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R.M.20.h.8, ff 1-85r
- Record Id:
- 041-002283367
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001948397
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001915.0x000095
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100158469347.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- R.M.20.h.8, ff 1-85r
- Title:
- Henry Purcell: Symphony anthems. Autograph manuscript.
- Scope & Content:
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ff. 4r-7v. It is a good thing.
ff. 7v-13r. O Praise God in His holiness.
ff. 13v-15v. Awake put on thy strength.
ff. 16v-17r. John Blow: O pray for the peace. With bass accompaniment only.
ff. 17v-22r. In thee O Lord.
ff. 22v-25v. The Lord is my Light.
ff. 25v-28v. I was glad.
ff. 28v-32r. My heart is fixed.
ff. 32v-37r. Praise ye Lord O my soul.
ff. 37v-39v. Rejoyce in ye Lord always.
ff. 39v-43r. Why does ye heathen.
ff. 43r-48r. Unto Thee will I cry.
ff. 48r-51v. I will give thanks.
ff. 52r. They that goe down to the sea. Incomplete, with blank pages following.
ff. 53v-66v. My heart is inditing of a good matter, ‘one of the anthems sung at ye Coronation of King James the 2nd’.
ff. 67r-74v. O sing unto ye Lord.
ff. 75r-80r. Praise ye Lord O Jerusalem. In the hand of the scribe 'London A'.
ff. 81r-84v. Praise the Lord O my soul. Incomplete, with blank pages following.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Music Library Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001948397
040-001948706
041-002283367 - Is part of:
- R.M. : Royal Music Library Manuscripts
R.M.20.h.8 : Henry Purcell: Autograph manuscript of anthems, welcome songs and solo songs
R.M.20.h.8, ff 1-85r : Henry Purcell: Symphony anthems. Autograph manuscript. - Hierarchy:
- 032-001948397[0272]/040-001948706[0001]/041-002283367
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: R.M.
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 85 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=R.M.20.h.8 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1680
- End Date:
- 1690
- Date Range:
- c 1680-1690
- Era:
- CE
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)