Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The pieces are in three groups:

Sixteen unnamed pieces (folios 1-6 in treble parts, 1-5 verso in bass);

Pieces numbered to 25 (actually 23), composers named being Christopher Simpson and John Jenkins (folios 6 verso-19, 6 verso-18, 6-18);

Thirty-five pieces, possibly of French origin, complete only in the bass part (1-3 missing in first treble, and 1-11 in second treble), (folios 37 verso-47, 32 verso-39 verso, 33 verso-43 verso).

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The pieces are in three groups:

Sixteen unnamed pieces (folios 1-6 in treble parts, 1-5 verso in bass);

Pieces numbered to 25 (actually 23), composers named being Christopher Simpson and John Jenkins (folios 6 verso-19, 6 verso-18, 6-18);

Thirty-five pieces, possibly of French origin, complete only in the bass part (1-3 missing in first treble, and 1-11 in second treble), (folios 37 verso-47, 32 verso-39 verso, 33 verso-43 verso).

Scope and Contents

The pieces are in three groups:

Sixteen unnamed pieces (folios 1-6 in treble parts, 1-5 verso in bass);

Pieces numbered to 25 (actually 23), composers named being Christopher Simpson and John Jenkins (folios 6 verso-19, 6 verso-18, 6-18);

Thirty-five pieces, possibly of French origin, complete only in the bass part (1-3 missing in first treble, and 1-11 in second treble), (folios 37 verso-47, 32 verso-39 verso, 33 verso-43 verso).

Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Part book containing the first treble and bass parts (MS.9459), 172 frames;

Part book containing the first treble and tenor (MS.9460), 169 frames;

Part book containing the second treble and alto parts (MS.9461), 180 frames.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The books contain the instrumental music, chiefly overtures, dances, and interludes (though not on the whole the ritournelles preceding vocal items) from twenty-nine works ranging from the "Ballet de l'amour malade", 1657, to the opera 'Isis' of 1677.MS.9459 also has the treble and bass parts for three pieces from 'Bélrophon', 1679, in a different hand.The material is arranged in chronological order with the date of composition given for each suite, and consists of...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: The books contain the instrumental music, chiefly overtures, dances, and interludes (though not on the whole the ritournelles preceding vocal items) from twenty-nine works ranging from the "Ballet de l'amour malade", 1657, to the opera 'Isis' of 1677.MS.9459 also has the treble and bass parts for three pieces from 'Bélrophon', 1679, in a different hand.The material is arranged in chronological order with the date of composition given for each suite, and consists of...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The pieces are in three groups:

Sixteen unnamed pieces (folios 1-6 in treble parts, 1-5 verso in bass);

Pieces numbered to 25 (actually 23), composers named being Christopher Simpson and John Jenkins (folios 6 verso-19, 6 verso-18, 6-18);

Thirty-five pieces, possibly of French origin, complete only in the bass part (1-3 missing in first treble, and 1-11 in second treble), (folios 37 verso-47, 32 verso-39 verso, 33 verso-43 verso).

Scope and Contents The books contain the instrumental music, chiefly overtures, dances, and interludes (though not on the whole the ritournelles preceding vocal items) from twenty-nine works ranging from the "Ballet de l'amour malade", 1657, to the opera 'Isis' of 1677.MS.9459 also has the treble and bass parts for three pieces from 'Bélrophon', 1679, in a different hand.The material is arranged in chronological order with the date of composition given for each suite, and consists of...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

MSS.9447-9458 consist of Scottish and English music, and French lute music, all dating from before 1675. MSS.9459-9469 consist of French music brought to Scotland by James and Harie Maule after their visits to France between 1678 and 1683. MSS.9470-9475 are opera scores and parts acquired by James Maule when in exile in Italy after the 1715 rising.