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Add MS 30486
- Record Id:
- 032-002022156
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002022156
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000034.0x0002db
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 30486
- Title:
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Pieces for the virginals
- Scope & Content:
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Pieces for the Virginal, written on two staves of 6 (and occasionally 7 or 8) lines each. Nos. 5-14 are anonymous. Those marked with a * appear in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.
1* 'As I went to Walsingham'; with 21 variations. 'Birde.' f. 2.
2, 3.* 'Passinge-mesures Pauen' (sc. Passamezzo Pavan), and Galliard. 'Bird.' ff. 7, 11.
4, 5. Pavan, by 'Bird'; followed by Galliard (imperfect at the end), probably by Byrd. ff. 14, 16. {4 = "William Petre"}.
6. Very short piece, without title. f. 18b.
7.* 'The Carman's Whistle.' By Byrd. f. 19.
8. 'A Gigge.' f. 20b.
9. 'Mall Sims.' f. 21.
10. 'Hoope doune(?) no.' ib. {abbreviation of "Whoope doe me no harm good man"}.
11. 'Tomboy.' f. 21b.
12. 'Wanton season.' f. 22.
13. 'Goe no more a-rushing.' ib. {same tune as set by Farnaby as "Tell me Daphne" in Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.
14. 'Coranto.' f. 22b.{Information in Schott's Anthology of Early Keyboard Music, 3.}
Originally sold with an illuminated representation of the Crucifixion on a leaf from an old Missal. This is most likely the one now found at Add MS 30339, f.2
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002022156", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 30486: Pieces for the virginals" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002022156
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002022156
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
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1 volume (23 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1500
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 16th century-17th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Octavo. The fly-leaves are from a Latin psalter written in England early in the 15th century
- Custodial History:
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The inscription on f. 1b appears to connect the MS. with one of the places of the name of Whiston. The name of William Watton is written on f. 15.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Watton, William
- Subjects:
- Pianoforte solos