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Mus. 51

Manuscript. Cantatas by Giacomo Carissimi, copied in score by Richard Goodson Sr; English, late 17th century. This is one of the many manuscripts of 17th-century Italian cantatas now in Christ Church Library.

  • Item 22 in the inventory below: there is a complete copy of this cantata in Mus. 998/3.
This is one of the many music manuscripts at Christ Church copied by Richard Goodson Sr.

Table of titles and composers as shown in the manuscript. Display in modern form.
The first column gives the modern numbering of the pieces; the second shows numbering used by the copyist(s).

1 1 Jacomo Carissimi Risvégliatemi pensieri pp. 1-6
2 2 Jacomo Carissimi Va va dimanda al mio pensiero pp. 7-10
3 3 Jacomo Carissimi E bello l'ardire pp. 11-15
4 4 Jacomo Carissimi No no mio Core non ingolfarti pp. 16-20
5 5 Jacomo Carissimi Son pur giunta ad amare pp. 21-26
6 6 Jacomo Carissimi Ardeva in tanto fuoco pp. 27-32
7 7 Jacomo Carissimi Non chiede altro che vita pp. 33-38
8 8 Jacomo Carissimi In superbito il Tebro pp. 39-46
9 9 Jacomo Carissimi Io dissi sempre che La Mare [=l'amare] pp. 47-50
10 10 Jacomo Carissimi Un infelice Core amo pp. 51-58
11 11 Jacomo Carissimi Mesto in sen d'un antro ombroso pp. 59-68
12 12 Jacomo Carissimi Deh contentatevi ch'Io mi lamanti pp. 69-73
13 13 Jacomo Carissimi In un mar' di pensieri pp. 74-78
14 14 Jacomo Carissimi Si dia bando alla speranza pp. 79-81
15 15 Jacomo Carissimi Fuggi o'mio Core dal seno pp. 82-89
16 16 Jacomo Carissimi Bel tempo per me se'nando pp. 90-93
17 17 Jacomo Carissimi Almeno un Pensiero pp. 94-99
18 18 Jacomo Carissimi Filli non t'amo piu pp. 100-104
19 19 Jacomo Carissimi O la pensieri o là pp. 105-113
20 20 Jacomo Carissimi Sin che havrò spirto'e vita pp. 114-115
21 21 Jacomo Carissimi Nella piu verde latà [=eta] pp. 116-128
22 22 Jacomo Carissimi Ardo lassa Ò non ardo [incomplete at end] pp. 129-133

Upright format, 333 x 215 mm. Structure: ii + 106 + ii leaves. Folios 1-67r have been paginated by the following hands: pp. 1-73 in ink by Goodson Sr; pp. 74-105 in ink, probably by Burney; pp. 106-111 in ink, probably by Malchair; pp. 113-33 in modern pencil (paginated on rectos only). Unused ruled staves from f. 67v-end; these leaves have not been paginated. Collation of ff. 1-68 (= pp. 1-[136]): 17 gatherings each of two quired bifolia (A4, B4, etc.); the collation of the remaining leaves has not been researched. Late 17th-century binding of thick grey card; the edges and spine are crudely reinforced with vellum. Outside upper cover annotated in ink by an unidentified 18th-century hand: 'Cantate del Giacomo Carissimi'. Bookplate 2 on inside upper cover. The cantatas have been numbered '1-22' by Burney at the head of each piece. 19th-century shelfmark: I.1.15.

Provenance: probably from the Aldrich bequest (on the evidence of the bookplate). The earliest reference to this volume is by Hind (in Dowding), where it is covered by the blanket description of volumes at position O: '18 Vols. of Musick, chiefly M.S. mark'd on the Backs, A. B. C. C.2. D. D.2. E. E.2. F. H. I. K. L. M. M.2. N. O. P. Q. T.' In Mus. 51 itself, the shelfmark 'C2' is written in ink at the head of the spine, and the letter 'C' on the outside lower cover.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 47.