[Songbook]

Name:

Lully, Jean-Baptiste, 1632-1687; Savioni, Mario, 1608-1685; Humfrey, Pelham, 1647-1674

Date:

1690

Description:

Oblong songbook containing notated music for melodies (some with accompanying bass) and texts of songs and arias in French, with a few in Italian and some religious pieces in Latin. Of the French pieces, two arias are identified by their operas (f. 43v-46r), which are by Jean-Baptiste Lully; several more Lully arias are included without attribution, and the latest identifiable composition is "Cher souvenir douce tendresse" (f. 73r-75r), from the 1688 opera Zéphire et Flore, thought to be by Pierre Vignon and Jean-Louis Lully. Italian songs include two by 17th-century Italian composer Mario Savioni, "L'amor e lo sdegno sapete cos' è" (f. 34v-35r) and "Pupille serene, voi sette dei cieli" (f. 35v-36r). Latin religious works include a few hymns at the beginning (f. 1r-6r), a motet for the Eucharist (f. 68v-72r), and parts of settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah and the Magnificat and more hymns (f. 76v-88v). Some of the Latin pieces have paratextual elements, such as titles and directions, in French. The last song in the volume, "Hark, hark, hark, the storm grows loud" (f. 89v-92v) was originally published by English composer Pelham Humfrey in 1673. A modern note in French summarizing the contents is pasted on the front flyleaf.

Language:

French

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Mary Belasyse, daughter of Oliver Cromwell and wife of Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg (signature in ink, front flyleaf verso; gilt initials MB on spine).; Formerly owned by Cornelius J. Hauck (Cincinnati, Ohio; bookplate inside front cover).; Sold by Musinsky Rare Books (New York), 2018.; Fauconberg, Mary Belasyse, Countess, 1637?-1713, former owner.; Hauck, Cornelius J. 1893-1967, former owner.

Subject:

Songs, French -- Early works to 1800; Songs, Italian -- Early works to 1800; Songs, English -- Early works to 1800

Form/Genre:

Codices (bound manuscripts); Songbooks; Manuscripts, French; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, English; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

95 leaves : paper; 90 x 150 mm bound to 98 x 160 mm.

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Ms. codex.; French, with some religious pieces in Latin (f. 1r-6r, 68v-72v, 76v-88v), some songs in Italian (f. 34v-36r, 58r-59r, 61v-63r, 64v-65r), and one song in English (f. 89v-92v).; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, i + 95 + i; modern foliation in pencil, [1-95], upper right recto; one leaf torn out after front flyleaf.; Layout: Four five-line staves, either two pairs of treble and bass above and below a line of text, or four of melody.above four lines of text.; Script: Written in humanistic cursive or italic script, by at least four hands (f. 1r-30v, 31r-68r, 68v-72r, 72v-82v mixed, 89v-92v).; Watermark: Heawood Clock (Cadran) 340 or 341 (Auvergne, 1696).; Binding: Late 17th-century goatskin, gilt-tooled; covers with two triple-fillet panels, inner panel with fleurons at corners; gilt spine with four compartments, the lowest with initials MB; joints cracked; marbled endpapers (Musinsky).; Origin: Probably written in France in the 1690s (Musinsky).

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 2000