Twenty keyboard pieces ; and one by Orlando Gibbons : from Purcell's autograph manuscript in the British Library, MS.MUS.I

Author(s)

• Purcell, Henry
• Gibbons, Orlando
• Moroney, Davitt

Bibliographic Information

Twenty keyboard pieces ; and one by Orlando Gibbons : from Purcell's autograph manuscript in the British Library, MS.MUS.I

Henry Purcell ; edited by Davitt Moroney

Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, 1999

Printed Music（Other）

Note

Introd. in English

Contents of Works

• Prelude
• Minuet
• Air
• Minuet
• 'Thus happy and free'
• Hornpipe
• Air
• Prelude / Gibbons
• Hornpipe
• Hornpipe
• Minuet
• Air
• Minuet
• Set (Suite) in A minor. Prelude
• Almand
• Corant
• Jig
• Set (Suite) in C major. Prelude
• Almand
• Corant
• Sarraband

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is the first publication of the Purcell manuscript discovered in 1993, now held in The British Library, London. Henry Purcell used this teaching manuscript to introduce the forms and keyboard techniques of his day. It is edited by leading British harpsichordist Davitt Moroney, whose fascinating preface illustrates the collection's background and importance. It also includes five facsimile pages.

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Details

• NCID: BA48319490
• ISBN:
  • 1854728695
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: und
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 48 p. of music
• Size: 23 x 31 cm