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Name Hawkins, John, writer on music history, 1719-1789

1. 785.a.9.

Reference (shelfmark):
785.a.9.
Title:
MUSICAL EXAMPLES, ETC.; 1730. Bound at the end of the printed volume (by J. C. Pepusch) A Short Treatise on Harmony (J. Watts, 1730) and comprising ‘Examples in Notes referring the [MS.] Figures in the Margin & serving to explain every Example (either in Figures, or in Letters, or in Words,) that is mentioned in this Treatise on Harmony. 1730.’ Sir John Hawkins (who bequeathed the volume to the British Museum in 1789) states that these examples are in the hand of [Joshua] Steele, being ‘...
Scope & Content:
Johann Christoph Pepusch, composer: James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn: Musical examples , probably in the hand of James Hamilton, to accompany and explain A Short Treatise on Harmony by Johann Christoph Pepusch: 1730.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1730
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 4909-4923

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 4909-4923
Title:
Musical collections of Sir John Hawkins.
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts from the library of Sir John Hawkins, 18th-century writer on music. The manuscripts date from the early 16th to the 18th centuries, with most being 18th-century copies.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Latin
Date Range:
[1500-1799]
Extent:
15 volumes

3. Add MS 53723

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 53723
Title:
HENRY LAWES MUSIC MANUSCRIPT: songs by Henry Lawes, Gentleman of the Chapel Royal (d.1662); circa 1626-1662. Autograph. The manuscript, which contains 325 songs, was originally compiled in chronological order, with a few items entered subsequently on blank lower leaves. Besides the music, the volume is important as a collection of English poetry. For a detailed discussion, see P. J. Willetts, The Henry Lawes Manuscript (1969), where the contents of the manuscript are listed with early music ...
Scope & Content:
Poetry ENGLISH: Verses set to music by H. Lawes: circa 1626-1662. Music: Henry Lawes, composer: Songs by Henry Lawes: circa 1626-1662: Autogr. Bindings ENGLISH: Brown leather, blind-ruled: 17th cent. includes: f. ii Bookplates and Book-stamps: Reverend William Gostling, Canon of Canterbury: ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1626-1662
Extent:
1 item

4. R.M.24.c.13

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.c.13
Title:
Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Byrd (William). Gradualia, Book I; 18th century. Late scored copy of the 1605 edition of the Gradualia, Book I, including the composer’s preface. Once the property of Sir John Hawkins and formerly Dr Boyce. Paper. ff. 47. Sir John Hawkins, writer on musical history: Mus...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

5. R.M.24.d.1

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.24.d.1
Title:
Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Byrd (William). [Liber Primus] Sacrarum Cantionum; 18th century. A later scored copy of the volume published in 1589 under the above title. Once the property of Sir John Hawkins. In the same hand as R.M.24.f.16-20. Paper. ff. 101. Sir John Hawkins, writer on musical his...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item