Shelfmark
Ibb5.5.64 - Ibb5.5.65
Title
[Collection of vocal part-songs and choral works by various composers].
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : [various publishers] ; [1891-1986]
Physical description
2 v. ; 26-27 cm.
Language
English words.
Language
Staff notation.
Language
Tonic sol-fa.
Note
Title devised bu cataloguer.
Note
Compilation of vocal music scores by different composers, published by various publishers, and bound together probabbly at Eton College.
Note
Dates of publication based on copyright dates found on some scores.
Note
Several items included tonic sol-fa notation.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Vol. 1. See the chariot at hand / composed by Wm. Horsley ; poetry by Ben Jonson (The Musical Times, no. 55) -- The charge of the light brigade / written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson ; set to music for chorus and orchestra by Arthur Somervell (c1896) -- The minstrel boy : Irish air / arranged for S.A.T.B. by Thomas F. Dunhill ; words by Thomas Moore (The Musical Times, no. 862, 1914) -- Hymn before action : a part-song for chorus of men's voices unaccompanied / arranged from the song by Rudyard Kipling and H. Walford Davies (The Orpheus (New Series), no. 329, c1899) -- The wine cup is circling : a part-song for five voices / poetry by Thomas Moore ; music arranged by Sir R. P. Stewart (Novello's Part-Song Book, no. 434) -- Ye mariners of England : a four-part song / poetry by Thomas Campbell ; music composed by H. Hugh Pierson (Novello's Part-Song Book (Second Series), no. 435) -- A song of rest : four-part song (with pianoforte accompaniment) / composed by H. Walford Davies ; words anonymous (The Musical Times, no. 683, c1899) -- Song of the wall / words by Arthur Benson ; music by Arthur Goodhart (Eton School Songs, no. 4, c1893) -- The Russian national anthem / arranged by J. Barnby ; English words by Rev. J. Troutbeck.
Formatted contents note
Contents: Vol. 2. Two chorales by J. S. Bach: Now cheer our hearts this eventide ; Awake, thou wintry earth (Church Music Society Reprints, no. 17b. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Humphrey Milford, 1924) -- England : John O'Gaunt's verse / music by C. Hubert H. Parry ; words by Sir Esme Howard (The Dear Book Press Series of Unison and Part-songs, no. 156. H. F. W. Deane and Sons ; The Year Book Press Ltd., c1919) -- L'Allegro : Populous cities please me then, solo and chorus / Handel (Novello's Octavo Choruses, no. 328) -- Now is the month of maying : ballet for five voices / composed by Thomas Morley (The Musical Times, no. 87) -- Awake, sweet love / composed by John Dowland -- Choral fantasia on "Tannhäuser" / arranged by Percy E. Fletcher ; words by Florence Hoare (Curwen Edition, 60721. J. Curwen & Sons) -- Amidst the myrtles : part-song for five voices / composed by Jonathan Battishill ; edited by Henry Leslie (The Musical Times, no. 9) -- Full fathom five : a four-part song / words by Shakespeare ; music composed by Charles Wood (Novello's Part-Song Book (Second Series), no. 604, c1891).
Binding
Each volume bound in brown stiff paper wrappers; vol. 2 bears a ms. inscription in pencil, reading: "Todd. 2nd Bass".
Copy-specific note
Some vols. include ms. annotations.
Subject
Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862 - 1925 Musical settings.
Subject
Campbell, Thomas, 1777 - 1844 Musical settings.
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Hoare, Florence Musical settings.
Subject
Jonson, Ben, 1573? - 1637 Musical settings.
Subject
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865 - 1936 Musical settings.
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Moore, Thomas, 1779 - 1852 Musical settings.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564 - 1616 Musical settings.
Subject
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1809 - 1892 Musical settings.
Subject
Subject
Vocal music.
Subject
Choruses (mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied.
Subject
Part songs, English.
Genre/Form
Scores.
Genre/Form
Musical settings.
Genre/Form
Part songs.
Genre/Form
Arrangements (Music)
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Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685 - 1750 composer.
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Barnby, Joseph, 1838 - 1896 arranger.
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Battishill, Jonathan, 1738 - 1801 composer.
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Campbell, Thomas, 1777 - 1844 author.
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Dowland, John, 1563? - 1626 composer.
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Dunhill, Thomas F., 1877 - 1946 arranger.
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Fletcher, Percy E., 1879 - 1932 arranger.
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Goodhart, Arthur M., 1866 - 1941 composer.
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Handel, George Frideric, 1685 - 1759 composer.
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Horsley, William, 1774 - 1858 composer.
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Hoare, Florence author.
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Troutbeck, J. (John), 1832 - 1899 translator.
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Jonson, Ben, 1573? - 1637 author.
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Kipling, Rudyard, 1865 - 1936 author.
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Leslie, Henry, 1822 - 1896 editor.
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Moore, Thomas, 1779 - 1852 author.
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Morley, Thomas, 1557 - 1603? composer.
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Pierson, Henry Hugo, 1815 - 1873 composer.
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Somervell, Arthur, 1863 - 1937 composer.
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Stewart, Robert Prescott, 1825 - 1894 arranger.
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Davies, Walford, 1869 - 1941 composer.
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Wood, Charles, 1866 - 1926 composer.
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Eton College associated name.
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Novello & Co. publisher.
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Novello, Ewer & Co. publisher.
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England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B55203