Carefully written copy in an apparently early eighteenth-century hand of 'A S[t] Cecilia[s] song by Mr H Purcel', a setting for wind, strings, kettledrum and voices by Henry Purcell of Nicholas Brady's "An ode on St Cecilia's Day, 1692".
Item
Identifier: MS.21842
Scope and Contents
The copy appears to be almost complete, lacking only the latter part of the final Grand Chorus, even though many of the leaves are mutilated, the top and bottom staves (which were apparently unused) having been cut out, leading occasionally to the loss of the greater part of the leaf.
Dates
- Creation: 1692.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
7 Leaves ; Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
ii + 75 folios. A leaf has been cut out after folio 75.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1952, by Miss Joan Jackson, Clay Cross, and transferred, 1973, from the Department of Printed Books.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk