Music
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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A Collection of Lute Music, Seventeenth century
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Nn.06.36
Scope and Contents
The pieces which are chiefly dance music are by several composers. Some are by John Dowland, but the greater number are by D. B. Some of the tunes bear names, as An Roper's Delight; Robin, come away. This is a portion of the same collection as Dd.02.11.
Dates:
Seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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John Dowland and others: musical compositions, [1598-1595]
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.02.11
Scope and Contents
Pavans, galliards, marches and songs, composed principally by John Dowland and Antony Holburne. The music is written on a single stave of six lines; the notes are represented by letters on the lines or spaces, and their length by symbols above the stave. Most pages contain 11 staves. Titles of the pieces include 'My hart is surely soft', 'Go fro my windoe goe' and 'Bonny sweete boy'.
Dates:
[1598-1595]
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Collection:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).