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The following printed materials are available for purchase on microfilm as detailed below. The contents of the reels are believed to be accurate, but you should check with the publisher of the microfilm before ordering, and Christ Church accepts no liability should the contents differ from those stated here.

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Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum, quarum aliae ad quinque, aliae verò ad sex voces aeditae sunt. Autore Guilielmo Byrd, organista Regio, Anglo.
London: Excudebat Thomas Este ex assignatione Guilielmi Byrd, 1591

Mus. 247-8

Series: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford
Available from: World Microfilms, PO Box 35488, St John's Wood, LONDON, NW8 6WD.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7586 4499, Fax: +44 (0)20 7722 1068, E-mail: microworld@ndirect.co.uk.

Mus. 247 Medius Reel 10 
Mus. 248 Tenor Reel 10 
Lacks Contratenor  
Lacks Superius  
Lacks Bassus  
Lacks Sextus  

Mus. 489-94(5)

Series: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford
Available from: World Microfilms, PO Box 35488, St John's Wood, LONDON, NW8 6WD.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7586 4499, Fax: +44 (0)20 7722 1068, E-mail: microworld@ndirect.co.uk.

Mus. 489 Contratenor Reel 25 
Mus. 490 Medius Reel 25 
Mus. 491 Superius Reel 25 
Mus. 492 Tenor Reel 26 
Mus. 493 Bassus Reel 26 
Mus. 494 Sextus Reel 26 

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Contents of the reels which include Mus. 247-8

Series: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford (World Microfilms)

 
  Reel 10 Reel 10          
  Mus. 247-8 Mus. 247 Mus. 248          
  Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum, quarum aliae ad quinque, aliae verò ad sex voces aeditae sunt. Autore Guilielmo Byrd, organista Regio, Anglo.
London: Excudebat Thomas Este ex assignatione Guilielmi Byrd, 1591
Medius Tenor          
 
  Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10
  Mus. 249-55 Mus. 249 Mus. 250 Mus. 251 Mus. 252 Mus. 253 Mus. 254 Mus. 255
  Secondo libro de madrigali a 4. 5. 8. 9. 10. & 11. concertati con voci, & istromenti. Di Giovanni Valentini organista del serenissimo Ferdinando Arciduca d'Austria, &c. Nuovamente dato in luce. Et alla serenissima sua altezza dedicati.
Venice: Appresso Giacomo Vincenti, 1616
Leaves in quire of Basso continuo book incorrectly ordered; various MS pages stuck in to facilitate performance.
Canto Alto Tenore Quinto Sesto Basso Basso Continuo
 
  Reel 10            
  Mus. 256 Mus. 256            
  Di Giovanni de Castro madrigali a tre voci nuovamente ristampati. Tenore. [only].
Antwerp: Appresso Petro Phalesio, 1620
             
 
  Reel 10            
  Mus. 257 Mus. 257            
  Madrigali del signor Cavaliero Anselmi nobile di Treviso posti in musica da diversi excellentissimi spiriti a 2. 3. 4. 5. voci. Con il basso continuo.
Venice: Stampa del Gardano, 1624
Canto secondo only.
Canto secondo            
 
  Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10    
  Mus. 258-62 Mus. 258 Mus. 259 Mus. 260 Mus. 261 Mus. 262    
  Novi frutti musicali[.] Madrigali a cinque voci di diversi eccelentissimi musici novamente augmentati & dati in luce.
Antwerp: Appresso Pietro Phalesio, 1610
Canto Alto Quinto Tenore Basso    
 
  Reel 10            
  Mus. 263 Mus. 263            
  Airs a quatre parties, avec la basse-continue, et quelques-uns à trois en forme de motets à la fin du livre, sur la paraphrase de quelques pseaumes & cantiques de Messire Anthoine Godeau evesque de Vence. Composez par Henry Du Mont, organiste de la Reyne, & de l'Eglise S. Paul. Dessus, et basse-continue. [only].
Paris: Robert Ballard, 1663
             
 
  Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10        
  Mus. 264-6 Mus. 264 Mus. 265 Mus. 266        
  Quarta raccolta de sacri canti a una, due, tre, et quattro voci con il basso per l'organo. De diversi eccellentissimi autori. Fatta da Don Lorenzo Calvi musico nella Cathedrale di Pavia. Novamente composta, & data in luce.
Venice: Appresso Alessandro Vincenti, 1629
Canto Alto Basso        
 
  Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10 Reel 10  
  Mus. 267-72 Mus. 267 Mus. 268 Mus. 269 Mus. 270 Mus. 271 Mus. 272  
  Di Claudio Monteverde maestro della musica del sereniss. S. Duca di Mantoa. Il terzo libro de madrigali a cinque voci con il basso continuo per il clavicembano, cittharone od altro simile istromento.
Antwerp: Appresso Pietro Phalesio, 1615
Canto Alto Quinto Tenore Basso Basso continuo  
 

Contents of the reels which include Mus. 489-94(5)

Series: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford (World Microfilms)

 
  Reel 25 Reel 25 Reel 25 Reel 26 Reel 26 Reel 26
  Mus. 489-94 Mus. 489 Mus. 490 Mus. 491 Mus. 492 Mus. 493 Mus. 494
  Mus. 489-94(1)
Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie, made into musicke of five parts: whereof, some of them going abroad among divers, in untrue coppies, are heere truely corrected, and th'other being songs very rare and newly composed, are heere published, for the recreation of all such as delight in musicke: by William Byrd one of the Gent: of the Queenes Maiesties Royall Chappell.
London: Printed ... by Thomas Este, [c.1606-7]
Contratenor Medius Superius Tenor Bassus  
  Mus. 489-94(2)
Songs of sundrie natures, some of gravitie, and others of myrth, fit for all companìes and voyces. Lately made and composed into musicke of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts: and published for the delight of all such as take pleasure in the exercise of that art. By William Byrd, one of the Gentlemen of the Queenes Majesties honorable Chappell.
London: Imprinted ... by Thomas East, the assigne of William Byrd, 1589
Contratenor Medius Superius Tenor Bassus Sextus
  Mus. 489-94(3)
Psalmes, songs, and sonnets: some solemne, others joyfull, framed to the life of the words: fit for voyces or viols of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts. Composed by William Byrd, one of the Gent. of his Majesties honourable Chappell.
London: Printed by Thomas Snodham, the assigne of W. Barley, 1611
Contratenor Cantus secundus Cantus primus Tenor Bassus Sextus
  Mus. 489-94(4)
Liber primus sacrarum cantionum quinque vocum. Autore Guilielmo Byrd organista Regio, Anglo.
London: Excudebat Thomas Est ex assignatione Guilielmi Byrd, 1589
Contratenor Medius Superius Tenor Bassus  
  Mus. 489-94(5)
Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum, quarum aliae ad quinque, aliae verò ad sex voces aeditae sunt. Autore Guilielmo Byrd, organista Regio, Anglo.
London: Excudebat Thomas Este ex assignatione Guilielmi Byrd, 1591
Contratenor Medius Superius Tenor Bassus Sextus
  Mus. 489-94(6)
[Mass] 3. voc. W. Byrd
[London]: [Thomas East, for William Byrd], [Bassus: c.1593-4; C and T: c.1599-1600]
  Tenor Cantus   Bassus  
  Mus. 489-94(7)
[Mass] 4. voc. W. Byrd
[London]: [Thomas East, for William Byrd], [c. 1593-4]
Altus   Cantus Tenor Bassus  
  Mus. 489-94(8)
[Mass] 5. voc. W. Byrd
[London]: [Thomas East, for William Byrd], [c.1595]
Tenor secundus Contratenor Superius Tenor primus Bassus  
  Mus. 489-94(9)
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, quinis, quaternis, trinisque vocibus concinnatae. Lib. primus. Authore Gulielmo Byrde, organista Regio, Anglo. Editio secunda, priore emendatior.
London: Excudebat H[umphrey]. L[ownes]. impensis Ricardi Redmeri, 1610 [= reissue of 1605 edition]
Contratenor Medius Superius Tenor Bassus  
  Mus. 489-94(10)
Gradualia, seu cantionum sacrarum: quarum aliae ad quatuor, aliae verò ad quinque & sex voces editae sunt. Lib. secundus. Authore Gulielmo Byrde, organista Regio, Anglo. Ex nova & accuratissima eiusdem authoris recognitione.
London: Excudebat H[umfrey]. L[ownes]. impensis Ricardi Redmeri, 1610 [= reissue of 1607 edition]
Contratenor Cantus secundus Cantus primus Tenor Bassus Sextus
  Mus. 489-94(11)
Songs and Psalmes composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learne musicke: by John Mundey Gentleman, bachiler of Musicke, and one of the organest of hir majesties free chappell of Windsor.
London: Imprinted .. by Thomes Est, (the assigne of William Byrd), 1594
Contratenor Medius Superius Tenor Bassus  
 
  Reel 26 Reel 26 Reel 26      
  Mus. 499-501 Mus. 499 Mus. 500 Mus. 501      
  Cheerfull ayres or ballads first composed for one single voice and since set for three voices by John Wilson Dr in Musick Professor of the same in the University of Oxford.
Oxford: Printed by W[illiam]. Hall, for Ric[hard]. Davis, 1660
Cantus primus [and basso continuo] Cantus secundus Bassus