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1. 3437.g.19.

Reference (shelfmark):
3437.g.19.
Title:
PSALM TUNES; after 1712. Added in MS. on inter-leaves to the printed volume The Whole Books of Psalms…by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others (Printed by William Pearson, 1712). Those marked a, below, are for 4 voices and, unless the contrary is stated, taken from an edition of Thomas Ravenscroft’s Whole Book of Psalmes; those marked b, from John Playford’s 3-part setting of the same collection (? chiefly the 1713 edition); and those marked a, b, from both these latter works. At the be...
Scope & Content:
Robert Parsons, composer: Thomas Tallis, composer and organist: John Ward, composer: Thomas Morley, composer and writer: Music: Psalms: Thomas Ravenscroft, composer and editor: John Playford, the elder; composer and music-publisher: Giles Farnaby, composer: John Farmer, composer: John Bennet, co...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1712
Extent:
1 item

2. B.580.ww.

Reference (shelfmark):
B.580.ww.
Title:
VERSIFIED PSALM TUNES; 1710-1762. A composite volume of psalm tunes and other material. There are several marks of ownership, from which it appears that the two main components of the book, the printed collection of Psalm tunes for St Laurence Church, Reading (ff. 7-48) and the manuscript collection from Portsmouth Chapel (ff. 49-138), were separately owned until 1748-50, when they were brought together and added to. Inscribed ‘Thomas Collens His Book 1750’ (f. 1v, also f. 3 without date and...
Scope & Content:
Music: Psalms: Versified Psalms, set to music: 1710-1762. includes: ff. 3v-6v William Tans'ur, composer and music theorist: 'The Preface to all Lovers of Divine Musick': 1748: Copy.ff. 7-48 John Bishop, composer and organist: A set of new psalm tunes, part of a composite volume: [1710]: Pr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1710-1762
Extent:
1 item