Mus. 580
Manuscript. A dual-purpose instruction book compiled by Richard
Goodson Sr for teaching treble voice (reading from the front,
items 1-22) and keyboard (reading from the rear, items 23-34);
English, early 18th century. According to an inscription on the
inside lower cover, the book was owned or used by Catherine Brooks
('her Book'). Several pieces were copied twice, in vocal and
keyboard versions; for details, see the inventory below.
- Item 2: voice-part and unfigured bass.
- Items 3-7 and 9-22: voice-parts only.
- Items 24-34: keyboard scores.
Table of titles and composers in modern form. Display form found in manuscript.
| 1 |
|
solmization exercises and intervals |
ff. 0v-1r |
| 2 |
Philip Hart |
Sound the trumpet, beat the drum |
ff. 3v-4r |
| 3 |
Henry Purcell |
Lovely Albina's come ashore (Z.394) |
ff. 5v-6r |
| 4 |
John Bowman |
Ancient Phyllis has young graces |
ff. 6v-7r |
| 5 |
Samuel Akeroyde |
From Aberdeen to Edinb'rough (= no. 30 below) |
f. 7r |
| 6 |
Henry Purcell |
Ah, how sweet it is to love (from 'Tyrannic Love, or the Royal Martyr', Z.613(2)) |
ff. 7v-8r |
| 7 |
Henry Purcell |
Who can behold Florella's charms (Z.441) |
ff. 8v-9r |
| 8 |
|
solmization exercises |
ff. 9r-v |
| 9 |
Henry Purcell |
She that would gain a faithful lover (Z.414) |
ff. 9v-10r |
| 10 |
John Eccles |
I burn, I burn (from 'Don Quixote') |
ff. 10v-12r |
| 11 |
|
Grant me gentle love, said I |
ff. 12v-13r |
| 12 |
Henry Purcell |
T'was within a furlong of Edinb'rough Town (from 'The Mock Marriage', Z.605(2)) |
ff. 13v-14r |
| 13 |
Henry Purcell |
Take not a woman's anger ill (from 'The Rival Sisters, or the Violence of Love', Z.609(11)) |
ff. 14v-15r |
| 14 |
Henry Purcell |
They tell us that you mighty powers above (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(19)) |
ff. 15v-16r |
| 15 |
|
Damon, farewell; when I am gone |
ff. 16v-17r |
| 16 |
Henry Purcell |
Dear pretty youth, unveil your eyes (from 'The Tempest, or the Enchanted Isle', Z.631(10)) |
ff. 17v-18v |
| 17 |
Daniel Purcell |
What ungrateful devil moves you (= no. 28 below) |
f. 19r |
| 18 |
|
Only tell her that I love |
ff. 19v-20r |
| 19 |
Henry Purcell |
Their looks are such that mercy flows (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(4g)) |
ff. 20v-21r |
| 20 |
Henry Purcell |
I come to sing great Zempoalla's story (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(6a)) [= no. 31 below] |
f. 21r |
| 21 |
Henry Purcell |
I attempt from love's sickness to fly (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(17h)) (= no. 32 below) |
ff. 21v-22r |
| 22 |
Daniel Purcell |
Alas, when charming Sylvia's gone (from 'The Spanish Wives') (= no. 29 below) |
ff. 22v-23r |
| 23 |
|
rudiments of notation |
ff. 46v-r |
| 24 |
|
Jig (= Mus. 1177, f. 14v) |
f. 45v |
| 25 |
|
Trumpet |
f. 44v |
| 26 |
John Blow |
Air in C major |
f. 44r |
| 27 |
|
Minuet in G major |
ff. 43r-42v |
| 28 |
Daniel Purcell |
What ungrateful devil moves you (= no. 17 above) |
ff. 42r-41v |
| 29 |
Daniel Purcell |
Alas, when charming Sylvia's gone (from 'The Spanish Wives') (= no. 22 above) |
ff. 41r-40v |
| 30 |
Samuel Akeroyde |
From Aberdeen to Edinb'rough (= no. 5 above) |
f. 40r |
| 31 |
Henry Purcell |
I come to sing great Zempoalla's story (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(6a)) (= no. 20 above) |
f. 39r |
| 32 |
Henry Purcell |
I attempt from love's sickness to fly (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(17h); incomplete at end) (= no. 21 above) |
f. 38r |
| 33 |
Henry Purcell |
Hornpipe (from 'The Indian Queen', Z.630(2a)) |
f. 36v |
| 34 |
|
Minuet in d minor |
f. 36r |
Oblong format, 203 x 160 mm. 48 folios, foliated [0], 1-26, 26a,
27-46 in modern pencil; in addition, the pastedown leaf on the
inside lower cover is foliated '47'. Collation:
- Layer 1 (music for voice, ruled with 5-line staves): A8, B8,
C8 (= ff. [0]-7; 8-15; 16-23).
- Layer 2 (music for keyboard, ruled with 6-line staves): D8, E8,
F8 (= ff. 24-30; 31-38; 39-46).
Unused ruled staves on ff. [0r], 1v-3r, 4v-5r, 23v, 24r-35v,
37r-v, 38v, 39v, 43v and 45r. Early 18th-century binding of brown
leather over boards, blind-tooled with an ornamental panel and
fillets on the upper and lower covers. No early bookplate. 19th-century
shelfmark: I.7.82.
Provenance: presumably from the Goodson bequest.
Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 25.
Bibliography:
This is one of the many music manuscripts at Christ Church copied by Richard Goodson Sr.
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