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Name Farmer, John, composer, c 1570-c 1601

1. 3437.g.19.

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3437.g.19.
Title:
PSALM TUNES; after 1712. Added in MS. on inter-leaves to the printed volume The Whole Books of Psalms…by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others (Printed by William Pearson, 1712). Those marked a, below, are for 4 voices and, unless the contrary is stated, taken from an edition of Thomas Ravenscroft’s Whole Book of Psalmes; those marked b, from John Playford’s 3-part setting of the same collection (? chiefly the 1713 edition); and those marked a, b, from both these latter works. At the be...
Scope & Content:
Robert Parsons, composer: Thomas Tallis, composer and organist: John Ward, composer: Thomas Morley, composer and writer: Music: Psalms: Thomas Ravenscroft, composer and editor: John Playford, the elder; composer and music-publisher: Giles Farnaby, composer: John Farmer, composer: John Bennet, co...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1712
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 29996

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 29996
Title:
Motets, madrigals, fancies, by Thomas Tomkins and others, interspersed with political verses and satires, recipes etc.
Scope & Content:
Motets, madrigals, fancies, etc., annotated throughout by Thomas Tomkins, with some of his own compositions. The composers named are - Kyrton, ff. 6, 7 b. John Redford, ff. 6 b, 11, 17, 22 b, 36, 37, 40 b, 42 b. Richard Wynslate, f. 20. - Avere [Avory], f. 25. Philip Apprys [Price], of St. Paul'...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:

1 volume

3. 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)

4. R.M.24.c.15

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.c.15
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Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Catches, Canons and Madrigals; 18th century. A collection, in the same hand throughout, of 205 pieces, in score and with words, by Morley, Byrd, Immyns, Ives, Le Jeune, Mouton, Torri, Ferrabosco, Seymour, Ford, Purcell, Hilton, Verdonck, Bateson, Wilbye, Gero, de Lasso, F...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. R.M.24.d.7

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.d.7
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Scope & Content:
(1-7.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Vocal music; 18th century. For nos. 3-7 the volume is reversed. Paper. 1. 20 ff. Farmer (John): Canons; May 7, 1748. ‘Divers and sundrie ways of Two Parts in One …’. A collection of 40 canons upon one plainsong printed originally in 1591. Dated on f. 13. 2. 20 ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

6. R.M.24.h.7

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.h.7
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Scope & Content:
(1-4.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Vocal music; 18th century. Cantus partbook [for the altus see R.M.24.h.8., the tenore (which as an index) R.M.24.h.9., and the bassus R.M.24.h.10.]. Paper. 1. 18 ff. Farmer (John): The first sett of English Madrigals to Four Voices. Copied from the edition of 15...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

7. R.M.24.h.8

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.h.8
Title:
Scope & Content:
(1-4.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Vocal music; 18th century. Altus partbook [for the cantus see R.M.24.h.7., the tenore (which as an index) R.M.24.h.9., and the bassus R.M.24.h.10.]. Paper. 1. 12 ff. Farmer (John): The first sett of English Madrigals to Four Voices. Copied from the edition of 15...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

8. R.M.24.h.9

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.h.9
Title:
Scope & Content:
(1-4.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Vocal music; 18th century. Tenore partbook (with an index) [for the cantus see R.M.24.h.7., the altus R.M.24.h.8., and the bassus R.M.24.h.10.]. Paper. 1. 11 ff. Farmer (John): The first sett of English Madrigals to Four Voices. Copied from the edition of 1599. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

9. R.M.24.h.10

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.h.10
Title:
Scope & Content:
(1-4.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Vocal music; 18th century. Bassus partbook [for the cantus see R.M.24.h.7., the altus R.M.24.h.8., and the tenore (which has an index) R.M.24.h.9.]. Paper. 1. 10 ff. Farmer (John): The first sett of English Madrigals to Four Voices. Copied from the edition of 15...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item