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Add MS 41847

Record Id:
032-002085619
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-002085619
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 41847
Title:

THREE VERSE ANTHEMS for solo voices, chorus and organ accompaniment, in score, by Jo[hn] Weldon, organist of the Chapel Royal, viz.:-

(1) 'O be Joyfull in God', n.d. ff. 1-8b;-(2) 'O Sing unto the Lord', 9 Jan. 1705,. ff. 9-19b;-(3) 'Rejoyce in the Lord O ye rightious', said to have been composed for the Thanksgiving, 17 Feb. 170.8/9, for the success of the English forces (A. Bayly, Collection of Anthems used in H.M. Chapel Royal, 1769). ff. 20-25. Autograph. Apparently unpublished, though all are included among his works in M. B. Foster, Anthems and Anthem Composers, 1901, p. 87. References to singers of the Chapel Royal are given on ff. 9-21 b passim, viz.: Mr [Richard] E[lford], Mr [John] C[hurch], Mr [Samuel] Weely, Mr [Daniel?] W[illiams?] and Mr [George] Lay[e]. On f. 12 a few bars, completing the unfinished Organ Ritornello on f. 11b, have been added in pencil, probably by James William Windsor. A printed account of the manuscript by Ralph Griffin is prefixed (ff. i-vi). Paper; ff. vi + 25. Folio. Early XVIII cent. The MS. formed pp. 175-190 and pp. 209-241 of a volume labelled 'Manuscript Anthems-Autographs', owned successively by Dr Samuel Arnold, Joseph Corfe, Arthur Thomas Corfe, James William Windsor (?), William Alexander Barret and, lastly, Francis Ernest Horace Joyce Barrett, at whose death it was sold (Hodgson's sale-cat., 25-26 June 1925, lot 416) and divided up as described in the printed account. Presented by Ralph Griffin, Esq., F.S.A.

Scope & Content:

John Weldon, organist and composer: Three verse anthems by: circ. 1708.: Autogr.

includes:

  • ff. 9, 13, 16, 17 John Church, composer: Refs. to, as singer of the Chapel Royal: 1709.
  • ff. 9, 13, 16, 17, 18b, 20b Richard Elford, counter-tenor: References to, as singer of the Chapel Royal: 1709.
  • ff. 9-21 b passim Samuel Weely: References to, as singer of the Chapel Royal: 1709.
  • ff. 9-21b passim Daniel W[illiams?], Clerk of the Cheque of the Chapel Royal: References to: 1709.
  • f. 12 James William Windsor, of Bath: Musical interpolation by (?): 19th cent.
  • ff. 20, 21 b George Laye: References to, as singer of the Chapel Royal: 1709.

Collection Area:
Music Collections
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1740
Date Range:
1700-1740
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

James William Windsor, of Bath: Owned (?): 19th cent.

Ralph Griffin, FSA: Presented: in 1929, in 1930.

Joseph Corfe, organist of Salisbury Cathedral: Owned: 18th-19th centt.

Arthur Thomas Corfe, organist at Salisbury Cathedral: Owned: 19th cent.

William Alexander Barrett, musical editor and critic: Owned: 19th cent.

Francis E. Barrett, music critic: Owned: in 1925.

Samuel Arnold, Mus. Doc: Owned: 18th cent.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Arnold, Samuel, Mus Doc
Barrett, Francis E, music critic, d 1925
Barrett, William Alexander, composer, music critic, organist, 1836-1891
Church, John, composer
Corfe, Arthur Thomas, organist at Salisbury Cathedral
Corfe, Joseph, organist of Salisbury Cathedral, 1741-1820
Elford, Richard, counter-tenor
Griffin, Ralph, secretary of the Society of Antiquaries, fl Early 20th century
Laye, George
Weely, Samuel
Weldon, John, organist and composer
Williams?, Daniel, Clerk of the Cheque of the Chapel Royal
Windsor, James William, of Bath