Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??
Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...
Add MS 32021
- Record Id:
- 040-002025749
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002025737
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001483.0x000278
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 32021
- Title:
- A collection of glees, canons, catches, a quartet and a sketch of a fugue, by Thomas Miles
- Scope & Content:
-
passim. Glees, for 4 voices (unless the contrary is stated), in score, by Thomas Miles; 1806-1850. Autograph. The names of the authors of the words, etc., are generally given in brackets. 1. 'Hail, Innocence, celestial maid' (à 3). '1807.' (Ogilvie.) f. 2b. 2. 'Within this cot.' [1807.] f. 5. 3. 'O sacred solitude.' '1806.' (Dr. Young.) f. 6b. 4. 'Pride, pomp, and pleasures of the world.' '1811.' f. 11. 5. 'What, tho' around the warrior's bed': dirge. '1815.' (Charlotte Nooth.) f. 13. 6. 'Far in some shady blest retreat.' '1812.' (Ogilvie.) f. 15. 7. 'Hail to this happy day' (à 3). [1816.] f. 19b. 8. 'Beneath those rugged elms' (à 5). '1821.' (Gray's 'Elegy.') f. 23b. 9. 'Of all the birds on bush and tree' (à 3). (Scott's Kenilworth.) f. 25b. 10. 'The Sun, when rising from his bed.' '1819.' f. 28. 11. 'There came three merry men' (à 3). '1820.' (Scott's .) f. 31b. 12. 'Come, fill the bowl.' '1823.' (Henry Neele.) f. 35. 13. 'Ye gentle muses' (à 5). '1823.' (Pope's 'Winter.') f. 38b. 14. 'O had I been by Fate decreed.' '1823.' This and Nos. 15-18 are headed 'Six (sic) Airs from the Opera of Love in a Village Harmonized...by Thomas Miles.' The so-called opera was a pasticcio compiled, about 1790, from works by the composers mentioned below, and many others. '[S.] Howard.' f. 46b. 15. 'How blest the maid' (à 3). '1823.' 'Galuppi.' f. 47b. 16. 'Oh, how shall I in language weak.' '1824.' 'Carey.' f. 48b. 17. 'Gentle youth, ah tell me why.' [1826.] 'Dr Arne.' f. 50b. 18. 'Let gay ones and great' (à 3). '1850.' 'Baildon.' f. 51b. 19. 'Drink ye to her that each loves best.' '1824.' (Thomas Campbell.) f. 53. 20. 'Bring the bowl which you boast' (à 3). '1826.' (Scott's .) f. 57. 21. 'From that celestial orb.' '1826.' f. 59. 22. 'Balmy pledge of love sincere.' '1828.' f. 62. 23. 'I think the Frog A jolly dog' (à 3). '1845.' f. 65. 24. 'What is Beauty? Who can show?' (à 3). '1850.' f. 67.
passim. Canons by Thomas Miles; 1814-1832. Autograph. 1. ‘Ostende nobis, Domine‘ (‘Canon in the 5th below and 4th above’). ‘April 22nd, 1821.’ f. 2. 2. ‘Enter not into judgment’ (‘Round for 3 voices ‘). ‘April 29th, 1821.’ f. 4b. 3. ‘I have long'd for thy saving health.’ (Same as no. 1, ‘falling a tone at every repetition ‘). ‘Novr 2nd, 1814.’ f. 22b. 4. ‘Almighty Father! save the King’ (‘Round, 4 voices’). ‘May 7th, 1823.’ f. 34. 5. ‘Gloria tibi, Domine’ (for 3 voices, ‘in the 4th and 8th below ‘). f. 43b. 6. ‘Be thou exalted, Lord.’ Set as above. ‘12th March, 1826.’ f. 55b. 7. ‘Hallelujah, Amen’ (3 voices, ‘in the 12th and 5th below’). ‘26th March, 1826.’ f. 56. 8. ‘Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem’ (‘Round, 3 voices’). ‘13 May, 1826.’ f. 56. 9. No. 7 reversed, f. 56b. 10. ‘Domine, exaudi orationem‘ (‘Three in one per Arsin et Thesin‘). ‘11th May, 1826.’ f. 58b. 11. ‘Spera in Deo‘ (‘Round, 4 voices’). ‘12 Jan’, 1832.’ f. 64b.
f. 8. ‘O thou, whose name too often is profan'd‘: sacred ‘glee’ for 3 voices, in score, by Thomas Miles; 1810. Autograph.
ff. 18b-68b passim. Catches for 3 voices, unless the contrary is stated, by Thomas Miles; 1805-1850. Autograph. 1. 'Here lies poor Thomas and his wife'(à 4). From . '1816.' f. 18b. 2. 'Give the toast, my good fellow.' The words by — Cunningham. '1805.' f. 27b. 3. 'O Love! for Sylvia let me gain the prize.' From Pope's 'Spring.' '1821.' f. 27b. 4. 'The tears of Constance.' '1821.' f. 30b. 5. 'Oh! what a nose!' '1824.' f. 43b. 6. 'Good-night! Parting is such sweet sorrow.' '1826.' f. 56b. 7. 'Huzza for the Queen' (à 4): 'A Jeu d'Esprit on passing events, 1850.' f. 64b. 8. 'Why roves the dear, the lovely maid.' '1836.' f. 68b.
f. 42. 'Dust unto dust, To this all must': the Requiem from 'Ivanhoe,' by Thomas Miles; about 1823-1824 (see ff. 38b, 43b). Autograph. Unaccompanied, but preceded by 4 bars of symphony for pianoforte or organ.
f. 45. Sketch in pencil of a Fugue, by Thomas Miles; 1825. Autograph.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002025737
036-002025738
040-002025749 - Is part of:
- Add MS 32012-32022 : Miles Manuscripts
Add MS 32012-32021 : Compositions of Thomas Miles
Add MS 32021 : A collection of glees, canons, catches, a quartet and a sketch of a fugue, by Thomas Miles - Hierarchy:
- 032-002025737[0001]/036-002025738[0009]/040-002025749
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 32012-32022
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 volume (68 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1805
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 1805-1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.
Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.
This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.
- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Oblong Quarto.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Canons
Catches
Choruses
Glees
Pianoforte solos
Vocal quartets