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Add MS 31995

Record Id:

032-002025717

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002025717

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000054.0x000209

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 31995

Title:

A collection of studies in musical composition, consisting chiefly of examples of the fugue and the canon

Scope & Content:

passim. Examples of harmony, etc., in a German hand. 1. Consonances and Dissonances in cluding one by 'J. P.' (possibly John Playford). ff. 1-7b passim. 2. Fugues. ff. 8, 10b, etc. 3. Canons (?), written in a musical shorthand. ff. 21b-23. 4. 'Scala Mystica. Wie man von einer Catenz (sc. Cadence) in die ander gehen kan.' f. 23.

ff. 3b, 8b. Examples of Syncopation (f. 3b), and of Changing-notes (f. 8b); in a German hand.

ff. 18, 19. Canons for 3 voices, in score, by an anonymous German composer. 1. In F. Beginning and end only. f. 18. 2, 3. Two in the unison. f. 18b. 4. In G. 'Die nachfolgende stimme noch so langsam.' f. 19. 5. A perpetual Canon, f. 19.

ff. 20b-21b. Canons founded on chorales: the first few bars only, in musical shorthand. By an anonymous German composer. 1. ‘Erschienen ist der herrliche Tag.’ f. 20b. 2. ‘Jesus Christus, unser Heyland.’ f. 20b. 3. ‘Christ lag in Todes bande.’ f. 20b. 4. ‘Christ ist erstanden.’ f. 20b. 5. ‘Erstanden ist der Herre Christ.’ f. 20b. 6. ‘Komm, Heiliger Geist.’ f. 21. 7. ‘Nun bitten wir den Herre Christ.’ f. 21. 8. ‘Herr Jesu Christ, Dich zu uns Wend'.’ f. 21. 9. ‘Ach! Gott und Herr.’ f. 21. 10. ‘Es ist das Heyl uns kommen.’f. 21. 11. ‘Gott sey gelobet.’ f. 21b. 12. ‘Dies' sind die heil'gen zehn Gebot'.’ f. 21b. 13. ‘O Herre Gott, begnade mich.’ f. 21b.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002025717

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002025717

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume (24 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

German

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1760

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

Late 18th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Paper. Oblong Octavo.

Custodial History:

The name of Müller is written in pencil at the end.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Canons
Harmony