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
Armorial bookplate of Augustus Russell Street. Bookplate: Ex libris Francisci Dominici Bertram, pharmacopolae nemausnesis. Imperfect: Vol. 20 wanting., By A. F. Prévost, continued by A. G. Meusnier de Querlon, A. Deleyre and J. P. Rousselot de Surgy., and Title in red and black.
Publisher:
Didot, [etc., etc.],
Subject (Name):
Astley, Thomas., Bertram, Francis Dominick--Bookplate., Deleyre, Alexandre, b. 1726., Green, John, -1757., Meusnier de Querlon, A.-G. (Anne-Gabriel), 1702-1780., Rousselot de Surgy, Jacques-Philibert, b. 1737., Street, Augustus Russell--Bookplate., Tachard, Guy, 1651-1712 Second voyage de Tachard aux Indes Orientales., and Tachard, Guy, 1651-1712 Voyage de Gui Tachard a Siam.
A collection of 87 anonymous French love songs and vaudevilles, with an alphabetical index at the back.
Description:
Anonymous MS., Binder's blanks unscanned., Binder's title: Recueil de Vaudevill, Binding: Contemporary French blue morocco, gilt with the arms of Michel Begon on front and back., Bookplate of E. Valdruche., Index starts at p. 305 but is discreetly paginated., and Pages 292-304 blank (but with printed floral borders) and unscanned.
Subject (Name):
Valdruche, Eugene, d. 1913?, provenance
Subject (Topic):
Chansons--18th Century, Songs, French--18th century--Texts, Songs--France--18th century, Vaudeville--France--Early works to 1800, and Vaudevilles--Librettos
Score, manuscript, with dedication signed and dated at Brest, 1805 22 frimaire (December 13).
Alternative Title:
Sonate pour le piano avec accompagnement de violon / composee et dediee a Mademoiselle Roullet par J. F. St. Amans
Description:
Also listed in finding aid for General Collection Manuscript Music Miscellany., Louis Saint-Amans, French composer., and Pages numbered 67-76 (rectos) and 1-13 (versos).
Subject (Name):
Saint-Amans, Louis, 1749-1820
Subject (Topic):
Music --19th century and Sonatas (Violin and piano)--Scores