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Mus. 1025-6

Manuscript. Two partbooks from a set of three, containing airs for two violins and bass violin by Robert Smith (i) and John Banister (i); English, probably 1670s. Compiled by at least four copyists, none of whom has been identified. Mus. 1025 is designated 'Bas[sus]', and Mus. 1026 'Second Treble Or Med[ius]'; the first treble partbook is missing. Many of the airs are grouped by key and may be intended to form suites, though this is not specified by the partbooks themselves. Comments on individual pieces:

Items 2-5 in the inventory below were published in Tripla concordia: or, a choice collection of new airs, in three parts. For treble and basse-violins by several authors (London: printed for John Carr, 1677; RISM 1677/4), pp. 25-32.
Item 17: for another copy of this piece, see Mus. 1183 (ff. 1-12), item 1.
Item 56: the first violin part for this piece is in Mus. 1183 (ff. 1-12), item 5.
Item 58 has been added on fold-out pastedown slips in each partbook.
Item 68: for another copy of this piece, see Mus. 1183 (ff. 1-12), item 2.

Items 1-63 (airs by Smith) are copied at the fronts of the volumes, items 64-8 (airs by Banister) at the rear of Mus. 1026 only, with the volume inverted.

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

			Mus. 1025	Mus. 1026
1	Robert Smith	Air in B flat major	p. 1	p. 1
2	Robert Smith	Gavot in B flat major	p. 2	p. 2
3	Robert Smith	Alman in B flat major	p. 2	p. 2
4	Robert Smith	Corant in B flat major	p. 3	p. 3
5	Robert Smith	Air in B flat major	p. 4	p. 4
6	Robert Smith	Air in B flat major	pp. 4-5	pp. 4-5
7	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 6	p. 6
8	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 7	p. 7
9	Robert Smith	Corant in g minor	p. 8	p. 8
10	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	pp. 8-9	pp. 8-9
11	Robert Smith	Jig in g minor	p. 9	p. 9
12	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 10	p. 10
13	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 12	p. 12
14	Robert Smith	Saraband in g minor	p. 13	p. 13
15	Robert Smith	Corant in G major	p. 14	p. 14
16	Robert Smith	Air in G major	p. 15	p. 15
17	Robert Smith	Ground in B flat major	p. 16	pp. 16-17
18	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 18	p. 18
19	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 18	pp. 18-19
20	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 19	p. 19
21	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 20	p. 20
22	Robert Smith	Air in a minor	p. 21	pp. 20-21
23	Robert Smith	Air in a minor	p. 22	p. 22
24	Robert Smith	Air in a minor	p. 23	p. 23
25	Robert Smith	Air in a minor	p. 24	p. 24
26	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 25	p. 25
27	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 25	p. 25
28	Robert Smith	Corant in g minor	p. 26	p. 26
29	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 26	pp. 26-27
30	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 27	p. 27
31	Robert Smith	Air in G major	p. 28	p. 28
32	Robert Smith	Air in G major	p. 28	pp. 28-29
33	Robert Smith	Air in G major	p. 29	p. 29
34	Robert Smith	Air in c minor	p. 30	p. 30
35	Robert Smith	Air in c minor	p. 31	pp. 30-31
36	Robert Smith	Air in c minor	p. 31	p. 31
37	Robert Smith	Air in c minor	p. 32	p. 32
38	Robert Smith	Air in c minor	p. 33	p. 33
39	Robert Smith	Corant in C major	p. 34	p. 34
40	Robert Smith	Gavot in C major	pp. 34-35	p. 34
41	Robert Smith	Air in C major	p. 35	p. 35
42	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 36	p. 36
43	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	pp. 36-37	pp. 36-37
44	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 38	p. 38
45	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 39	p. 39
46	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 39	p. 39
47	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 40	p. 40
48	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 40	p. 40
49	Robert Smith	Air in d minor	p. 41	p. 41
50	Robert Smith	Air in d minor	p. 42	p. 42
51	Robert Smith	Air in d minor	p. 43	p. 43
52	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 44	p. 44
53	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 45	p. 45
54	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 46	p. 46
55	Robert Smith	Air in D major	p. 47	p. 47
56	Robert Smith	Chaconne in B flat major		pp. 48-49
57	Robert Smith	Air in B flat major	pp. 48-49	pp. 50-51
58	Robert Smith	Air in B flat major	p. 49	p. 51
59	Robert Smith	Air in g minor	p. 50	p. 52
60	Robert Smith	Air in G major	p. 50	p. 52
61	Robert Smith	Air in C major	p. 51	p. 53
62	Robert Smith	Air in C major	p. 51	p. 53
63	?Robert Smith	Air in d minor (opening only)	p. 51
64	John Banister (i)	Air in g minor		p. 62
65	John Banister (i)	Air in g minor		p. 62
66	John Banister (i)	Air in g minor		p. 61
67	John Banister (i)	Air in g minor		p. 61
68	John Banister (i)	Ground in g minor		pp. 59-58

Oblong format, 190 x 145 mm.

Mus. 1025: 27 leaves, largely paginated in ink by the copyists. Collation not wholly clear because of the tightness of the binding, but probably A4 (pp. 1-8), B4 (9-16), C4 (17-24), D4 (25-32), E4 (33-40), F8 (41-8), G4 (of which one leaf is missing; pp. 49-54). Unused ruled staves on pp. 17, 52 and 54.
Mus. 1026: 31 leaves, largely paginated in ink by the copyists. Collation: A4 (pp. 1-8), B4 (9-16), C4 (17-24), D4 (25-32), E4 (33-40), F8 (41-8), G8 (49-56), H8 (of which one leaf is missing; pp. 57-62). Unused ruled staves on pp. 54-7 and 60.

Late 17th-century covers of stiff grey card; outside upper covers annotated 'Rob: Smyth's Ayres' (Mus. 1025) and 'Mr Smith's Ayres' (Mus. 1026). In Mus. 1026, the name 'John Jeffrey' is written on a front flyleaf, and the initials 'JJ' on the outside upper cover. Bookplate 3. 19th-century shelfmarks: G. 35-6. Each partbook is now stab-sewn into covers of modern card, and mounted impermanently on a cord within a protective folder, together with the unrelated Mus. 1027.

Provenance not established, but probably from the Goodson bequest.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 36.