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Add MS 36993

Record Id:

032-002055512

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002055512

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000039.0x0000f0

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 36993

Title:

Collection of compositions, for strings, by Richard Deeringe, John Jenkins, Morris Webster, Charles Colman or Coleman, Alfonso Ferrabosco [possibly junior], and Robert Johnson.

Scope & Content:

passim. Dances for 4 viols, in tablature, apparently in the hand of F. C. (see f. 13b). Basso continuo part (see f. 15b). Leaves are missing at the beginning (?), after ff. 5 and 14, and apparently also after ff. 9 and 10. 1. Allemande in 'C fa ut.' 'Jo. Jenkins.' f. 3. 2-10. Nine more Allemandes (keys not indicated), by 'Morris Webster.' f. 3b; — 'Char[les] Coleman 'Or 'Colman.' ff. 4b, 5;— 'Jo. Jenkins.' f. 6b;— 'Ch. Coleman.' f. 7; —'Jo. Jenkins.' ff. 7b-9 (four). 11. 'The Temporizer.' Apparently imperfect at the end. 'Ro. Johnson.' f. 9b. 12. Allemande. 'Jo. Jenkins.' f. 11b. 13. 'The wittie wanton.' 'Ro. Johnson.' f. 12b. 14-18. Five more Allemandes, the first imperfect at the end, the third in 'Fa ut.' 'Jo. Jenkins.' ff. 14b, 17b, 18b, 20, 20b.

passim. Dances for 5 viols. 'The Continewed Base 'Part (see f. 15b), in bass-viol tablature. Nos. 1, 2 and 4 are by Alfonso Ferrabosso or Ferabosco [III ?].' 1. Pavan. f. 6. 2. Another, in 'Gamvt '; apparently imperfect at the end. f. 10b. 3. Another, in 'Fa ut.' Anonymous. f. 15b. 4. Allemande, in 'Fa ut.' f. 16b.

passim. Basso continuo part of compositions evidently written for 4 or 5 viols, in bass-viol tablature. Nos. 1, 3, 4 appear to be imperfect at the beginning. 1. Piece unnamed. f. 2. 2. 'Almaine in C fa ut.' 'Richard Deeringe.' f. 2b. 3, 4. Two pieces unnamed, ff. 10, 11. 5. 'Almaine. A new yeares gift to F. C.' [apparently the transcriber of the MS.]. 'Jo. Jenkins.' f. 13b.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002055512

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002055512

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume (21 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1630

End Date:

1670

Date Range:

Mid 17th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Small paper oblong quarto, 6 in. X 7 1/4 in.

Custodial History:

Wilhelm Tappert, the musical critic: Owned: in 1898.

Augustus Hughes-Hughes, Assistant Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, British Museum: Presented: in 1904.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Coleman, Charles, composer
Dering, Richard, composer and organist, c 1580-1630
Ferrabosco, Alfonso, composer, c 1575-1628
Hughes-Hughes, Augustus, Assistant Keeper Department of Manuscripts British Museum
Jenkins, John, composer
Johnson, Robert, composer
Tappert, Wilhelm, of Add MS 36993
Webster, Morris

Subjects:

Compositions for strings
String quartets
String quintets