Mus. 1141d (f. 133)

Manuscript. Composing scores of two movements from a four-movement suite or 'set' in e minor; English, probably early 18th century. Probably part of the repertory of the Oxford city/university waits or 'musick'. The copyist/composer, who has not been identified, is here designated as Copyist 'Z'; he was also responsible for other autograph scores and/or sets of performing parts within the Christ Church collection. For further details, see the entry for Mus. 34-6.

The two movements copied here are the second and third movements of the work now designated as the set in e minor/II (1-4); performing parts for the complete work are copied in Mus. 1140, sheets 5-10, as item 8. For a full list of suites composed/copied by Copyist Z, see the end of the entry for Mus. 34-6.

Irregular format; maximum dimensions c. 425 x 167 mm. Cut from a larger sheet, the remainder of which has not been identified elsewhere. Bound into Mus. 1141d, an early 20th-century guardbook of stiff card and vellum.

Provenance: probably from the Goodson bequest, together with all other manuscripts related to Mus. 34-6 (q.v.).

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 38.