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Mus. 787

Printed. Lacks titlepage, and part of the dedication page.

The vocal and instrumental musick of The prophetess, or The history of Dioclesian. Composed by Henry Purcell, organist of Their Majesties Chappel, and of St. Peters Westminster.
London: Printed by J[ohn]. Heptinstall, for the author, 1691
ESTC, R202794; Wing (2nd ed.), P4223

; RISM A/I P5927
Lacks title page, and part of dedication page.

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Mus. 787
Purcell, Henry

1659-1695

Grove

DNB

Provenance: from the Aldrich bequest, listed in Archives 1717, item H44, as 'A Vol: of Mr Purcel's Music', to which a later hand has added 'Dioclesian'. There is an entry equivalent to the one in Archives 1717 in Dowding (main hand).

Upright format, 400 x 263 mm. Probably unbound until the early C20th, when it acquired its present binding of rough brown leather over boards. No early bookplate. C19th shelfmark: K.4.2.

Microfilm: The printed music of Christ Church, Oxford, reel 41.
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For another copy, see Mus. 786.
For a copy of the 1690 play-text (by Thomas Betterton?) for which Purcell's music was composed, see f.3.57.