Hume, Tobias. Captaine Humes poeticall musicke. : Principally made for two basse-viols, yet so contriued, that it may be plaied 8. seuerall waies vpon sundry instruments with much facilitie. 1 The first way or musicke is for one bass-viole to play alone in pares, which standeth alwaies on the right side of this booke. 2 The second musicke is for two basse-viols to play toghether. 3 The third musicke, for three basse-viols to play together. 4 The fourth musicke, for two tenor viols and a basse-viole. 5 The fift musicke, for two lutes and a basse-viole. 6 The sixt musicke, for two orpherions and a basse-viole. 7 The seuenth musicke, to vse the voyce to some of these musicks, but especially to the three basse-viols, or to the two orpherions with one basse-viole to play the ground. 8 The eight and last musicke, in consorting all these instruments together with the virginals, or rather with a winde instrument and the voice Composed by Tobias Hume gentleman

Folger bibliographic ID: 167895
STC number: 13957
ESTC number: S119142
Folger call number: STC 13957
Folger holdings ID: 162686
Accession Number: cs0361

Bibliographic format

folio

General notes

G2 recto varies: it is blank or has dedication: to Sir C. Hatton or to Philip [i.e. Thomas? Howard] Earl of Arundel--STC Signatures: G-N²

Exhibited

Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006. "Noyses, sounds, and sweet aires" (catalog entry 55)

Item information about Folger STC 13957

With dedication to Philip Earl of Arundel on G2r. Manuscript pencilled notes relating to Shakespeare on N1v and N2r, possibly in hand of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps (according to Folger card file). Stained. Vellum gilt binding. Provenance: stamp on G1v: "Soc. Reg. Lond ex dono Henr. [Henry] Howard Norfoleiensis"; armorial bookplate of the Royal Society of London (motto "nullus in verba")

Extended title: Captaine Humes poeticall musicke. : Principally made for two basse-viols, yet so contriued, that it may be plaied 8. seuerall waies vpon sundry instruments with much facilitie. 1 The first way or musicke is for one bass-viole to play alone in pares, which standeth alwaies on the right side of this booke. 2 The second musicke is for two basse-viols to play toghether. 3 The third musicke, for three basse-viols to play together. 4 The fourth musicke, for two tenor viols and a basse-viole. 5 The fift musicke, for two lutes and a basse-viole. 6 The sixt musicke, for two orpherions and a basse-viole. 7 The seuenth musicke, to vse the voyce to some of these musicks, but especially to the three basse-viols, or to the two orpherions with one basse-viole to play the ground. 8 The eight and last musicke, in consorting all these instruments together with the virginals, or rather with a winde instrument and the voice Composed by Tobias Hume gentleman
Alternate titles: Captaine Hvmes poeticall musicke

Instrumental music

author: Hume, Tobias, -1645
former owner: Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889