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|f_annotation='''WOODS SO WILD, THE.''' AKA - "Shall I go Walk in the Woods so WIld?" "Woods soe Wilde (The)." AKA and see "[[Greenwood (1)]]," "[[Huntsman (The)]]." English, Air (3/4 time). G Mixolydian or G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The air, based on the Tudor-era folk tune "Will Yow Walke the Woods soe Wylde," was set three times by the English composer [[wikipedia:William_Byrd]], and Chappell (1859) gives an alternate ending by another famous composer, Orlando Gibbons. The tune’s words have long been lost, save for the short refrain: “Shall I go walk the wood so wild, wandering, wandering, here and there.” The melody and variation sets appear in '''The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book''' (1610-1625, two settings--No. 67 by Byrd and No. 40 by Gibbons), '''Lady Neville's Virginal Book''', '''William Ballet's Lute Book''', '''Pammelia''' (1609), and John Playford's ''' English Dancing Master''' (1650, through edition of 1690, as "Greenwood" and "The Huntsman"). David Cashman explains: | |||
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'''WOODS SO WILD, THE.''' AKA - "Shall I go Walk in the Woods so WIld?" "Woods | |||
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''The renaissance English composer William Byrd (1543-1623) wrote a set of fourteen variations on a melody entitled The Woods so Wild. It is believed that this work is based upon a popular improvisatory'' | ''The renaissance English composer William Byrd (1543-1623) wrote a set of fourteen variations on a melody entitled The Woods so Wild<ref>"The Woods Soe Wilde" was set for the virginal by the English composer [[wikipedia:William_Byrd]] (c. 1540-1623) in '''My Lady Nevell's Book''' (1590).</ref>. It is believed that this work is based upon a popular improvisatory'' | ||
''technique, which Byrd adapted to his needs. Unusually, additional to the melody upon which the variations are based, Byrd uses a ground. This technique of using a ground as well as song upon'' | ''technique, which Byrd adapted to his needs. Unusually, additional to the melody upon which the variations are based, Byrd uses a ground. This technique of using a ground as well as song upon'' | ||
''which to improvise is atypical of the genre. The ground adopted is problematic, as it involves a monotonous alternation of a tonic and supertonic, necessitating strong and interesting harmonic'' | ''which to improvise is atypical of the genre. The ground adopted is problematic, as it involves a monotonous alternation of a tonic and supertonic, necessitating strong and interesting harmonic'' | ||
''writing. Byrd provides this with a shift to mixolydian mode and writes with the lightest touch possible.'' | ''writing. Byrd provides this with a shift to mixolydian mode and writes with the lightest touch possible.'' | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
The tune is set in the Lydian or Mixolydian mode, depending upon where one hears the tonic. | The tune is set in the Lydian or Mixolydian mode, depending upon where one hears the tonic. See note for "[[annotation:Greenwood (1)]]" for more information. | ||
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|f_printed_sources=Chappell ('''Popular Music of the Olden Time, vol. 1'''), 1859; p. 119.''' | |||
|f_recorded_sources=RCA Red Seal LSC-3331, Julian Bream - "The Woods so Wild" (1999). | |||
|f_see_also_listing=Hear Julian Bream's classical guitar version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q2OAAQu5IQ]<br> | |||
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Hear Julian Bream's classical guitar version [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q2OAAQu5IQ]<br> | |||
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WOODS SO WILD, THE. AKA - "Shall I go Walk in the Woods so WIld?" "Woods soe Wilde (The)." AKA and see "Greenwood (1)," "Huntsman (The)." English, Air (3/4 time). G Mixolydian or G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. The air, based on the Tudor-era folk tune "Will Yow Walke the Woods soe Wylde," was set three times by the English composer wikipedia:William_Byrd, and Chappell (1859) gives an alternate ending by another famous composer, Orlando Gibbons. The tune’s words have long been lost, save for the short refrain: “Shall I go walk the wood so wild, wandering, wandering, here and there.” The melody and variation sets appear in The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (1610-1625, two settings--No. 67 by Byrd and No. 40 by Gibbons), Lady Neville's Virginal Book, William Ballet's Lute Book, Pammelia (1609), and John Playford's English Dancing Master (1650, through edition of 1690, as "Greenwood" and "The Huntsman"). David Cashman explains:
The renaissance English composer William Byrd (1543-1623) wrote a set of fourteen variations on a melody entitled The Woods so Wild[1]. It is believed that this work is based upon a popular improvisatory technique, which Byrd adapted to his needs. Unusually, additional to the melody upon which the variations are based, Byrd uses a ground. This technique of using a ground as well as song upon which to improvise is atypical of the genre. The ground adopted is problematic, as it involves a monotonous alternation of a tonic and supertonic, necessitating strong and interesting harmonic writing. Byrd provides this with a shift to mixolydian mode and writes with the lightest touch possible.
The tune is set in the Lydian or Mixolydian mode, depending upon where one hears the tonic. See note for "annotation:Greenwood (1)" for more information.
- ↑ "The Woods Soe Wilde" was set for the virginal by the English composer wikipedia:William_Byrd (c. 1540-1623) in My Lady Nevell's Book (1590).