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Add MS 34695
- Record Id:
- 032-002087658
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002087658
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000052.0x00038f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 34695
- Title:
- A collection of compositions for organ
- Scope & Content:
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Compositions for Organ, written on staves of 6 lines, some by Englishmen, or foreigners resident in England, of the 17th century, but many of them anonymous. In most cases the stops to be used are indicated.
1. Piece without title [Fugue]. 'Dr. Blow.' f. 1b.
2. Another. Anonymous. f. 2b.
3. Prelude. 'Dr. Blow.' f. 3b.
4. Piece without title [Fugue]. 'Dr. John Blow.' f. 4b.
5. Piece without title. Imperfect at the end. The leaves containing this and no. 6 were formerly pasted together as being cancelled. They, as well as nos. 7-10, appear to be Fugues. f. 5b.
6. By 'Dr. [Orlando?] G[ibbons?].' f. 6 (reversed).
7. Anonymous. f. 7.
8. By 'Dr. Blow.' f. 7b.
9. Anonymous. f. 8b.
10. By 'A. B[atten].' f. 9b.
11. 'A Double Vers.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 10b.
12. Piece without title in G (common time). 'Henry Purcell.' f. 13b.
13-15. Three Preludes. 'Henry Purcell.' ff. 14b, 15b, 16b.
16. 'Segnior Nichola's (sc. Nicola Matteis') Trumpett' tune. f. 17b.
17. 'Voluntary.' Anonymous. f. 19b.
18. Prelude, 'in Are.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 20b.
19. Prelude, in G. 'Dr. Blow.' f. 22b.
20. 'Dr. Blow's 2d Ground in G sharp.' f. 23b.
21. 'Verse for the Double Organn.' ' Dr. Gibbons.' f. 25b.
22. Piece without title, in A (common time). 'Henry Purcell.' f. 27b.
23. Piece without title [Fugue]. 'Dr. Blow.' f. 29.
24. Piece without title, in F (common time). Anonymous. f. 29b.
25. Another [Fugue]. 'Dr. Blow.' f. 35b.
26. Fugue. 'Philip Hart.' This and no. 27 were published about 1720. f. 37b.
27. Another. 'Philip Hart' (added in later hand). f. 39b.
28. Toccata. 'Hen. Purcell.' f. 41b.
29. 30. Two pieces in D. These and nos. 31-41 are without title and anonymous, and (except no. 38) in common time, ff. 45b, 46b.
31. In G. f. 47b.
32. In D minor. f. 48b.
33. In A. f. 50b.
34. In D. f. 52b.
35. 36. Two in C. ff. 53b, 54b.
37. In D minor. f. 55b.
38. In C (6/4 time). f. 56b.
39-41. Three in A minor, ff. 57b, 58b, 59b.
42. Piece without title [Fugue]. 'Phil. Hart.' f. 60b.
43. Piece without title, in G (common time). 'Dr. Blow.' f. 61b.
44. A long piece in A minor (alla breve time). Imperfect at the end. f. 62. Reversing the MS.
45. 'A Solo' (Sonata?), consisting of Adagio, Allegro, etc. '[Gottfried?] Finger.' f. 75.
46. 'A Point of War'(?). Anonymous. f. 71.
47. Prelude, in G minor. 'Courtiville.' f. 70.
48. Allemande. This and no. 49 are in the same hand as no. 47, and probably they form a suite. f. 69.
49. Courante. f. 68.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002087658", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 34695: A collection of compositions for organ" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002087658
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002087658
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (75 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1740
- Date Range:
- Early 18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Oblong Folio.
- Custodial History:
- Belonged in 1878 to Dr. W. J. Westbrook.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Batten, Adrian, organist and composer, c 1591-1637
Blow, John, composer and organist, 1649-1708
Courteville, Raphael, of Add MS 34695
Finger, Gottfried, composer, c 1655-1730
Gibbons, Orlando, organist and composer, 1583-1625
Hart, Philip, composer
Nicholas, Composer; of Add MS 34695
Purcell, Henry, composer and organist, 1658 or 1659-1695 - Subjects:
- Organ solos