Three settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate in full score, by Henry Purcell, William Croft and George Frederic Handel
Three settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate in full score, by Henry Purcell, William Croft and George Frederic Handel. The first two in a manuscript copy probably made in the 1730s, the third in the printed Walsh edition of 1732/1733.
The Purcell and Croft settings have manuscript title-pages imitating the style of that of the Handel, indicating that the volume was conceived as a whole.
Engraved portraits of the composers, taken from other publications, face their respective title-pages.
- (fols. 1-23) 'Te Deum et Jubilate, for voices and instruments, made for St. Cæcilia's Day, 1694, by the late Mr. Henry Purcel [sic]'. Z. 232. Portrait by J. Closterman, engraved by R. White, from Orpheus Britannicus, book 1 (1698) pasted on fol. iii verso.
- (fols. 24-80v) 'Te Deum et Jubilate, for voices and instruments, perform'd before the Sons of the Clergy at the Cathedral-Church of St Paul. Compos'd by Dr. William Croft'. In D major. Composed 1709. Portrait by T. Murray, engraved by G. Vertue, from Musica sacra (1724) on fol. 24v.
- (fols. 81-117) 'Te Deum et Jubilate, for voices and instruments, perform'd before the Sons of the Clergy at the Cathedral-Church of St. Paul. Compos'd by George Frederick Handel'. Printed score, London, John Walsh ([1732/1733]). The 'Utrecht' setting, HWV 278-279. Smith no. 1. Extra figuring has been added to the bass line by the copyist of the first two items. Portrait engraved by J. Houbraken on fol. 81v. (not belonging to this edition).
Dates
- Creation: [1730s]
Extent
222 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
- Latin
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. Mus. c. 575, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. c. 575
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15936
Abstract
Three settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate in full score, by Henry Purcell, William Croft and George Frederic Handel, 1730s.
Biographical / Historical
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was a composer and organist. See Grove Music Online for further details.
William Croft (c 1678-1727) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
George Frederic Handel (c 1685-1759) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Custodial History
Signature of G.W(?) Ernington on rear pastedown. 'Presented to the Malta Protestant College by Fredk Sergeant, Decr 1852' (fol. ii). Bookplate of James Bellamy (1819-1909), St. John's College, Oxford. Former shelfmark (Faculty of Music Library): M.S.L. 8.b.19.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Faculty of Music Library, 1995.
Physical Facet
iii + 119 leaves. Binding: 18th-cent. full panelled calf, with blind tooling (spine renewed).
Dimensions
Folio
Subject
- Title
- Three settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate by Henry Purcell, William Croft and George Frederic Handel
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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