James Sherard: Sonatas, op. 2
'Sonate di Giacomo Sherard. Opera 2da' (fol. 44). 11 sonatas (no. 10 of the 12 is lacking). Instrumental parts (2 violins, cello and figured bass) in the hand of a professional copyist. Corrections were made by Sherard (e.g., fols. 4, 5, 46) and sections were crossed out and marked 'New', indicating that the passage had been rewritten. Published by Estienne Roger, c 1715.
Dates
- Creation: late 17th cent?
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. d. 252].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. Sch. d. 252 (Former reference: Music School B. 4. 12)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17356
Abstract
'Sonate di Giacomo Sherard. Opera 2da' (fol. 44). 11 sonatas (no. 10 of the 12 is lacking), late 17th cent.
Biographical / Historical
James Sherard [Sharwood] (1666-1738) was an apothecary, botanist and amateur musician. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Other Finding Aids
Robert Hake, [Catalogue of the Music School Collection], c 1850-1855. No. CXVI.
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, no. 26543.
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
- Margaret Crum, 'James Sherard and the Oxford Music School Collection', conference paper (Oxford, 1986) [unpublished].
- Michael Tilmouth, 'James Sherard: an English amateur composer', Music & Letters Vol. 47, No. 4 (Oct., 1966), pp. 313-322.
- Min-Jung Kang, 'The sonata in Restoration England: from fantasia suites to early English trio sonatas', Journal of Musicological Research, 39:4 (2020), 276-300.
Physical Facet
iii + 61 leaves. Each part is a single quire. Watermark, bend and lily, LVG. Ruling, 12 5-lined staves, red marginal ruling. The parts had no covers.
Dimensions
Large upright quarto
- Title
- 'Sonate di Giacomo Sherard. Opera 2da'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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