Northwood
Music
Consort Music for Viols
Edited and Published by
George Hunter
George Hunter, the founder of Northwood Music, passed away March 26, 2011 after a long and productive life. He was born in Columbus Ohio in 1918, attended Ohio State University and then Indiana University where he received his B.A. in music in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941-1946 and was stationed in Georgia where he attained the rank of Warrant Officer and also served as band leader on the base. After his discharge from the Army in spring of 1946, Hunter studied fugue and harpsichord with Erwin Bodky at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge MA. He received his M.A. in 1948 from Yale University where he studied composition with Paul Hindemith and harpsichord with Ralph Kirkpatrick.
From 1948 to 1981, Hunter taught at the University of Illinois in Urbana. His field was early music but he also taught music theory and history. In 1951, the Collegium Musicum of the University of Illinois was formed under Hunter's direction. The group performed and toured widely over the following 15 years. The U. of I. Chamber Choir, which specialized in performance of early music was another project initiated by Hunter during the 1960s and 1970s.
In the years prior to his retirement, Hunter started editing the viol consort music which would eventually become the catalog of works offered by Northwood Music. Over the next 25 years, he brought into print a total of 33 editions most of which are still in print.
My sisters and I feel that the best way we can honor the memory of George is to do everything possible to keep the Northwood catalog available to viol players for the foreseeable future. I have therefore passed the torch to Charlie Ogle and Boulder Early Music effective July 1st, 2011. Please contact BEMS as below for orders after that date.
Katie Hunter, George Hunter's daughter July 1, 2011
- Format. I spend a lot of time on the appearance of the music: spacing of the notes etc. to make the music attractive to the eye and easy to read.
- The editions are "scholarly"; i.e. I compare all of the surviving manuscript sources and report the significant variants among those sources for the benefit of the performer who may wish to see what the editor has considered in making his choices among the various readings found in the manuscripts.
- The Northwood catalog contains some of the finest music in the consort repertory by the greatest English composers of the time. When I founded Northwood Music the music of such composers as Purcell, Byrd, Gibbons, Ward, and numerous others was simply not available in decent editions so I had the opportunity to present the complete viol consort works of Purcell, Byrd,and Gibbons.
- Northwood
editions range from duos to six part music. In keeping with my goal of
making this music easily accessable to anyone interested, I strive to keep
prices as low as possible while still covering my expenses and believe
these editions offer excellent value to musicians.
- As of 2009 my three daughters – Katie, Rebecca, and Rachel – are helping me to run Northwood Music. They are the main contacts at this point, and I hope you will enjoy working with them!
George
Hunter,
Music for Viols
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Henry Purcell |
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HP-1 |
3 Fantasias of Three Parts |
Score & Parts |
$13.00 |
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HP-2 |
9 Fantasias of Four Parts |
Score & Parts |
$36.00 |
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HP-3 |
Fantasia a5 "upon one
note"; |
Score & Parts |
$18.00 |
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Orlando Gibbons |
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OG-2 |
6 Fantasias for 2 Trebles |
Score & Parts |
$15.00 |
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OG-2Tn |
6 Fantasias, for 2 Tenors |
Score & Parts |
$15.00 |
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OG-3 |
9 Three-Part Fantasias
(1620) |
Score & Parts |
$22.00 |
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OG-4 |
Complete 4-Part Consorts: |
Score & Parts |
$25.00 |
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OG-5 |
3 Five-Part In Nomines; Pavan |
Score & Parts |
$27.00 |
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OG-6 |
Complete 6-Part Consorts: |
Score & Parts |
$36.00 |
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OG-3/GB |
3-Part Fantasias with Great Bass Viol |
Score & Parts |
$25.00 |
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William Byrd |
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WB-3 |
3-part Fantasias |
Score & Parts |
$16.00 |
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WB-4 |
4-Part Fantasias; In
Nomines; |
Score & Parts |
$27.00 |
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WB-5 |
5-Part Fantasia; Browning; |
Score & Parts |
$36.00 |
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WB-6 |
6-Part Fantasias; Pavan & Galliard |
Score & Parts |
$40.00 |
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John Ward |
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JW-5 |
5-Part Consort Music: |
Score & Parts |
$33.00 |
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JW-6 |
6-Part Consort Music: |
Score & Parts |
$40.00 |
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JW-Mad |
"Italian
Madrigal" Fantasias |
Score & Parts |
$28.00 |
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John Coprario |
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JC-2a |
6 Fantasias for Treble & Tenor |
Score & Parts |
$13.00 |
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JC-2b |
6 Fantasias for Tenor & Bass |
Score & Parts |
$15.00 |
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JC-3 |
6 Fantasias of 3 Parts |
Score & Parts |
$20.00 |
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JC-4 |
7 Fantasias of 4 Parts |
Score & Parts |
$22.00 |
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Thomas Weelkes |
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TW-1 |
5-Part Pavans |
Score & Parts |
no longer available |
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TW-2 |
4 & 5-Part In Nomines |
Score & Parts |
no longer available |
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TW-3 |
6-Part Fantasia (with T. Leetherland Pavan a6) |
Score & Parts |
$8.00 |
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ThomasTomkins |
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TT-5 |
Fantasias of 5 parts |
Score &
Parts |
$13.00 |
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TT-6 |
6-Part Consort Music: Pavan & Galliard; 4 Fantasias |
Score & Parts |
$24.00 |
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John Bull |
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JB-1 |
Fantasias a3 & a4 (3 & 4 part); In Nomine a5
(5 part) |
Score &
Parts |
$11.00 |
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Alfonso Ferrabosco II |
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Af-Pav |
5-Part Pavans & Almans |
Score & Parts |
$30.00 |
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Thomas Lupo |
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Tl-3 |
Fantasias for 3 Equal Viols |
Score & Parts |
$10.00 |
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Michael East |
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ME-3 |
8 Duos for 2 Basses |
Performance Score |
$10.00 |
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Orazio Vecchi |
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OV-1 |
4-Part Fantasia |
Score & Parts |
$10.00 |
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Elway Bevin John Baldwyn
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BR-1 |
Brownings of 3 Parts |
Score & Parts |
$10.00 |
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Thomas Morley |
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TM-2 |
9 Two-part Fantasias, from Canzonets to two voices, 1595 |
Facsimile part books |
$7.00 |
Northwood Music
Boulder Early Music Shop
2540 Woodland Drive
Eugene, Oregon 97403
From within the USA and Canada:
Toll-free: (800) 499-1301
Katie Hunter can be reached at golux3@gmail.com