Add MS 30839

Passim. Collection of what appear to be compositions — original and otherwise — for Flute, chiefly by anonymous composers. Possibly it is the second flute part of some music for that instrument in combination with others, '2' having been stamped on the upper and lower covers; some of the pieces were certainly written originally for trumpet (ff. 4b, 23b, 25, 38, 42, 55b and 70 (reversed)).The compiler is apparently a Frenchman, but most of the few composers named are either English or flourished in England in the last decade of the 17th century. Many of the pieces are evidently taken from dramatic works.

Suggested groupings of those apparently intended to form suites from Hughes-Hughes Catalogue of Manuscript Music in the British Museum, vol. 3, pp. 47-8 is as follows: 1-7, 8-11, 12-16, 17-21, 24-28, 29-32, 119-122, 169-172, 173-176.

1-5. Branle, by '[James ?] Paisible'; two pieces marked respectively Gay and 'Amenaire' (?), Gavotte, Courante. f. 1. 6, 7. Bourrée, and Minuet. f. 1b. 8-10. Prelude, Air, Rondeau. f. 1b. 11. Gigue. f. 2. 12-14. Prelude, Rondeau, 'Paspiet,' sc. Passepied. f. 2. 15, 16. Passacaille with variations, and Minuet. f. 2b. 17-19. Overture by Paisible, Air, '[H]ornpaipe.' f. 3b. 20, 21. Entrée, and Gigue. f. 4. 22, 23. Passepied, and 'Trompette' [tune]. f. 4b. 24, 25. Prelude, Air. f. 4b. 26-28. Hornpipe, Passacaille, and Minuet. f. 5. 29, 30. Overture by Paisible, Air. f. 5b. 31, 32. 'Aire grave,' and Gigue. f. 6. 33-35. Prelude, 'Aire grave,' and Passepied. f. 6b. 36-39. Entrée, 'Aire champest[r]e,' 'Aire grave,' and Passepied. f. 7. 40-42. Overture, Air, and Gigue. f. 7b. 43-45. Prelude, Air, and Minuet. f. 8. 46-48. Prelude, Saraband, and Rondeau. f. 8b. 49, 50. Air and Rondeau. f. 9. 51-64. A set of fourteen pieces, consisting of Overture, Minuet, Passacaille, Chaconne, Airs, and others unnamed; of which the first is by 'Paisible,' and presumably also the others, ff. 9b-13. 65-73. A set of nine pieces, consisting of Overture, March, two Rondeaux, Entrée, Saraband, Minuet, and other Airs. 'Paisible.' ff. 13b-15. 74-94. Twenty-one numbers (including the overture) from 'La Vinie et d'Enée' (sc. 'Enée et Lavinie,' by P. Colasse, 1690). ff. 15b-20. 95. A Gigue. f. 21. 96-98. Two Hornpipes, and another piece without title. f. 21b. 99-101. Dance (cancelled), 'Entraque,' and Soing (?). f. 22b. 102-104. Prelude, and 'C[h]orus' (two). f. 23. 105-109. Three 'Trompette' tunes, Prelude, and Chorus. f. 23b. 110, 111. A piece without title (in 3/4 time), and 'Intrade.' f. 24. 112-114. A piece without title (in 3/4 time), Ritournelle, and Hornpipe. f. 24b. 115-118. 'Trompette,' Canarie, a piece without title (in common time) and 'Act tun[e].' f. 25. 119-121. Air, a piece without title (in 6/4 time), and Passepied. f. 25b. 122. 'Contry dance.' f. 26. 123, 124. Air and Saraband. f. 26. 125-127. A piece without title (in common time), Rondeau, and Air by 'M. Talette' [? = T. Tollet]. f. 26b. 128, 129. A piece without title (in 6/4 time), and Hornpipe. f. 27. 130. Passacaille. f. 27b. 131-133. Prelude, Rondeau, and 'La lourée.' f. 28b. 134-139. Overture by 'Paisible,' followed by five other pieces without titles, in the same key. ff. 29b, 30. 140-143. Three Airs and Chaconne by 'Tollet.' ff. 30b, 31. 144-149. Overture by 'Paisible,' followed by five other pieces in the same key. ff. 31b, 32. 150-152. Air by 'Talette,' Minuet, and a piece without title (in 6/4 time). f. 32b. 153, 154. Two pieces without titles (in 3/2 and 6/4 time). f. 33. 155-161. Overture by 'Talette,' and six other pieces without titles, ff. 33b-34b. 162-168. Overture by 'Morgon' (sc. Morgan), followed by Gavotte, March, Gigue, Hornpipe, etc. ff. 35b-36b. 169-171. Air by 'Paisible,' Minuet, and 'Escosoise' (sc. Ecossaise). f. 37b. 172. Passepied. f. 38. 173, 174. 'Aire de Trompette,' and Gigue. f. 38. 175, 176. A piece without title (in common time), and Minuet. f. 38b. 177-186. Set of ten pieces: Overture by 'Morgan,' Gavotte, Hornpipe, two movements without titles (in 3/4 time), the second marked 'Slo[w],' Rondeau, Allemande, Gigue, Rondeau, and a piece without title (in 3/4 time), ff. 39b-41. 187. Air. 'Pouselle' [? = Purcell]. f. 41. 188. Overture. 'Pourselle.' f. 41b. 189. 190. 'Trompette' [tune], and Chorus. f. 42. 191-196. Air from 'Bonduca' [by Purcell], followed by five other instrumental numbers [from the same work]. f. 42. 197. Funeral March by 'Tollet.' f. 43. 198. Another March by 'Paisible.' f. 43. 199-202. 'Aire (sc. Airs) de 'Indienne queen' [by Purcell]. ff. 43b, 44. 203, 204. 'Morgann sibelle,' sc. a Cebel by Morgan (?), followed by a Gigue. f. 44. 205-216. Overture by 'Paisible'; followed by eleven other pieces, ff. 44b-46. 217-224. Another Overture by 'Paisible,' and seven other pieces, ff. 46b-48. 225-239. Overture by 'Finguere' (sc. Gottfried Finger), and eight other pieces; followed by a 'Su[i]te' of six pieces by the same, ff. 48b-50, 50b, 51. 240. Sonata. Anonymous. f. 51b. 241. 'Corelli com (?) duo discando (sic), tromba, et basso': a piece of which the original appears to have contained a trumpet solo. f. 52b. 242-251. Overture by 'Paisible,' seven unnamed pieces, Rigadoon and Minuet, ff. 53b-55. 252. Suite by '[Jeremiah?] Clerke,' consisting of an unnamed movement [? Prelude], Minuet, Cebel, Écossais, Bourrée, Écossais, Hornpipe, and Gigue. ff. 55b-56b. 253-259. Overture by 'Finguer,' and six other pieces, ff. 57b-59. 260-265. Écossais and five other pieces, ff. 59b, 60. 266-274. Overture by 'Paisibulus' (sc. Paisible), and eight other pieces, including a Prelude, ff. 60b-62. 275. A piece without title (? a Passacaille). f. 62b. 276-281. A set of six pieces, including a Prelude, ff. 63b-64b. 282-287. Another set of six pieces without titles, ff. 65-66. Reversing the volume, the remaining pieces are:288, 289. 'Simphonie de flute,' and Trio. f. 81b. 290-292. Two Trios, and a piece without title (in 3/4 time). f. 81. 293-295. A piece without title (in the same time), Rondeau and Trio. f. 80b. 296-311. A set of sixteen Airs, beginning with Overture by 'Paisible,' and including Minuets, Écossais, Preludes, Passepieds, March, Rigadoon, etc. ff. 80-76. 312-329. A set of eighteen Airs, beginning in the same manner, and including Entrée, Écossais, Gigues, Preludes, Minuets, Rondeau, etc. ff. 75b-72b. 330. 'So[u]nd, famd (sic), thy brazen Trompette' [? flute or trumpet] part.' [From 'Diocletian,' by Purcell.] f. 70. 331-336. Prelude by 'Pesible,' and five other pieces, ff. 69-68. 337-341. Prelude, and four other pieces. ff. 68-67.

ff. 71, 70b (reversed). Sonata (Vivace, Allegro, Adagio) for 4 Flutes. Imperfect 1st(?) flute part, and 2nd flute part. Anonymous.

ff. 72, 71b (reversed). 'Curiosa': an anonymous composition. First and second flute parts.