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Collection of sacred and secular Motets, including two for Christmas Day, Chansons, Madrigals, and mealtime Graces, suspected by Derick Gerarde.
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passim. Motets for 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 voices, in parts, apparently all by Derick Gerarde, though his initials are only appended to a few of them. The MS. certainly belonged to him (see vol. i, f. 1, etc.); and, though the words of most of the pieces have been set to music by many of the French an...
'QUADRAGINTA ET SEX Cantiones in Italica lingua (quod vulgo vocant Madrigali) ad quinque voces, composite ab Innocentio Alberti de Taruisio inpresentiarum musico illustrissimi . . . domini Alfonsi, ducis Ferrarie, et ab illo notate ac scripte'; A. D. 1568. In parts. Dedicated 'pro illustrissimo . . . Henrico [Fitzalan] comiti (sic) de Arundelle'. Five volumes. See Cat. of Music, ii, p. 129. Paper; ff. 50, 48, 48, 48, 48. 61/2 in. x 81/2 in, A.D. 1568. Belonged to [John, Lord] Lumley, who ma...
CHANSONS for 4 voices, in parts. French words. Anonymous, probably of the time of Henry VIII. Four volumes. See Cat. of Music, ii, p. 134. Paper; ff. 17, 17, 17, 17. 51/2 in. x 8 in. Second quarter of XVI cent. The Royal arms are stamped on the covers. Not in the old catalogues.
Masses for each day of the week, in parts, by Nicolas Ludford. They appear to be for tenor, contra-tenor, treble and 2nd tenor voices; but the part contained in vol. iv is apparently incomplete. passim: Offertoria, etc., introduced in some Masses by Nicolas Ludford. In parts. The first seven a...
Motets, and Madrigals, in parts, many composed by Derick Gerarde, as well as other authors, including: Jacobus Clemens Thomas Créquillon, N Gombert, Noe Truie, Havericq, N. de Wismes, Latfeur, Morel, Paon, and Phinot.
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passim Motets for 6, 7, 8, and 10 voices, in parts, apparently in the hand of Derick Gerarde. Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 6 voices, the six volumes containing respectively 1st and 2nd superius, contra-tenor, tenor, and 1st and 2nd bassus. Where they are for more than 6 voices, th...
'GALLYARDESS and Neapolytans songes of 3 and 4 partes' (title at end of vol. IV), by anonymous composers. Four volumes, the first part of each volume containing the dances (written for 4 strings), and the second part the Neapolitan Canzoni or Madrigals (with one exception for 3 voices). See Cat. of Music, ii, p. 1315; iii, p. 202. Paper; ff. 44, 27, 43, 44. 8 in. x 53/4 in. XVI cent. Original dark leather binding (called blue in the Lumley cat.) with gilt tooling (see Weale, Bookbindings in...
Collection of miscellaneous compositions, of Anthems, Hymns, Services, and Madrigals, including a prayer for King Edward VI, mostly in parts, predominantly anonymous, yet named composers include Tallis.
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1547-1548. before the first Booke of the Common Prayer, 1549. In many cases the versions of the Psalms followed closely resemble those in the Prymer of 1544. Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred music, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voi...
I C. v, vi BIBLE, in Latin, of S. Jerome's version; preceded by the epistle of Jerome to Paulinus (f. 1). The order of the books of the 0. T. varies somewhat from the normal Vulgate arrangement. The Prayer of Manasses follows 2 Chronicles; the books of Solomon (Proverbs -Ecclesiasticus) follow 2 Esdras [= Nehemiah], and are followed by job, Tobit, Judith, and Esther; and the Psalter is omitted, Jerome's prologues, with only the addition of the short prologues to Baruch and Maccabees. The...
i D. xi-xv EPISTLES OF S. PAUL, in Latin. The text is a revision of the Vulgate, the rejected readings of the latter being, however, written in red ink immediately after the words substituted for them. The variant readings do not appear to be taken from any MS., but to be due to a fresh translation from the Greek. Vellum; originally in five volumes, now bound in two, but with separate paginations for the five parts, ff. 180, 97, 80, 100, 77. 14 1/4 in. x 9 1/2 in. Early XVI cent. Carefully...
2 B. xii, xiii LECTIONARY of the Mass, in Latin. Two volumes (epistles and gospels). Each contains the Festivale followed by the Sanctorale and Commune, and the days are the same in each, except that the gospels for SS. Matthias and Mark, omitted in their proper order, are inserted (vol. ii, f. 34 b) at the end of the Proprium Sanctorum, there is no gospel for the Visitation of the Virgin, and a gospel for the Eleven Thousand Virgins is placed at the end of the Commune. Music is given in th...