Purcell, Pelham Humfrey and Blow autograph MSS

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Title: Purcell, Pelham Humfrey and Blow autograph MSS
Creator: Blow, John, d. 1708
Croft, William, 1678-1727
Humfrey, Pelham, 1647-1674
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
Contributor: Becker, Dietrich, 1623-1679
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, provenance
Jenkins, John, 1592-1678
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Lawes, William, 1602-1645
Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 2-1677
Matteis, Nicola, fl. 1672-1699
Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717
Published / Created: [ca. 1680]
Publication Place: [England]
Abstract: The volume contains bass or continuo parts to Sonatas, Airs, Overtures, Dances, and other pieces by Henry Purcell ((1659-1695), Daniel Purcell ([1660]-1717), John Jenkins (1592-1678), William Lawes (1602-1645), Nicola Matteis, Diedrich Becker, Robert Wren, A. Poole, Matthew Locke (1630-1677), and Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680). The volume is written in several hands, and William H. Cummings, a biographer of Purcell, has written on l.11: ""This curious book contains several pages undeniably in the handwriting of Henry Purcell..."" The other hands are attributed by Cummings to Pelham Humfrey (1647-1674), John Blow (1648-1708), and William Croft (1678-1727).
Extent: 126 p.
31 x 21 cm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Format: notated music
Genre: Autographs
Musical works
Subject (Name): Becker, Dietrich, 1623-1679
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, provenance
Jenkins, John, 1592-1678
Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680
Lawes, William, 1602-1645
Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 2-1677
Matteis, Nicola, fl. 1672-1699
Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717
Subject (Topic): Chaconnes--17th century--Scores
Chamber music--17th century--Scores
Dances--17th century--Scores
Overtures--17th century--Scores
Pavans--17th century--Scores
Sonatas--17th century--Scores

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