Anthems by William Croft, some holograph, some copied by his amanuensis James Kent
Anthems by William Croft, some holograph, some copied by his amanuensis James Kent.
Fols. iii-viii contain a printed account by Ralph Griffin (1929) of the collection of which this manuscript originally formed vol. I, pp. 131-74, 191-208, 243-98.
Contents:
- Fols. 1-10. Praise the Lord, O my soul, words from Ps. 103. The 2-part setting of v.20 (fols. 5-6) was used again in the unfinished anthem at fols. 26v-27v (item 3 below)
- Fols. 11-22v. Be merciful unto me O God, printed in Samuel Arnold's 'Cathedral Music' (1790), II, pp. 69-87
- Fols. 23-29v. Praise the Lord, O my soul, from Ps. 103, incomplete (see item 1 above)
- Fols. 33-37v. O Lord God of my salvation, printed in Croft's 'Musica Sacra' (1724), II, pp. 81-85
- Fols. 38-42. O Lord grant the King a long life, 'Musica Sacra', II, pp. 26-31
- Fols. 42v-45v. O Lord rebuke me not in thine indignation, 'Musica Sacra', I, pp. 79-86
- Fol. 46-48v. We will rejoice in thy salvation, 'Musica Sacra', I, pp. 31-39
- Fols. 48v-51. Hear my prayer O Lord, 'Musica Sacra', I, pp. 116-122
- Fols. 51v-54. God is gone up with a merry noise, 'examind by the Author W: Croft', printed in Boyce's 'Cathedral Music' (1768), II, pp. 183-186; [the MS lacks the figured bass]
- Fols. 54v-56. O praise the Lord, all ye heathen, 'Cathedral Music', I,I pp. 289-293
- Fols. 56v-59. Deliver us, O Lord our God, printed in John Page, 'Harmonia Sacra' (1800), I, pp. 85-91.
Fols. 32-59 were formerly a separate book, with a list of contents at fol. 32.
Dates
- Creation: Early 18th century
Extent
61 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Don. c. 19, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Don. c. 19
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16538
Abstract
Anthems by William Croft, some holograph, some copied by his amanuensis James Kent
Biographical / Historical
William Croft (1677-1727) was an English organist and composer.
Other Finding Aids
Custodial History
Owned by Samuel Arnold, 23 June 1796; Joseph Corfe; William Alexander Barrett, 1876; F. Joyce Barrett, 1891; Hodgson's, 26 June 1925 (Barrett sale), lot 416.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Given by Ralph Griffin through the Friends of the Bodleian, 1929. See F.O.B. Annual Report VIII, 1932-3, p. 14.
Physical Facet
Bound by Maltby of Oxford in half brown morocco
Creator
- Title
- Anthems by William Croft, some holograph, some copied by his amanuensis James Kent
- Status
- Published
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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