Manuscript, on paper, of music copied by Gostling, consisting of 26 anthems by John Blow, Pelham Humfrey, Henry Purcell, and William Turner, and one chant by Purcell. Laid in is an additional version of the tune for Turner's O Praise the Lord. Some anthems include corrections, performance instructions, or dates of composition.
Description:
Annotation in an unidentified hand: Lot 16 S. Ja. 26 [corrected to 31] /49., Binding: contemporary full calf, worn., Ex libris William Gostling. Purchased from J. & J. Lubrano on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2006., Index of titles by Gostling on inside front cover; index and other notes of a former owner are laid in., John Gostling, English cathedral bass singer and music copyist., and Pages numbered 1-[186]; page numbers 102 and 107 are repeated.
Subject (Name):
Blow, John, -1708., Blow, John, -1708. I will hearken., Blow, John, -1708. Lord is my shepherd., Blow, John,---1708., Gostling, John,--ca. 1650-1733., Gostling, William,--1696-1777--Bookplate., Humfrey, Pelham, 1647-1674., Humfrey, Pelham, 1647-1674. By the waters of Babylon., Humfrey, Pelham, 1647-1674. I will always give thanks., Humfrey, Pelham,--1647-1674., Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695., Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. My beloved spake., Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Why do the heathen so furiously rage?, Purcell, Henry,--1659-1695., Turner, William, 1651-1740., and Turner, William,--1651-1740.
Hanover royal music archive, 1651-1951 (bulk circa 1770-1870)
Container / Volume:
Folder 944
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Volume contains songs, arias, and keyboard and other instrumental music in various hands, including by Princess Augusta (initialled, Windsor December 1st 1787); an early version of Yankee Doodle; by Weidemann and Vinci; two sets of six minuets, possibly in the hand of Frederick Nicolay (For Her Majesty’s Birth Day, 1788); and sketch possibly in the hand of Charles Frederick Horn.
Alternative Title:
Yankee Doodle
Subject (Topic):
Songs--Great Britain--Early works to 1800 and Yankee Doodle (Song)