Playford, John, the elder, composer and music-publisher

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creatorOf VERSIFIED PSALM TUNES; 1710-1762. A composite volume of psalm tunes and other material. There are several marks of ownership, from which it appears that the two main components of the book, the printed collection of Psalm tunes for St Laurence Church..., 1710-1762 British Library
referencedIn MOTETS, madrigals, and duets, by Palestrina, Agostino Steffani, Antonio Lotti, A. Stradella, Giovanni Croce, and Giovanni Battista Buononcini. At f. 79 are included English part-songs by John Playford, Edmund Nelham, M. Locke, and Henry Lawes. Paper;..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf MS Mus. 1562. Princess Elizabeth’s Songbook: A selection of music owned by Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of George III, afterwards Landgravine and Princess of Hesse Homburg; 1795. Ink scores, copies, in various hands. With English, French, German and It..., 1795 British Library
creatorOf CHURCH HOUSE MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. XII. 'A Course of Anthems, Introits, Hymns at the Offertory and after Evening Service throughout the Year', partly by named composers; compiled aft. 1866 (f. 99). Imperfect, by the excision of pp. 71-74, 131 in the orig... British Library
referencedIn 1. FANTASIAS and sonatas for three bass viols by John Jenkins; in parts, where of one is missing. Autograph. 1, 9. 2. One hundred suites for three strings, with a theorbo-bass, by William Gregorie, Matthew, Locke and John Jenkins; transcribed in part..., 17th century British Library
creatorOf PSALM TUNES; after 1712. Added in MS. on inter-leaves to the printed volume The Whole Books of Psalms…by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others (Printed by William Pearson, 1712). Those marked a, below, are for 4 voices and, unless the contrary i... British Library
creatorOf NOVELLO COLLECTION. Vol. CXIV. 'Studies in Vocal Counterpoint'; 1845-1849. Some numbers are present in more than one setting. ff. iii+46. Overall size 310 x 244mm. Vincent Novello's binding of 1849, numbered 127b. 1. f. 1. Samuel Webbe the elder: 'St..., 1845-1849 British Library
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