Yorkshire feast ; Amphitrion / Purcell, 1689. Of old when heroes thought it base
First work for A ATBB soli, SSATB chorus, fl1, fl2, ob1, ob2, tpt1, vl1, vl2, vl1, bc ; 2nd work for SB soli, vl1, vl2, vla, bc. ; 3rd work for vl, b.
First line first work: Of old when heroes
Second work first performed in 1690. The movements are in the order Z. 572 no. 3, First musick ; 5, Second musick ; 6, 3rd musick [title crossed out] ; 1. Ouverture ; 2, 1st Act tune ; 8, 2d Act tune ; 9, Caelia that I once was blest ; 7, [4th] Act tune ; 10, [For] Iris I sigh and hourly dye ; Z. D253, Dance for tinkers ; 11, Fair Iris and her swain.
Third work is placed among the movements of the second work.
Cover title.
Singers named in the second work: Mrs. Butler (S), Mr. Bowman (B)
Thematic catalogue nos. Z. 333, Z. 572 and D253.
Copyist's manuscript in ink.
Paper: 12 staves (275x164mm); watermark: Arms of Amsterdam.
Original pagination 115-172 (continued in GB Ob MS.Tenbury.785).
Former shelf mark: 31.H.13 (also numbered C. 659-660, and listed as such in the Zimmerman thematic catalogue)
1.1.1 vl1 Symphony D G-2 xFC c 4''D8-D{D6ED}{8.D6C}/{8D6DE}{8F6FG}{8A6GF}{8.E6F}/ 1.2.1 A Of old when heroes thought it base D F-4 xFC c 4--8-,D4.A8A/6'D8.,A8.F6A2C/8-A8.G6F8G6AB8.G6F/ 2 .1.1 vl1 Ouverture Bb G-2 bBE 2 4''F{8FE}4DG/F'B4.''E8F/4D{8EF}4.G8G/ 3.1.1 vl Dance for tinkers D G-2 xFC c/ 6-{''AGA}/2FD/2.A6-{AGF}/4.G{6AB}4.A8G/
Cantatas, Secular Scores. Incidental music.
History note: Full leather with extensive gilding on front cover. "Bound by Zaehnsdorf" (undated)
1 ms. score (29 leaves, bound) ;34 cm.; 1 ms. score (29 leaves, bound) ;34 cm.;
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Bookplate: "WHC" (WIlliam Hayman Cummings). "Lot 1396 in the sale of Dr. W.H. Cummings Library at Sotheby's 23 May 1917. I bought it for £23.0.0 ?It is all in Purcell's handwriting with his autograph signature on fol. 23 (pencil). Ralph Griffin. Inner Temple"
Purcell, Henry,1659-1695.
[England],[169-?]
Accession number: MU.MS.683
Primary reference Number: 253475
ALMA leader: 04125cdm a2200529 a 4500
ALMA control 001: 995018843803606
ALMA reference a: (UkCU)501884-depfacfmdb
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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Manuscripts and Printed Books
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