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1. Add MS 30513

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Add MS 30513
Title:
The Mulliner Book: a collection of music for the virginals
Scope & Content:
A collection of music for virginals, with one short piece for four voices, and nine pieces for cittern, probably all in the hand of Thomas Mullliner, master of St Paul's choir. On ff. 2, 8, 51, 110, 116 are memoranda by John Stafford Smith, organist of the Chapel Royal, about 1800. f. 1b. 'The...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[between 1545-1570]
Extent:

1 volume (129 folios)

2. Add MS 31992

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Add MS 31992
Title:
A collection of miserere, anthems, motets and madrigals, in Italian lute notation
Scope & Content:
A collection, similar to Add MSS 29246, 29247, in Italian tablature; Probably after 1611 (date of latest known published compositions). In the first part of the MS. (ff. 3-55) nos. 1 to 81, and a few others named below, are by William Byrd, those marked with an asterisk, from Psalms, Sonets, and...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 16th century-Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume (99 folios)

3. Add MS 37472

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Add MS 37472
Title:
Seven cuttings from illuminated manuscripts
Scope & Content:
A collection of seven cuttings from illuminated manuscripts: f. 1r-v: A leaf from a prefatory cycle of miniatures, 24 square panels with scenes from the life of Christ. f. 2: a cutting from a Gradual,with a historiated initial, 'I'; f. 3: a cutting from a Gradual,with a historiated initial, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
12th century-15th century
Extent:

Parchment cuttings in cardboard mounts

4. Egerton MS 2046

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2046
Title:
A collection of dances and other tunes arranged for lute
Scope & Content:
ff. 4-15, 52b. Collection of dances and other tunes for 2 Lutes, the part for the 2nd lute consisting, in nos. 8-14, of a mere ground bass. 1. 'The pauecheo.' First part wanting. '[Robert ?] Johnsone.' f. 4. 2. 'Lauecheogallyerde.' 'Johnsone.' ff. 4, 4b. 3. 'The flatt pauion' (sc. pavan). 4. Gal...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. MS Mus. 1

Reference (shelfmark):
MS Mus. 1
Title:
Henry Purcell and Giovanni Battista Draghi: Keyboard music
Scope & Content:
The 'Purcell/Draghi keyboard manuscript' contains, on folios 1v-12, music by or arranged by Henry Purcell and in his autograph. Reversing the volume, folios 42-12v are by, and almost certainly in the hand of, Giovanni Battista Draghi. Folio 1r contains a musical setting of Draghi’s address in th...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1690-1700
Extent:
1 volume (folios ii + 43)