view | Suite 2 | — | — | — | 8. Almain · view 9. Saraband · view 10. Virago · view 11. Round · view |
| view | Suite 3 | — | — | — | 12. Prelude · view 13. Almain · view 14. Corant · view 15. Saraband · view 16. Jig · view |
| view | Suite 4 | — | — | — | 17. Prelude · view 18. Almain · view 19. Corant · view 20. Sarband · view 21. Rant · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Engraving files (MuseScore) · view Engraving files (MusicXML) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flugelhorns and bass trombone |
Michel Rondeau | 2019 | Complete Score and Parts · view Engraving files (Finale & XML) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Selections | For 2 Flugelhorns and Bass Trombone (Rondeau) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Suite 1 | — | 1. Prelude · file 2. Saraband · file 3. Prelude · file 4. Almain · file 5. Corant · file 6. Gavott · file 7. Country Dance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Suite 2 | — | 8. Almain · file 10. Saraband · file 11. Virago · file 12. Round · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Suite 3 | — | 13. Prelude · file 14. Almain · file 16. Corant · file 17. Saraband · file 18. Jig · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Suite 4 | — | 19. Prelude · file 20. Almain · file 22. Corant · file 23. Saraband · file 24. Rant · file |
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