Keyboard music transcribed by Guillaume [William] Babel

Title

Keyboard music transcribed by Guillaume [William] Babel

Shelfmark

MS. Tenbury 1508

Summary

The volume now begins at fol. 3 (as numbered by the original scribe). A table of contents inside the front cover reveals that the items lost are (a) Prelude in C. Anon.; (b) Allemande in C. Hamel; (c) the opening of a Courante in C, 'Chambonn'. In the list below some of the composers' named are derived from this table. The music is written on a five-line stave. References are given below to Zimmerman's Thematic Catalogue of Henry Purcell and Taylor's Thematic Catalogue of Jeremiah Clarke. In the case of some composers who are not easy to identify, Babel's form of the name is reproduced below. 'Keller' is presumably Gottfried Keller, and 'King', Robert King. In the following list Christian names are cited only where there is more than one composer of that surname.

(fol. 3) Concluding 7 bars of a Courante in C. Chambonnières

(fol. 3) Sarabande in C. Anon.

(fols. 3v-4) Canaries in C. Anon.

(fols. 4v-5) Gavotte and Double in C. Le Bègue

(fol. 5v) Prelude from Suite in A minor [Z. 663]. Henry Purcell

(fol. 6) Courante in A minor. 'Ossu'

(fol. 6v) Sarabande in A minor. 'Ossu'

(fols. 6v-7) Courante in A minor. 'Valois'

(fols. 7v-8) Passacaille in A minor. 'Louisi' [=Luigi Rossi]

(fols. 8v-9) Gavotte and Double in A minor. 'Hardel'

(fols. 9v-10) Gigue (Angloise) in A minor. Anon.

(fols. 10v-11) Prelude in D, 3me Suitte. Keller

(fols. 11v-12) Allemande in D. Keller

(fol. 12v) Air Lent in D [Taylor 437]. Clarke

(fols. 13-14) Ouverture de Thetis. Colasse

(fols. 14v-15) Marche, Rondeau in D [Taylor 435]. Clarke

(fols. 15v-16) Scotch Tune in D. 'Shors'

(fol. 16v) Gigue in D. Keller

(fol. 17) Prelude in C, 4me Suitte. Keller

(fol. 17v) Allemande in C. Keller

(fol. 18) Trumpet Tune in C [Z. T698]. Henry Purcell

(fols. 18v-19) Imitation de la descente de Cybelle in C [Z. T678]. Henry Purcell

(fols. 19v-21) Trumpett in C. Keller

(fol. 21v) Prelude in E minor, 5me Suitte. King

(fol. 22) Sarabende in E minor. King

(fols. 22v-23) Allemande in E minor. King

(fols. 23v-24) Gavotte in E minor. Dieupart

(fols. 24v-26) Chaconne in E minor. forcer

(fols. 26v-27) Gigue in E minor. King

(fols. 27v-28) Gigue in B minor. [Draghi]

(fol. 28v) Ecossoise in B minor. Barrett

(fol. 29) Menuet in B minor. Barrett

(fols. 29v-31) Suite in G, 6me Suitte. [Z. 660]. Henry Purcell

(fols. 31v-32) Courante in G. Chambonnières

(fols. 32v-33) Bourée and Double in G. Le Bègue

(fols. 33v-34) Menuet in G. Le Bègue

(fol. 34v) Ecossoise in G. Finger

(fol. 35) Prelude in G, 7me Suitte. Keller

(fols. 35v-36) Ecossoise in G. Keller

(fols. 36v-37) La Discorde in G. Lully

(fols. 37v-38) Gigue in G. Anon.

(fols. 38v-39) Allemande in G minor, 8me Suitte. King

(fols. 39v-40) Air d'Armide. Lully

(fols. 40v-41) Rondeau in G minor. Anon.

(fols. 41v-42) Air in G minor [Z. 611(9)]. Henry Purcell

(fol. 42v) Gigue in G minor [Z. T686] Henry Purcell

(fol. 43) Menuet in G minor. John Eccles

(fols. 43v-44) Prelude in D minor, 9me Suitte. Keller

(fols. 44v-45) Allemande in D minor. Keller

(fols. 45v-46) Ouverture du ballet de Flore. Anon.

(fol. 46v) Courante in D minor. 'Valois'

(fol. 47) Menuet la croix in D minor. Anon.

(fol. 47v) Air in D minor. Solomon Eccles

(fol. 48) Gigue in D minor. Keller

(fols. 48v-49) Allemande in F, 10me Suitte [Z. 669(2)]. Henry Purcell

(fols. 49v-50) Courante in F [Z. 669(3)]. Henry Purcell

(fols. 50v-51) Air in F [Z. 630(1a)]. Henry Purcell

(fol. 51) Hornpipe in F [Z. 630(2b)]. Henry Purcell

(fol. 51v) Ecossoise in F. Anon.

(fol. 52) 'Com[e] swe[e]t lass' in F. Anon.

(fols. 52v-53) Les Lutins in F. Anon.

(fols. 53v-54) Gigue in F. Anon.

(fol. 54v) Sarabande in F minor. Dieupart

(fol. 55) Menuet in F minor.'Stephani'

(fols. 55v-56) Gigue in F minor. John Eccles

(fols. 56v-57) Allemande in D, 11me Suitte. King

(fols. 57v-58) Courante in D. King

(fols. 58v-59) Saraband in D. King

(fols. 59v-60) Chaconne de Galatée. Anon.

(fols. 60v-61) Gigue in D. King

(fols. 61v-62) Rondeau in B flat. Daniel Purcell

(fols. 62v-63) Air in B flat. æMr Eccles'

(fol. 63v) Les Mariez. Lully

(fol. 64) es Espagnoles. Lully

(fol. 64v) Gigue in B flat. Morgan

(fol. 65) Bourée Angloise in B flat. Anon.

(fols. 65v-66) Allemande in A, 12me Suitte. King

(fols. 66v) Courante in A. King

(fol. 67) Saraband in A. King

(fols. 67v-68) Gigue in A. King

(fol. 68v) Hornpipe in A. John Eccles

(fol. 69) Courante in A. Barrett

(fols. 69v-70) Bourée in A. Barrett

(fol. 70v) Gigue Angloise in A. Anon.

(fol. 71) Hornpipe in A. Barrett

(fol. 71v) Air Champaistre in A (incomplete). Anon.

Date

1701

Language

English

Physical extent

1 volume

Custodial history

Inscription inside front cover, 'Ce livre apartient a Gm. Babel 1701 London'. Formerly in the possession of S. W. Underwood of Stroud. Presented by the Honorary Librarian of St Michael's College, 1958.