John Bull fled England in 1613 under a shroud of disgrace due to charges of an improper liaison, settling in Antwerp where he became organist at the cathedral.
Compositional Technique
In Bull's hands, the pavan, a modest dance typically in duple meter, reached its highest point of artistic sophistication with long, irregular phrases, chromaticism, and contrapuntal detail.
Compositional Technique
John Bull's pavans and galliards, likely composed before he left England, represent the artistic culmination of his keyboard output.
Compositional Technique
The creation of a true harpsichord style in 16th-century England, which maximized the instrument's potential for multiple chords and swift passage-work, was a momentous development in instrumental music.
Composer Biography
John Bull was perhaps the first composer to pursue an academic career, holding degrees from Cambridge and Oxford and becoming the first Lecturer in Music at Gresham College.
Composer Biography
John Bull, the composer on this album, was celebrated as the most prominent keyboard composer of his time, with around 140 keyboard works surviving in contemporary English sources.
Performer Biography
Joseph Payne, the harpsichordist on this recording, was a pupil of several great musicians, including Wanda Landowska, and tours the world performing over sixty concerts annually.
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