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1. Add MS 5319-5337

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Add MS 5319-5337
Title:
Manuscript music presented by Sir John Hawkins
Scope & Content:
A collection of manuscript music formerly owned by Sir John Hawkins, chiefly copied by Mr. John Stanley
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
19 volumes

2. Add MS 5327

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Add MS 5327
Title:
A collection of anthems by Dr. Maurice Greene
Scope & Content:
Anthems, in score, by Dr. Maurice Greene; all written in the same hand, apparently that of the composer, before he took his Doctor's degree (1730), his name being given at the end as 'Mr.' Greene. This volume also contains a single Chant by Dr. Greene. The whole of the Anthems below, besides sev...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 9071-9077

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Add MS 9071-9077
Title:
A collection of pieces by Henry Purcell
Scope & Content:
Includes Anthems, Services, Chants, Hymns, Motets, Canons, Duets, and Songs. Also included are two chants attributed to Thomas Purcell. All transcribed by Vincent Novello.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1829-c 1832
Extent:
7 volumes

4. Add MS 9073

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Add MS 9073
Title:
A collection of anthems, chants, hymns, and a service, by Henry Purcell
Scope & Content:
passim. Transcripts made by Vincent Novello for his edition of Purcell’s Sacred Music, 1829-1832, with some additional notes for the Musical Antiquarian edition of 1846; about 1831-1832. They comprise, besides other works, the following Anthems, in score : — Organ-part of the following Anthems :...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1829-c 1832
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 11581

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Add MS 11581
Title:
A collection of excerpts, exercises, canons, songs, and anthems, in the hand of Dr. Charles Burney.
Scope & Content:
Examples of Harmony in the hand of Dr. Charles Burney. 1. 'Exempla (Discant) quatuor vocum.' '[J.] Froschius,' 1535. f. 2b. 2. Fuga ad Minimam'; in 4 parts. 'Jodocus Pratensis.' From Glarean (p. 453), 1547. f. 4. Reversing the volume. 3. Extemporaneous Bass. 'Crotch' (æt. 4). f. 41b. 4-6. Three ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1780
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 11581-11591

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Add MS 11581-11591
Title:
Extracts from various early musical writers, by Charles Burney, Mus. Doct., with remarks and criticisms by him
Scope & Content:
Also includes extracts and examples of various compositions.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
11 volumes

7. Add MS 14342

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Add MS 14342
Title:
A collection of music by Samuel Wesley, which includes masses and portions of masses, requiems or portions of requiems, plainsong melodies, as well as a motet, a chant, a madrigal, a glee, a duet, a miserere and part of a service
Scope & Content:
ff. 2, 18, 53-55. Masses and portions of Masses, in score, harmonized by S. Wesley; from a volume of his compositions collected, and in many cases transcribed, by Vincent Novello, by whom it was presented to the British Museum in 1843; 1810 etc. 1. The Gregorian Mass ‘Pro Angelis,’ for 4 voices,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1782?-1813?
Extent:
1 volume

8. Add MS 17784

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Add MS 17784
Title:
Bass parts for a collection of Services and Anthems by English composers, and four part settings of the Psalms of David.
Scope & Content:
Written about 1676, while Henry Compton was Bishop of London (f. 53) and before the death (1678) of George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol (f . 94); with additions down to time of James II. Ornamented in many places by the Royal Arms, in trick, and by those of Knights of the Garter elected temp. Cha...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1676
Extent:

1 volume (177 folios)

9. Add MS 27750

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Add MS 27750
Title:
A collection of church music by Dr. Thomas Sanders Dupuis, including services, anthems, hymns, canons and chants
Scope & Content:
ff. 3, 19, 51b, 74b. Four Services, the first three with a figured bass, in score, by Dr. Thomas Sanders Dupuis; about 1753-1766 (see ff. 35, 74). Only the last appears to be holograph, but the others have numerous autograph corrections and alterations. 1. Morning Service (Te Deum and Jubilate) ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 29481

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Add MS 29481
Title:
English songs, psalms and anthems, 17th century
Scope & Content:
f. 2. Letters on a 6-line stave, said to be for 'Consort'-tuning. ff. 2-26 passim. Songs or sonnets, with a bass (unless the contrary is stated), in score. Anonymous. {See J. Cutts, 'Music and Letters', Oct 1952} 1. 'Sleep, waiward thoughts.' [From J. Dowland, in , 1597.] f. 2. 2. 'O let vs how...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

1 volume