Mus. 1111
Manuscript. A miscellany of scores, vocal and instrumental parts,
organ accompaniments, pen-trials and sketches; English; probably
1760s or later (on grounds of the inclusion of item 8, from Thomas
Arne's oratorio 'Judith' of 1761). Various copyists, none of
whom has been identified. The volume may be associated with Christ
Church Cathedral, Oxford; see section on Provenance below. Comments
of individual pieces:
- Items 1-3, 7-9 and 17 are copied in score.
- Item 15: not the setting by William Boyce.
Items 1-4 are copied at what is now designated as the front of
the volume, on leaves paginated by the copyists. Items 5-19 are
copied at the rear with the volume inverted, initially on leaves
paginated by the copyist (item 5), thereafter on leaves foliated
in modern pencil.
Table of titles and composers in modern form. Display form found in manuscript.
| 1 |
Johann Christoph Pepusch |
I will magnify thee, O God my king |
pp. 1-10 |
| 2 |
Maurice Greene |
Acquaint thyself with God (incomplete copy) |
pp. 10-20 |
| 3 |
Jeremiah Clarke |
I will love thee, O Lord (opening only) |
p. 21 |
| 4 |
|
(Sketches and/or pen trials) |
pp. 22-25 |
| 5 |
Maurice Greene |
Acquaint thyself with God (solo voice-part only) |
R1-R2 |
| 6 |
|
(Sketches) |
f. R3v - R4r |
| 7 |
|
Sonata in G for ?flute and continuo: Andante / Allegro / Allegro / Jig |
f. R4v - R8r |
| 8 |
Thomas Arne |
Vain is beauty's gaudy flower ('Song in Judith'; = RISM A 1851-3) |
f. R8v - R10r |
| 9 |
Thomas Stokes |
Sylvia whose eyes are fatal as a gun ('The stocking'; = RISM S 6617-20) |
f. R10r - R13r |
| 10 |
|
(Sketches) |
f. R13v - R14r |
| 11 |
Maurice Greene |
Busy curious thirsty fly (voice-part only; = RISM G 3768-70) |
R29r |
| 12 |
George Frideric Handel |
Scipione (HWV 20), Act I Scene 1: March (oboe I part only) |
f. R29r |
| 13 |
|
Sonata in a minor for ?flute and continuo, in 4 movements (?flute part only) |
f. R29v - R30r |
| 14 |
Signor Putti |
Minuet (flute part only; = RISM P 6103) |
f. R30r |
| 15 |
|
When Fanny blooming fair (flute part only) |
f. R30r |
| 16 |
Arcangelo Corelli |
Trio sonata Op. IV no. 10: Tempo di gavotta (first violin part only) |
f. R30v |
| 17 |
Arcangelo Corelli |
Trio sonata Op. II no. 1: Gavotta (first violin part only) |
f. R30v |
| 18 |
Henry Aldrich |
Service in A: T (incomplete at end) |
f. R35r - R38r |
| 19 |
George Frideric Handel |
Zadok the priest (HWV 258; organ part) |
f. R38v - R41r |
| 20 |
George Frideric Handel |
Melodic fragments from Suite for keyboard no. 5 in E major, HWV 430, Air with variations ('Harmonious blacksmith') |
f. R41v |
Upright format, 273 x 217 mm. 115 surviving leaves; further leaves
have been excised. Collation not researched. Unused ruled staves
on all pages not cited in the inventory above. Mid 18th-century
binding of brown leather over boards, blind-tooled with an ornamental
panel. No early bookplate. 19th-century shelfmark: I.7.81. Formerly
Mus. 579, then Mus. 1109.
Provenance uncertain; not from the Aldrich or Goodson bequests
(on grounds of the late date of copying). Possibly transferred
from Christ Church Cathedral in the 19th century (on grounds
of the inclusion of item 18, by Henry Aldrich).
Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 37.
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