Bull, John B Composers Composition

English Renaissance composer, musician, and instrument builder John Bull (c. 1562-1628) wrote for, played on and built organs and other keyboards, especially the virginal. (The virginal is a type of harpsichord--it plucks its strings--but these strings run side to side instead of from front to back.) Among his works are The King's Hunt and Walsingham, a piece with theme and thirty variations. Along with Byrd and Gibbons, some of his works were published in the 1611 collection Parthenia.

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• - A history of the term as applied to the English compared and contrasted with the composer of the same name from Judy Calheiros at Suite101.com.
  
• - Musical biography focusing on his keyboard virtuosity, organ and virginal pieces, canons, and anthems plus a summary list of works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
  
• - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, portrait, comments on works, and MIDI file of The King's Hunt.
  
• - Brief biographical sketch and summary of his keyboard music.
  
• - Biographical data, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
  
• - Audio files offered in MIDI format.
  
  

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