Christ Church Library music catalogue: Mus. 19

Mus. 19

Manuscript. Services and anthems by Henry Aldrich; autograph scores. English, 1680s-90s. Copied in three layers: (1) services (items 1-4); (2) verse anthems (items 5-20); (3) full anthems (items 21-8).

Table of titles and composers in modern form. Display form found in manuscript.

1	Henry Aldrich	Service in G: T/J/K/C/M/N	pp. 1-16
2	Henry Aldrich	Service in A: T/J/K/C/Ca/D	pp. 17-36
3	Henry Aldrich	Service in F: T/Jx2/K/C/M/N]	pp. 37-75
4	Henry Aldrich	Service in e: Be (inc.)	pp. 76-78
5	Henry Aldrich	O Lord our governor	pp. 101-103
6	Henry Aldrich	The Lord is king, and hath put on	pp. 103-108
7	Henry Aldrich	I waited patiently for the Lord	pp. 109-115
8	Henry Aldrich	Praise the Lord, O ye his servants	pp. 115-121
9	Henry Aldrich	O God, thou art my God	pp. 122-127
10	Henry Aldrich	Have mercy upon me, O Lord	pp. 127-132
11	Henry Aldrich	Give the king thy judgements	pp. 133-138
12	Henry Aldrich	O Lord, I have heard thy voice	pp. 139-146
13	Henry Aldrich	I will love thee, O Lord	pp. 147-153
14	Henry Aldrich	O sing unto the Lord	pp. 154-156
15	Henry Aldrich	I will exalt thee	pp. 157-162
16	Henry Aldrich	If the Lord himself	pp. 163-168
17	Henry Aldrich	Unto thee, O Lord	pp. 168-174
18	Henry Aldrich	Who's this that comes from Edom?	pp. 174-183
19	Henry Aldrich	Comfort ye, my people	pp. 184-190
20	Henry Aldrich	We have a strong city	pp. 191-196
21	Henry Aldrich	Out of the deep	pp. 199-201
22	Henry Aldrich	O praise the Lord, all ye heathen	pp. 201-203
23	Henry Aldrich	Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints	pp. 204-207
24	Henry Aldrich	Give ear, O Lord	pp. 207-210
25	Henry Aldrich	Service in G: S/G	pp. 210-212
26	Henry Aldrich	God is our hope and strength	pp. 213-217
27	Henry Aldrich	Behold now, praise the Lord	pp. 218-221
28	Henry Aldrich	O give thanks unto the Lord for he	pp. 223-226

Upright format, 363 x 235 mm. 116 folios; collation not ascertained because of the tightness of the binding. Paginated partly in C18th ink (pp. 1-81), otherwise in modern pencil (pp. 82-230). Following p. 60 is a sheet in smaller format, paginated '60A/B' in modern pencil, which was clearly intended by Aldrich to provide an alternative reading at this point. A pastedown cancel on p. 28, apparently correcting a copying error, has not been lifted. Unused ruled staves on pp. 79-100, 197-8, 222 and 227-30. Mid C18th binding of rough brown leather over boards, the upper cover of which incorporates a panel of red leather, tooled in gold: 'Dean Aldrich's Services Ch.Ch. Library Oxon.'. Bookplate 2. 19th-century shelfmark: H.1.19.

Provenance: from the Aldrich bequest, listed in Archives 1717, item C18, as 'Services compos'd by Dr Aldrich'; the shelfmark 'C 18' is written in ink on the first flyleaf (partly concealed under the contents-list by Weedon).

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 3.

Bibliography:

Robert Shay (ed.), Henry Aldrich: Selected Anthems and Motet Recompositions, Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era, 85 (Madison, 1998).