Scottish baroque music by General John Reid, performed by Phantasia on baroque violin and theorbo

#baroque #folkmusic #scottishmusic #violin #theorbo Scottish baroque music by General John Reid, performed by Phantasia: Emma-Marie Kabanova (baroque violin) and Chris Hirst (theorbo). Musical innovations in the baroque era were mostly happening in central Europe - as Scotland was geographically far away even from London by horse and cart or sailing ship, it took longer for new trends to reach there. From around the 1720s, baroque art music gained momentum in Scotland and by the mid-18th century a fusion of traditional folk tunes and the baroque/galant style emerged, which became known as the "Scots drawing room style". General John Reid (1721 - 1807) was one of the composers working in this genre, Reid was educated in Edinburgh and maintained strong links to the city. By 1745 he was already a lieutenant in the British army, and took part in numerous military campaigns around the world. In 1762 Reid went to north America and remained there for some time, gradually gaining promotions, reaching Major General in 1781. After the American War of Independence, Reid returned to Britain and became a Colonel in 1794. Reid died in London in 1807. As a musician, Reid was a proficient flute player and composer. his musical output consist mainly of chamber music often including the flute, and also military marches presumably for regimental use. The piece played here is the 3rd movement of Reid's Sonata No. 2 in G major, for flute or violin and continuo. The date of composition is unknown but stylistically it has some elements of the galant style which would suggest it dates from after 1750. The whole Sonata is a wonderful fusion of Scottish folk and baroque/galant art music influences, which combine in a very natural and satisfying way. The movement played here is marked Moderato Cantabile (in a singing style) and sound very much like a traditional air. Recorded at St. Helen's Church on the Isle of Wight, which was built in 1719 so just the right era! If you enjoyed this video, please help us to produce more by subscribing to the channel, where you will find plenty more lute related content and other folk styles such as Portuguese and Neapolitan traditional music. Emma-Marie Kabanova's Youtube channel is here, where you can find lots of great violin videos:    / @emmamariekabanova   Facebook page is here, where I update most regularly:   / quatrapuntal   Instagram:   / emmamariekabanova   Many thanks to Alexander Kabanov for filming this video:   / askabanov