"Folies d'Espagne" and other pieces for bass viol by Marin Marais, compiled before 1685., [Before 1685.]
Item
Identifier: MS.9467
Scope and Contents
In this version of the 'Folies' there are twenty-eight couplets of which eleven do not appear in the version published by Marin Marais in his second book (1701). The volume contains a further twenty-three pieces of which three appear in Marais's first book (1686), and the remainder are otherwise unknown.
Dates
- Creation: [Before 1685.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
48 Leaves ; Oblong octavo.
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
48 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscript was bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1957.
Bibliography
Marais, Marin.
- 'Pièces à une et à deux violes’ (1686, 1701).
- 'Marin Marais, the instrumental works’, volume ii, edited by John Hsu (New York, 1987).
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk