Collection of sacred and secular songs by late 17th century composers

Folger bibliographic ID: 231265
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger: 100
Folger call number: V.b.197
Folger holdings ID: 280215
Accession Number: cs1634

Collection of songs, motets and anthems by late 17th and early 18th century British and Continental composers; copied in the early eighteenth century. Some works attributed but most unattributed. 12-13 staves per page; scored for voices and basso continuo (often with figures) and some works also name string or wind instruments. Musical settings are by Henry Hall, John Blow, [Jeremiah] Clarke, Alessandro Stradella, John Allnott, [Giacomo Carissimi], Daniel Purcell and above all Henry Purcell. Many of the songs were taken from works by John Bancroft, Thomas Betterton, William Congreve, Abraham Cowley, John Crowne, Thomas D'Urfey, John Dryden, John Fletcher, [Anthony?] Henley, Sir Robert Howard, Nathaniel Lee, P.A. Motteux, William Mountfort, Katherine Philips, George Powell, Elkanah Settle, Thomas Shadwell, Shakespeare (The tempest, Twelfth night and Timon of Athens), Thomas Southerne, Sir Richard Steele, and Nahum Tate. Also, at the beginning of Part I, excerpt from The merchant of Venice, two odes on the death of Henry Purcell (one by Dryden), and a few medicinal formularies; at the beginning of Part II, lines by John Gilbert of Christ's College, Cambridge

General notes

Part I: [6], 1-194, 194-207 p.; Part II: 34 p Two music copyist Songs and poems listed in the Folger index of first lines Table of contents tipped in at the beginning of Part I Spine title: Purcell and others John Gilbert, Christ's College, Cambridge -- William Penn ("The famous Doctor Penn's Book, 170[?]") -- George Forman, 1717/1721 -- John Ladd of Calne, Wiltshire, 1764 -- Thomas Lea Southgate, Gypsy Hill, Kent, 1890 inscribed and with book stamp -- Sir Frederick Bridge Formerly Folger MS 1634.4 Most are in Orpheus Britannicus by H. Purcell Also available on microfilm and as a digital reproduction Purchased in 1926 by Henry Clay Folger from Frank Marcham & Co., cat. no. 48, lot 96 This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Publications

Zimmerman, Franklin B. Henry Purcell 1659-1695: an analytical catalogue of his music. London: Macmillan & Co, 1963, p. 452 (no. 219) McWilliams, Elizabeth L. The music manuscripts in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.: a description and thematic catalogue. Washington, D.C.: Folger Shakespeare Library, [ca. 1973], no. 11 McWilliams, Elizabeth L. The music manuscripts to 1800 at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.: a description and thematic catalogue. University of Maryland: M.Mus. Thesis, 1974, no. 11

Extended title: Collection of sacred and secular songs by late 17th century composers ca. 1710

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Bancroft, John, -1696 Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710 Congreve, William, 1670-1729 Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667 D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723 Dryden, John, 1631-1700 Fletcher, John, 1579-1625 Henley, Anthony, 1666 or 1667-1711 Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698 Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692 Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718 Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692 Philips, Katherine, 1632-1664 Powell, George, 1658?-1714 Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724 Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692 Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746 Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729 Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715 Crown, Mr. 1640?-1712

subject: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Bancroft, John, -1696
subject: Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710
subject: Congreve, William, 1670-1729
subject: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667
subject: D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723
subject: Dryden, John, 1631-1700
subject: Fletcher, John, 1579-1625
subject: Henley, Anthony, 1666 or 1667-1711
subject: Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698
subject: Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692
subject: Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718
subject: Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692
subject: Philips, Katherine, 1632-1664
subject: Powell, George, 1658?-1714
subject: Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724
subject: Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692
subject: Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746
subject: Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729
subject: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715
subject: Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712
associated with: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
associated with: Hall, Henry, approximately 1656-1707
associated with: Blow, John, -1708
associated with: Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707
associated with: Stradella, Alessandro, 1639-1682
associated with: Allnott, John, active 1709?
associated with: Carissimi, Giacomo, 1605-1674
associated with: Purcell, Daniel, -1717
associated with: Bancroft, John, -1696
associated with: Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710
associated with: Congreve, William, 1670-1729
associated with: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667
associated with: D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723
associated with: Dryden, John, 1631-1700
associated with: Fletcher, John, 1579-1625
associated with: Henley, Anthony, 1666 or 1667-1711
associated with: Howard, Robert, Sir, 1626-1698
associated with: Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692
associated with: Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718
associated with: Mountfort, William, 1664?-1692
associated with: Philips, Katherine, 1632-1664
associated with: Powell, George, 1658?-1714
associated with: Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724
associated with: Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692
associated with: Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746
associated with: Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729
associated with: Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715
former owner: Gilbert, John
former owner: Penn, William, 1644-1718
former owner: Forman, George, active 1717-1721
former owner: Ladd, John, of Calne, active 1764
former owner: Southgate, Thomas Lea, active 1890
former owner: Bridge, Frederick, 1844-1924
associated with: Crown, Mr. (John), 1640?-1712