Henry Purcell: Autograph manuscript of fantazias, sonatas and sacred part-songs.
Scope & Content:
The vocal music, for between three and five voices and continuo, has been copied from one end of the manuscript (folios 3r-29v) and the instrumental music from the other (folios 72v-30r reversed).
Collection of In nomines, etc., without words, followed (at f. 26) by sacred compositions in parts, and (at f. 78) by three Italian songs; by English composers of the 16th century.
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ff. 2-25b passim, 75b, 76. Single parts (? for treble viol) of the following 5-part compositions.1. Piece ['Browning . . . The leaves be green'], wanting the beginning. 'Byrd.' f. 2. 2. Piece unnamed. Anonymous, ib. 3. 'Preludium.' 'Byrd.' ib. 4. 'Le Bergyre.' Anonymous. f. 5b. 5. 'Non vy dette....
Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred music, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voice; including: for Bass-violin, Lute, and Strings, and also including Madrigals, Anthems, Metrical Psalms or Hymns, and Services.
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Vol. I. ff. 53. Apparently written about 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, largley of English or...
Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred music, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voice; including: for Bass-violin, Lute, and Strings, and also including Madrigals, Anthems, Metrical Psalms or Hymns, and Services.
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Vol. II. ff. 36. Apparently written about 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, largley of English...
Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred music, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voice; including: for Bass-violin, Lute, and Strings, and also including Madrigals, Anthems, Metrical Psalms or Hymns, and Services.
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Vol. III. ff. 52. Apparently written about 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, largley of Englis...