Airs and suites of airs, 1st Treble part
MS. Mus. Sch. e. 431
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Title
Airs and suites of airs, 1st Treble part
Shelfmark
MS. Mus. Sch. e. 431
Summary
[The contents list here gives details for all part-books in the set. The VdGS number ranges given are condensed and do not necessarily reflect the order of the pieces in each sequence of the manuscripts.]
1-20: Airs for two trebles and bass:
1-10: Mr. Jenkins:
1. G minor [VdGS a3 10-12, 85-87]. Pp. 1-6.
2. G major, (with Corante (4) in E minor], [VdGS a3 1-5, 51-52, 88-89, 91]. Pp. 7-16.
3. A minor [VdGS a3 35-44]. Pp. 17-26.
4. B flat major [VdGS a3 75-81]. Pp. 27-33.
5. C minor [VdGS a3 62-67, 97-101]. Pp. 37-47.
6. C major [VdGS a3 56-59, 103]. Pp. 48-52.
7. D minor [VdGS a3 18, 22-34]. Pp. 53-67.
8. D major [VdGS a3 19-21]. Pp. 68-73.
9. E minor [VdGS a3 45-50]. Pp. 74-79.
10. F major [VdGS a3 71-4]. Pp. 80-83.
11-13: Mr. Carwarden (see E. Lowe's note in MS. Mus. Sch. e. 414, fol. 1: 'Try Mr. Carwardens Ayres in the old Consort Bookes with Greene Stringes p. 85'):
11. E minor [VdGS 14-19]. Pp. 85-90.
12. A major [VdGS 20-23]. Pp. 91-94.
13. B flat major [VdGS 9, 24-26, 28-31]. Pp. 95-102.
14. Dr. Coleman. B flat major [VdGS 387-389]. Pp. 103-105.
14a. [J. Carwarden]. B flat major [VdGS 24-25]. Ascribed to Coleman in the manuscript. Pp. 106a-b.
15. Dr. Coleman [VdGS 111-119]. D minor. Pp. 106c-114.
16. Dr. Coleman [VdGS 195-206]. F major. Pp. 115-126.
17-20: Mr. Simpson:
17. C minor [VdGS 19-22]. Pp. 131-134.
18. F major [VdGS 7-12]. Pp. 135-140.
19. D minor [VdGS 13-18]. Pp. 141-146.
20. D major [VdGS 1-5]. Pp. 147-151.
21-45: Suites of airs for two trebles, counter-tenor and bass:
21-28: Mr. Will. Lawes. (23-28 are from the old version of The Royall Consort Suites), published, Fretwork (1995), ed. D. Pinto, and partly in MB 21:
21. G minor [VdGS 101-102, 338, 70]. The Air on p. 173 was published in MB 21 (pp. 10-14), for 5 parts. Pp. 171-174.
22. G major [VdGS 79-80, 320-321]. Pp. 175-179.
23. Suites nos. 2 and no. 3 in D minor [VdGS 8, 10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-21]. Pp. 180-189.
24. D major [VdGS 22-26, 28-29, 31-33, 35, 37]. The Royall Consort, Suites nos. 4, 5 and 6. Pp. 190-201.
25. A minor [VdGS 43-48]. The Royall Consort, Suite no. 7. Pp. 204-209.
26. B flat major [VdGS 62-67]. The Royall Consort, Suite no. 10. Pp. 210-215.
27. C major [VdGS 50-54]. The Royall Consort, Suite no. 8. Pp. 216-220.
28. F major, [VdGS 55-61]. The Royall Consort, Suite no. 9. Pp. 221-227.
29-34: Mr. Rogers:
29. E minor [VdGS 91-97]. Pp. 228-235
30. B flat major [VdGS 102-107]. Pp. 236-241.
31. F major [VdGS 111-116]. Pp. 242-247.
32. D major [VdGS 122-132]. Pp. 248-257.
33. G major [[VdGS 141-145]. Pp. 258-262.
34. A minor [VdGS 151-153, 155-157]. Pp. 263-268. A copy of the Through bass from MS. Mus. Sch. d. 244, p. 2, was added by E. Lowe in vi, p. 269.
35-36: Dr. Coleman:
35. D minor [VdGS 101-110]. Pp. 276-285.
36. D major [VdGS 71-72, 74, 76-77, 79]. Pp. 286-290b.
37-41: Mr. Brewer:
37. G minor [VdGS 15-21]. Pp. 291-297
38. G major [VdGS 22-26]. Pp. 298-302.
39. C minor [VdGS 1-4]. Pp. 303-306.
40. C major [VdGS 7-9, 11]. Pp. 307-310.
41. F major [VdGS 12-14]. Pp. 311-313.
42-45: 'Mr. Jenkins'. Various three- and four-part ayres, some of doubtful authenticiy. Some pieces may be by Coleman or Ives:
42. G minor [VdGS Ives 10, Jenkins a3 85 (see also no. 1), Ives 21, Jenkins a3 12, Jenkins a4 52, Coleman 329, Jenkins a4 30, 34, Coleman 327-328]. Pp. 315-324.
43. G major [VdGS Jenkins a4 23, Coleman 261-262]. Pp. 325-327.
44. F major [VdGS Jenkins a4 18-20; Coleman 209-210]. Pp. 328-332.
45. A minor [VdGS a4 46, 1]. The Pavan on p. 333 was published in MB 26 (pp. 173-175). Pp. 333-334.
46-50: Mr. Simpson. Airs for two trebles and two basses. The second bass part is copied in the counter-tenor book.
46. C major [VdGS 1-3]. Pp. 339-341.
47. B flat major [VdGS 4-7]. Pp. 342-345.
48. D major [VdGS 8-10]. Pp. 346-350.
49. D minor [VdGS 14-16]. Pp. 351-353.
50. G minor [VdGS 17-18]. Pp. 355-357.
51. 'Battist' [J.B. Lully]. Airs in B flat major for treble and bass, from La pastorale comique (1667) [LWV 33/1 and 33/3] and the Ballet des Muses (1666) [LWV 32/11], copied by Lowe in i, iv and vi. Pp. 360-361.
Date
1651-1669
Language
English
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Suites for 3-4 viols and continuo
Airs and suites of airs, 1st Treble part
