Music-book with compositions for voice and lute at one end and keyboard music by Orlando Gibbons and music for lyra viol at the other
MS. Mus. Sch. f. 575 (Former shelfmark: Music School B. 3. 1)
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Music-book with compositions for voice and lute at one end and keyboard music by Orlando Gibbons and music for lyra viol at the other
Shelfmark
MS. Mus. Sch. f. 575 (Former shelfmark: Music School B. 3. 1)
Summary
Music-book with compositions for voice and lute at one end and music by Orlando Gibbons and music for lyra viol at the other, mid-17th cent.
Date
mid-17th cent.
Language
English
Physical facet
95 leaves (fols. 32-74 blank), quired in eights. Watermark, not always present, 8-rayed star or sun, legend TROYES, not in Briquet, Le Clert, or Heawood. Ruling, 6 5-lined staves, black marginal ruling.
Physical extent
1 box
Custodial history
This item is part of the Music School collection of printed and manuscript music, which was originally bequeathed to the University of Oxford by William Heather (c 1563-1627), and gradually added to until the end of the 18th century. The present manuscript was owned by William Iles, 1673, and given by him to 'Dr. Fell Deane of Ch[rist] Ch[urch] ... for the use of the public musick scoole...' with 9 others, of which only MSS. Mus. Sch. d. 245-247 remain.
Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the Bodleian in 1885.
Subject
Songs with lute
Keyboard instrument music
Lyra viol music
Chamber music
Music
Music -- Manuscripts -- 17th century
Suites
17th century
