Item 1 - Collection of anthems in score

1 vol., 31.5 x 20 cm

A volume of verse anthems by Blow, Clarke, Croft, Gibbons, Greene, Humfrey, Nares, Tudway, Turner, Weldon, and Wise, with two anthems by unidentified composers, and a trio sonata by Corelli.

An index pasted to the inside front cover has been written in a variety of hands, and lists some of the anthems in a different order and pagination. The paper is uniform, with 12 staves to a page. There appear to have been four principal copyists, professional or expert hands.

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p. 1: Mr Crofts, 'Praise the Lord, O my soul'
p. 14: Mr Crofts, 'I will sing unto the Lord'
p. 22: Mr Crofts, 'The earth is the Lords'
p. 35: Mr Wm Crofts, 'I will give thanks'
p. 57: Mr Crofts, 'Out of the deep'
p. 70: Mr Crofts, 'O Lord God of my salvation'
p. 81: Mr Crofts, 'I will allways give thanks'
p. 107: Mr Weldon, 'Ponder my words, O Lord'
p. 119: Dr Turner, 'Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle'
p. 131: [Tudway], 'Thou O Lord hast heard our desire'
p. 142: Dr Turner, 'Lord thou hast been our refuge'
p. 150: Dr. Blow, P. H[umfrey], Dr T[urner], 'I will allways give thanks' (incomplete)
p. 169: Blow, 'I beheld and lo' (incomplete)
p. 185: Mr Green, 'Hear my prayer'
p. 197: Mr Weldon, 'Thou art my portion'
p. 207: Dr Blow, 'O sing unto God'
p. 218: James Nares, ['Have mercy on me']
p. 225: Dr Croft, 'Lord, what love have I'
p. 240: Crofts, 'I cryed unto the Lord'
p. 259: ——, 'The Lord is my light'
p. 268: ——, 'Whoso dwelleth' (incomplete)
p. 279: Mr Clark, 'The Lord is full of compassion'
p. 290: Mr Wise, 'Thou O God art praised in Sion'
p. 304: Mr Gibbons, ['Benedictus']
p. 308: Mr Gibbons, 'Creed'
p. 313: Corelli, 'Trio Sonata Op. 1/3'

In a modern binding, with an old paper label attached to the cover labelled 'Score | No. 2 | Consisting of | Anthems'.

The anthems by Gibbons at the back have been bound in upside down.