Mus. 1112

Printed; two items, of which Mus. 1112(1) (now a torn fragment) appears formerly to have been the wrapper for Mus. 1112(2), and is now bound around its sig. [A]. Mus. 1112(2) is the Bassus partbook from an otherwise unlocated set of three.

Mus. 1112(1) Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 2-1677 [Little consort of three parts.] [Upper half of single folio sheet, printed on one side of page only, and headed 'Tenor'. Lacks title-page, foliation or pagination.] [London?] RISM L2649

Mus. 1112(2) Hilton, John (ii), 1599-1657 Ayres, or, fa la's for three voyces. Newly composed and published by John Hilton, Bachelor of Musicke. London: Printed by Humfrey Lownes, and are to be sold by George Lathum, 1627 RISM A/I H5311 Mus. 1112: Bassus. Lacks: Cantus; Quintus [sic]. See other copies of this work.

Provenance unknown. The volume appears not to be recorded in any catalogue until Havergal 1846.

Upright format, 240 x 187mm. Early C20th binding of red cloth over boards, half bound. C17th annotation in Mus. 1112(2), dedication page: 'man of words ... [etc., illegible]'. C17th annotation at head of Mus. 1112(1): 'yel 6 9 white'. No early bookplate. C19th shelfmark: I.3.2. Formerly Mus. 94.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 76.
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For another copy of the edition in Mus. 1112(2), see Mus. 449-54, tract 1.