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Sloane MS 2923

Record Id:

040-002115302

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002112337

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000653.0x000268

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Sloane MS 2923

Title:

Personal collection of traveller Engelbert Kæmpfer relating to late 17th-century Persia, including dance music, and Russian travel diaries

Scope & Content:

Includes:

ff. 3b-36, 101b-115. Compositions for Lute. The initials J. A. K. (appended to nos. 1, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 19, 28, 47, 50, 62 and 63) are supposed to be those of J. A. Kämpfer, no doubt a relation of Engelbert Kämpfer, the traveller, in whose hand most of the rest of the MS is.

Detailed list of musical contents:

1. 'Præludium.' f. 3b. 2. Allemande. 'Du Foy.' (Cf. no. 69, below.) f. 4. 3. Gigue. f. 4b. 4. Courante. f. 5. 5. Saraband with 'D[o]uble,' sc. variations. f. 5b. 6. Prelude. f. 6. 7. Allemande. f. 6b. 8. Ballet. f. 7. 9. Saraband. f. 7b. 10. 'Wer ist es der rnein Hertz betrÿbet.' f. 8b. 11. Aria. f. 8. 12. Courante. f. 8b. 13. A piece without title. f. 9. 14. Courante. f. 9b. 15. Saraband. f. 10. 16. Gigue. f. 10b. 17. 'Rettet mich, o schönstes Kind.' f. 11. 18. Prelude. f. 12. 19. Allemande. f. 12b. 20. Courante. f. 13. 21, 22. Saraband, and Branle. f. 13b. 23. 'Woll dem der sich nur lest (?) bey.' f. 14. 24. Branle. f. 14b. 25. Courante. f. 15. 26. 'Ach, Mutter, ihr wolt doch zornen nicht.' f. 15b. 27. 'Petter logicam' (sic). f. 16. 28. Allemande. f. 16b. 29. Courante. f. 17. 30. 'Dorindewill nicht mehr.' f. 17b. 31. Ballet. f. 18. 32. Another. f. 18b. 33. Courante. f. 19. 34, 35. Two Sarabands, the second by 'Hertzog Bembard.' f. 19b. 36. Allemande. f. 20. 37, 38. Ballet, and Allemande. f. 20b. 39. Ballet. f. 21. 40, 41. Saraband, and Courante 'lavingon' (? = 'L'Avignon'). f. 21b. 42, 43. 'Cinque Pas,' and Saraband, f. 22b. 44. Saraband. f. 23. 45, 46. Two pieces without titles. ff. 23b, 24. 47. Gigue. f. 24b. 48. 'Ihr swartzsen (?) Augen.' f. 25. 49. 'Wer sich will begeben.' f. 25b. 50. Allemande. f. 26. 51. 'Brandle,' sc. Branle. f. 26b. 52. 'Ich bin verliebt.' f. 27. 53. 'Eleonora die betrÿbte.' f. 27b. 54. 'Von Himmel hoch.' f. 28. 55, 56. 'Du, O schönes Welt-gebaude' (?). ff. 28b, 29. 57. 'O Weltt, ich muss dich lassen'; altered into ' 'Nun ruhen alle Walder.' f. 29b. 58. 'Nun lasset vns Gott.' f. 30. 59. 'Nun lob, mein Seele, den Herren.' f. 30b. 60. 'Wen wir in hochsten Nothen seyn.' f. 31b. 61. 'Werde munter, mein Genüthe.' f. 32. 62. Allemande. f. 32b. 63. Gigue. f. 33b. 64. 'Contre-partie' of the preceding Allemande. f. 34. 65. Courante. f. 35. 66. Saraband. f. 36. The preceding portion of the MS. appears to have passed through Polish hands, frequent comments on the quality of the music being made in that language. The second part of the MS. is in a different, but apparently a nearly contemporary, hand. 67. Courante. 'Boquet.' f. 101b. 68. Another. 'Gauttier.' f. 103b. 69. Allemande. 'Düffau' (cf. no. 2, above). f. 104b. 70. Courante. This and nos. 71-73 are by 'Gumprecht.' f. 105b. 71. Saraband. f. 106. 72. Courante. f. 106b. 73. Gigue. f. 107. 74. 'Allemande. 'Gautier.' f. 107b. 75. Courante. 'Gump[recht].' f. 108. 76. 'Battaile.' f. 108b. 77, 78. Two pieces without titles. f. 109b. 79. Saraband. f. 110. 80, 81. Gigue, and Courante. '— Betune.' f. 110b. 82. Saraband. 'Betune.' f. 111. 83, 84. Saraband, and Courante. ' — Pinel.' f. 111b. 85. Allemande. f. 112. 86. 'Co[urante?j.' f. 112b. 87. Saraband. f. 113. 88. Saraband. 'Mercurij '(?= — Mercœur, fl. about 1616). f. 113b. 89. Allemande. f. 114b. 90. Courante. 'Mereille.' f. 115.

ff. 116-153 Astrachan, Russia: Diary of journey to, by E. Kæmpfer: 1683.

ff. 116-153 b City of Moscow: Diary of journey from Stockholm to, by E. Kæmpfer: 1683.

Persia: Collections of E. Kæmpfer relating to: late 17th cent.

Writers of Manuscripts: Kæmpfer (Engelbert).

Engelbert Kaempfer: Wrote MSS.

Engelbert Kaempfer: Collections relating to Persia: 17th cent.: Dutch, Engl., Fr., Germ., Lat. and Russ.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Sloane Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002112337
040-002115302

Is part of:

Sloane MS 1-4100 : Sloane Manuscripts

Sloane MS 2923 : Personal collection of traveller Engelbert Kæmpfer relating to late 17th-century Persia, including dance music, and Russian…

Hierarchy:

032-002112337[2925]/040-002115302

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Sloane MS 1-4100

Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 volume (115 folios)

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Dutch
English
French
German
Latin
Russian

Scripts:

Cyrillic
Latin

Start Date:

1600

End Date:

1699

Date Range:

17th century

Era:

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