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ANGLICAN SERVICE MUSIC: 'Sacred Music Collected by H. T. Ellicombe', including most notably two works by Robert Lucas Pearsall, a Burial Service in E minor (1829-1830) and an autograph communion hymn 'Therefore with Angels' (1845); 1809-1845. Except for the second Pearsall work, the contents are copies, mostly in the compiler's hand, with date and place of copying often given. All composers named are included in the index to the present catalogue. Henry Thomas Ellicombe, afterwards Ellacombe (b.1790, d.1885), was from 1817 to 1850 curate and vicar of Bitton, co. Glouc., the parish of Pearsall's family home, Willsbridge House. For Pearsall's relations with Ellacombe, see Sir A. W. Hill's memoir of his son, Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (1919), pp. 26-27, 32-34. See also Add. 38548, Pearsall's 'Musica Gregoriana . . . a suite of letters to the Reverend H. T. E.'. Ellacombe's bookplate is inside front cover of the present manuscript. Purchased from Richard Macnutt Ltd., Nov. 1986.

Paper; ff. ii+133. 280 x 230mm. Binding of brown cloth, lettered on spine 'Services/MSS.'

The principal contents are:

1. ff. 4-37v. W. Jackson of Exeter: Service in E flat major. Copy partly by Charlotte Ellicombe, 1824, and partly by H. T. Ellacombe, 1831.

2. ff. 38-52v. W. Jackson of Exeter: Service in F major. Copy by J. Risdon, 1809.

3. ff. 60v-61. W. Jackson of Exeter: 'Communion Service' ['Glory be to God on High'] in F major. Copy, 1832.

4. ff. 62-65. Te Deum and Jubilate, 'Dr. Boyce in B flat'. Copy, 1827. Apparently unpublished.

5. ff. 68v-73v. Magnificat in B flat major and Nunc Dimittis in F major. No composer named. Copy 'from Bitton Books', 1827.

6. ff. 76-94v. Morning and evening services, 'Revd. W. Jones Nayland'. Copies, 1828. Apparently unpublished.

7. ff. 103v-114v. John Calah: Morning and evening services in C major. Copies, 1834, 1836.

8. ff. 124-126v. R. L. Pearsall: 'Therefore with Angels'; 1845. Autograph except for the heading, which is in Ellacombe's hand. Pasted into the volume on a page left blank for the purpose. With part of a letter from Pearsall to Ellacombe dated 'Wartensee 21 August 1845' referring to Ellacombe's commissioning of the work. For a draft of the same setting see Add. 38541, f. 116.

9. ff. 127-131v. R. L. Pearsall: Burial Service in E minor; 1929-1930. Copy, 1830. Apparently unpublished.

Scope & Content:

Henry Thomas Ellacombe, alias Ellicombe; Vicar of Bitton; afterwards Rector of Clyst St George: Anglican service music collected by Henry Thomas Ellacombe: 1809-1845.

includes:

ff. 4-29v Charlotte Ellicombe, daughter of H T Ellacombe alias Ellicombe: Anglican service music copied by Charlotte Ellicombe: 1809-1845.
ff. 4-52v, 60v-61 William Jackson, composer, organist, and writer, of Exeter: Anglican service music. Copies by William Jackson: 1809-1832.
ff. 38-52v J. Risdon, of Exeter: Anglican service music copied by J. Risdon: 1809.
ff. 53-60 Henry Purcell, composer and organist: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. Copies by Henry Purcell: 1831.
f. 61v Reverend T. Clogh: Communion hymn. Copy by Rev. T. Clogh: 1832.
ff. 62-65 William Boyce, composer and organist: Te Deum and Jubilate. Copies by William Boyce: 1827.
ff. 65-66v William Henry Holmes, composer: Communion hymn. Copy by William Henry Holmes: 1827.
ff. 67v-68 Orlando Gibbons, organist and composer: Reverend J[ames?] Pears, [Rector of Charlcombe, county Somerset?]: Sanctus by Orlando Gibbons, adapted in 1834 by Rev. J. Pears. Copy,: 1835.
f. 74 William Russell, organist and composer: Sanctus adapted by W. Russell. Copy: 1828.
ff. 74v-75v John Bird, composer: Sanctus. Copy by John Bird: 1828.
ff. 76-92v Reverend William Jones, composer, of Nayland: Morning and evening services. Copies by Rev. William Jones: 1828.
ff. 95-98 Thomas Ebdon, organist and composer: Gloria. Copy by Thomas Ebdon: 1831.
f. 98 George Frideric Handel, composer: Doxology. Copy by George Frideric Handel: 1832.
f. 98v Reverend William Mason, poet and musician: Benedicite. Copy attributed to Rev. William Mason: 1832.
f. 98v Richard Langdon, organist and composer: Benedicite attributed to R. Langdon. Copy: 1832.
f. 99 John Charles Beckwith, organist: Benedicite. Copy by John Charles Beckwith: 1833.
ff. 99v-103 Reverend William Lisle Bowles, composer: Communion hymn. Copy by Rev. William Lisle Bowles: 1833.
ff. 103v-114v, 121v-123 John Calah, organist and composer: Anglican service music. Copies by John Calah: 1834-1836.
ff. 115-121 William Croft, composer and organist; d.1727: Burial service. Copy by William Croft: 1832.
ff. 124-131v Robert Lucas Pearsall, composer and antiquary: Communion hymn and burial service by Robert Lucas Pearsall: 1845, 1829-1830: Partly autogr.
ff. 132-133v Philip Salter: Gloria and Sanctus by Philip Salter: 1823: Copy, 1836.

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1809

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1845

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1809-1845

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Names:

Beckwith, John Charles, organist, 1788-1819
Bird, John, composer
Bowles, William Lisle, Reverend composer
Boyce, William, composer and organist, 1711-1779
Calah, John, organist and composer
Clogh, T, Reverend
Croft, William, composer and organist, 1678-1727
Ebdon, Thomas, organist and composer
Ellacombe, Henry Thomas, Vicar of Bitton, afterwards Rector of Clyst St George al Ellicombe
Ellicombe, Charlotte, daughter of H T Ellacombe al Ellicombe
Gibbons, Orlando, organist and composer, 1583-1625
Handel, George Frideric, composer, 1685-1759
Holmes, William Henry, composer
Jackson, William, composer organist and writer of Exeter
Jones, William, Reverend composer of Nayland
Langdon, Richard, organist and composer
Mason, William, Reverend poet and musician
Pears, James?, Reverend Rector of Charlcombe Somerset ?
Pearsall, Robert Lucas, composer and antiquary, 1795-1856
Purcell, Henry, composer and organist, 1658 or 1659-1695
Risdon, J, of Exeter
Russell, William, organist and composer
Salter, Philip