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Ten sonatas in four parts / compos'd by the late Mr. Henry Purcell.: MU.507-510

Object information

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Titles

Ten sonatas in four parts / compos'd by the late Mr. Henry Purcell.
Trio sonatas, violins (2), continuo, Z. 802-811

Maker(s)

Composer.: Purcell, Henry

Categories

Description

For 2 violins, bass instrument, and continuo.
First violin part has full title page and a dedication by Frances Purcell. Every other part has a half title.
Advertisement for volume of Purcell songs printed at back of first violin part.
Trio sonatas (Violins (2), continuo) Parts.

Notes

History note: Received bound in full leather, with gilt panels, corner ornaments, and tooled spine. Conserved and rebacked (sample of old spine preserved) by James Brockman, 1980.UkCU-FWM

Measurements and weight

4 parts (21 pages each) ;35 cm; 4 parts (21 pages each) ;35 cm;

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Note

Former owners (MU.507-510): "J. Talbot, 1697" i.e. James Talbot, Regius Professor of Music at Cambridge, and author of an ode on Purcell's death in Orpheus Britannicus ; "Messrs. Sharp London" (bookplate "Gran.lle Sharp delin.") ; W.H. Cummings (bookplate).UkCU-FWM

Purcell, Henry,1659-1695composer.

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.507-510
Primary reference Number: 253482
ALMA leader: 02583ccm a2200397 i 4500
ALMA control 001: 9958514543403606
ALMA reference a: (UkCU)5851454-cambrdgedb
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Audit data

Created: Monday 12 October 2020 Updated: Wednesday 2 December 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Ten sonatas in four parts / compos'd by the late Mr. Henry Purcell." Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/253482 Accessed: 2024-12-22 22:21:46

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