Mus. 40

Manuscript. English service music, copied in score by William Walond Sr; English, mid 18th century. Partner to Mus. 41 and Mus. 42.

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

Upright format, 297 x 245 mm. 134 folios, paginated in ink by Walond Sr. Mid 18th-century binding of rough brown leather over boards; on the outside upper cover, an insert label of red leather tooled in gold gives a summary of the volume's contents. No early bookplate. 19th-century shelfmark: I.1.4.

Provenance unknown; possibly from Christ Church Cathedral or the Goodson bequest. The earliest mention this volume in the 18th-century catalogues of the Christ Church Music collections occurs in the 1778 list by Burney (f. 9v).

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 5.

In addition to Mus. 40, the following music manuscripts at Christ Church were wholly or partly copied by William Walond Sr:
Mus. 41: English service music, copied in score.
Mus. 42: English service music, copied in score.
Mus. 1227: organ-book.
Mus. 1228: organ-book, begun by Walond Sr and completed by Walond Jr.
Mus. 1229: organ-book, partly copied by Walond Sr.
Mus. 1230: organ-book, with late additions by Walond Sr.
Mus. 1231: organ-book.
Mus. 1232: organ-book.
Mus. 1233: organ-book.
Mus. 1234: organ-book, partly copied by Walond Sr.
Mus. 1235: organ-book, begun by Walond Sr and completed by Walond Jr.