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LevelItem
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)SH/270
TitleBlow, Blackwell, Songs
Extent1 volume
Date[1680-1750]
DescriptionOne volume containing:
/1: Blow, J [Begin the song (Ode for St. Cecilia's day, 1648)]
A second musical entertainment performed on St. Cecilia's day November 22nd 1684. The words by the late ingenious Mr John Oldham set to music by John Blow.
London: Printed by John Playford and are to be sold by John Carr at the Middle Temple Gate, 1685.
Score. [vi] 71pp. Printed.
CPM
RISM B 3003

/2: Blackwell, I [From those pure, those blest abodes]
A song for St. Cecilia's day, November 22nd 1686. Written by Mr Tho. Flatman and composed by Mr Isaac Blackwell.
London: Printed for John Carr, 1686.
Libretto. [1f.] Printed.
Handwritten on rear is a list of 'Stewards for ye Musick feast this yeare' single sheet.
CPM?
Not in RISM

/3: A collection of new songs set by several masters Lic Robert Midgely.
[London} Printed for Thomas Shephard, instrument maker at the man in the moon without Temple barr [between 1680-1700].
Score. [16ff.] Printed.
Contents
/1: Ah! poor Anacron / Curtefill.
/2:.Ah! Celia, What careless boy / Damascene.
/3: Liberty's the soul of living / Akroyd.
/4: Insulting Rivall, never boast / Pickmore.
/5: Strephon retiring from the town / King.
/6: Ah! crewel fair / Mr S. [? name trimmed by binder].
/7: Clasp'd in the arms of her I love / Damascene.
/8: In the hight of desire / Lee.
/9: Corina has a thousand charmes / Hart.
/10: When I first saw Lucindas face / Damascene.
/11: Silvia ye fair / Capt. Pack.
/12: 'Tis certain dear Silvia [composers name trimmed by binder, probably Akroyd].
/13: The wisest must wink / Anon.
/14: Were but my lovely Silvia only mine / Hart.
/15: Tom Tory told Titus / Hart.
/16: Sung in the Banditi or the Lady's Distress (There is one black and sullen hour) / Akroyd.
Printed on one side only.
Not in CPM
Not in RISM
Spine labelled 'St. Cecilia's Day 1684 - 10'.
NotesFormer reference SH 10.
Access StatusOpen

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