Organ parts to 33 instrumental suites by John Hingeston

Title

Organ parts to 33 instrumental suites by John Hingeston

Shelfmark

MS. Mus. Sch. e. 382

Summary

Organ parts to 33 instrumental suites in the hand of the composer. Each movement was numbered by Hingeston as far as 50. Hake (?) continued the numbering in pencil to 82. Modern numbers are used for reference. Not on the 1682 list of the Music School collection.

Contents:

1-3: Three-part suites for treble, counter-tenor and bass with organ [VdGS VII/5-6]:

1. (1-2). A minor (no. 5 in part-books above). Fantazia, almand. Pp. 2-3.

2. (3-5). E minor (no. 6 in part-books above). Fantazia, 'pavan almand', [almand]. Pp. 4-6.

3. (6-8). C major [VdGS VII/10](not in part-books above). Fantazia, almand, incomplete ayre. Pp. 6-9.

4-6: Three-part suites for 2 trebles and bass with organ [VdGS VIII/6-7]. Each suite consists of fantazia, almand:

4. (9-10). D minor (no. 15 in part-books above). Pp. 10-11.

5. (11-12). D minor (no. 14 in part-books above). Pp. 12-13.

6. (13-14). D major (no. 16 in part-books above). Pp. 14-15.

7-12: Three-part suites for treble and 2 basses with organ [VdGS IX/1-6]. Not in part-books above. Each suite comprises fantazia and almand:

7. (15-16). C minor. Pp. 18-19.

8. (17-18). G minor. Pp. 20-21.

9. (19-20). G minor. Pp. 22-23.

10. (21-22). G major. Pp. 24-25.

11. (23-24). D minor. Pp. 26-27.

12. (25-26). D major. Pp. 28-29.

13-18: Four-part suites for 2 trebles and 2 basses with organ [VdGS X/1, 4a, 5-8]. Each suite comprises fantazia and almand:

13. (27-28). G minor (no. 35 in part-books above). Pp. 30-31.

14. (29-30). G major (not in part-books above). Formerly headed a[sharp]3; 2 Bas. 1 Cant.' Pp. 32-33.

15. (31-32). A minor (no. 39 in part-books above). Pp. 34-36.

16. (33-34). A major (no. 40 in part-books above). Pp. 38-39.

17. (35-36). D minor (no. 41 in part-books above). Pp. 40-42.

18. (37-38). D major (no. 42 in part-books above). Pp. 44-45.

19-27: Two-part suites for violin and bass viol with organ, with one (no. 25) for 'pedal Harpsicord or Organ' [VdGS I/1-3, 5-9]. Each suite comprises fantazia, almand and ayre:

19. ([39]-41). B flat major (no. 19 in part-books above). Pp. 50-53.

20. (42-44). C minor (no. 20 in part-books above). Pp. 54-57.

21. (45-47). C major (no. 21 in part-books above). Pp. 58-61.

22. (48-50). G major, almand E minor (no. 23 in part-books above). Pp. 62-65.

23. (51-53). A minor (no. 24 in part-books above). Pp. 66-69.

24. (54-56). A major (no. 25 in part-books above). Pp. 70-73.

25. (57-59). D minor 'for pedal Harpsicord', Alman and ayr as no. 26 in part-books abova. Pp. 74-77.

26. (63-62). D minor, Fantasia as no. 26 in part-books above. Pp. 78-81.

27. (63-65). D major, almand in B minor (no. 27 in part-books above). Pp. 82-85.

28-33: Three-part suites for 2 violins and bass viol with organ [VdGS II/1-6]. Each suite consists of fantazia, almand and ayre. They are found at the same numbers in the part-books.

28. (66-68). G minor. Pp. 88-91.

29. (69-71). G major. Pp. 92-95.

30. (72-74). A minor. Pp. 96-99.

31. (75-77). A major. Pp. 100-103.

32. (78-80). D minor. Pp. 104-107.

33. (81-82). D major. Pp. 108-10. (A false start is on p. 107a).

Date

mid-17th cent (before 1682).

Language

English

Physical facet

iv + 110 pp. quired in fours and eights. Watermark, bend and lily, somewhat resembling Heawood 63, 73, 75, with countermark R A. 8 staves of 6 lines to a page; and red marginal rulings. Rebound in 1960.

Physical extent

1 volume