Christ Church Library music catalogue: Mus. 54

Mus. 54

Manuscript. Cantatas by Giacomo Carissimi, copied in score by Richard Goodson Sr; English, late 17th century. The contents were probably copied from Mus. 996. For a companion volume, also copied by Goodson Sr and containing other cantatas from Mus. 996, see Mus. 52.

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

1	Giacomo Carissimi	Non piangete, ò ciechi amanti	pp. 1-12
2	Giacomo Carissimi	Lungi, homai, deh spiega	pp. 13-14
3	Giacomo Carissimi	Vaghi rai, pupille ardenti	pp. 15-16
4	Giacomo Carissimi	Tra più riposti abissi	pp. 17-29
5	Giacomo Carissimi	Le ferite d'un cor	pp. 30-40
6	Giacomo Carissimi	Sciolto havean dall'alte sponde	pp. 41-57

Upright format, 345 x 223 mm. 80 folios, of which the first 29 have been paginated '1-57' by Goodson Sr; unused ruled staves from f. [29v] to the end of the volume. Collation details as follows:

ff. [1-32]: 8 gatherings, each of 2 nested bifolios (= 4 folios);
remainder of volume: collation not researched.

Early 18th-century binding of thick grey card edged in vellum, exactly corresponding to that of Mus. 52. List of contents on front flyleaf by Malchair, who was probably also responsible for a small sketch of a rural scene (in grey watercolour) on the rear flyleaf. Bookplate 2 on inside upper cover. 19th-century shelfmark: I.1.18.

Provenance unknown, but most likely from the Aldrich bequest, on account of the presence of Bookplate 2. The earliest catalogue entry for this volume is by Hind in Dowding, where it occurs in the sequence of '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.'; Mus. 54 is annotated 'E' on the outside upper and lower covers, and 'E:2' at the head of the spine.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 47.