A Tenor partbook from a set of three volumes. Copied by many scribes, including Simon Coleman, William King, Richard Goodson the Elder, and Morgan Cove (MareMO). Two main series (upside down in relation to each other); scribes began entering music simultaneously at front and back of each book, working toward middle. Copied in Oxford, for use by New College chapel choir. Presented to Bodleian Library by Warden and Fellows of New College in 1919.
| Archive | Bodleian Library, Oxford, England (GB-Ob) |
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| Shelfmark | MS. Mus. e. 25 |
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| Surface | Paper |
| Measurements | 200 x 265-72 mm |
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| Contents | Contains uninventoried compositions from 24 composers. |
General Description
Binding
Rebound in 18th century in original covers of brown leather on cardboard, tooled with voice designations
Notation
not indicated
Foliation
New pencil foliation in each book; several other systems of original foliation or pagination, all sporadic, inconsistent, and inaccurate.
Decoration
No initials or decoration.
Index
Original indices inside front and back covers of each book list pieces in order of appearance.
Surface
paper
Census Catalogue of Music Description
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39 Services, 6 Service sections, 4 anthems, 1 litany = 50
J. Alcock-1, Bishop-2, T. Boyce-2, Byrd-3, Child-6, Coleman-1, Croft-Purcell-1, R. Farrant-2, Gibbons-2, Hall I? [Late Organist of Oxford Mr. Hall]-1, Hine-1, R. Jones II? [Mr. Jones]-1, T. Kelway-2, W. King-4, Morley-1, Patrick-1, Portman-1, Priest-2, Rogers-6, Silver-1, Tallis-2, Weelkes-2, Wigthorpe-2, anon-3
3 paper partbooks (A-i + 91 folios, T-i + 85, B-i + 103), 200 x 265-72. New pencil foliation in each book ("61" applied to two consecutive folios in A); several other systems of original foliation or pagination, all sporadic, inconsistent, and inaccurate. Rebound in 18th century in original covers of brown leather on cardboard, tooled with voice designations. Original indices inside front and back covers of each book list pieces in order of appearance. Copied by many scribes, including Simon Coleman, William King, Richard Goodson the Elder, and Morgan Cove (MareMO). Two main series (upside down in relation to each other); scribes began entering music simultaneously at front and back of each book, working toward middle. No initials or decoration.
17th century, with 18th-century additions. Copied in Oxford, for use by the New College chapel choir. Presented to Bodleian Library by Warden and Fellows of New College in 1919.
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MS Mus. e. 23
Partbooks · 3 sources
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de la Mare, A C, and Bruce C Barker-Benfield (editors). 1980. Manuscripts at Oxford: an exhibition in memory of Richard William Hunt (1908-1979), Keeper of Western Manuscripts at the Bodleian Library Oxford, 1945-1975. Oxford. Pages: 116, Fig. 84. Notes: physical description (partial); contents list (partial); facsimile (partial).
Daniel, Ralph T, and Peter Le Huray. 1972. The Sources of English Church Music 1549-1660. Early English Church Music, vol. Supplementary Volume 1. London. Notes: contents list (partial); concordances (partial).
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Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. General Description; Binding Note; Notation Note; Foliation Note; Decoration Note; Contents Note; Surface Note
Census-Catalogue of Manuscript Sources of Polyphonic Music 1400-1550
Monday, 23 January, 2017
NB: Migrated from old site. Credit for notes may not be completely accurate. Census Catalogue of Music Description