Mus. 489-94
Printed. Complete set of six partbooks in 11 tracts.
Mus. 489-94(1)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623  
Psalmes, sonets, & songs of sadnes and pietie, made into musicke of five parts: whereof, some of them going abroad among divers, in untrue coppies, are heere truely corrected, and th'other being songs very rare and newly composed, are heere published, for the recreation of all such as delight in musicke: by William Byrd one of the Gent: of the Queenes Maiesties Royall Chappell.
London: Printed ... by Thomas Este, [c.1606-7]
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Medius; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Mus. 489-94(2)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
Songs of sundrie natures, some of gravitie, and others of myrth, fit for all companìes and voyces. Lately made and composed into musicke of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts: and published for the delight of all such as take pleasure in the exercise of that art. By William Byrd, one of the Gentlemen of the Queenes Majesties honorable Chappell.
London: Imprinted ... by Thomas East, the assigne of William Byrd, 1589
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Medius; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus; Mus. 494: Sextus. |
Mus. 489-94(3)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
Psalmes, songs, and sonnets: some solemne, others joyfull, framed to the life of the words: fit for voyces or viols of 3. 4. 5. and 6. parts. Composed by William Byrd, one of the Gent. of his Majesties honourable Chappell.
London: Printed by Thomas Snodham, the assigne of W. Barley, 1611
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Cantus secundus; Mus. 491: Cantus primus; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus; Mus. 494: Sextus. |
Mus. 489-94(4)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
Liber primus sacrarum cantionum quinque vocum. Autore Guilielmo Byrd organista Regio, Anglo.
London: Excudebat Thomas Est ex assignatione Guilielmi Byrd, 1589
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Medius; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Mus. 489-94(5)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
Liber secundus sacrarum cantionum, quarum aliae ad quinque, aliae verò ad sex voces aeditae sunt. Autore Guilielmo Byrd, organista Regio, Anglo.
London: Excudebat Thomas Este ex assignatione Guilielmi Byrd, 1591
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Medius; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus; Mus. 494: Sextus.
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Mus. 489-94(6)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
[Mass] 3. voc. W. Byrd
[London]: [Thomas East, for William Byrd], [Bassus: c.1593-4; C and T: c.1599-1600]
RISM A/I B5206
Mus. 490: Tenor; Mus. 491: Cantus; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Mus. 489-94(7)
[Mass for four voices]
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
[Mass] 4. voc. W. Byrd
[London]: [Thomas East, for William Byrd], [c. 1593-4]
RISM A/I B5207
Mus. 489: Altus; Mus. 491: Cantus; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Mus. 489-94(8)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
[Mass] 5. voc. W. Byrd
[London]: [Thomas East, for William Byrd], [c.1595]
RISM A/I B5208
Mus. 489: Tenor secundus; Mus. 490: Contratenor; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor primus; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Mus. 489-94(9)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
Gradualia ac cantiones sacrae, quinis, quaternis, trinisque vocibus concinnatae. Lib. primus. Authore Gulielmo Byrde, organista Regio, Anglo. Editio secunda, priore emendatior.
London: Excudebat H[umphrey]. L[ownes]. impensis Ricardi Redmeri, 1610 [= reissue of 1605 edition]
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Medius; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Mus. 489-94(10)
Byrd, William, 1542 or 3-1623
Gradualia, seu cantionum sacrarum: quarum aliae ad quatuor, aliae verò ad quinque & sex voces editae sunt. Lib. secundus. Authore Gulielmo Byrde, organista Regio, Anglo. Ex nova & accuratissima eiusdem authoris recognitione.
London: Excudebat H[umfrey]. L[ownes]. impensis Ricardi Redmeri, 1610 [= reissue of 1607 edition]
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Cantus secundus; Mus. 491: Cantus primus; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus; Mus. 494: Sextus. |
Mus. 489-94(11)
Mundy, John, ca. 1555-1630
Songs and Psalmes composed into 3. 4. and 5. parts, for the use and delight of all such as either love or learne musicke: by John Mundey Gentleman, bachiler of Musicke, and one of the organest of hir majesties free chappell of Windsor.
London: Imprinted .. by Thomes Est, (the assigne of William Byrd), 1594
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Mus. 489: Contratenor; Mus. 490: Medius; Mus. 491: Superius; Mus. 492: Tenor; Mus. 493: Bassus. |
Provenance: see below for markings by early owners or users.
Then part of the Aldrich bequest, listed in Dowding (main
hand) at shelfmark N.3.2; a full listing of the tracts is given
there. Annotations to the titlepages of tract 1, Medius (Mus.
490) and Tenor (Mus. 492) have been crossed out and are not decipherable;
there are also pen-trials on the last page of tract 1 Superius
(Mus. 491). Annotation at top of first page of tract 7 (Mass
for four voices) in all four partbooks: 'Homo cum sis, id fac
semper itelligas. / Thomas Holbech', in a C17th hand. Annotations
on the last page of tract 9 (Gradualia book 1): 'Miles Mayhew
his booke' (Mus. 492) and 'hate is love enemi frindships so naybe
and', both in early C17th hands. (See below for further information
about these owners.) Annotation in tract 11, sig. C3: 'An excellent
song (on faith)', in an early C17th hand.
Upright format, 217 x 165 mm. Late C17th bindings of the 'Aldrich binding' Type 3; the spines are gold-tooled with Aldrich's
monogram, small ornaments and 'MOT F VI B[ooks]'. Blank sheets
have been bound at the end of Mus. 494 to give it bulk. Index
of contents on front flyleaf of Mus. 493 drawn up by the Aldrich Associate. Shelfmark 'N' on the front flyleaf of each volume.
Index of contents by Malchair on front flyleaf of Mus. 491.
Bookplate 2 in all six volumes. C19th shelfmarks: I.6.49-54.
Microfilms: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reels 25 and 26.
View microfilm details.
For another (incomplete) copy of tract 5, see Mus. 247-8.
John Harley and Richard Turbet have identified Thomas Holbech
as the 3rd son of William Holbech of Birchingley Hall, baptized
21 October 1606 at Fillingley, Warwickshire. Admitted pensioner
of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 30 April 1622. Fellow 1629,
Master 1675-80, Vice-Chancellor 1677-8. Vicar of Epping, Essex,
1641-3, sequestered, and 1677-8. Prebendary of St Paul's 1660-80.
Rector of St Augustine's Church, London (not specified but presumably
Watling Street) 1662-80. Died 1680.
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