'The compositions of the Harmonic Society of Oxford established Aug. 23rd 1796 for the encouragement and improvement of musical composition'

Title

'The compositions of the Harmonic Society of Oxford established Aug. 23rd 1796 for the encouragement and improvement of musical composition'

Shelfmark

MSS. Tenbury 598-600

Summary

These three volumes are the official books of this Society and contain glees, canon and anthems.

Volume I:

(p. 1) Hence Bacchus. W. Crotch

(p. 4) On his death bed. J. Dix

(p. 5) None without hope. J. Pears

(p. 6) O be favourable. W. Crotch

(p. 7) The Parish clerk. J. Pears

(p. 8) This place may seem. J. Dix

(p. 10) Ode to evensong. W. Crotch

(p. 23) John ran so long. J. Pears

(p. 23) The wretch condemned. J. Dix

(p. 25) For ever fortune. W. Crotch

(p. 28) Far on the sands. J. Radcliffe

(p. 30) Should the lone wauderer. J. Pring

(p. 35) What sounds divine. W. Crotch

(p. 38) To me 'tis given to die. J. Dix

(p. 40) A serving maid was Kate. J. Pears

(p. 45) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 47) Be merciful. J. Pears

(p. 50) Cease gentle shepherd. J. Pring

(p. 54) My lovely Deha. J. Radcliffe

(p. 55) Methinks I hear. W. Crotch

(p. 62) The envious snow. J. Pears

(p. 62) Tom praised his friend. J. Pring

(p. 63) As Thomas was cudgelled. R. P. Good-enough [Goodenough]

(p. 64) Hear, O hear me. J. Pears

(p. 65) In rural innocence. J. Dix

(p. 67) At parting. W. Crotch

(p. 68) Ye myrtles brown. R. P. Goodenough

(p. 73) Yet mighty God. W. Crotch

(p. 82) Mere innocence. J. Pring

(p. 84) The daisies peep. L. Richmond

(p. 88) Cold is Cadwallo's tongue. J. Pears

(p. 94) In the sightless air. L. Richmond

(p. 100) Here lies Ned Purdon. J. Dix

(p. 100) Alleluiah. L. Richmond

(p. 101) O God hear my voice. L. Richmond

(p. 102) Sing unto the Lord. L. Richmond

(p. 103) O sing unto the Lord. W. Crotch

(p. 104) Look down O Lord. R. P. Goodenough

(p. 105) Woe unto you. L. Richmond

(p. 106) As for me I am poor. L. Richmond

(p. 106) Have mercy upon me. L. Richmond

(p. 107) God be merciful. W. Crotch

(p. 110) To love thee. W. Crotch

(p. 110) Divine Euripides. J. Pring

(p. 110) Full many a gem. J. Pears

(p. 111) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 112) I envy not the proud. J. Palmer

(p. 113) Of arms and horses. J. Palmer

(p. 116) Rain rain go away. J. Palmer

(p. 117) On this world's foundation. J. Palmer

(p. 118) O memory. J. Dix

(p. 120) Lord have mercy. J. Pears

(p. 121) Nymph with thee. W. Crotch

(p. 123) Once the Muses. J. Dix

(p. 124) Ye tufted groves. J. Pears

(p. 127) In ancient times. J. Holmes

(p. 127) On his death-bed. J. Pring

(p. 128) Sleep, sweet youth. G. D'Arville

(p. 129) Sweet poet of the woods. J. Radcliffe

(p. 131) Haste the speaking strings. J. C. Pring

(p. 135) Lovely seems the moon. R. P. Goodenough

(p. 138) Riches chance may take. J. Dix

(p. 139) Pietas omnium virtutum. W. Crotch

(p. 139) The rich man feasts. J. Radcliffe

(p. 140) All nature mourns. J. Pears

(p. 142) Come follow me. G. D'Arville

(p. 143) Sweet Echo. O. Saffery

Volume II:

(p. 1) Let thy loving mercy. W. Crotch

(p. 2) Tell me where is fancy bred. J. Dix

(p. 3) Dear Innocence. J. Pring

(p. 6) Consigned to dust. J. Radcliffe

(p. 8) Lord let me know. J. Pring

(p. 6) Praise the Lord. J. Pears

(p. 10) O come let us sing. W. Crotch

(p. 11) Here lies the wife. J. Dix

(p. 11) Lord, what love have I. W. Crotch

(p. 12) To all you ladies. J. Pring

(p. 13) I loved thee beautiful. G. D'Arville

(p. 13) 'Οι χράνοι. W. Crotch

(p. 14) No flocks that range. J. Pears

(p. 15) In Domino confido. W. Crotch

(p. 18) O Hope, thou soother. J. Pears

(p. 22) O how sweet. W. Crotch

(p. 23) Here lies Sir Thomas Scot. F. Pring

(p. 24) I was in the land. J. Pring

(p. 17) The smiling mom. J. Dix

(p. 28) Halleluiah. J. Pring

(p. 28) O sanctissima. G. D'Arville

(p. 29) I am poor. J. Pears

(p. 30) Lie heavy on him, earth. J. Dix

(p. 30) Old King Cole. J. Pears

(p. 31) Bone and skin. G. D'Arville

(p. 31) Here lies old Cole. J. Pears

(p. 32) Go tuneful bird. W. Crotch

(p. 34) When forced my fair nymph. J. Pears

(p. 37) Yet awhile, sleep. J. Dix

(p. 37) Amen. J. Dix

(p. 38) Amen. W. Crotch

(p. 38) With love and melancholy. W. Horsley

(p. 44) Farewell, rewards. W. Horsley

(p. 46) Glory be to the Father. J. Pring

(p. 47) Hear O God. J. Pears

(p. 48) I will always praise. W. Crotch

(p. 49) Ben che ti sia crudel. C. Burney

(p. 50) He that loves a rosy cheek. C. Burney

(p. 51) Deos alienos. C. Burney

(p. 52) Salve Regina. C. Burney

(p. 53) Father of all. C. Burney

(p. 54) Glory be to God. C. Burney

(p. 54) God is the Lord indeed. W. Crotch

(p. 56) Hear me, O Lord. W. Crotch

(p. 58) O Lord, my help. W. Crotch

(p. 58) Weep no more. W. Crotch

(p. 63) Under the greenwood tree. J. Dix

(p. 65) Full fathom five. J. Radcliffe

(p. 68) Ring out, ye crystal spheres. W. Crotch

(p. 71) Soft is the strain. W. Crotch

(p. 74) Ye woods and wilds. W. Crotch

(p. 76) I swore I loved. J. Dix

(p. 77) Why wing your flight? J. Dix

(p. 81) In moments of pleasure. R. P. Goodonough

(p. 82) O what is friendship? J. Radcliffe

(p. 83) Why hast thou cast us out? W. Crotch

(p. 83) Hear lies the body. J. Pears

(p. 84) Sing we merrily. W. Crotch

(p. 85) Amen. W. Crotch

(p. 85) How pleased within. J. Radcliffe

(p. 88) Halleluiah. Amen. J. Dix

(p. 88) I will always sing. J. Dix

(p. 89) Why hast thou ? W. Crotch

(p. 89) Blessed be the name. L. Richmond

(p. 90) Let us live. W. Jackson

(p. 94) Ill bodes that deepening. J. Pring

(p. 100) You swore you loved. J. Pring

(p. 102) Smooh as a mirror. J. Pring

(p. 110) Of all the delicates. J. Radcliffe

(p. 111) Howl, O Israel. W. Crotch

(p. 113) Ponder my words. J. Dix

(p. 113) O sing praises. W. Crotch

(p. 115) Halleluiah. J. Radcliffe

(p. 117) Call forth such numbers. W. Crotch

(p. 110) Righteous art thou. W. Crotch

(p. 124) Trust ye in the Lord. W. Crotch

(p. 123) Judah mourneth. W. Crotch

(p. 126) Daughter of Paean. J. Dix

(p. 127) Bow down thine ear. W. Crotch

(p. 128) Amen. Halleluiah. J. Dix

(p. 128) Go, lovely rose. W. Crotch

(p. 138) Mona on snowden calls. W. Crotch

(p. 134) Halleluiah. Amen. J. Dix

(p. 135) Why so disquieted? W. Crotch

(p. 135) Holy, holy, holy. T. Attwood

(p. 137) Halleluiah. J. Dix

(p. 137) Wee modest crimson-lipped. W. Crotch

(p. 140) For ever blessed. W. Crotch

(p. 142) O Lord grant the king. W. Crotch

(p. 143) Treat soft, ye lovers. J. Dix

(p. 144) Gloria Patri. W. Crotch

(p. 145) O Lord Almighty. W. Crotch

(p. 149) O let my due. W. Crotch

(p. 151) O music. W. Crotch

(p. 152) Letitia comes. W. Crotch

(p. 153) Turn thou. W. Crotch

(p. 154) My heart is ready. W. Crotch

(p. 154) O sing praises. W. Crotch

(p. 155) Let's have a round. W. Crotch

(p. 156) Bim bim. W. Crotch

(p. 156) Tell me where is fancy bred ? J. Pring

(p. 157) Θέλω λέγειν. G. D'Arville

(p. 158) I will alway. W. Crotch

(p. 158) Tell me gentle shepherd. G. D'Arville

(p. 159) O be joyful. W. Crotch

(p. 161) Ponder my words. W. Crotch

(p. 161) Sea-nymphs hourly. G. D'Arville

(p. 161) Great art thou. W. Crotch

(p. 163) Ye who idle wanderers be. G. D'Arville

(p. 164) Blessed are the dead. W. Crotch

(p. 165) It is a long lane. G. D'Arville

(p. 166) Interred here. W. Crotch

(p. 169) Lord let me know. W. Crotch

(p. 176) We since the birth. G. D'Arville

(p. 177) When Sopurth thought. J. Spencer

(p. 177) Te benedicimus. W. Crotch

(p. 178) Lord unto thee. W. Crotch

(p. 178) Amen. W. Crotch

(p. 179) When the wicked man. W. Crotch

(p. 181) Lord, hear our prayer. W. Crotch

(p. 182) Lord, thou hast heard. W. Crotch

(p. 183) So when the Spring. J. Spencer

(p. 185) Halleluiah. Amen. G. D'Arville

(p. 186) O sing praises. W. Crotch

(p. 187) When music, heavenly maid. W. Crotch

(p. 190) Out of the depths. W. Crotch

(p. 193) How does the little busy bee? G. D'Arville

(p. 194) Lord God of Sabaoth. W. Crotch

(p. 195) Thou herald of the blushing morn. W. Beale

(p. 199) Lord bow thine ear. J. Spencer

(p. 201) Come let us worship. G. D'Arville

(p. 200) O sing unto the Lord. J. Spencer

(p. 200) Deus nobis. W. Crotch

(p. 202) O cruel Amaryllis. W. Horsley

(p. 207) Pity, touch the humbling. G. D'Arville

(p. 208) Amen. W. Crotch

(p. 209) Not unto us. J. W. Callcott

(p. 210) Break now you garlands. W. Horsley

(p. 212) Why does beauteous Lina? J. W. Callcott

(p. 216) Be merciful. G. D'Arville

(p. 217) Blest are the fairy. W. Horsley

(p. 219) Stabat mater. W. Crotch

(p. 220) From the chambers of the East. J. W. Callcott

(p. 222) Tytyre tu patulae. G. D'Arville

(p. 221) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 223) In thee, O Lord. J. Spencer

(p. 224) Let the full note. J. Spencer

(p. 228) Hear my prayer. J. W. Callcott

(p. 230) Quis est homo? W. Crotch

(p. 230) Blow the trumpet. G. D'Arville

(p. 231) See urged to wrath. W. Crotch

(p. 234) Hear Lord, when weary. J. Spencer

(p. 235) Sad is my day. G. D'Arville

(p. 236) Softly Drops the pensive tear. W. Horsley

Volume III:

(p. 1) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 5) O turn to Hebe. J. Spencer

(p. 7) Time has not thinned. G. D'Arville

(p. 7) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 8) Come, cheerfulness. J. Marsh

(p. 16) Blow blow, thou winter wind. J. Marsh

(p. 19) Lack eating rotten cheese. J. Spencer

(p. 19) Full fathom five. G. D'Arville

(p. 21) Hear O heavens. W. Crotch

(p. 25) Again the balmy Zephyr. J. Spencer

(p. 28) O Lord from whom. W. Crotch

(p. 30) Amen. G. D'Arville

(p. 30) Why hast thou? W. Crotch

(p. 30) Here let time. G. D'Arville

(p. 31) When Orpheus. J. Spencer

(p. 35) Lord have mercy. J. Spencer

(p. 36) Lord have mercy. J. Marsh

(p. 37) Praise the Lord. W. Crotch

(p. 39) With thee the unsheltered moor. G. D'Arville

(p. 39) Blessed be the peace-makers. W. Crotch

(p. 40) Rise, Cynthia, rise. G. D'Arville

(p. 40) Lord we beseech thee. W. Crotch

(p. 42) Hark how the sacred. W. Horsley

(p. 44) O well is thee. W. Horsley

(p. 45) How vain is man. G. D'Arville

(p. 46) I acknowledge. W. Crotch

(p. 49) Halleluiah. G. D'Arville

(p. 49) See how fair Flora. W. Horsley

(p. 53) O Lord my sin. G. D'Arville

(p. 54) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 54) O sing praises. G. D'Arville

(p. 55) Ponder my words. W. Crotch

(p. 56) Woe unto us. W. Crotch

(p. 58) I will arise. J. Marsh

(p. 60) Holy, holy, holy. J. Marsh

(p. 62) Lord have mercy. J. Marsh

(p. 63) Halleluiah. W. Crotch

(p. 64) I have nourished. W. Crotch

(p. 68) My compliments present. W. Crotch

(p. 68) Mona on Snowdon calls. W. Crotch

(p. 85) Welcome to our genial hearth. W. Crotch

(p. 88) As the famed Sir George B. W. Crotch

(p. 88) At parting Emma. W. Crotch

(p. 89) Che non e dolce. W. Crotch

(p. 89) Sweet sylvan scenes. W. Crotch

(p. 94) Halleluiah. C. Potter

(p. 95) Amen. C. Potter

(p. 96) All Saints bells. Oxford. W. Crotch

(p. 96) Death thou wert once. W. Crotch

Date

1796 etc.

Language

English

Physical extent

1 volume