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Name Playford, John, the elder, composer and music-publisher

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...
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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 31430

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Add MS 31430
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1. FANTASIAS and sonatas for three bass viols by John Jenkins; in parts, where of one is missing. Autograph. 1, 9. 2. One hundred suites for three strings, with a theorbo-bass, by William Gregorie, Matthew, Locke and John Jenkins; transcribed in parts by J[ohn] P[layford]. ff. 14, 42, 70, 98. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 31441

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Add MS 31441
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MOTETS, madrigals, and duets, by Palestrina, Agostino Steffani, Antonio Lotti, A. Stradella, Giovanni Croce, and Giovanni Battista Buononcini. At f. 79 are included English part-songs by John Playford, Edmund Nelham, M. Locke, and Henry Lawes. Paper; ff. 110. xviiith cent. Oblong Folio. Music: ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Add MS 50899

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Add MS 50899
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CHURCH HOUSE MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XII. 'A Course of Anthems, Introits, Hymns at the Offertory and after Evening Service throughout the Year', partly by named composers; compiled aft. 1866 (f. 99). Imperfect, by the excision of pp. 71-74, 131 in the original pagination. Mostly for four voices in ope...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
after 1866
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 65495

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Add MS 65495
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NOVELLO COLLECTION. Vol. CXIV. 'Studies in Vocal Counterpoint'; 1845-1849. Some numbers are present in more than one setting. ff. iii+46. Overall size 310 x 244mm. Vincent Novello's binding of 1849, numbered 127b. 1. f. 1. Samuel Webbe the elder: 'Stay, Daphne , Stay!'. 2. f. 2. Samuel Webbe...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1845-1849
Extent:
1 item

6. B.580.ww.

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B.580.ww.
Title:
VERSIFIED PSALM TUNES; 1710-1762. A composite volume of psalm tunes and other material. There are several marks of ownership, from which it appears that the two main components of the book, the printed collection of Psalm tunes for St Laurence Church, Reading (ff. 7-48) and the manuscript collection from Portsmouth Chapel (ff. 49-138), were separately owned until 1748-50, when they were brought together and added to. Inscribed ‘Thomas Collens His Book 1750’ (f. 1v, also f. 3 without date and...
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Music: Psalms: Versified Psalms, set to music: 1710-1762. includes: ff. 3v-6v William Tans'ur, composer and music theorist: 'The Preface to all Lovers of Divine Musick': 1748: Copy.ff. 7-48 John Bishop, composer and organist: A set of new psalm tunes, part of a composite volume: [1710]: Pr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1710-1762
Extent:
1 item

7. MS Mus. 1562

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MS Mus. 1562
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MS Mus. 1562. Princess Elizabeth’s Songbook: A selection of music owned by Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of George III, afterwards Landgravine and Princess of Hesse Homburg; 1795. Ink scores, copies, in various hands. With English, French, German and Italian words. Inscribed on engraved passepartout title page, f. 1r, ‘Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth 1795’. The music is mostly for solo high voice with accompaniment for keyboard instrument. In some cases the accompaniment is wanting...
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includes: f. 2r. Johann Adolf Hasse, composer: Paolo Antonio Rossi, writer of plays: 'Solitario bosco', for voice and keyboard instrument, composed by Johann Adolf Hasse, words by Paolo Antonio Rossi: 1795: Ital: Copy.ff. 4v-8r Louisa Theodosia Jenkinson, née Hervey; 1st wife of Robert Bank...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1795
Extent:
1 item