1931. BALFE (Michael William). "Hark! 'tis the hunter's jovial

horn," hunting glee for four voices, the words by Edward Fitzball. In score. In the composer's autograph.

Presented to the Society by Mr. A. Durlacher.

folio. 1850.

1932. CANONS, Rounds, Catches, and short Glees; mostly without

composers' names.

3 vols. oblong small octavo. A collection of Music, formerly belonging to him, chiefly in his handwriting, and consisting principally of his own compositions (many of the copies being the originals, and several pieces being unpublished). The whole (with the exception of some compositions in separate parts) bound in 19 volumes, distinguished by letters. The contents of each volume are as follows, viz. :—

1933. COOKE (Benjamin), Mus. Doc.

VOLUME A.

Ode to Handel, on the Anniversary of his Commemora

tion, 1785. "Sweet Harmonist," for two choirs. Dr. Cooke Two Psalm Tunes, composed for the Earl of Aylesford,

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Full score, in the composer's handwriting.

"Let us eat, let us drink," Round for 4 voices. 1786.
[See also Vols. E & I]

1787

The Music in John Home's tragedy of Agis,' composed
by

Dr. Boyce.

Dr. Cooke.

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1790

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[See also

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1789

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T. Norris.

By Mason's art," Glee for 3 voices. 1786
"Let Rubinelli charm the ear," Two-part Song. 1792
"The Mouse's Petition," Glee for 4 voices.
"Thyrsis, when he left me," Duett. 1790.

Vol. E]
"O Father of Mankind," Glee for 5 voices.
"Hear me, O Lord," Hymn for 4 voices, the words
adapted by Dr. Cooke to the music of
"My God, my God," a Psalm, adapted to the music of
the Glee for 4 voices, "How sleep the brave," by Dr. Cooke.
Thou, Lord, my safety," a Psalm, adapted to the music
of the Glee for 4 voices, " More with the love,"
by

Four Melodies, in several of the Ancient Greek modes,

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for 4 voices, with instrumental accompaniments. John Travers. Full score, in the composer's handwriting.

"How sweet with my Chloe to rove," Glee for 3 voices,

and "Twine, cluster'd Ivy," an Elegy for 3 voices, Thomas Ebdon.

In the composer's handwriting.

"Each year, each hour," Song; and "What heavenly
rapture," Duett

"Sweet Tenant of the Tomb," an Ode written for Dr.

Delap's tragedy called "The Captives." 1786.
[See also Vol. E]

Organ part to Anthem, "I heard a great voice".
"Will you buy any tape?" Round for 4 voices. [See

Dr. Nares.

Dr. Cooke.

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VOLUME Aa.

Milton's Morning Hymn of Adam and Eve, composed by as altered and enlarged by

A printed copy of the original composition is interleaved. [See also Vol. Dc.] "The Lord said unto the woman," Anthem for the Lying-in Charity, 1770. Incomplete .

"Sumer is i cumen in," Round. Facsimile of Harleian

MS.

Examples of different modes of resolving certain chords,

from Antoniotto.

"Sumer is i cumen in," Round, reduced into score.

"Ah, beshrew me, by me fae," Three-part Song (im

perfect)

[See also Vols. Db and I]

"Thus musing in my mind," Three-part Song

Ah, blessed Jesu," Three-part Song.

"Up the hill or cross the lawn." Glee for 4 voices, with instrumental accompaniments. 1767. [See also

J. E. Galliard.
Dr. Cooke.

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"Patron of Music," another acrostic on Pepusch by Leveridge. The words only.

"O Lord, I will praise Thee," Verse Anthem with instruments. 1752. [See also Vol. I]

"I will magnify Thee, O God," Verse Anthem with instruments. 1749

"Let all the just," do. for the Founder's day, at the

"Let us eat, let us drink," Round for 4 voices, 1787,
revised. 1789. [See also Vols. A, E and I]
"Out of the deep," Motett, 5 voices. 1750

Up the hill or cross the lawn," Glee for 1767. [See also Vols. Aa, B and C]. “O Venus, Regina," Glee for 5 voices. 1769. [See

"Interred here" (Tallis's Epitaph), Glee for 4 voices.

"Here lies John Trot," Catch, 3 voices. 1770. [See

also Vol. C]

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"Round, round with the glass, boys," Glee, 3 voices.

1770. [See also Vol. C].

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"I am unable," Catch, 4 voices, 1769

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"If the prize you mean to get," Glee, 4 voices. 1769 "Who best can serve,” Catch, 3 voices.

"Underneath lodges," Round for 3 voices. 1770.

Airs for two clarinets and two horns. 1765 and 1766
Concerto (or Sonata) for stringed instruments in E flat.
1764. [See also Vols. Da and H]
"Touch'd to the soul," Catch, 3 voices.
also Vol. Db]

Lesson for the Harpsichord. 1750. (The last four movements.)

VOLUME B.

A Set of Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord

Fugue in B flat major

Do. in A major

Canon, for two performers on the Organ

Slow Organ Piece, in D minor.

Slow Organ Piece, in C major, "When the ear heard

her," arranged by

1770

How sleep the brave." Elegy for 4 voices. "Beneath a weight of hapless love," Glee for 5 voices.

1771

"Deh! dove senza me?" Glee for 4 voices. 1774
"If 'tis joy to wound a lover," Glee for 3 voices. 1771
"Hark! it's somebody," Catch for 3 voices. 1793
"In the merry month of May," Glee for 4 voices
Two Double Chants, in B flat and E

"Round, round with the glass," Glee for 3 voices. 1770
"Where'er thy navy," Glee for 3 voices.
"How many skeins of silk," Catch for 3 voices.
"To the member elect,"

Dr. Cooke.

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Dr. Cooke.

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"Up the hill, or cross the lawn," Glee for 4 voices.

"In paper case," Glee for 4 voices.

"Underneath lodges," Round for 3 voices. 1770
"Quid pejus cura est?" Round for

"Hot spice gingerbread," Catch for 3 voices. 1767
"Amen," Canon, by augmentation, for 3 voices. 1774
March, in D major, arranged for keyed instruments
Eight Chants by various authors.

An Introduction to one of Scarlatti's Fugues

An Air to connect several other pieces of Scarlatti's
March, for wind instruments, composed in 1776 for

Capt. Baudin

Five Chants by Dr. Cooke, and one by Mr. Phocion
Henley.

March, for the Nottinghamshire Regiment of Militia,
for wind instruments, composed 1779 .

Six Chants, by various Authors.

"Wealth, sire of Flattery," Glee for 4 voices

Resolutions of Ancient Canons, by Clemens non Papa,

Dr. John Bull, &c.; the originals being in various
forms, as circles, triangles, &c.

Modulations from Antoniotto, explaining various reso-
lutions of the same harmony.

"Thy rebuke," from the "Messiah" of Handel, trans-
posed by changing the gender of its harmony.
Air in D minor from Handel's Lessons, corrected.
Additions to the ad libitum passages of Handel's first

Organ Concerto.

Eviton's "Le Compère Blaise," Air, à deux voix, par.

Dr. Cooke.

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Dr. Cooke.

Dr. Cooke.

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Wm. Defescb.

The Slow Movement of the 4th Organ Concerto "Hail, Light," Air, supposed to be by

"My song shall be alway," Anthem, with instrumental accompaniments

"O praise the Lord," Anthem, composed for the Chapel

of the Duke of Chandos

"A teneri affetti," Duet in "Otho".

Overture to the Anthem, "I heard a great voice"
"O all ye nations," adapted to the music of the Eleventh
Madrigal of

"O place me where the burning noon," Air. 1790
"Heyday, jolly Rutterkin," Three-part Song
"From stormy windes," Three part Song.
Organ part to the following Services :-Kelway in B
minor, Evening Service, Kelway in F, Evening
Service, Dr. Child in D, in G minor.

Reversing the Volume, are Organ parts to the follow-
ing Anthems. "Bow thine ear" (Byrd); "O
Lord God of Hosts
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(Goldwin); Out of the
deep" (Aldrich); "O God, wherefore art Thou
"We have heard with our ears
absent" (Blow);
(Aldrich); and ""
(Boyce).

By the waters of Babylon"

VOLUME C.

Concerto for stringed instruments, in A. 1766.
Concerto in G. 1769

"Lover, thou must be presuming," Glee for 3

Handel.

Dr. Arne.

Purcell.

Dr. Pepusch.
Handel.

Dr. Cooke.

Carlo Clari.

Dr. Cooke.
W. Cornish, Jun.
Edmund Turges.

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voices.

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1767 March (in F), for wind instruments, composed in 1766, at the request of Capt. Baudin, of the 58th Regi

"The Longitude," Glee for 3 voices. 1767
"Interred here" (Tallis's Epitaph), Glee for voices.
1767. (See also Vol. Ab.)

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"While venison we eat," Glee for 3 voices, composed for the Chapel Feast, August 5, 1767.

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"O Venus, Regina," Glee for 5 voices. 1769.

"Here again are we met," Glee for 3 voices, composed for the Chapel Feast, August 3, 1769

"Up the hill, or cross the lawn," Glee for 4

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voices.

(See also Vol. B)

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"Who best can drink?"

Catch for 3 voices. 1768.

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"Here lies John Trot,"

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"Hot spice gingerbread,"

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"Strange, that this difference," Round for

6 voices.

"Wherewithal shall a young man," Verse Anthem
"Revised for printing, September 8, 1793."
[See also Vols. H and M]

"Praised be the Lord daily," Verse Anthem (May 1,
1793)

The Same.-A rough sketch.

Dr. Cooke.

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"Glory be to the Father," Canon for 8 voices (printed) M. Overend. "O God of my righteousness," Verse Anthem (wanting

the chorus)

Dr. Greene.

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Dr. Cooke.

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Five Psalm Tunes, for the Earl of Aylesford

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Eight Psalms, for 3 and voices

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"When Beauty's soul-attracting charms," Ode for 2

choirs. 1787

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"To you fair ladies now in town," Glee for 3 choirs. 1783

"I have been young," Glee for 3 voices and chorus. [See also Vol. I]

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"Why busy boys," Glee for 5 voices

1801.

"Tell me, lovely shepherd," Glee for 2 choirs. 1788
"Why flies Belinda," Glee for 5 voices.
"Since first I saw your face," Four-part Song. 1607
"If the man who turnips cries," Catch for 3 voices.

1793

"Genius of England," Air

Altered and enlarged, with choruses and additional

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Henry Cooke. Thomas Ford.

"Ye tuneful and harmonious choir," Ode for St.

[A different copy printed in his Collection of New Songs. 1701. See No. 1341.]

"One summer eve," Air.

"In paper case," Glee for 3 voices. [See also Vol. B] "Up the hill, or cross the lawn," Duett

"Mr. Speaker, tho' tis late," Catch for 3 voices.

"When to the Muses' haunted hill," Ode for 4 voices.

1780. [See also Vol. Db].

"Nymph, over thee," Glee for 4 voices. 1779. [See

"Hail, Music," Ode for voices. 1778. [See also

also Vol. Db]

Vol. G].

"O come, ye fair," Ode for 4 voices. 1777

Dr. Cooke.
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Handel.
Steffani.
Shield.

Dr. Cooke.

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Baildon.
Dr. Cooke.
Bach.

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