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Add MS 30513
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- 032-002022183
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- 032-002022183
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000034.0x0002f3
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100054738715.0x000001
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- Add MS 30513
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The Mulliner Book: a collection of music for the virginals
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A collection of music for virginals, with one short piece for four voices, and nine pieces for cittern, probably all in the hand of Thomas Mullliner, master of St Paul's choir. On ff. 2, 8, 51, 110, 116 are memoranda by John Stafford Smith, organist of the Chapel Royal, about 1800.
f. 1b. 'The hier þt the ceder tree': a very short composition for 4 voices, in quasi-score, by T[homas] M[ulliner]. At the top of the page is written 'Labell fyne,' i.e. la belle fine(?). See Royal Appendix MS 58, ff. 39b, 40.
ff. 3-115. Collection of compositions apparently arranged for Organ or virginals, on two staves of from 5 to 8 lines each, or a single stave of from 11 to 13 lines. Probably in the hand of Thomas Mulliner, Master of the St. Paul's choir, who appears to have been the original owner of the MS., as testified (f. 2) by John Hey wood [virginal-player to Edward VI], and who is evidently the 'T. M.' mentioned below. The composers' names, where known, are appended below. The short biographical notes interspersed throughout the MS. are in the hand of John Stafford Smith, who lent it to Sir John Hawkins in 1774 (see f. 110). 1. 'O ye happye dames.' f. 3. 2, 3. Two pieces without titles. ff. 3, 3b. 4. A short piece without title. 'J[ohn] Stafford] S[mith].' Autograph. f. 5b. 5. 'Gloria Tibi, Trinitas.' 'Nycholas Carleton.' f. 6b. 6-9. Four pieces without title. ff. 9, 10, 10b, 11b. 10. 'Natus est nobis.' 'Tallis.' f. 12b. 11. 'A fansye of master Newman's.' f. 13b. 12. 'Whose faythefull service.' f. 14b. 13. 'La bounette' (sc. bonnette?). Initials which look like P. (or J.) T. are written at the end of this and nos. 14, 15. f. 15b. 14. 'La doune cella' (sc. donnicella?). f. 16. 15. 'La shy myze' (sc. chemise?), f. 16b. 16. 'Voluntarye.' 'Allwood.' f. 18b. 17. 'Claro pascali gaudio.' 'Allwood.' f. 19b. 18. 'Felix namque.' '[Richard ?] Farrant.' f. 20b. 19. 'Voluntarye.' 'Farrante.' f. 25. 20. 'Claro pascali gaudio' (different from no. 17). 'Allwoode.' f. 25b. 21. 'Christe, Qui lux.' '[William] Blytheman.' f. 27. 22. 'In nomine.' 'Allwoode.' f. 27b. 23. 'Quia fecit.' '[? John] Sheppard, of the Queene's Chappell.' f. 28b. 24. 'Fonde youthe is a bubble.' 'Tallys.' f. 29b. 25. 'Eterne Rex Alltissime.' '[John] Redford.' f. 30b. 26. A piece without title. 'Blitheman.' f. 31. 27. 'O Lux' ('on the fabourden'). This and nos. 28-30 are by Redford. f. 31b. 28. 'O Lux' ('withe a meane'). f. 33b. 29. 'Exultet celum laudibus' ('withe a meane'). f. 34b. 30. 'Christe, Qui lux.' f. 35. 31. 'An excellente meane' [given in the appendix to Sir John Hawkins' History of Music]. 'Blytheman.' f. 35b. 32. 'Apoynte.' 'Sheppardd.' f. 37. 33. 'Felix namque.' 'Wyllyam Shelbye.' f. 37b. 34. '[John] Tavernores 'In nomine.'' f. 41b. 35. 'Salvator' ('withe a meane'). This and nos. 36-39 are by Redford. f. 42b. 36. 'Lucem tuam.' f. 43b. 37. A piece without title. f. 44b. 38. 'Lucem tuam' (different from no. 36). f. 45b. 39. 'Christe, Qui lux' ('with a meane'). f. 47. 40. 'Miserere.' 'Shelbye.' f. 47b. 41. A piece without title. 'Allwoode.' f. 48b. 42. 'Remember not, Lorde God.' 'Tallis' (in Day's Mornyng and Evening Prayer, 1565). f. 50b. 43. 'I geve yow a new commanndement.' Ascribed here to 'Tallys,' but in Day's work to Shepard. f. 51. 44. 'In nomine.' '[Robert] Johnson [sen.].' f. 52. 45. 'Sermone blando.' f. 53b. 46. 'Veni, Redemptor.' 'Reddford.' f. 54. 47. 'Iste confessor' ('withe a meane'). 'Redford.' f. 54b. 48-51. Four settings of 'Eterne rerum Conditor.' 'Blytheman' or 'Blitheman.' ff. 55b, 56, 56b, 57. 52. 'Miserere' ('withe a meane'). 'Redford.' f. 58. 53. 'Glorificamus.' 'Redford.' f. 58b. 54-56. Three pieces entitled 'Versus.' 'Sheppard.' ff. 59b (2), 60. 57. A piece, without title. f. 60b. 58. 'Tibi omnes.' f. 61b. 59. 'Te per orbem terrarum.' 'Reddfordd.' f. 61b. 60. 'Tu ad liberandum.' f. 62b. 61. 'Salvum fac.' f. 63. 62. 'Iste confessor' ('withe a meane'). Different from no. 47. 'Reddford.' f. 63b. 63. 'Apointe.' f. 64. 64. 'Verbum supernum' ('withe a meane'). 'Reddford.' f. 64b. 65. 'A meane.' 'Reddford.' f. 65. 66. 'Apoynte.' f. 65. 67. 'My frindes.' f. 65b. 68. 'Lyke as the chayned wyghte.' f. 66. 69. 'Salvator' ('withe a meane'). This and nos. 70-72 are by Redford f. 66b. 70. 'Aurora lucis' ('wt a meane') f. 67. 71. 'Eterne rerum Conditor.' f. 67b. 72. 'Jam lucis orto sydere.' f. 68b. 73. 'Reioyce in the Lorde allwayes.' f. 69b. 74. 'Te Deum.' 'Blytheman.' f. 71b. 75. 'Of wyse heades.' f. 76b. 76. 'O the syllye man.' '[Richard?] Edwardes.' f. 77b. 77. 'Defyled is my name'; with second part, 'Full wroungefullye.' '[Robert] Johnson.' f. 78b. 78. 'In goinge to my naked bedde.' By R. Edwards. f. 79b. 79. 'The man is bleste.' f. 80b. 80. 'O ye tender babes.' 'Tallys.' f. 81. 81. 'Benedicam Domino.' 'Johnson.' f. 81b. 82. 'When shall my sorowfull sygheinge.' By Tallis. f. 83b. 83. 'Jam lucis orto sydere.' 'Tallys.' f. 84b. 84. 'In nomine.' f. 85b. 85. 'I smyle to see howe yow devyse.' f. 86b. 86. 'The wretched wandringe prince of Troye.' f. 87b. 87. 'When Cressyde went from Troye.' f. 88. 88-93. 'Gloria Tibi, Trinitas.' Six settings. 'Blytheman' or 'Blitheman.' ff. 88b, 90, 91b, 93, 94, 96. 94. 'Veni, Redemptor.' This and nos. 95-101 are by Tallis. f. 97. 95. 'Ex more docti misctico.' f. 97b. 96. A piece without title. f. 98b. 97. 'Ecce, tempus.' f. 99. 98. A piece without title. f. 99b. 99. 'Veni, Redemptor' (different from no. 94). f. 100. 100. 'A poyncte.' f. 100b. 101. A piece without title. f. 101. 102. 'Ecce, tempus ydoueum' (different from no. 97). f. 101b. 103. 'Iste confessor.' 'Tallys.' f. 102. 104. 'Christe, Qui lux es.' 'Heathe.' f. 102b. 105. 'Christe, Redernptor omnium.' f. 103b. 106. 'Lorde, turne not awaye.' f. 105. 107. 'Synce thou arte false to me.' f. 106b. 108. 'O happye Dames.' Stated by J. Stafford Smith to be by the 'Earl of Surry'; but probably the words only are by him. f. 107. 109. A piece without title. f. 108. 110. 'When grypinge griefes.' f. 108b. 111. 'The bytter sweete.' f. 109. 112. 'Lyke as the dolefull dove.' 'Tallys.' f. 109b. 113. 'A pavyon,' sc. pavan. 'Newman.' f. 110b. 114. 'I lift my heart.' 'Tye.' f. 111. 115. 'As I deserve.' f. 113. 116. 'Per haec nos.' 'Tallys.' f. 113b. 117. 'Tres partes in vnâ.' 'Munday.' f. 114b.
ff. 118-127. Compositions, in tablature, apparently all of them written for 'Gitterne,' 'Sitherne,' or Cither (see ff. 119b, 122, 123b), probably in the hand of Thomas Mulliner (fl. 1540), master of St. Paul's choir, who is the T. M. mentioned below. 1. 'Asongue.' f. 118. 2. 'A pauion' (sc. pavan). f. 118b. 3, 4. Two pieces without titles, ff. 119, 120b. 5. 'Que passe.' f. 121b. 6. 'Was not goode kinge Salomon.' f. 123. 7. 'Queene of Scottes gallyard.' 'T. M.' f. 123b. 8. 'The Frenche galliarde.' f. 125. 9. 'Venetian galliarde.' '[Thomas] Churcheyarde.' f. 126b.
f. 128b. 'De beata Maria versus', by T. M.
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1 volume (129 folios)
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- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1545
- End Date:
- 1570
- Date Range:
- [between 1545-1570]
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Oblong octavo. In the original binding, stamped with Tudor rose, portcullis and fleur de lys, and the initials H[enricus] R[ex].
- Custodial History:
- Thomas Mulliner, Master of the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, appears to have been the original owner of the manuscript, as testified by John Hey wood [virginal-player to Edward VI], and is evidently the 'T. M.' mentioned in the manuscript (f. 2: 'Sum liber thomae mullineri / iohanne heywoode teste'). The later ownership of the manuscript is unknown before it appears in the library of John Stafford Smith in 1776. After passing through the hands of Dr Edward Francis Rimbault the manuscript was given to the British Museum in 1877 by Professor William Hayman Cummings.
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- Digitised copy available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_30513
- Publications:
- The Mulliner Book edited by Denis Stevens. Musica Britannica vol. I, Stainer & Bell, London 1973. ISBN 0-85249-401-7Denis Stevens, The Mulliner Book: A Commentary (London n.d., 1952?).The Mulliner Book revisited – some musical perspectives and performance considerations. Gifford, Gerald, in The Consort, vol. 58, Summer 2002, pp 13-27.The Mulliner Book newly transcribed and edited by John Caldwell. Musica Britannica vol. I, Stainer & Bell, London 2011. ISBN 978-0-85249-915-3.
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