C02 John Jenkins - Suite in g minor,
arranged for string orchestra by Patrice Connelly A$77 ($70 ex GST)
Background
John Jenkins (1592 - 1678) was a remarkably long-lived English composer, spanning the late Elizabethan period, past the Commonwealth and into the reign of Charles II. He was also remarkably prolific as a composer of music for viols, as well as music combining viols and the violin family, which was in its infancy at the time. Jenkins was employed as music master with two Royalist families during the English Civil War: the Derehams of West Dereham, and the L'Estrange family of Hunstanton in Norfolk.
Roughly grade 3.5 - 4. More suited to community orchestra or high school.
Patrice Connelly
This suite was put together from pieces in the same key, and was not conceived of as a suite by Jenkins. It comprises a pavan (a slow walking dance, in pairs), an almain which is at a moderate tempo derived from German dances of the 15th and 16th centuries comprising three steps and a hop, and a saraband. But not the saraband you know from Bach and Handel. The earlier sarabands were quick dances over six beats. Note that the last note should be quite short. It was typical of sarabands of this time to have a very abrupt ending, so no rall and no pause.
All dynamics, bowing and slurs are editorial. The pieces were originally written for four viols: two trebles, tenor and bass. The double bass part has been composed for this edition, based on the bass viol part.
It would be useful to review each dance type from Youtube videos to see the style so that you can convey this in the music.