ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Instrumental Music (Second Series), Vols. I-XI; 18th century, 19th century.. Eleven books of miscellaneous music by various composers. Vols. IX-XI contain mainly music associated with the Royal Family. In different hands. Paper. Eleven volumes.
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Music Collections
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English, French, German, Greek, Ancient, and Italian
R.M.21.f.6-8. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Gounod (Charles François). Faust; May 5th, 1879. Opera in 5 acts; the full score, with a supplement containing the ballet music to the Walpurgis Night Scene, copied with a prefatory note by Francis Deffell. Finished on the date given and presented to the Royal Library on the following day. [Similar copy held at the Royal Academy of Music]. Paper. Three volumes.
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Charles François Gounod, composer: Music manuscripts: 19th cent: Classical-greek, Fr: Copies. Francis Deffell, music copyist: Music manuscripts , in the hand of Francis Deffell: 19th cent.
Collection of secular and sacred Motets, including one for Christmas Day, Madrigals, a Miserere, an Anthem, suspected composed by Derick Gerarde, and in parts.
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passim. Superius, contra-tenor, and tenor parts of a collection of Motets, etc., made, if not composed, by Dyricke Gerarde, whose name occurs (in that form) at the end of vol. i, and the beginning of vol. ii. The folios are the same in each volume, unless the contrary is stated. 1. ‘Angelus Domi...
Collection of sacred and secular Motets, including one for Christmas Day, and Madrigals, in parts, suspected by Derick Gerarde.
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passim. Chansons, etc., for 4, 5, and 6 voices, in parts, by Derick Gerarde. Autograph(?). The five volumes contain respectively 'superius,' contra-tenor (and 'medius'), tenor (and 2nd bass), bass, and 'quintus' (and 'sextus') parts. Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 5 voices. 1. 'Die ...
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...
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...
These two volumes (Royal 18 D. IX and Royal 18 D. X) contain part of the second edition of the Bible Historiale, a French adaptation by Guyart des Moulins (c. 1291-95) of Peter Comestor's Historia scholastica. The fourth volume is Royal MS 15 D I, but it was written previously and altered to inc...