Oxford. Christ Church, Library, Mus 988

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Oxford. Christ Church, Library
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  • Christ Church Mus 988
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Date
  • 1581–1588
Language
  • Latin
  • English
Title
  • Tudor motets, anthems, consort music and consort songs - Bassus
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Description
  • Complete set of five partbooks containing motets, anthems, consort music and consort songs, copied principally by Robert Dow (1553-88), fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, with later additions by John Baldwin and an unidentified copyist; English. This set is one of the most important surviving music manuscripts from Elizabethan England, and a major source of works by William Byrd. It is also famous for Dow's exquisite penmanship, executed in black ink over staves previously printed in red.
    For other parts, see Mus 984-987.
    For detailed descriptions, please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/library-and-archives/digital-library.
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  • Photo: © The Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford. Terms of use: All rights reserved. Permission to reproduce images must be obtained from the Keeper of Special Collections at Christ Church, but is not normally withheld.
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