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1. Add MS 5036

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Add MS 5036
Title:
A collection of motets, madrigals and parts of masses. Collected by University of Oxford.
Scope & Content:
Prefixed is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq from which it appears that this volume, as well as Add MS 5037-5062, are in the handwriting of Henry Needler esq, their previous owner. The manuscripts were p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 5036-5062

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Add MS 5036-5062
Title:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works
Scope & Content:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works. Prefixed to Add MS 5036 is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq, from which it appears that these volumes are all...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
27 volumes

3. Add MS 5037

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Add MS 5037
Title:
A collection of motets and fragment of masses by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
Motets, in score, by Palestrina for several Sundays and Festivals . Unless the contrary is stated, they are for 5 voices. Nos. 1-13 and 15-17 are from the Offertoria, 1593. Also in this volume are fragments for 3 voices (unless the contrary is stated), from Masses by Palestrina. In the hand of H...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 5038

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Add MS 5038
Title:
Motets for various festivals by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
1. [‘Motecta Festorura,’ Book i, 1590], for 4 voices, in score, by Palestrina. The nine missing numbers are given in Add MS 5037 (ff. 102-122b). ff. 2-69b. 2. 'Messa in canone‘; consisting of ‘Kyrie,’ ‘Gloria‘ and 'Credo,’ for 4 voices, in score, apparently by Palestrina. In the hand of Henry N...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 5039

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Add MS 5039
Title:
A score of the complete work ‘Madrigali Sprirituali’ Bk. II, by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
‘Delli Madrigali spirituali à cinque voci, di Gio. Petro Luigi Prenestino {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}, maestro di Cappella di. St Pietro di Roma. 1594’. Appears to have been copied from a printed book. In the hand of Henry Needler (d. 1760).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 5040

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Add MS 5040
Title:
A collection of masses by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Giovanni Francesco Anerio
Scope & Content:
'Messe A Quattro Voci . . . Con il Basso Continuo per l'organo di novo diligentemente corretta Da Francesco Gannini. In Roma, Per il Mascardi, 1689.’ In score. In the hand of Henry Needler. The four Masses were published together in 1635. The first three are by Palestrina. Appears to have been c...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 5041

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Add MS 5041
Title:
A collection of masses, in score, by Abbate Domenico Dal Pane, op. v; published at Rome, in 1687
Scope & Content:
‘Messe deel’ Abbate Domenico dal Pane, Soprano della Cappella Pontefica, à Quattro, cinque, sei, e otto voci, estratti da esqisiti Mottetti del Palestrina. Opera quinta. In Roma, per il Mascardi, 1687’. Appears to have been copied from a printed book. In the hand of Henry Needler.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

8. Add MS 5042

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Add MS 5042
Title:
A collection of sacred compositions by Orlando di Lasso
Scope & Content:
Sacred Latin compositions, scored by Needler from the following printed works by Orlando di Lasso. I. ‘Novæ Aliquot .... ad Duas Voces Cantiones .... Londini. Excudebat Thomas Este. 1598.’ These are 24 in all, for cantus and bassus, the last 12 being without words, ff. 1-19b. II. ‘Moduli Nondu...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

9. Add MS 5043

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Add MS 5043
Title:
A collection of motets and carols by Jean Mouton
Scope & Content:
‘Ioannis Moreton, Sameracensis, Musici præstantissimi, selecti aliquot moduli, et in 4, 5, 6, et 8 vocum harmoniam distincti. Liber primus. Parisiis, ap Adr. Le Roy et Rob. Ballard, 1555’. Scored by Needler. Also included are three carols, in score. 1. ‘Quæramus cum pastoribus,’ with second p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 5044

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Add MS 5044
Title:
A collection of sacred compositions by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Scope & Content:
1. ‘Laudate, pueri.’ A motet, with ‘Gloria Patri,’ for 5 voices, with symphonies and accompaniments for strings, and a figured bass for organ, in score, by G. B. Pergolesi; before 1760. It also has oboes and trumpets. f. 2. 2. ‘Confitebor.’ A motet, with ‘Gloria Patri,’ for 5 voices, with symph...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

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