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Musick’s delight on the cithren, restored and refined to a more easie and pleasant manner of playing than formerly ; And set forth with lessons al a mode, being the choicest of our late new ayres, corants, sarabands, tunes, and jiggs. To which is added several new songs and ayres to sing to the cithren.: MU 1317

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Titles

Musick’s delight on the cithren, restored and refined to a more easie and pleasant manner of playing than formerly ; And set forth with lessons al a mode, being the choicest of our late new ayres, corants, sarabands, tunes, and jiggs. To which is added several new songs and ayres to sing to the cithren.

Maker(s)

Composer: Playford, John
Publisher: Playford, John
Composer: Coleman, Charles, ca. 1605-1664
Composer: Ives, Simon, 1600-1662
Composer: Jenkins, John, 1592-1678
Composer: Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662
Composer: Lawes, William, 1602-1645
Composer: Locke, Matthew, c1622-1677
Printer: Godbid, William, d.1679

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Description

By John Playford Philo-Musicae.

101 pieces for cittern: predominantly traditional music, also works by C. Coleman, S. Ives, J. Jenkins. H. and W. Lawes, M. Locke and J. Playford; preceded by instruction on playing the cittern.
Music in French tablature.
Frontispiece missing?
Printed from moveable type throughout; diamond musical notation, initials.
Title in double-rule border.
Table of contents and errata note precedes music.
Signatures: [A-G] (D misnumbered C).
Advertisment - l. 56 v.
l.1 and 57 - blank with annotations and inscriptions. Annotations throughout.
English words printed as text following music for each song.
References: RISM B/I, 1666
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P 2491
ESTC, R229193

London : Printed by W.G. and are sold by J. Playford at his shop in the Temple, 1666. [57] l. : ill. ; 10x16 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Dent, Edward Joseph

Dating

Production date: AD 1666

Note

Full brown calf binding with five false raised bands on spine. Spine ornately tooled in gold. Lettering labels in second and third panels. Pink silk headbands.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU 1317
Primary reference Number: 131143
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 24 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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