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Autograph part books for instrumental music by William Lawes, 1st half of the 17th cent.

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MSS. Mus. Sch. d. 238-240

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Fair copies, working from both ends of the volumes. MS. Mus. Sch. d. 238 (i), bass viol and (nos. 17-27) theorbo; MS. Mus. Sch. d. 239 (ii), violin; MS. Mus. Sch. d. 240 (iii), violin and (nos. 17-30) bass viol. These manuscripts appear on the 1682 list of the Music School collection with MS. Mus. Sch. d. 229.

1-8: [Consort suites] in 3 parts, violin, bass viol, organ. Fantazias and 2 Airs [Alman and Galliard] separately numbered 25-48. ('Violin sonatas', 3 parts, L1-8). Copied on the same pages in MSS. Mus. Sch. d. 238 and 240.

9-16: [Consort suites] in 4 parts, 2 violins, bass viol, organ. Fantazias and 2 Airs [Alman and Galliard] separately numbered 25-48. ('Violin sonatas', 4 parts, L1-8).

17-27: [Harp consorts], harp, bass viol, violin and theorbo. Alman, 2 Corants, Saraband, unless otherwise described. Separately numbered 1-30. (L1-11).

28-30 (volume reversed): [Suites] for 2 bass viols and organ. (L1-3).
  1. (fols. 3v-5) G minor. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 12;
  2. (fols. 5v-7) G major;
  3. (fols. 7v-9) A minor;
  4. (fols. 9v-11) C major;
  5. (fols. 11v-13) D minor. Ed. C. Arnold, published by Stainer & Bell, [1958];
  6. (fols. 13v-15) D major;
  7. (fols. 15v-17) D minor. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 13;
  8. (fols. 17v-19) D major. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 14;
  9. (i, iii, fols. 19v-21; ii, fols. 3v-5) G minor. Printed, Musica Britannica. no. 15;
  10. (i, iii, fols. 21v-23; ii, fols. 5-7) G major;
  11. (i, iii, fols. 23v-25; ii, fols. 7v-9) A minor ;
  12. (i, iii, fols. 25v-27; ii, fols. 9v-11) C major. Published by the Viola da Gamba Society, ed. G. Dodd, no. 42, 1967;
  13. (i, iii, fols. 27v-29; ii, fols. 11v-13) D minor. Ed. C. Arnold, published by Stainer & Bell, [1958];
  14. (i, iii, fols. 29v-31; ii, fols. 13v-15) D major. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 16;
  15. (i, iii, fol. 31v-33; ii, fols. 15v-17) D minor. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 17;
  16. (i, iii, fols. 33v-35; ii, fols. 17v-19) D major;
  17. (i, fols. 35v-36; ii, fols. 19v-20; iii, fols. 35v-37v) G minor. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 8;
  18. (i, fols. 37v-38; ii, fols. 21v-22; iii, fols. 40-41v) G major;
  19. (i, fols. 38v-39; ii, fols. 22v-23; iii, fols. 42-43v.) 2 Airs, Corant and Saraband in D minor;
  20. (i, fols. 39v-40; ii, fols. 24-25; iii, fols. 44-46) D major;
  21. (i, fols. 40v-41v; ii, fols. 25v-29; iii, fols. 46v-50.) 2 Almans, 2 Corants and Saraband in D major;
  22. (i, fol. 41v; ii, fol. 29; iii, fol. 50.) Air in G major;
  23. (i, fol. 42; ii, fols. 29v-30; iii, fols. 50v-52) Pavan in G major. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 9;
  24. (i, fol. 42v; ii, fols. 30v-32; iii, fols. 52-54) Pavan, 'Cormacke', in D major. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 10;
  25. (i, fol. 43; ii, fols. 32v-34; iii, fols. 54v-56.) Pavan, 'Coprario', in G minor. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 11;
  26. (i, fols. 43v-44; ii, fols. 34v-35; iii, fols. 56v-57) Fantazia in D minor;
  27. (i, 91v-89v rev.; iii, fols. 84v-82v rev.) Pavan and 2 Airs in G minor;
  28. (i, fols. 87v-85v rev.; iii fols. 79-77v rev.) Pavan and Alman ['Alfonso'] in C major. Printed, Musica Britannica, no. 6;
  29. (i, fols. 85v-84v rev.; iii, fols. 77-76v rev.) 2 Airs in C major.

Dates

  • Creation: 1st half of the 17th cent.

Extent

3 Volumes

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Mus. Sch. d. 238-240

Former reference:

Music School A. 4. 31-33.

Additional Description

Other Finding Aids

Robert Hake, [Catalogue of the Music School Collection], c 1850-1855. No. CVI.

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 26520-26522.

RISM 800273324

Physical Facet

3 volumes, 92b (45-88 blank), 44 and 86 (56-75 blank) leaves, respectively. Quired mainly in eights. Leaves were removed during copying. Repaired. Watermark: Peacock, the same as MS. Mus. Sch. d. 229. Watermark of unruled bifolia at beginning and end of each volume: Grapes surmounted by crown with fleur-de-lys. Uniformly ruled, 7 staves to a page, margins at both edges. Calf binding with gold central ornament on both covers, blind and gold filets and gold corner decoration, initials 'W. L.'.

Dimensions

Upright quarto

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