Cantatas, etc. by composers associated with St Thomas's church, Leipzig and others, and sacred and secular music by S. Capricorn
Cantatas, etc. by composers associated with St Thomas's church, Leipzig and others, and sacred and secular music by S. Capricorn [Bockshorn]. Parts, copied by many hands, including one of a professional copyist. Copies probably made for James Sherard (1666-1738) are present with some parts.
Dates
- Creation: 2nd half of the 17th cent.
Extent
0.55 Linear metres (5 physical shelfmarks)
Language of Materials
- Latin
- English
- German
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. c. 28, fols. 1-2].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. Mus. Sch. c. 28-31, 43
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17465
Abstract
Cantatas, etc. by composers associated with St Thomas's church, Leipzig and others, and sacred and secular music by S. Capricorn {Bockshorn], 2nd half of the 17th cent.
Biographical / Historical
Most of the composers whose music is copied in these volumes were associated with the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Details of their lives and works can be found in Grove Music Online.
Other Finding Aids
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, 26386-26389, 26404.
RISM 800262297, 800262318, 800262368, 800262326
Custodial History
This item is part of the Music School collection of printed and manuscript music, which was originally bequeathed to the University of Oxford by William Heather (c 1563-1627), and gradually added to until the end of the 18th century.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was transferred to the Bodleian in 1885.
Bibliography
Peter Wollny, 'A collection of seventeenth-century vocal music at the Bodleian Library', in Schütz-Jahrbuch 15 (1993), pp. 77-108.
Leipzig church music from the Sherard collection: eight works by Sebastian Knüpfer, Johann Schelle, and Johann Kuhnau, edited by Stephen Rose (Middleton, WI: A-R Editions, 2014).
Physical Facet
Formerly kept loose for performance. Stitched and bound in imperfect order at the Bodleian.
Subject
- Lowe | Edward | 1610-1682 | composer, music copyist, organist and writer on music (Person)
- Bassani | Giovanni Battist | c 1650-1716 | composer (Person)
- Kuhnau | Johann | 1660-1722 | composer, keyboard player and music theorist (Person)
- Krieger | Johann Philipp | 1649-1725 | composer, organist and keyboard player (Person)
- Sances | Giovanni Felice | c 1600-1679 | composer and singer (Person)
- Bockshorn | Samuel | 1628-1665 | composer and teacher (Person)
- Title
- Cantatas, etc. by composers associated with St Thomas's church, Leipzig and others, and sacred and secular music by S. Capricorn
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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