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A choice collection of lessons for the harpsichord or spinnet / composed by ye late Henry Purcell, organist of his Majesties Chappell Royal, & of St. Peters Westminster.: MU.419

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Titles

A choice collection of lessons for the harpsichord or spinnet / composed by ye late Henry Purcell, organist of his Majesties Chappell Royal, & of St. Peters Westminster.
Suites, Selections harpsichord.

Maker(s)

Composer.: Purcell, Henry

Categories

Description

Seven suites (Z. 660-663, 665/3-4, 666-669) and six arrangements of tunes Z. T678, T680, T686, T687, T697, T698).
Includes dedication page -- preliminary leaf [2]
Harpsichord Instruction and study. Suites (Harpsichord) music. Harpsichord music.

Notes

History note: Received bound in full maroon leather (sample preserved). Conserved and rebound in quarter Morocco leather with Cockerell paper sides and vellum tips by the Cockerell Bindery in July 1981.UkCU-FWM

Measurements and weight

1 score ([6] leaves, 60 pages, 61-63 leaves) ;13 x 23 cm.; 1 score ([6] leaves, 60 pages, 61-63 leaves) ;13 x 23 cm.;

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Note

Purcell, Henry,1659-1695composer.

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.419
Primary reference Number: 253485
ALMA leader: 02066ncm a2200373 i 4500
ALMA control 001: 991006462028603606
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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

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