{ "ok" : true, "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth", "description" : "solo harpsichord music", "location" : "Wells, England", "bio" : "Colin Booth has combined the careers of harpsichordist and harpsichord-maker for more than 30 years. He has sold several hundred instruments, of which an unusually large proportion has gone to Early Music professionals.\n\nAs a player Colin has performed in many countries from Denmark to South Africa. He also plays and teaches throughout the south-west of England, has conducted courses at several centres, and is a regular contributor to the annual Dartington International Summer School.\n\nHis recent book \"Did Bach Really Mean That? Deceptive Notation in Baroque Keyboard Music\" is an introduction to some of the most important conventions underlying the notation used by Baroque composers.\n\nColin has chosen for many of his recordings, music unjustly neglected - or just not yet discovered. But he has only gone for repertoire which he considers great music, even if by composers less well-known.\n\n\"My aim\", he says, \"is to get under the skin of the music and move the listener. An ability to thrill people or convey pathos is not so often associated with small-scale keyboard works by lesser composers. But where I find these qualities in the music, I want to pass them on to others.\"", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/colin_booth.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/colin_booth/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "cbooth-wtcb1c2", "name" : "The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 CD 2", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2024-08-05", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","meditative","elegant","melancholic","peaceful","mysterious"], "uses" : ["study or focus","podcast background","documentary","period drama or history","meditation or yoga","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Bach's preludes and fugues in well-tempered tuning—graceful, introspective, and historically informed—ideal for focused, reflective, or historically themed projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/The%20Well-Tempered%20Clavier,%20Book%201%20CD%202/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-wtcb1c2/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-wtcb1c2", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-wtcb1c2" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-wtcb1c1", "name" : "The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 CD 1", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2024-06-02", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","meditative","elegant","melancholic","peaceful","mysterious"], "uses" : ["study or focus","podcast background","documentary","period drama or history","meditation or yoga","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Bach's preludes and fugues in well-tempered tuning—calm, reflective, and elegant—ideal for study, documentary, or period-drama contexts.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/The%20Well-Tempered%20Clavier,%20Book%201%20CD%201/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-wtcb1c1/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-wtcb1c1", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-wtcb1c1" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-wtcb2c1", "name" : "The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 CD 1", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2024-05-28", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","meditative","elegant","melancholic","peaceful","mysterious"], "uses" : ["study or focus","podcast background","documentary","period drama or history","meditation or yoga","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Bach's preludes and fugues in well-tempered tuning—calm, reflective, and elegant—ideal for study, documentary, or period-drama backgrounds.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/The%20Well-Tempered%20Clavier,%20Book%202%20CD%201/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-wtcb2c1/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-wtcb2c1", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-wtcb2c1" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-talkingfingers", "name" : "Mattheson - The Melodious Talking Fingers", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2023-03-03", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["playful","quirky","reflective","elegant","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery","cafe or restaurant"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["J. S. Bach","Georg Philipp Telemann"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Mattheson's playful, mood-varied Baroque fugues and dances—ideal for period-themed, thoughtful, or elegant background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Mattheson%20-%20The%20Melodious%20Talking%20Fingers/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-talkingfingers/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-talkingfingers", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-talkingfingers" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-ricercars", "name" : "Fogliano to Froberger - A Century of Ricercars", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2023-02-03", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["meditative","reflective","elegant","mysterious","nostalgic","calm"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery","meditation or yoga"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","three italian harpsichords with differen"], "sounds_like" : ["J. S. Bach","Girolamo Frescobaldi","Johann Jakob Froberger"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of early ricercars from the 16th and 17th centuries, elegant and contemplative, ideal for historical, reflective, or focused listening contexts.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Fogliano%20to%20Froberger%20-%20A%20Century%20of%20Ricercars/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-ricercars/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-ricercars", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-ricercars" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-melodiousbirde", "name" : "The Melodious Birde - Keyboard Music By William Byrd", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2020-04-10", "genres" : ["Classical","Renaissance","Instrumental Classical"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["playful","reflective","melancholic","elegant","nostalgic","tender"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery","meditation or yoga"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","virginals"], "sounds_like" : ["William Byrd"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord and virginals performances of William Byrd's Renaissance keyboard music—tuneful, introspective, and virtuosic—ideal for historical, reflective, or calm background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/The%20Melodious%20Birde%20-%20Keyboard%20Music%20By%20William%20Byrd/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-melodiousbirde/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-melodiousbirde", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-melodiousbirde" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-louiscouperin", "name" : "Louis Couperin Harpsichord Music", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2016-05-04", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["dramatic","reflective","melancholic","mysterious","elegant","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","meditation or yoga","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","original french harpsichord (1661)"], "sounds_like" : ["Louis Couperin"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Louis Couperin's intense Baroque pieces on a 1661 instrument, ideal for historical, reflective, or contemplative media projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Louis%20Couperin%20Harpsichord%20Music/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-louiscouperin/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-louiscouperin", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-louiscouperin" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-groundsplease", "name" : "Grounds for Pleasure", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2014-11-23", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Renaissance","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["calm","reflective","nostalgic","elegant","meditative","melancholic"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","study or focus","podcast background","meditation or yoga","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","17th-century harpsichord","4-foot pitch upper manual"], "sounds_like" : ["Henry Purcell","William Byrd","John Blow"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord music featuring Renaissance and Baroque grounds, performed on a restored 17th-century instrument—ideal for historical, reflective, or calm background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Grounds%20for%20Pleasure/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-groundsplease/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-groundsplease", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-groundsplease" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-bachgold", "name" : "JS Bach Goldberg Variations", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-09-25", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["playful","elegant","reflective","peaceful","meditative"], "uses" : ["study or focus","podcast background","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","period drama or history","documentary"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Bach's Goldberg Variations, emphasizing clarity, dance rhythms, and good-natured expressiveness—ideal for focused, calm, or historically evocative projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/JS%20Bach%20Goldberg%20Variations/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-bachgold/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-bachgold", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-bachgold" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-pphilips", "name" : "Peter Philips - The English Exile", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-08-24", "genres" : ["Classical","Renaissance","Baroque","Inspirational"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["melancholic","reflective","elegant","dramatic","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","emotional storytelling","meditation or yoga","podcast background","art or gallery"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","two-keyboard harpsichord","renaissance keyboard"], "sounds_like" : ["William Byrd","Orlando Gibbons"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Peter Philips' emotionally expressive Renaissance keyboard works, ideal for historical, reflective, or artistic projects.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Peter%20Philips%20-%20The%20English%20Exile/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-pphilips/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-pphilips", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-pphilips" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-buxtehudes", "name" : "Buxtehude - Suites and Variations", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-05-28", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","peaceful","melancholic","nostalgic","meditative"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","meditation or yoga","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["J.S. Bach"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Baroque suites and variations by Dietrich Buxtehude, elegant and reflective, ideal for historical content, study, or calm background.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Buxtehude%20-%20Suites%20and%20Variations/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-buxtehudes/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-buxtehudes", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-buxtehudes" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-scarlatti", "name" : "Essential Scarlatti", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-03-04", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Classical Period","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["dramatic","reflective","elegant","melancholic","tender"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","emotional storytelling","art or gallery"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Domenico Scarlatti"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Domenico Scarlatti's varied sonatas—soulful, dramatic, and virtuosic—ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and focused listening.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Essential%20Scarlatti/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-scarlatti/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-scarlatti", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-scarlatti" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-darkharp", "name" : "Dark Harpsichord Music", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-02-11", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Classical Period","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["melancholic","reflective","mysterious","meditative","nostalgic","dark"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","film score","meditation or yoga","podcast background","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","improvisational harpsichord","baroque harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach","Francois Couperin","Louis Andriessen"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord music evoking late evening in Devon, blending Baroque pieces, improvisations, and modern works for reflective, melancholic, and atmospheric background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Dark%20Harpsichord%20Music/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-darkharp/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-darkharp", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-darkharp" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-jmatthesonvol2", "name" : "Johann Mattheson - CD2 - The Twelve Suites of 1714", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-02-04", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","peaceful","nostalgic","calm","meditative"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","spa or massage","art or gallery"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","cembalo","baroque keyboard"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach","Georg Philipp Telemann","George Frideric Handel"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Mattheson's elegant, calm Baroque suites—ideal for period dramas, documentaries, study, or spa settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Johann%20Mattheson%20-%20CD2%20-%20The%20Twelve%20Suites%20of%201714/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-jmatthesonvol2/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-jmatthesonvol2", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-jmatthesonvol2" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-jmatthesonvol1", "name" : "Johann Mattheson - CD1 - The Twelve Suites of 1714", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2011-01-08", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","peaceful","melancholic","nostalgic","calm"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","podcast background","meditation or yoga","spa or massage"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord","cembalo","baroque keyboard"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach","Georg Philipp Telemann","George Frideric Handel"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Mattheson's elegant, reflective Baroque suites—ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and calm background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/Johann%20Mattheson%20-%20CD1%20-%20The%20Twelve%20Suites%20of%201714/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-jmatthesonvol1/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-jmatthesonvol1", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-jmatthesonvol1" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-jsbach", "name" : "JS Bach by arrangement", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2010-12-03", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["reflective","elegant","meditative","melancholic","dramatic","nostalgic"], "uses" : ["documentary","period drama or history","study or focus","podcast background","art or gallery","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 3, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Johann Sebastian Bach"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of Bach's arrangements and works, including the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue and Booth's harpsichord arrangement of the Chaconne—ideal for thoughtful, historically evocative, or focused listening contexts.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/JS%20Bach%20by%20arrangement/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-jsbach/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-jsbach", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-jsbach" },{ "sku" : "cbooth-wcroft", "name" : "William Croft - Keyboard Music", "artist" : { "name" : "Colin Booth", "page" : "colin_booth" }, "release_date" : "2010-11-06", "genres" : ["Classical","Baroque","Instrumental"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["elegant","reflective","nostalgic","calm","peaceful","melancholic"], "uses" : ["period drama or history","documentary","study or focus","meditation or yoga","spa or massage","podcast background"], "energy" : 2, "instrumentation" : ["solo harpsichord"], "sounds_like" : ["Henry Purcell","George Frideric Handel"], "summary" : "Solo harpsichord performances of William Croft's Baroque suites and overtures—elegant, calm, and reflective—ideal for period dramas, documentaries, and focused or meditative settings.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Colin%20Booth/William%20Croft%20-%20Keyboard%20Music/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/cbooth-wcroft/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/cbooth-wcroft", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=cbooth-wcroft" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }