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Add MS 10337
- Record Id:
- 032-002108135
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002108135
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000042.0x0002e4
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- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 10337
- Title:
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The virginal book of Elizabeth Rogers, 1656, containing many almaines, marches, corrantes, airs, etc., in score, with the names of the composers
- Scope & Content:
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passim. 'Elizabeth Rogers hir Virginall booke: February the 27, 1656;' with an index to the contents in the same hand; before 1656. Consists of arrangements of songs, dances, etc., for that instrument, mostly anonymous, the music being written on two staves of 6 lines each. A leaf (v. Index) is missing at the beginning. 1. 'Sr Tho. Fairfax' Marche.' f. 2. 2. 'Nann's Maske.' f. 2b. 3. Allemande. ib. 4. 'The ffairest Nimphes the valleys or mountaines euer bred.' f. 3. 5. 'The Scots' Marche.' f. 3b. 6. 'Prince Rupert's Martch.' f. 4. 7. 8. 'One of the Symphonies.' ff. 4b, 5. 9. 'Selebrand' (sc. Saraband). f. 5b. 10. 'When the king enjoyes his owne againe.' ib. 11. Allemande. f. 6. 12. Trumpet tune. f. 6b. 13. 'Essex' Last good night.' f. 7. 14. 15. Allemande and Courante. 'Tho. Strengthfeild.' ff. 7, 7b. 16. 'Rupert's Retraite.' f. 7b. 17, 18. Allemande and Courante. 'Tho. Strengthfeild.' ff. 8, 8b. 19. 'The Nightingale.' f. 9. 20, 21. Courante and Saraband. 'Beare.' f. 9b. 22. Courante. 'Beare.' f. 10. 23. Allemande. ib. 24. Courante. f. 10b. 25, 26. Two Courantes. 'Beare.' f. 11. 27. 'The Battaile,' divided into 'The Souldiars' Summons,' 'The Martch of Foote,' 'The Martch of Horse,' 'The Trumpetts,' 'The Irish Martch,' 'Bagpipes,' 'The Drumm and Flute,' 'The Martch to the Fight,' 'Tarra-tantarra,' 'Battell joyned,' 'Retrait,' and 'The Buryng of the dead.' Apparently by Byrd, as in Lady Neville's Virginal Book, 1591, etc. (see Grove, art. Virginal Music), ff. 11b-18. 28. 'The Souldier's delight.' f. 18b. 29, 30. Courante and Saraband. f. 19. 31. 'A Maske.' f. 19b. 32, 33. Courante and 'Saraband.' f. 20. 34. 'Ly still, my Deare '; with the words. f. 20b. 35. 'The Chesnut.' f. 21. 36. 'Cloris sight' (sc. sigh'd); with the words. Adapted from R. Balls. f. 21b. 37. 'Now the springe is comme'; with the words. f. 22b. 38. 'Oh Jesu meeke '; with the words. f. 23. 39, 40. Courantes. ff. 23b, 24. 41. 'Maske.' f. 24b. 42. Courante. f. 25. 43. Allemande. f. 25b. 44. Air. '[Thomas?] Lupus.' f. 26. 45. 'Could thine incomparable eye'; with the words. f. 26b. 46. Allemande. '[Robert?] Johnson.' f. 27b. 47. 'Mock-Nightingale.' f. 29. 48. 'What, if the King should come to the City.' f. 29b. 49. 'The King's Complaint.' f. 30. 50, 51. Allemande and Courante. f. 30b. 52. Saraband. f. 31. 53. 'My Delyght.' f. 31b. Reversing the volume, nos. 54-61 are written in a rather later hand. 54. 'The faithfull Brothers.' f. 34b. 55. 'Courante.' ib. 56. Saraband. f. 34. 57. 'The Finnex'(?). ib. 58. 'The Spaynard.' f. 33. 59. 'An Irish Toy.' f. 32b. 60. Allemande. ib. 61. 'A Scotts tuen.' f. 32. Reversing the volume again, nos. 62-79 are in the original hand. 62. Hornpipe. f. 37b. 63. Allemande. f. 39b. 64, 65. Courante, by 'Tho. Strengthfeild,' and Saraband. f. 40. 66, 67. Allemande and Courante. f. 40b (reversed). 68. Allemande. f. 41 (reversed). 69. 'I wish noe more thou should'st loue mee'; with the words. Usually attributed to Nic. Laniere, but to — Warner in Playford's Select Ayres, 1659. (See also f. 56). f. 41b. 70, 71. Piece without title [Allemande?] and Saraband. 'T. S[trengthfeild].' f. 42. 72. 'Loue is strange.' f. 42b. 73. Allemande. 'Mercure.' f. 43. 74. 'Glorye of the North.' f. 43b. 75, 76. Two pieces in § time without titles, the 2nd one by 'Merceur.' f. 44. 77, 78. Two Courantes. f. 44b. 79. 'Phill. Porter's Lamentation.' f. 54.
ff. 37-59 passim. Songs, with a -bass, in score, mostly anonymous; 2nd half of the 17th century. 1. 'Carron, o Carron'; in a late 17th cent. hand. ' [R.?] Balles.' f. 37 (reversed). 2. 'Thinke not, deare loue.' Unfinished. f. 46b. 3. 'All you forsaken loueres.' f. 47. 4. 'Come, you pritty false-ey'd wanton.' By T. Campion, f. 48. 5. 'Fyer, fyer! Loe, here I burne.' By N. Laniere. f. 49. 6. 'I preethe, sweete, to mee be kind.' 'Hen. Lawes.' [In , etc., 1669.] f. 50. 7. 'Yes, I could loue.' 'Tho. Brewer.' f. 53. 8. 'No, noe! I tell ye no.' By N. Laniere; afterwards arranged for 3 voices by 'John Willson ' [see , 1659], but different from Laniere's setting in , 1669]. f. 55. 9. 'DeerestLoue,I doo not goe.' f. 65b. 10. 'I'le wish no more'; generally attributed to Nicholas Laniere, but in Playford's , 1659, to — Warner, f. 56 (see also f. 41b). 11. 'Baloo, my boy, lye still.' 'W. [Lawes?].' f. 57. 12. 'No, flat[t]ering pellow.' '[J.] Willson.' f. 58. 13. 'Since 'tis my fate to bee.' f. 58b. 14. 'Must your faire inflaming eye.' f. 59.ff. 50b-52, 54, 59b. Melody, with a bass, in score, of the following Songs; 2nd half of the 17th century:— 1. 'When man ffor sinne Thy judgments feeles.' 'W. L[awes?].' f. 50b. 2. 'Sing to the King of Kings.' [By the same.] Arranged from a 3-part anthem. f. 51b. 3. 'Let god, the god of Battaile, Rize.' [By the same.] Similarly arranged. f. 52. 4. 'O that myne eyes could melt.' 'Tho. Breuer.' f. 54. 5. 'Lord, as the hart Jmbost with heate.' By W. Lawes. Arranged from a 3-part anthem. f. 59b.
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- Music Collections
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- 032-002108135
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-002108135
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume
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- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_MS_10337 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Small Folio.
- Custodial History:
- Belonged originally to Elizabeth Fayre, whose name is on f. 1 and initials on the cover.; John Tillett appears to have owned it about the 18th century (see f. 2).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Rogers, Elizabeth, of Add MS 10337
- Subjects:
- Operas
Pianoforte solos
Songs