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Hi, I got the sheet music from a book called "Compendium I" by Karl Lenski. Got it second-hand, and I'm not sure whether you can still find it. The book tells me that this piece has been taken "from the 50 Airs Anglois of George Bingham (printed in Amsterdam, no date), preserved in the Bibliothèque du Conservatoire Royal de Musique, Brussels". Couldn't find it in that collection on IMSLP though. By the way, the part until 1:15 was improvised so you won't find sheet music for that (and the ground bass is also just based on the four notes d, c, b flat and a, so it's basically improvised throughout). Good luck and thanks for watching!

@@cactusduo Thank you very much! I found it actually on IMSLP in 40 Airs anglois, Livre 3 by George Bingham.

@@yerawizardnick7835 That's awesome!

Thanks for your feedback. While I can imagine that you find our performance too hasty, I do not think that "pauses" or "rubati" would be appropriate for this piece. The ground usually just goes on and on, in the same tempo and without interruption. That leaves us with the tempo at which we played the piece. I think that's a matter of taste. I can appreciate that you would like a more tranquil pace, but we'll have to consult Mr. Finger himself one day to find out what his intention was. ;)

Es que se trata de una pieza más melancólica, para interpretar, frasear, no para demostrar erudición o virtuosismo. Pero bueno,m cada uno la toca como quiere o como puede. Saludos desde Argentina.

Well, you may be right there. At least the piece is in D minor, so it may very well be meant to convey a melancholic atmosphere. Our performance was certainly not melancholic. We will consider what you said when we play this piece next time. Thanks again. Anyhow, what we did was certainly not meant to "demonstrate virtuosity". We just love music. :)

Bill Baumann Thanks for your comment! This was the first time we did an actual improvisation on stage. :)

Bedankt!

Grazie!

Mille grazie!