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Add MS 19759
- Record Id:
- 032-002090029
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002090029
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000051.0x000081
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- ISAD(G)
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- Add MS 19759
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Collection of compositions, mostly without accompaniment, by various authors, including: Purcell, Hart, Banister, Turner, and other composers of the latter part of the 17th century.
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Songs without accompaniments. Anonymous, unless the contrary is stated. 1. 'Love you by all that's good.' f. 2. 2. 'I bring thee, ô thou charming Fair.' '[James (?)] Hart.' f. 2b. 3. 'Let's loue and let's laugh.' '[J.] Banister.' f. 3. 4. 'I loue and am lou'd.' f. 3. 5. 'To Cloris what I did pretend.' f. 3b. 6. 'One Night when all the village sleep.' '[L.] Grabue.' f. 5. 7. 'O the sad day.' By P. Humfrey. f. 6. 8. 'Come, honest Sexton.' '[H.?] Pursell.' f. 6b. 9. 'Let the traytors plott'; with chorus. ' [T.?] Farmer.' f. 7. 10. 'On the King's birthday: 'Mighty sir, 'tis alone to you.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 7b. 11. 'Poor Mariana.' f. 7b. 12. 'Strife, Hurry and Noyse.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 8. 13. 'Charming Phillis.' '[W.?] Turner.' f. 8b. 14. 'Pastora ta Galana.' Words (?) by '[Christopher?] Fishborn.' f. 8b. 15. 'Song on the King's birthday: 'So all was clear'd.' '[N.] Stagings.' f. 9. 16. 'O the brave bloody day'; with chorus, f. 9b. 17. 'From Celia's bright eyes.' 'Stagings.' f. 10. 18. 'Arise, arise, ye subterranean wind[s].' Attributed here to 'Grabue,' but printed in 1680 among the compositions of P. Reggio. f. 10b. {Add. MS 19759, no. 18. This is part of music for Dryden Davenant production of , 1667 (?); according to MS in the library of the Paris Conservatoire. It is by Pelham Humphrey.} 19. 'Draw out thy Minutes.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 11. 20. 'The pleasurs of loue.' 'Stagings.' f. 12b. 21. 'How peacefull the days.' 'Pursell.' f. 13. 22. 'My life is now a burthen grown.' 'Price.' f. 13b. 23. 'Allthô, Jolly Tom, much fame thou hast wone.' 'Doctor Blow.' f. 14b. 24. 'Let the graue fools goe preach.' 'Pursell.' f. 14b. 25. 'Here's that will challing[e] all the fair.' By the same. This is really a catch, written out at length, f. 15b. 26. ''An Italian song to Baptista [Lully]'s Ground: 'Sc[i]oc[c]a pur.'' f. 16. 27. 'Life is but a measure.' Words (?) by 'Fishborn.' f. 16b. 28. 'Hold, hold, and no further advance.' f. 17. 29. 'Un Berger qui se partage.' 'Camber[t?].' f. 17. 30. 'Fools for themselves will Treasure prize.' Words (?) by [T.] Shadwell. f. 17b. 31. 'Come, fill our glasses.' 'King.' f. 17b. 32. 'Poor Coridon, thy flame remove.' f. 18. 33. 'Kind lovers, love on.' f. 18. 34. 'Alass, poor Sheephard, the fault is not mine.' f. 18. 35. 'No longer complaine.' f. 18b. 36. 'O joy, shepards.' f. 18b. 37. 'Since all our Greifes.' 'Stagings.' f. 18b. 38. 'Lascia la spina'; in a later hand, with a few musical notes, f. 19. 39. 'Begone, all fruitless joyes'; with chorus. '[J.] Banister.' f. 19b. 40. 'Bright was the morning.' Words (?) by Shadwell. f. 20. 41. 'Spair, mighty love.' 'King.' f. 20. 42. 'Long have I lov'd.' 'Pell Humphries.' f. 20b. 43. 'Farwell, vngratfull Traytor.' 'Gapt. Pack.' f. 20b. 44. 'Ah, the pangs of hopeless lovers.' f. 21. 45. 'Peacefull is hee and most secure.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 21b. 46. 'Thus Mortalls must submitt too fate.' 'Will Turner.' f. 22b. 47. 'On the Lord Rochester's death,' begins 'As on his death bed.' By the same. Words by [T.] Flattman. f. 23. 48. 'Hide, ô hide, thou charming Creature.' 'Stagings.' f. 23b. 49. 'Since other Beautys.' Words (?) by 'Fishborn.' f. 23b. 50. 'A pox upon this needless scorn.' 'Capt. Pack.' f. 24. 51. 'Phillis has such charming graces.' f. 24b. 52. 'I only tell you this.' 'King.' f. 25b. 53. 'Wee've raised an Army.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 26b. 54. 'The Concealment,' begins 'Some others may with saf[e]ty tell.' Words by Cowley, f. 26b. 55. 'While on those louely look[s] I gaze.' f. 27b. 56. 'Ambitious Man, why dost thou rayse.' f. 27b. 57. 'I have languisht so long.' f. 28. 58. 'How happy and free.' f. 28. 59. 'Beneath a dark and mellencholly grove.' 'Henry Pursell.' f. 30b. 60. 'A thousand seuerall wayes I tryd.' 'Pursell.' f. 31. 61. 'Silvia, forgiue mee my pass[i]on.' f. 31b. 62. 'The bright Clarinda.' f. 31b. 63. 'High states and honers.' '[John] Abell.' f. 32b. 64. 'Gon are my happy days.' 'J. Hart.' f. 33. 65. 'Now ev'ry place fresh pleasure yeilds.' By the same. f. 33. 66. 'Phillis, lay aside your thinking.' By the same. f. 33b. 67. 'May th' ambitious ever find.' By the same. f. 34. 68. 'Prophanely I swore.' 'Taylor.' f. 34b. 69. 'See that silent blushing creature.' 'Cpt' Pack.' f. 34b. 70. 'She who my poor heart possesses.' 'Pursell.' f. 35. 71. 'In a dark shady Cypris groue.' f. 36b. 72. 'I am a wretched louer.' 'Lentall.' f. 37. 73. 'As I went over Tawny Marsh.' f. 37. 74. 'When first I heard my Cloe's voice.' f. 40b. 75. 'Beneath this gloomy shade.' 'James Hart.' f. 41b. 76. 'Adiew to the course of a country life.' By the same. f. 42b. 77. 'Tell mee, ere I'm gone to[o] far.' By the same. f. 42b. 78. 'When, louely Phillis, thou art kind.' 'Lentall.' f. 44.
ff. 4-43 passim Unaccompanied Duets, mostly in score. 1. 'I find my Vgenia'; treble only. 'Will. Turner.' f. 4. 2. 'Ile tell thee, my Silvia.' By Dr. John Blow. f. 4. 3. 'Whilst others on downy nests.' 'N. (?) Stagings.' f. 4b. 4. 'Shall all the buds'; treble part only. By Dr. John Blow, f. 22. 5. 'Could man his wish obtaine.' 'Peasebell ' (sc. Paisible?). f. 25. 6. 'Whilst our flocks feed'; treble part only. By James Hart. f. 33b. 7. A dialogue between Phyllis and Strephon, begins 'Ah, what Can mean that Eager Joy.' Anonymous. f. 35b. 8. 'In vaine, in vaine, brisk God of loue.' 'Dr John Blow.' f. 38b. 9. 'From that one Glance.' Anonymous. f. 40b. 10. 'Lovers, who in sillent Anguish.' Anonymous. f. 41. 11. 'Goe, perjur'd man'; treble only. 'Dr Blow.' f. 43.
ff. 5b, 38 Songs, without accompaniment. 1. 'Sleep, downy sleep, come close my eyes.' 'Pell. Humphries.' f. 5b. 2. 'When death shall knock.' Anonymous. f. 38.
f. 8. 'Fly, boy, fly'; for 3 voices, with a bass. [By Simon Ives, in , 1659.] Treble only. f. 9. Dance (Gigue ?), in 12/8 time. Anonymous. ff. 10, 28b, 29b, 32, 44b, 45b, 46. Single numbers from Operas, mostly in score, but without accompaniment. 1. 'Beneath a shady willow.' From 'Madam Fickle.' 'Will. Turner.' f. 10. 2. 'Now tryumph, Macedon': 4-part chorus. 'Lock.' f. 28b. 3. 'Hark, my Damilcar': described as 'Song by spirits in 'Tyranick love' or the 'Royall Martyr.' ' Anonymous. f. 29b. 4. 'Damon, turn thine eyes' (à 3). Anonymous. In a different hand. f. 32. 5. 'Tell mee, Thirsis, tell your Anguish': 'Song (sc. duet) in the 'Duke of Guise ' ' [1683]. 'C[a]pt. [Henry] Pack.' f. 44b. 6. 'Hark, the cock crowd': song from the 'Country Farmer' [1710?]. By Jeremiah Clark (?— see Add MS 22099, f. 5, below, p. 247). f. 45b. ff. 11-40 passim. Catches, apparently all for 3 or 4 voices. 1. 'Jone, Jone, for your part' (à 3). 'Dr. Blow.' f. 11 2. 'Jone has been galloping.' By the same. f. 13b. 3. 'Tom Jolly's nose.' 'Allders.' f. 14. 4. 'O the merry Christ Church Bells.' By the same. {Words only.} f. 15. 5. 'Augusta is inclin'd too fears.' Anonymous. f. 18. 6. 'Fye, nay, prethy, John.' Ascribed here to 'Mr. Fishborn,' but more probably the words are by him and the music by Dr. Blow (see Add MS 22099, f. 19, etc.). f. 24b. Also attributed to Purcell. 7. 'Ile tell my mother.' By Dr. Blow. f. 25b. 8. 'Tis Easie to force to the watter your horse' (à 4). '[H.] Pursell.' f. 26. 9. 'Young John, the Gardiner' (à 4). By the same. f. 39. 10. 'Since the Duke is return'd ' (à 4). By the same. f. 39b. 11. 'John ask'd his Landlady.' 'Dr. Blow.' f. 40. 12. 'Since women so false and so jiltish are grown.' '[H.?] Pursell.' f. 40. f. 11b 'Awake, awake, my lyre, and tell': a song, without accompaniment, from an Ode by Dr. John Blow.f. 37v 'Wee sing to him whose wisdome form'd the eare.' By [Henry] Purcell. The melody of a sacred solo, with chorus of which the treble only is given.
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- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
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- [{ "id" : "032-002090029", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 19759: Collection of compositions, mostly without accompaniment, by various authors, including: Purcell, Hart, Banister, Turner, and other…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002090029
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002090029
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (46 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1681
- End Date:
- 1681
- Date Range:
- 9 Jun 1681
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Small paper folio
- Custodial History:
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Charles Campelman: Owned: in 1681.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Allders
Banister, John, violinist and composer, 1630-1679
Blow, John, composer and organist, 1649-1708
Camber, Organist at Paris
Campelman, Charles
Cowley, Abraham, of Add MS 19759
Farmer, John, composer, fl 17th century
Fishborn, Christopher, composer and poet, fl 1678-1698
Grabu, Louis, alias Grabue or Grabut, composer, fl 1665-1690
Hart, James
Locke, Matthew, composer, c 1622-1677
Pack, Henry, Captain
Peasebell
Purcell, Henry, composer and organist, 1658 or 1659-1695
Shadwell, Thomas, of Add MS 19759
Staggins, Nicholas
Taylor, John, of Add MS 19759
Turner, William, of Add MS 19759 - Subjects:
- Anthems
Catches
Dance music
Duets
Odes
Operas
Songs
Vocal trios