Remarks on Sr. J. Hawkins's 'General history of music', 1776.
Image Count:
36
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, with numerous corrections, of notes on "A General History of the Science and Practice of Music" by Sir John Hawkins. Citations from Hawkins' work are followed by often disparaging commentary upon them; Burney remarks that "Ch. V. Bk. IV is chiefly made up of dry dictionary articles of Biography, loosely littering his Book as if he had been in want of a needle & thread to tack them together," and "Vol. III p. 262 He calls Jno. Okenheim the disciple of Jusquin whereas it is well known he was the master." He includes a list of "Omissions of Composers & Performers who died long before Sr. Jno. published his History & therefore had fair Claims to a Niche in it." The work is interspersed with commentaries on various pieces and composers, accompanied by fragments of musical notation, and followed by a piece on "Dancing," a history of opera and theater titled "Progress of the Musical Drama or opera, at Venice," and another titled "Progress of the Musical Drama at Rome."
Description:
Binding: contemporary parchment., Index on flyleaf., Page numbers written in ink have been crossed out and replaced by different page numbers written in pencil., and Section ends with a note written in pencil: "Here insert an engraving of the transcript" although the engraving is not included.
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814 and Hawkins, John, Sir, 1719-1789
Subject (Topic):
Music--18th century--History and criticism, Musical analysis, Music--Europe--History and criticism, Music--History and criticism, Opera, and Opera--Italy
"J. Flyn delin et sculp." and Letter from Percy A. Scholes to Alfred Moffat tipped in at end; inscribed: Alfred Moffat (a present from Frank Kidson) 31 May 1923; ms. notes in Moffat's hand; an engraved portrait of Charles Burney tipped onto front paste-down; a sheet from bookseller Otto Haas containing the description of this volume tipped onto front fly-leaf.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by R. Bremner facing Somerset House, Strand,
The appearance of the ghost of Kinge Edward the Second, Kinge of England
Image Count:
9
Abstract:
Consists of secular tunes (arrangements of popular tunes or dances) including ""Lustie Soldier,"" ""Sallingers Rounde,""""The Merry Gypsie,"" etc (f. 81,82 and 89); two Masks, one titled, ""Mr. Goodwill his Maske"" for St. John's College Oxford (f. 87v and 88v);
Contents: 1) Waldmaerchen 2) Der Spielmann 3) Hochzeitsstueck. The "Waldmaerchen" movement hitherto unavailable, deleted by the composer from the version published in 1888. Accompanied by a complete set of parts copied by the composer’s nephew, Alfred Rose.
Alternative Title:
[Klagende Lied]
Description:
Copyist's MS with corrections and lyrics by the composer. and p. 116 blank, not digitized.
Score, holograph, consisting of an early version of the second movement of Symphony no. 2, here titled "4. Satz," dated at the end, 1893 Jul 30, Steinbach (Steinbach am Attersee, Austria).
Alternative Title:
[Symphonies, no. 2, C minor Andante moderato]
Description:
Seven bifolia, paginated 1-7, with the seventh bifolium serving as a wrapper.
Subject (Topic):
Composers --Austria --19th century. and Symphonies --Scores
Holograph., Imperfect: Boards loose., and Musical notation for treble, tenor, bass, and psalterer opposite each psalm. Also contains Directions for Tuning and Playing the Psalterer.
Subject (Topic):
Hymn tunes--Great Britain, Musical instruments--Instruction and study--Great Britain --18th century, Psalms (Music)--Early works to 1800, and Tune-books--Early works to 1800
Copyist's MS., Mainly for voice and figured bass, works composed by or for Wesley; William Boyce; Selina Hastings, countess of Huntington (1707-1791); John Milton (1608-1664); George Whitefield (1714-1770); Martin Madan (1726-1790)., and Pages 3, 7-8, 11, 13
Kerckhoven, Abraham van den, ca. 1618-1701 Liberti, Henricus, ca. 1600-1669 Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon, 1562-1621
Published / Created:
[circa 1650s]
Call Number:
Osborn Music MS 533
Image Count:
166
Resource Type:
Music (Printed & Manuscript)
Description:
Anglo-Flemish organ music, written in manuscript on paper, in several unidentified hands, known as the Novello Organ Book. The manuscript contains over one hundred works, including organ masses and other Roman Catholic liturgical music, possibly used by English recusants in the Low Countries. Also present are preludes and fugues, variations, fantasias, and other secular music. Composers include Abraham van den Kerckhoven, Henricus Liberti, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, and Jacobus de Cherf. A few works are dated 1651., Annotations in English, French, Latin, and Flemish., Binding: vellum boards, rebacked., Cover: Presented to the library of the Musical Antiquarian Society by Vincent Novello, April 1844., Formerly owned by John Watts, Vincent Novello, the Musical Antiquarian Society, Camille Saint-Saens, Eugene Gigout, and Leon Boellmann., Inside front cover: Vincent Novello...kindly presented to me by my old friend John Watts, Feby 19, 1841., p. 105 tipped in., Pages [330-364] blank, unscanned., Pages 90-99 omitted from pagination, numerous errors., Preliminary page: signatures of Camille Saint-Saens and Eugene Gigout., and Title from cover.
Subject (Name):
Kerckhoven, Abraham van den, ca. 1618-1701, Liberti, Henricus, ca. 1600-1669, Saint-Saens, Camille, 1835-1921, provenance, and Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon, 1562-1621
Subject (Topic):
Catholics -- England -- 17th century, Organ music -- 17th century, and Organ music -- Netherlands -- 17th century