Musick’s delight on the cithren, restored and refined to a more easie and pleasant manner of playing than formerly ; And set forth with lessons al a mode, being the choicest of our late new ayres, corants, sarabands, tunes, and jiggs. To which is added several new songs and ayres to sing to the cithren.
Composer:
Playford, John
Publisher:
Playford, John
Composer:
Coleman, Charles, ca. 1605-1664
Composer:
Ives, Simon, 1600-1662
Composer:
Jenkins, John, 1592-1678
Composer:
Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662
Composer:
Lawes, William, 1602-1645
Composer:
Locke, Matthew, c1622-1677
Printer:
Godbid, William, d.1679
By John Playford Philo-Musicae.
101 pieces for cittern: predominantly traditional music, also works by C. Coleman, S. Ives, J. Jenkins. H. and W. Lawes, M. Locke and J. Playford; preceded by instruction on playing the cittern.
Music in French tablature.
Frontispiece missing?
Printed from moveable type throughout; diamond musical notation, initials.
Title in double-rule border.
Table of contents and errata note precedes music.
Signatures: [A-G] (D misnumbered C).
Advertisment - l. 56 v.
l.1 and 57 - blank with annotations and inscriptions. Annotations throughout.
English words printed as text following music for each song.
References: RISM B/I, 1666
Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P 2491
ESTC, R229193
London : Printed by W.G. and are sold by J. Playford at his shop in the Temple, 1666. [57] l. : ill. ; 10x16 cm.
Method of acquisition: Given (1948) by Dent, Edward Joseph
Production date: AD 1666
Full brown calf binding with five false raised bands on spine. Spine ornately tooled in gold. Lettering labels in second and third panels. Pink silk headbands.
Support composed of paper
Accession number: MU 1317
Primary reference Number: 131143
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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