ABSTRACT
The keyboard music of John Bull (1562/3–1628) forms one of the more imposing repertoires in the field, yet at the same time it is riddled with questions of authenticity. The number of problematic pieces is almost as great as the number of safely attributed ones. On the basis of a renewed evaluation of the sources, a new approach to this corpus has been developed, resulting in a classification system which evolved naturally out of the specific problems posed by Bull’s music. Problematic works and work groups are reviewed mainly from a source-critical angle, and possible attributions from the anonyma present within the Bull source circle are discussed. The resulting new catalogue presented here consists of four categories: I. Safely attributed works; II. Insecure attributions; III. Works with conflicting attributions; IV. Anonymous works attributable to Bull.
