Manuscript music copied by Burney, possibly for use in his General History of Music. Music includes madrigals by Gioseffo Zarlino, Ruggiero Giovannelli, Alfonso Ferrabosco, and Luca Marenzio; motets by Johannes Lupi, and songs by John Dowland and Henry Lawes. An index written in an unidentified hand is laid in.
Description:
Binding: 19th century marbled boards., Blanks not scanned., Label on cover: A collections [sic] of Italian mss in the handwriting of Dr. Burney, many of which he introduced in his history of music., Label on spine: Madrigals, &c., 1567, &c., Page [1]: stamped signature of Charles Hackett., and Words in Italian, Latin, and English.
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814, Dowland, John, 1563?-1626, Ferrabosco, Alfonso, 1543-1588, Giovannelli, Ruggiero, ca. 1560-1625, Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662, Lupi, Johannes, d. 1539, Marenzio, Luca, 1553-1599, and Zarlino, Gioseffo, 1517-1590
Subject (Topic):
Music -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800, Vocal music -- 16th century, and Vocal music -- 17th century
Cook, Will Marion. Three Negro songs. and Three Negro songs / by Will Marion Cook
Description:
Author's presentation inscription to Grace Nail Johnson., Caption title., For solo voice, high in D minor, with piano accompaniment., and Publisher's advertisement on unnumbered page at end.
Publisher:
G. Schirmer ; and The Boston Music Co.,
Subject (Name):
Cook, Will Marion--Presentation inscription to G.N. Johnson, Johnson, Grace Nail,--1885-1976--Presentation inscription from W.M. Cook., and Rogers, Alex, 1876-1930.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans--Music, Popular music--1911-1920., Songs with piano., and Spirituals (Songs)