Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque Era

Late-Seventeenth-Century English Keyboard Music
Edited by Candace Bailey

Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Mus.Sch.D.219, and Oxford, Christ Church, Mus. MS 1177, contain more than 80 pieces that vividly depict English keyboard music of the late seventeenth century. Two copyists entered various kinds of works into these manuscripts: suites, keyboard transcriptions of instrumental pieces, grounds, preludes, a verse, and arrangements of popular tunes. Many of the compositions are unica and are published here for the first time. This collection consists of music from two successive generations of composers. The earlier group includes less familiar works by Matthew Locke, John Roberts, and Albert Byrne--all composers who made significant contributions to Restoration keyboard literature. This is the tradition in which the next generation, most notably John Blow and Henry Purcell, learned their art. The later pieces in this edition include some of the more famous keyboard music by these latter two composers.

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Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS.Mus.Sch D.219
Anonymous
A Ground for ye Organ or Harpsicord; A Ground for ye harpsicord; A Ground in D Sol re; The new tune; Corant; Saraband; Saraband

John Banister?
Banisters tune

Albert Bryne
[Almain]; Corant; Saraband; Jigg Allmaine; Allmaine; Corant; Saraband; Jigg Allmaine; Allmaine; Corant; Saraband; Jigg Allmaine

William Lawes
The kings ayre; The kings Coranto

Matthew Locke
An ayre; Mr Locks Saraband; Mr Locks Coranto

Oxford, Christ Church, Mus. MS. 1177
Anonymous
[Freeman's Delight]; [Saraband]; The Kings ayre; [Corant]; A [S]Cots Aire; A horne pipe; [Aire]; [Saraband]; [Saraband]; Aire; [Saraband]; [Jigg]; [Almain]; Jigg; Saraband; Sar[aband]; [Corant]; [Corant]; Jigg; Jigg; Jigg; Trumpet Almand; [Ground]

Le Barre
Sarabrand

John Blow
[Verse]; Prelude; Corant; Almaine; Almaine; Morlake Ground; Ground

Albert Bryne
Saraband; [Almain]

Mr Gerhard Disiner
Ground

Giovanni Battista Draghi
Almaine; Corant; Saraband

Giovanni Battista Draghi or John Blow
[Almain]

Richard Gibbs
Allmaine; Corant

Matthew Locke
Almand

Edward Lowe
[Saraband]

Richard Portman
Sarabrand

Christopher Preston
[Almain]

Henry Purcell
[Ground]; [Ground "Scocca pur"]; Mr H. Purcell Prelude; Allmand; Corant; [Saraband]; Prelude; Almand; Corant; Saraband to the lessons before, in A

John Roberts
Almain; [Corant]; Jigg; Ayre; [Corant]