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1. Purcell, Pelham Humfrey and Blow autograph MSS
- Creator:
- Blow, John, d. 1708
Croft, William, 1678-1727
Humfrey, Pelham, 1647-1674
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 - Published / Created:
- [ca. 1680]
- Call Number:
- Osborn Music MS 515
- Image Count:
- 138
- Abstract:
- The volume contains bass or continuo parts to Sonatas, Airs, Overtures, Dances, and other pieces by Henry Purcell ((1659-1695), Daniel Purcell ([1660]-1717), John Jenkins (1592-1678), William Lawes (1602-1645), Nicola Matteis, Diedrich Becker, Robert Wren, A. Poole, Matthew Locke (1630-1677), and Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680). The volume is written in several hands, and William H. Cummings, a biographer of Purcell, has written on l.11: ""This curious book contains several pages undeniably in the handwriting of Henry Purcell..."" The other hands are attributed by Cummings to Pelham Humfrey (1647-1674), John Blow (1648-1708), and William Croft (1678-1727).
- Subject (Name):
- Becker, Dietrich, 1623-1679, Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, provenance, Jenkins, John, 1592-1678, Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680, Lawes, William, 1602-1645, Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 2-1677, Matteis, Nicola, fl. 1672-1699, and Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717
- Subject (Topic):
- Chaconnes--17th century--Scores, Chamber music--17th century--Scores, Dances--17th century--Scores, Overtures--17th century--Scores, Pavans--17th century--Scores, and Sonatas--17th century--Scores
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- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Purcell, Pelham Humfrey and Blow autograph MSS