Books › A special loan exhibition of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, portraits, and other mementoes of music and musicians, formed to commemorate the tercentenary of the granting by King James I of a charter of incorporation to the Worshipful company of musicians in 1604 .., 1904 › scan 43
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A special loan exhibition of musical instruments, manuscripts, books, portraits, and other mementoes of music and musicians, formed to commemorate the tercentenary of the granting by King James I of a charter of incorporation to the Worshipful company of musicians in 1604 .., 1904
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1122. The Compleat Tutor for the Fife.—Lent by Mr. Shaw Hellier.
3123. The Compleat Tutor for Hautboy.—Lent by Mr. Shaw Hellier.
5MISCELLANEOUS.
7124. Hugo von Reuthingen (Spechtshart?).—Flores Musice omnis catus Gregoriani. Lent by Mr. J. E. Matthew.
8Latin poem written as early as 1332. 1488.
10125. Wollick, Nicolaus.—Opus aureum musices castigatissimum. Lent by Mr. J. E. Matthew. See No. 2.
11The musical examples are from wood block. 1501.
13126. Chelidonius, Benedictus.—Lent by Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. 1515.
15127. Theseo, Ambrosio.—Introductio in Chaldaicam linguam, syriacam atque Armenicam et decem alias linguas. Lent by Mr. J. E. Matthew.
16In this book, professing to teach thirteen Oriental languages, is an account of a wonderful machine invented by the author's uncle, named Afranius, phagotus, i.e., fagotto.
17Rome, 1539.
19128. Tye, Dr. Christopher.—The Actes of the Apostles translated into Englyshe metre and dedicated to the Kynge's most excellent Maiestye, etc. Lent by the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1553.
21129. Vicentino, Nicola.—L'Antica Musica ridotta alla moderna prattica. Lent by Mr. C. T. D. Crews.
22Rome, 1555.
24130. Chapel Royal.—The Old Cheque Book (1561-1744). Lent by Mr. T. L. Southgate.
25Published by Rimbault.
27131. Rinuccini, Ottavio.—L'Euridice. Lent by Mr. J. E. Matthew.
28Original word-book of the first published opera, as set to music by Jacopo Peri.
29Fiorenza, 1600.
31132. Rinuccini, Ottavio.—La Dafne. Firenze.
32Original word-book of the first opera ever produced. The music by Giulio Caccini was never printed, with exception of a few fragments in Caccini's "Nuove Musiche." Lent by Mr. J. E. Matthew.
33Florence, 1602.
35133. Hume, Tobias.—Poetical Musicke. Lent by Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. 1607.
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