Copies of songs, late 16th and early 17th century [manuscript], ca. 1625-ca. 1675.

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Copies of songs, late 16th and early 17th century [manuscript], ca. 1625-ca. 1675.

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Madrigals with music (cantus, altus, and tenor) added to the blank pages of a copy of Madrigals to four voices ..., by John Bennet, 1599 (STC 1882). Manuscript music copied by Baron Conyers D'Arcy. Pieces are incomplete, wanting other parts. First lines: Vaults graves and toombs, (A3); Come lovers forthe, and help me to admire, attributed to Mr [Michael?] East (B2); The silver swan who livinge had no note, attributed to Mr. East, (C2); Venus by Adonis side, attributed to [Robert Parsons], (C3). Also, on the flyleaf of the cantus part only, two additional songs, Well soudinge pipes well tuned strings, attributed to Mr. [Simon] Ive, and On me poore man, attributed to Mr [William] Byrd.

6 p. of ms. music.

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Ives, Simon, 1600-1662

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Bennet, John, active 1599-1614

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Parsons, Robert, 1596-1676

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Darcy, Conyers Darcy, Baron, 1570-1654

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East, Michael, approximately 1580-1648

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English composer. From the description of Autograph document signed Est, dated : [Lichfield], 13 June 1642, 1642 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566101 From the description of Document signed, dated : Lichfield, 20 June 1642, 1642 June 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270566106 ...

Byrd, William, 1539 or 1540-1623

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Both originally composed for keyboard (harpsichord or virginal). The Pavane composed ca. 1612 and published as no. 6 in the collection Parthenia. The Gigg published as A Giff F. Tr[egian], no. 180 in the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book compiled probably after 1621. For Leslie Russell's transcription of the Earle of Salisbury's Pavane for string orchestra see FLC callno.: 2370s.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of The Earle of Salisbury's pavane ; A gigg / William Byrd ; arr. ...