Mus. 609

Printed. 11 tracts.

Mus. 609(1) Mattheson, Johann, 1681-1764 Pieces de clavecin en deux volumes consistant des ouvertures, preludes, fugues, allemandes, courentes, sarabandes, gigues, et aires. Composées par J. Mattheson, Secr. [2 vols. in one.] London: Printed for I. D. Fletcher, 1714 RISM A/I M1397

Mus. 609(2) Draghi, Giovanni Battista, ca. 1640-1708 Six select sutes [sic] of lessons for the harpsicord in six severall keys, consisting of preludes, allemands, corrants, sarabands, arietts, minuets, & jiggs, compos'd by Signr. Giovani Baptista Draghi. London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh and J[ohn] Hare RISM A/I D3491

Mus. 609(3) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsicord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons and the most favourite song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continu'd monthly for ye year 1708[.] ... Publish'd for January. [Music printed on one side of the paper only, and paginated 10-12.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh ... [and] J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (January) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(4) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons, and the most favourite song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continued monthly for ye year 1708. ... Published for February. [Paginated 13-16.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh ... [and] J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (February) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(5) Babell, William, ca. 1690-1723 [Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons and the most favourite song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continued monthly for ye year 1708. ... Published for March. Title-page missing. Paginated 1-4.] London: [Printed for John Walsh and John Hare], 1708 [March?] RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(6) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons and the most favoutire song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continued monthly for ye year 1708. ... Published for April. [Paginated 21-4.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh ... [and] J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (April) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(7) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons and the most favourite snog tunes from ye opera's[,] which will be continu'd monthly for ye year 1708. ... Published for June[.] Note these lessons are proper for the arch lute[,] harp or organ by Mr. Ramondon. [Paginated 5-8.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh ... [and] J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (June) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(8) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lesson and the most favourite song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continued monthly for ye year 170 [sic] ... Published for Octobr[.] Note these lessons are proper for the arch lute[,] harp or organ. [Paginated 21-4.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh. and [Peter] Randal ... and J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (October) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(9) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons and the most favourite song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continu'd monthly for ye year 1708. ... Published for Novembr. [Paginated 1-4.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh. and [Peter] Randal ... and J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (November) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(10) Mercurius musicus or a monthly entertainment of musick made and contriv'd for the harpsichord or spinnet, harp and organ[,] to consist of preludes, tocatas, aires lessons and the most favourite song tunes in ye opera's[,] which will be continu'd monthly for ye year 1708. ... Published for Decemr. [Paginated 5-8.] London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh ... [and] J[ohn] Hare, 1708 (December) RISM B/II p. 231

Mus. 609(11) Babell, William, ca. 1690-1723 The 4d. ['4' added in contemporary MS] book of the ladys entertainment or Banquet of musick[,] being a choice collection of the most celebrated aires & duets in the opera's of Hydaspes & Almahide curiously set and fitted to the harpsicord or spinnet: with their symphonys introduc'd in a compleat manr. by Mr: Wm: Babel. London: Printed for J[ohn] Walsh ... & J[ohn] Hare RISM A/I B12

Provenance: from the Goodson bequest, listed in Clement 1747 as 'Lessons for ye Harpsichord. J Mattheson / London 1714 No. 10', and 'Lessons for ye Harpsichord Senor. Gio: Bab: Draghi / London. No. 10'; and in Malchair 1787 as (f. 7) 'Music for the Harpsichord - London. 1714 J. Matteson / 2 setts.'; 'Six Sutes of Lessons for Harps.: Bapt. Draghi'; 'Mercurius Musicus 6. Numbers'; (f. 8) 'Ladys Entertainment. Harpsichord Music Wm. Babel'. Signed 'R: Goodson [Jr]' on inside upper cover.

Upright format, 357 x 243 mm. Contemporary binding of marbled paper over boards, edged with vellum. Clement's number-label is missing. No early bookplate. 19th-century shelfmark: I.8.10.sub.

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