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1. Add MS 30816-30819

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 30816-30819
Title:
'Le belle Nimfe, madrigali a sei voci', by Claude Le Jeune, Pietro Filippo, Andrea Gabrieli, Filippo de Monte, Giovanni Ferretti, Luca Marenzio, Giovanni della Croce, Peter Sweelinck, and other French and Italian composers. In 4 part-books; lacking the tenor and quintus parts.
Scope & Content:
'Le Belle Nimfe': a collection of Madrigals for 6 voices, made apparently at the beginning of the 17th century and evidently taken from works then engraved, especially from , which first appeared in 1583. The dates appended below are those of the first editions in which the Madrigals in question...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
4 volumes (48, 48, 48, 48 folios)

2. Add MS 36484

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 36484
Title:
A collection of bass parts for various compositions
Scope & Content:
passim. Vocal compositions, apparently in the hand of David Melvill alias Melvine, whose name is written in a contemporary hand at the bottom of every page. Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 4 voices. Bass part. The composers' names are not given. {See the Melvill Book of Roundels, Rox...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
after 1604
Extent:
1 volume (71 folios)