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1. Add MS 41205

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Add MS 41205
Title:
COLLECTION of dance tunes, etc., mainly by English composers of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, apparently written or arranged for the harpsichord. Said (f. ii) to be in the hand of John Barrett [Music Master at Christ's Hospital; d. 1719]. Many of the compositions are anonymous; of those to whom authorship has been attributed the majority are by Henry Purcell and Dr. John Blow. Some of the pieces have been published from this MS. by E. Pauer, Old English Composers. In that w...
Scope & Content:
William Barclay Squire, CVO; Deputy Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Subscribed, towards purchase of: in 1925. Music: Music composed or arranged for harpsichord: 18th cent. John Barrett, music-master al Christ's Hospital: Transcribed (?): 18th cent. includes: ff. 1, 9, 13 b-20 b, 22 ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of 18th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Egerton MS 3252 B

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Egerton MS 3252 B
Title:
Scope & Content:
(ff. 68). Certificates, etc., of the payment of the Poll Tax elsewhere by persons assessed as inhabitants of the palaces, prepared in accordance with § 13 Of the Act of Parliament referred to above; 1692-1693. Partly printed. Arranged in alphabetical order of the names of those concerned, which ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1692-1693
Extent:
1 item