Sacred music in score

Title

Sacred music in score

Shelfmark

MSS. Tenbury 714-717

Summary

MS. Tenbury 714 is in the hand of Joseph Warren, who states at the foot of his table of contents 'These MSS copied from the originals from a valuable collection of authentic documents towards the knowledge of our Liturgy at the Reformation', 1848. Contents:

(p. 1) Litany, from a book temp. Hen. VIII at Brasenose College, Oxford

(p. 4) Litany from John Day's M and E Prayer

(p. 6) The Lord's Prayer

(p. 9) Venite. Thomas Causton

(p. 14) Kyrie and Creed. Thomas Causton

(p. 18) Litany and Gloria in excelsis

(p. 24) Litany in 4 parts, from Lowe's book

(p. 31) First Preces and Responses. T. Tallis

(p. 32) First and second Preces and Responses. W. Byrd

(p. 36) First Preces and Responses. O. Gibbons

(p. 49) Litany, with Aldrich's additions. T. Tallis

(p. 35) Come Holy Ghost. T. Tallis

(p. 61) 'M. Bird's answers'. W. Byrd

(p. 67) Preces. T. Tomkins

(p. 71) Preces. E. Hooper

(p. 77) Preces, Responses and Psalms. John Holmes

(p. 90) Litany. William King

(p. 91) Preces. Thomas Hunt

(p. 93) Preces and Psalms (Bassus only) W. Davis (of Hereford)

MS. Tenbury 715 is in the hand of Joseph Warren, who states at the foot of his table of contents 'All the above are from the original copies', 1866. Contents:

(p. 1) O Lord in thee. Thomas Tallis

(p. 6) Veni Creator. Orlando Gibbons

(p. 10) Veni Creator. Anon.

(p. 12) Veni Creator. John Playford

(p. 13) Veni Creator. John Farmer

(p. 14) Veni Creator. Thomas Ravenscroft

(p. 15) Example from El Melopeo. Cerone

(p. 17) Das alte Jahr. Laurentio Erhardis

(p. 19) Puer natus in Bethlehem. M. Praetorius

(p. 24) Puer natus in Bethlehem. L. Erhardis

(p. 25) Coelis ab altis pro deo. L. Erhardis

(p. 26) Now is Christ risen (a fragment)

(p. 27) Veni redemptor. M. Praetorius

(p. 27) Conditor alme siderum. M. Praetorius

(p. 27) A solis ortu. M. Praetorius

(p. 28) Four chants (from Service). J. Blow

(p. 28) O Herr Gott. L. Erhardis

(p. 29) A solis ortu. L. Erhardis

(p. 30) Eine Christliche Beicht. M. Hassler

(p. 31) Allein zu dir. M. Hassler

(p. 32) Chorale. Anon.

(p. 35) Christe qui lux. Samuele Scheicht [Scheidt?]

(p. 39) Alamande a 4 voci. Anon.

MS. Tenbury 716 is in the hand of Joseph Warren, whose table of contents preceded the music, 1871. Nos. 18-24 are transcriptions from the Bassus-book (M.S. 764) in the Lambeth Palace Library. An insert of one leaf contains Bassani's Sanctus (not in J. Warren's hand). Contents:

(p. 1) Kyrie. Nathaniel Giles

(p. 3) Kyrie. Thomas Bullis

(p. 5) Kyrie. Nicholas Strogers

(p. 7) Two Kyries. John Holmes

(p. 9) Kyrie. John Parsons

(p. 11) Two Kyries. Thomas Weelkes

(p. 13) Kyrie. Thomas Tallis

(p. 14) Sanctus (in D min). Thomas Tallis

(p. 15) Kyrie. William Byrd

(p. 17) Kyrie. William Tucker

(p. 19) Sanctus. A. Bryan

(p. 20) Versicles to Service in G. J. Blow

(p. 21) Kyrie. William Turner

(p. 23) Therefore with angels. W. Child

(p. 24) Sanctus. W. Child

(p. 25) Sanctus. Soaper

(p. 27) Six chants by Langdon, Phocion Henley, R. Farrant, C. Gibbons, Batten and Child

(p. 29) First and second Preces and Psalms. O. Gibbons

(p. 31) Psalms. John Parsons

(p. 33) Psalms. Thomas Tallis

(p. 37) Psalms. William Byrd

(p. 41) Preces and Psalms. R. Portman

(p. 42) Psalms. Thomas Tomkins

(p. 43) Sanctus. Edmund Hooper

(p. 45) Sanctus. William Croft

MS. Tenbury 717, 1871-1873. In the hand of Joseph Warren. Contents:

(p. 1) Jesus Christus unser Heyland ('Johannis Hussen Lied'), 1871

(p. 2) Jesus Christus unser Heyland ('Johannis Hussen Lied') harmonised by J. Warren, 1871

(p. 4) The First Psalm. Plain tune from The English Geneva Psalter of 1556, harmonised by J. Warren, 1871

(p. 6) O salutaris. Anon. 'Scored from the separate parts temp. of [Queen] Mary', 1873

Date

1848, 1866, 1871, 1871-1873

Language

English

Physical facet

MS. Tenbury 717 is loosely inserted at the back of the volume comprising MSS. Tenbury 714-716.

Physical extent

1 volume