Mus. 606

Printed. Two tracts.

Mus. 606(1) Croft, William, 1678-1727 Musicus apparatus academicus, being a composition of two odes with vocal & instrumental musick performed in the theatre at Oxford on Monday July the 13th. 1713. The words by the Reverend Mr. Joseph Trapp A.M. and set to musick by William Croft Dr. in musick[,] organist & composer to His Majesty[,] master of the children of the Chapel Royal and organist of St. Peters Westminster. London: Printed for the author ... Engraven by Tho: Atkins, [1713] RISM A/I C4523

Mus. 606(2) Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 Te Deum et Jubilate, for voices and instruments perform'd before the sons of the clergy at the cathedral-church of St. Paul. Compos'd by George Frederick Handel. London: Printed for & sold by John Walsh RISM A/I H1201

Provenance: from the Goodson bequest. Listed in Clement 1747 as 'Act Music by Dr. Croft. & / Te Deum & Jubilate in Score in B Mr Handel / No. 8', and 'Act Musick Dr. Croft No. 8 in Score'; listed in Malchair 1787 as (f. 7) 'Musicus Apparatus Academicus - two odes / performed in the Theatre Oxon. July.13.1713 Will. Croft.', and (f. 7) 'Te Deum & Jubilate. performed before / the sons of the Clergy at ye Cath: of St Paul. Handel. / London printed for Walsh'. Signed 'Richard Goodson [Jr] :1738:' on inside upper cover, 'Richard Goodson [Jr] C: C: Coll:' on verso of inner titlepage at centre of tract 1, and 'Richard Goodson - E: L: 1738' on rear of titlepage of tract 2, in all cases in Goodson Jr's hand. Sections of both publications were copied by Goodson Jr into Mus. 68-75; a note to that effect in Goodson's hand appears in Mus. 606 on the verso of the third page of tract 1.

Upright format, 385 x 240 mm. Contemporary binding of marbled paper over stiff card, edges strengthened with vellum. Clement's number-label has been removed from the spine. 19th-century shelfmark: I.8.7.sub. No early bookplate.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 36.
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