Item 2 - Tenor decani partbook

1 vol., 30.5 x 19.5 cm

Verse anthems by Aldrich, Batten, Blow, Bowman, Clarke, Croft, Fuller, Gibbons, Goldwin, Grano, Greene, Hall, Hawkins, Humfrey, Jackson, Norris, Purcell, Quarles, Tucker, Tudway, Weldon, Williams, and Wise, with one anthem by an unidentified composer.

Closely related to the Tenor Cantoris partbook and Bass Cantoris partbook which make up Add. MS a. 655/3 and 4.

Two anthems are represented by fragments, Weldon's 'O praise God in his holiness' and Batten's 'Hear my prayer, O God'. An index lists only three pieces, one of which ('Psalm 119') is now missing. Pages 4-8 are for bass, although this is a tenor decani partbook. The paper is uniform, with 10 staves to a page. Three principal copyists were at work, not all professional hands. The original index has been pasted into MS a. 665/3 in error.

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p. 4: Mr Purcel, 'My song shall be alway' (bass part, but tenor in chorus)
p. 9: Dr Blow, 'Lord, how they are increased'
p. 10: Mr Wise, 'The ways of Syon do mourn'
p. 11: [Blow], 'Turn thee unto me' (same as p. 91)
p. 12: [Wise], 'The Prodigal'
p. 13: [J. Bowman], 'Give the King thy judgments'
p. 16: [J. Bowman], 'Sing unto the Lord'
p. 17: [Humfrey], 'O Lord my God'
p. 19: [Norris], 'In Jury is God known'
p. 20: Mr Peh. Humphres, 'Lord, teach us to number our dayes'
p. 23: [Hawkins], 'Arise O Lord'
p. 23: Cha: Quarles, 'O Lord thou hast searched me out'
p. 24: Mr Wise, 'I will sing a new song'
p. 25: Mr H. Purcell, 'XMas anthem'
p. 27: Dr Blow, 'O Lord I have sinned'
p. 29: Mr Hawkins, 'Lord, remember David'
p. 31: Mr Wise, 'The Lord is my shepherd'
p. 32: Dr Blow, 'And I heard a great voyce'
p. 33: Mr Purcell, 'I was glad'
p. 35: Mr Purcell, 'Be mercifull unto me, O God'
p. 38: [Hall], 'By the waters of Babylon'
p. 41: Mr Tudway, 'Lett us now praise worthy men'
p. 43: [Wise], 'Awake awake'
p. 45: Mr Tucker, 'I will magnifie the O God my King'
p. 48: [Tudway], 'Sing we merrily unto God'
p. 50: Mr Tudway, 'My God, my God'
p. 53: [Wise], 'How are the mightie fallen'
p. 55: ——, 'Thy mercy O Lord'
p. 57: Mr Hawkins, 'Turn thou thy face O Lord from my sins'
p. 59: [Norris], 'Blessed are those that are undefiled'
p. 60: Dr Aldrich, 'The Lord is King'
p. 61: [Croft], 'The Lord is King'
p. 62: [Purcell], 'Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord'
p. 65: Dr Blow, 'I waited patiently'
p. 66: Pell: Humphrys, 'Like as the hart'
p. 68: H. Purce[ll], 'They that go down to the sea'
p. 69: Dr Blow, 'Bring unto the Lord'
p. 70: Dr Blow, 'O sing unto God'
p. 72: Mr Tucker, 'Where withall'
p. 73: [Humfrey], 'O be joyfull'
p. 74: [Wise], 'Awake up my glory' (crossed through)
p. 74: [Wise], 'I will cry unto God'
p. 75: [J. Jackson], 'The Lord said unto my Lord'
p. 75: Mr Tudway, 'Behold, God is my salvation'
p. 78: Dr Aldridg, 'Give the King thy judgment O Lord'
p. 79: Mr Purcell, 'O give thanks'
p. 82: [Gibbons], 'Behold, thou hast made my days'
p. 83: Mr Clarke, 'I will love thee O Lord'
p. 84: Dr Blow, 'The Lord is my shepherd'
p. 87: Dr Tudway, 'I will sing unto the Lord'
p. 88: Mr Goldwin, 'O praise God in his holiness'
p. 91: Dr Blow, 'Turn thee unto me O Lord' (same as p. 11)
p. 93: Dr Blow, 'I beheld & lo, a great multitude'
p. 94: Mr Humphrys, 'Rejoyce in the Lord'
p. 95: Dr Aldrich, 'O Lord, I have heard thy voice'
p. 97: Mr Hen: Purcell, 'Thy way O God is holy'
p. 97: Mr Williams, 'O clap your hands'
p. 100: Dr Croft, 'The Lord is my strength'
p. 101: Dr Croft, 'Praise the Lord O my soul'
p. 102: Mr Purcell, 'The Lord is King'
p. 103: Mr Purcell, 'Praise the Lord, O my soul'
p. 103: [Grano], 'O praise God in his holiness'
p. 105: Mr Greene, 'Hear my prayer, O God'
p. 107: Mr Greene, 'O Lord, give ear unto my prayer'
p. 108: Robt. Fuller, 'I will alway give thanks'
p. 118: Mr Wise, 'Awake up my glory'
p. 120: [Weldon], ['O praise God in his holiness'] (fragment)
p. 121: [Batten], ['Hear my prayer, O God'] (fragment)
p. 123: [Croft], ['We will rejoice']
p. 129: Dr Blow, 'My God, my God'
p. 133: Dr Tudway, 'I am the resurrection'

Of these composers Quarles was organist of Trinity from 1688 to 1717, Bowman was organist from 1717 to 1730, and Fuller was master of the choristers from 1717; Tudway and Hawkins were also Cambridge men.

Likely copied before 1730, as gives 'Mr' Greene, although note both 'Dr' and 'Mr' Tudway appear (doctorate 1705). Grano (p. 103) visited Cambridge in 1724.

In a modern binding, with an old gilt leather label 'Trin. Coll.' on cover