Collection of 22 glees and madrigals for 2-5 voices by various composers
Comprises:
- (pp. 1-6) R. J. S. Stevens: Ye spotted snakes. Glee. For SATB.
- (pp. 6-17) Stephen Paxton: Occasional ode. Begins: Come, oh come, etherial guest. For SATB.
- (pp. 18-22) Thomas Ford: Fair sweet cruel, why dost thou fly me. Madrigal, 1636. For SATB.
- (pp. 23-28) Stephen Paxton: The answer to Turn Amerillis [sic]. Glee. For SATB.
- (pp. 28-32) Samuel Webbe (1740-1816): Glorious Apollo. Glee. For ATB.
- (pp. 32-33) Anon.: Welcome the covert. Glee. For ATB.
- (pp. 34-45) John Stafford Smith: Flora now calleth forth. Madrigal. For SSATB.
- (pp. 46-61) William Jackson: Where the bee sucks. ('The first part only from a song of Dr. Arne's'). Glee. For SATB and continuo (figured bass).
- (pp. 62-67) John Wall Callcott: Serious glee. Begins: Who comes so dark from ocean's roar. For ATB.
- (pp. 68-76) John Wall Callcott: Thyrsis when he left me. Glee. For SATB.
- (pp. 77-83) John Wall Callcott: Lovely seems the moon's fair lustre. Glee. For ATTB.
- (pp. 84-86) Jonathan Battishill: O my Clarissa. Glee. For STB.
- (pp. 87-90) Michael East: O come again my love. Madrigal, 1600. For ATB.
- (pp. 91-96) R. J. S. Stevens: It was a lover and his lass. Glee. For SSATB.
- (pp. 97-104) William Hayes: Let omnibus Wiccamicis in a bumper now record. A three part song. Sung at the annual meeting in town. For ATB.
- (pp. 105-109) Samuel Webbe (1740-1816): O what can equal here below. Glee. For ATB.
- (pp. 110-112) William Croft: The mighty bowl. Two part song. For TB with keyboard introduction.
- (pp. 113-121) Samuel Webbe (1740-1816); To Great Apollo. Begins: Great Apollo strike the lyre. Glee. For SATB.
- (pp. 122-136) R. J. S. Stevens: Some of my heroes are low. Glee for 5 voices, AATBB.
- (pp. 136-143) Legh Richmond: Trio in the characters of the Devil, Dr Faustus & a Spirit. Begins: Doctor Faustus, hear me. Glee. For SATB.
- (pp. 144-157) Benjamin Cooke: The mouse's petition. Glee. For SATB.
- (pp. 158-163) Thomas Weelkes: New country sports. Madrigal, 1608. For SSAB.
Dates
- Creation: early 19th-cent
Extent
176 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. Mus. d. 280, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. d. 280
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16038
Abstract
Collection of 22 glees and madrigals for 2-5 voices by various composers; presumably copied from printed sources, early 19th cent.
Biographical / Historical
Stephen Paxton (1734-1787) was a composer and cellist. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Samuel Webbe (1740-1816) was a composer, organist and bass singer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
John Stafford Smith (1750-1836) was a musicologist and composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
William Jackson (1815-1866) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
John Wall Callcott (1766-1821) was a composer and theorist. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Jonathan Battishill (1738-1801) was an organist and composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Michael East (c 1580-1648) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
William Croft (1678-1727) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Thomas Weelkes (?1576-1623) was a composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Custodial History
Upper pastedown inscribed: Charles A. Bowles Esqr.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Faculty of Music Library, 1995.
Physical Facet
(164-170 blank). Binding: half calf with marbled paper boards.
Dimensions
Oblong folio (240 × 295 mm)
- Title
- Collection of 22 glees and madrigals for 2-5 voices
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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