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Mus. 1141a (ff. 54-63)

Manuscript. Instrumental parts for an unidentified 'Sonata' (f. 54v). English, early C18th, copyist unidentified.

Upright format, all c. 330 x 200 mm. Five bifolios, nested as follows:

  • ff. 54v and 63: [viola]. Unused ruled staves on ff. 54 and 63v.
  • ff. 55v and 62: 'Vi[olin] 2d'. Unused ruled staves on ff. 55 and 62v.
  • ff. 56v and 61: 'Vi[o]lino 1mo'. Unused ruled staves on ff. 56 and 61v.
  • ff. 57v and 60: '2d Hautboy'. Unused ruled staves on ff. 57 and 60v.
  • ff. 58v-59: '1st Hautboy'. Unused ruled staves on ff. 58 and 59v.

Bound into Mus. 1141a, an early 20th-century guardbook of stiff card and vellum. No early bookplate.

Provenance unknown; presumably from either the Aldrich or the Goodson bequests.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 38.