HAWKINS COLLECTION. Vol. XII (ff. 40). 'Utile e breue (sic) regule di canto compostte per Maestro Zoanne di Spadari [Giovanni di Spataro] da Bologna'; 1510. Giovanni di Spataro, of Bologna: 'Utile e breve regule di canto': 1510.
HAWKINS COLLECTION. Vol. XIII (ff. 46). Extracts relating to music and musical instruments, from the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1670-1702, made by James Grassineau; 1743. Royal Society: Extracts from 'Philosophical Transactions' (1670-1702), chiefly rel. to music: 1743. J...
HAWKINS COLLECTION. Vol. XIV (ff. 22). 'Regole per il contrappunto', possibly part of the joint work of Giovanni Maria and Giovanni Bernardino Nanini, Regole ... per fare contrappunto, 1619; 17th cent. Belonged, before 1778, to John? Stafford Smith. Giovanni Maria Nanino, composer: 'Regole per ...
A collection of motets, madrigals and parts of masses. Collected by University of Oxford.
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Prefixed is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq from which it appears that this volume, as well as Add MS 5037-5062, are in the handwriting of Henry Needler esq, their previous owner. The manuscripts were p...
A collection of motets and fragment of masses by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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Motets, in score, by Palestrina for several Sundays and Festivals . Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 5 voices. Nos. 1-13 and 15-17 are from the Offertoria, 1593. Also in this volume are fragments for 3 voices (unless the contrary is stated), from Masses by Palestrina. In the hand of H...
Motets for various festivals by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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1. [‘Motecta Festorura,’ Book i, 1590], for 4 voices, in score, by Palestrina. The nine missing numbers are given in Add MS 5037 (ff. 102-122b). ff. 2-69b. 2. 'Messa in canone‘; consisting of ‘Kyrie,’ ‘Gloria‘ and 'Credo,’ for 4 voices, in score, apparently by Palestrina. In the hand of Henry N...
A score of the complete work ‘Madrigali Sprirituali’ Bk. II, by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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‘Delli Madrigali spirituali à cinque voci, di Gio. Petro Luigi Prenestino {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}, maestro di Cappella di. St Pietro di Roma. 1594’. Appears to have been copied from a printed book. In the hand of Henry Needler (d. 1760).
A collection of masses by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Giovanni Francesco Anerio
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'Messe A Quattro Voci . . . Con il Basso Continuo per l'organo di novo diligentemente corretta Da Francesco Gannini. In Roma, Per il Mascardi, 1689.’ In score. In the hand of Henry Needler. The four Masses were published together in 1635. The first three are by Palestrina. Appears to have been c...