Short bio Tobias Hume
Full biography Tobias Hume
Tobias Hume was a Scottish composer, viol player, and soldier who lived from around 1569 to 1645. He is known for his contributions to the development of solo viol music in England during the early 17th century. He published several collections of music for the viol, including "The First Part of Ayres" in 1605 and "Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke" in 1607.
Hume's music is notable for its innovation and experimentation, using unusual tunings and techniques to create unique sounds and textures. He also incorporated elements of popular music into his compositions, such as dance rhythms and folk melodies.
Aside from his music, Hume led an intriguing life as a soldier and adventurer. He served as a mercenary in various European conflicts and was even imprisoned for a time in Sweden. During his later years, he lived as an impoverished hermit in England.
While Hume's music experienced a brief period of popularity in the 17th century, it fell into relative obscurity in the centuries that followed. However, in recent years there has been a renewed interest in Hume's music, and his compositions have been recorded and performed by numerous ensembles around the world.
Compositions featuring Tobias Hume
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.S. Georges delight (Poeticall Musicke) | 2:20 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 2 | What Greater Griefe, for soprano & ensemble (from Captaine Humes Poeticall Musicke) | 3:43 min | Vocal Music | 1607 |
| 3 | The Pashion of Musicke. Sir Christopher Hattons choice | 3:55 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 4 | The Lady of Sussex Delight, for ensemble | 2:04 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 5 | The Lady Canes Delight, for ensemble | 2:48 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 6 | The King of Denmarks Delight, for ensemble | 2:21 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 7 | The Earl of Salisbury's Favoret, for ensemble | 5:05 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 8 | The Earl of Pembrooke's Galiard, for bass & ensemble | 2:18 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 9 | The Earl of Arundel's Favoret, for ensemble ("Sweet ayre") | 4:43 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 10 | The Duke of Lenox Delight, for ensemble | 2:19 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 11 | The Duke of Holstones Delight, for ensemble | 2:38 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 12 | My Joyes are Comming. the Lady of Bedfords Delight | 1:39 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1607 |
| 13 | Love's Pastime | 1:22 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1607 |
| 14 | Cease Leaden Slumber, the Queens New-yeeres Gift (from Captaine Humes Poeticall Musicke) | 5:03 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1607 |
| 15 | Captain Hume Lamentation (Poeticall Musicke) | 7:16 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 16 | An Almaine | 3:25 min | Orchestral | 1607 |
| 17 | A Mery Conceit. The Q(ueens) delight | 2:00 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 18 | A souldiers Galiard (Poeticall Musicke) | 1:26 min | Chamber Music | 1607 |
| 19 | A Masque for ensemble | 3:00 min | Opera | 1607 |
| 20 | Fain Would I Change That Note for soprano & ensemble | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | 1605 |
| 21 | A Jigg for Ladies for ensemble | 1:12 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 22 | A Humorous Pavin, for bass viol (from "The First Part of Ayres") | 4:03 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 23 | A humorous Pavin (Musical Humors, 43) | 5:15 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 24 | A Question (Musical Humors, 25) | 2:28 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 25 | Love's Galliard, for bass viol (from "The First Part of Ayres") | 2:42 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 26 | The new Cut (Musical Humors, 27) | 1:54 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 27 | My Mistresse hath a Pritty Thing (from The First Part of Ayres) | 3:07 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 28 | I Am Melancholy | 3:59 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 29 | Hit It in the Middle | 1:13 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 30 | The Souldiers Song, for bass & ensemble | 1:56 min | Vocal Music | 1605 |
| 31 | The Spirit of Gambo (Musical Humors, 4) | 2:45 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 32 | The Spirit of Gambo. The Lord Dewys favoret | 2:56 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 33 | The Spirite of Musicke (from The First Part of Ayres) | 5:04 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 34 | Alas Poore Men for bass & ensemble | 9:26 min | Vocal Music | 1605 |
| 35 | The First Part of Ayres, for solo viol | 39:43 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 36 | She Loves It Well | 0:29 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 37 | Tickle Me Quickly | 0:46 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 38 | Tinckeldum Twinckeldum, for bass viol (from "The First Part of Ayres") | 1:46 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 39 | Tobacco, Tobacco, Sing Sweetly for Tobacco!, song for consort (a.k.a. "Tobacco Is Like Love") | 2:08 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 40 | Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke, London 1607 | 5:12 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 41 | An Answere (Musical Humors, 26) | 3:13 min | Chamber Music | 1605 |
| 42 | Adue Sweet Love | 2:17 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1605 |
| 43 | A Pollish Ayre (from Musicall Humors or Poeticall Musicke) | 1:03 min | Chamber Music | 160? |
| 44 | A Galliard No. 3 | 1:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | The Hunting Song | 5:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 46 | A Pauin (No 42 in Musical Humors) | 5:35 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 47 | The King of Denmarks Health | 3:02 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 48 | The Lady Suffolkes Delight, for ensemble | 1:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | The Pashion for Musicke, for 2 violas da gamba & ensemble (Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke) | 5:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Peter's Pleasure-The Second Part of Peter | 2:10 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 51 | The State of Gambo, The Earle of Worcesters favoret | 9:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | This sport is ended, for ensemble | 1:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Tickell Tickell | 1:34 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 54 | Touch Me Sweetly (from The First Part of Ayres) | 2:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Touche me lightly (No 38 in Musical Humors) | 2:22 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 56 | Virgin's Muse | 4:42 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 57 | A French Jigg, for viol | 0:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Hark! Hark! (No 10 in Musical Humors) | 1:57 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 59 | Allemande for Solo Viol in Bandora Sett | 1:58 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | Beccus, an Hungarian Lord his delight (No 95 in Musical Humors) | 4:59 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 61 | A Spanish Humour | 4:58 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 62 | Captaine Humes Galliard | 2:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 63 | Captaine Humes Pauin (No 46 in Musical Humors) | 6:44 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 64 | A Souldiers Resolution, (No 11 in Musical Humors) | 4:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Death, for chamber ensemble (No. 12, "Musical Humors") | 5:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Deth & Life, for ensemble | 7:27 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Deth, for ensemble | 6:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Duke of Holstones Almaine, The (No 6 in Musical Humors) | 2:13 min | Orchestral | - |
| 69 | Earle of Mountgomerie Delight | 2:12 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 70 | Give you go(o)d morrowe Madam | 1:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 71 | Good againe (No 14 in Musical Humors) | 4:59 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 72 | A Pollish Vilanell | 2:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 73 | I Am Falling | 1:14 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 74 | Life (No 13 in Musical Humors) | 1:50 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 75 | Love's Farewell (No 47 in Musicall Humors, 1605) | 3:04 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 76 | A Careles Humor, for viola da gamba | 1:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 77 | Musicke and Mirth | 2:37 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 78 | Musickes delight, The Earle of Southamptons favoret | 6:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 79 | My hope is decayed (No 7 in Musical Humors) | 2:48 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 80 | My hope is revived | 2:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 81 | Now I come, for viola da gamba (from The First Part of Ayres) | 1:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 82 | Second part, The (No 96 in Musical Humors) | 3:30 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 83 | Sir Humphrey for ensemble | 1:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 84 | Souldiers Galliard, A 9 (No 48 in Musical Humors) | 1:30 min | Orchestral | - |
| 85 | Sweet Music | 4:34 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
Albums featuring Tobias Hume
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Dario Castello, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Pietro Paolo Raimondo, Giovanni Paolo Cima, Tobias Hume, Michele Mascitti, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, Ensemble Chiaroscuro – Baroque Enchantment(CD, ) | 2016 | Concerto Classics |
| 2 |  |
Captain Tobias Hume - Guido Balestracci, Les Basses Réunies & Bruno Cocset – «Harke, Harke!» Lyra Violls Humors & Delights(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2014 | Alpha Productions |
| 3 |  |
Hume | Purcell | Dowland | Blow | Jakob Van Eyck - L'Art Du Bois – Musical Humors & Lamentations(CD, ) | 2010 | Etcetera (3) |
| 4 |  |
Tobias Hume, Eric Fischer (4), Marianne Muller, Liam Fennelly, Pau Marcos – Poeticall Musicke... Topographic Long-Range(CD, Album) | 2010 | Zig Zag Territoires |
| 5 |  |
Hume / Susanne Heinrich – Passion & Division — 'Captain Humes Musicall Humors'(CD, Album) | 2010 | Hyperion |
| 6 |  |
John Maynard (4) / The Consort Of Musicke – The XII Wonders Of The World 1611 / Character Songs | 2010 | L'Oiseau-Lyre |
| 7 |  |
Garth Knox, Agnès Vesterman, Tobias Hume, Marin Marais, Attilio Ariosti, Roland Moser, Klaus Huber, Garth Knox – D'Amore(CD, Album) | 2008 | ECM Records |
| 8 |  |
Tobias Hume, Bruno Re – The First Part Of Ayres(CD, ) | 2005 | Velut Luna |
| 9 |  |
Claudio Monteverdi, Tobias Hume, Pierre Guédron, Giulio Caccini, Giovanni Picchi, Sigismondo D'India, John Dowland, Montreal Baroque – Orfeo Fantasia(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel) | 2005 | Atma Classique |
| 10 |  |
Captain Tobias Hume - Damien Guillon, Bruno Boterf, Pascale Boquet, Nima Ben David – The Passion Of Musick(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2005 | Alpha Productions |
| 11 |  |
Tobias Hume, Jordi Savall – Musicall Humors (London 1605)(CD, Album) | 2004 | Alia Vox |
| 12 |  |
Jordi Savall - Purcell / Dowland / Hume / Locke / Tye – Pieces For The Viols(5×CD, Compilation) | 2003 | Naïve |
| 13 |  |
Wieland Kuijken, Abel • Ortiz • Schenck • Telemann • Simpson • Hume – Viola Da Gamba Solo Recital(CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | 2003 | Denon |
| 14 |  |
Tobias Hume, Christopher Simpson (2), August Kühnel, Carl Friedrich Abel, Georg Philipp Telemann, Fabrizio Lepri – Touch Me Lightly(CD, ) | 2002 | Discovery Label |
| 15 |  |
Les Voix Humaines, Suzie LeBlanc, Susie Napper, Margaret Little, Giovanni Coprario, Tobias Hume, John Jenkins (5), Alfonso Ferrabosco, Christopher Simpson (2) – The Spirit Of Musicke / Viola and Voice(CD, Stereo) | 1998 | Atma Classique |
| 16 |  |
Captaine Tobias Hume, Robert Jones (4), Jennifer Lane (2) – The Summe Of All Delights, Songs And Ayres Of Shakespeare's England(CD, Album) | 1997 | PGM (Pro Gloria Musicae) |
| 17 |  |
Tobias Hume - Les Voix Humaines • Stephen Stubbs • Paul Audet • Réjean Poirier • Francis Colpron • Daniel Taylor (3) – Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke Volume 1(CD, ) | 1997 | Naxos |
| 18 |  |
Tobias Hume - Les Voix Humaines • Stephen Stubbs • Paul Audet • Réjean Poirier • Francis Colpron • Daniel Taylor (3) – Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke Volume 2(CD, ) | 1997 | Naxos |
| 19 |  |
Hume / Hotman - Jonathan Dunford – Pieces De Viole En Manuscrit(CD, Album, Reissue) | 1996 | Adès |
| 20 |  |
Emma Kirkby, Labyrinto, Paolo Pandolfo | Tobias Hume – The Spirit Of Gambo | 1996 | Glossa |
| 21 |  |
Wieland Kuijken, Abel • Ortiz • Schenck • Telemann • Simpson • Hume – Viola Da Gamba Solo Recital(CD, ) | 1993 | Denon |
| 22 |  |
Tobias Hume - Figueras, Hillier, Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall – Poeticall Musicke(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1991 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 23 |  |
Captaine Tobias Hvme, Jordi Savall – Musicall Humors | 1987 | Astrée Auvidis |
| 24 |  |
Tobias Hume - Figueras, Hillier, Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall – Poeticall Musicke | 1985 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 25 |  |
Marin Marais, Tobias Hume, Peggy Sampson, Susanne Shapiro – Marin Marais: Les Folies d'Espagne, Suite in G Minor; Tobias Hume: Galliard(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1974 | Orion Master Recordings |
| 26 |  |
Abel, Hume, Marais - Fernando Marín (2) – Magia Consoni Et Dissoni(CD, Album) | - | Da Vinci Classics |
Videos featuring Tobias Hume
℗ Alpha Productions
Released on: 2014-09-23
Composer: Tobias Hume
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">Touch Me Sweetely
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Touch Me Sweetely · Bruno Cocset · Les Basses Réunies · Guido Balestracci
Hume: "Harke, Harke!" Lyra Violls Humors & Delights
℗ Alpha Productions
Released on: 2014-09-23
Composer: Tobias Hume
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Hume: Allemande
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Hume: Allemande · Jonathan Dunford
Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: Tobias Hume
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Hotman: 4. Sarabande
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Hotman: 4. Sarabande · Jonathan Dunford
Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: Nicolas Hotman
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Released on: 2014-09-23
Composer: Tobias Hume
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">A Soldiers Resolution
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A Soldiers Resolution · Bruno Cocset · Les Basses Réunies · Guido Balestracci
Hume: "Harke, Harke!" Lyra Violls Humors & Delights
℗ Alpha Productions
Released on: 2014-09-23
Composer: Tobias Hume
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J. Jenkins: Allemande
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J. Jenkins: Allemande · Jonathan Dunford
Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: John Jenkins
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Anonymous: 3. Courante
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Anonymous: 3. Courante · Jonathan Dunford
Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: Anonymous
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Verdufen: 3. Sarabande
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Verdufen: 3. Sarabande · Jonathan Dunford
Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: August Verdufen
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Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: Anonymous
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">Anonymous: Choral "O Traurigkeit"
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Anonymous: Choral "O Traurigkeit" · Jonathan Dunford
Hume-Ford-Hotman-Dubuisson-Verdufen - Pièces de viole en manuscrit
℗ 1992 Decca Records France
Released on: 1999-01-01
Composer: Anonymous
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