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Collection Area Music Collections Name Purcell, Henry, composer and organist, 1658 or 1659-1695

1. A.909.

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A.909.
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VOCAL MUSIC; end of 18th cent. A collection of sacred and secular tunes bound after a printed copy of A Select Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes…By…Henry Boyd [1793]. Nos. 1-6 are of a sacred character, and, with the exception of the last, unaccompanied and anonymous. The names given in brackets to the first five, after the manner of hymn-tunes, are misleading, as they bear no resemblance to that class of composition. Purchased, 5 June 1891. Paper; pp. 154. 130 x 210mm. 1. pp. 105-6. ‘O T...
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William Boyce, composer and organist: Thomas Augustine Arne, composer: Henry Purcell, composer and organist: Music: John Worgan, Mus. Doc.; composer: Fenick, alias Fenwick; composer: George Frideric Handel, composer: A collection of sacred and secular vocal music by (amongst others) John Worgan,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 11731

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Add MS 11731
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LETTERs and Papers relative to the works of Purcell, chiefly addressed to Mr. Novello. Small Quarto. [11,731.] Presented by Vincent Novello, Esq.
Scope & Content:
Henry Purcell, composer and organist: Letters, etc., relative to his works.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 15979

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Add MS 15979
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DRAMATIC Compositions by H. Purcell, viz. Dido and Eneas, transcribed by E. W. Smith; Bonduca, and Timon of Athens, transcribed by J. W. Dodd; and Scene in Dioclesian, transcribed by J. P. Hobler. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [15,979.] Henry Purcell, composer and organist: Dramatic compositions.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 17818

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Add MS 17818
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"HARMONIA Sacra," anthems "composed by the late Henry Purcell." (Printed) [1730 ?] f. 3; "Six select anthems," etc., "composed by Dr. Croft, Dr. Blow, Mr. Henry Purcell, and Jeremiah Clarke." (Printed) [1770], f. 21; "Two anthems," etc., "composed by Mr. Jonathan Battishill." (Printed) [1765 ?],...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 17835

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Add MS 17835
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SACRED and other music, by Giac. Carissimi, Giov. Batt. Bassani, Aless. Stradella, Ant. Gianettini, H. Purcell, J. Blow, and T. Tudway. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Folio. [Add. 17,835.] Thomas Tudway, MusD; composer: Sacred and other music. Alessandro Stradella, composer: Sacred and other music. Hen...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Add MS 17842

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Add MS 17842
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ANTHEMS for four, five, and six voices, by Croft, Tallis, Byrd, Purcell, etc.; in the handwriting of William Walrond. Paper; XVIIIth cent. Folio. [Add 17,842.] Thomas Tallis, composer and organist: Anthems. Henry Purcell, composer and organist: Harmonia Sacra, etc.: 1730, 1770. Music: Anthems...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Add MS 19759

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Add MS 19759
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Collection of compositions, mostly without accompaniment, by various authors, including: Purcell, Hart, Banister, Turner, and other composers of the latter part of the 17th century.
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Songs without accompaniments. Anonymous, unless the contrary is stated. 1. 'Love you by all that's good.' f. 2. 2. 'I bring thee, ô thou charming Fair.' '[James (?)] Hart.' f. 2b. 3. 'Let's loue and let's laugh.' '[J.] Banister.' f. 3. 4. 'I loue and am lou'd.' f. 3. 5. 'To Cloris what I did pre...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jun 1681
Extent:
1 volume (46 folios)

8. Add MS 22099

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Add MS 22099
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Collection of sacred and secular compositions, including hymns and catches for voice, and incidental music, and an arrangement by Henry Purcell for Queen Mary’s birthday in 1693; predominantly by English and Italian composers.
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Short pieces on two staves, apparently written, or arranged, for Harpsichord. Several of them are in A Choice Collection of Ayres for the Harpsichord, 1700. [about 1704-1707.]. 1. Movement from 'Sonata 12' (the last of the set published in 1683). 'H. Purcel.' f. 2. 2. Prelude in A minor. 'Lock.'...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
late 17th century-early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (90 folios)

9. Add MS 22100

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Add MS 22100
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Collection of sacred and secular compositions by authors including Blow, Purcell, Gibbons, and Weldon.
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ff. 3-73 passim. Songs with chorus, etc., for various occasions, with accompaniments for strings (unless the contrary is stated), in score. Except no. 1, they are by Dr. John Blow. 1. 'A Song to welcome home his Majesty from Windsor, 1680,' begins 'Welcome vicegerent of the Mighty King.' 'Purcel...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1682
Extent:
1 volume (123 folios)

10. Add MS 29291

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Add MS 29291
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A collection of part-songs, canons, catches, glees, parts of services, vocal trios and duets, as well as some instrumental music
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ff. 3-56 passim. Part music, for 4 voices (unless the contrary is stated), in score; 18th cent. 1. 'Hark, jolly shepheards.' 'Thos Morley.' [1594.] f. 3. 2. 'Dare you haunt' ('The Fayries daunce'). 'Thos Ravenscroft.' [From .] '1614.' f. 10. 3. 'Awake, sweet Love.' This and nos. 4-6 [from the ],...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume