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1. Egerton MS 995

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 995
Title:
A collection of madrigals and anthems, in parts
Scope & Content:
passim. Madrigals, mostly by Italian composers, but with English words, taken from the collections by T. Watson (1590), N. Yonge (, 1588, 1597), and T. Morley (1597). Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 5 voices. Four parts only, generally treble, alto, 'quinto,' and bass. {A number of l...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1604
Extent:
1 volume

2. Egerton MS 2009

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2009
Title:
Glees and madrigals for five voices. Treble
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 41v Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex: Song relating to his fall: 18th cent.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Egerton MS 2009-2012

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2009-2012
Title:
Glees and madrigals for five voices, the tenor parts wanting; some being the compositions of William Byrd
Scope & Content:
The altos originally formed part of another set. Among the pieces are some having reference to historical events and characters, as-The murder of the two princes by the Duke of Gloucester, Jane Shore, Lady Jane Grey, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, etc. Includes: Part-song on the death of Queen ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
4 volumes

4. Egerton MS 2010

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2010
Title:
Glees and madrigals for five voices. Alto
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Egerton MS 2011

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2011
Title:
Glees and madrigals for five voices. Medius
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Egerton MS 2012

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2012
Title:
Glees and madrigals for five voices. Bass
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 121, 123 Giovanni Arduino, Professor at Padua: Letters to J. Strange: 1782.: Ital.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Egerton MS 2013

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2013
Title:
Scope & Content:
ENGLISH songs, seventy, in number; set to music by various composers of the xviith century, among whom are Nicholas Lanneire, William Lawes, Henry Lawes, Richard Deering, John Hilton, Simon Ives, Dr. John Wilson, and John Lenton. At the beginning is a harmonisation of the scale for the lute. Pap...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Egerton MS 2380

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2380
Title:
ORIGINAL letters, etc., of, and relating to, Franz Joseph Haydn, the composer, viz.:- 1. [Franz] Joseph Haydn to Williain Forster, music printer of London; Estoras [Esterhaz], 8 Api-. 1787-28 Feb. 1788. Fr. and Germ. f. 1. 2. Charles Jerningham to W. Forster; Cawsey [Cossey, co. Norfolk], 24 Aug. 1781, f. 11. 3. Acquittance from Haydn, as "Maestro di Capella" of Prince Esterliazy, to William Forster for £70 for the copyright of symphonies, etc.; Esterhaz, 1786. Fr. Signed f. 12. 4. B...
Scope & Content:
William Forster, Music printer of London: Letters from, and papers relating to, F. J. Haydn: 1787-1797.: Fr. and Germ. includes: ff. 1-12 Franz Joseph Haydn, composer: Letters and acquittance to W. Forster: 1787-1788.: Fr. and Germ. f. 11 Charles Jerningham: Letter to W. Forster: 1781. f. 17 J...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and German
Date Range:
17 Aug 1781-25 Jan 1788
Extent:
1 item

9. Egerton MS 2422

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2422
Title:
Index to English songs and other compositions for two or three voices
Scope & Content:
Alphabetical index to the first lines of 7442 English songs and other compositions for 2 or 3 voices, chiefly of the 17th and 18th centuries, written on as many slips of paper and pasted down. In the hand of Thomas Oliphant.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (219 folios)

10. Egerton MS 2462

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2462
Title:
A collection of motets, songs, a mass, a service, and a miserere
Scope & Content:
ff 2, 32. Motets for 4 voices, in score; 19th cent. 1. ‘Alleluja! Veni, Sancte Spiritus’; with a figured bass for the organ. ‘Nicola Jommelli‘ (see also Add MS 14141, f. 102). f. 2. 2. ‘Libera me, Domine. f. 32. ‘Claudio Casciolini.’ f. 11. 'Messa a Cappella . . . sul v Tono,’ for 4 voices, in ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (99 folios)