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Record Nr.

UNISA996392567103316

Autore

Wilson John <1595-1674.>

Titolo

Psalterium Carolinum [[electronic resource] ] : The devotions of His sacred Majestie in his solitudes and sufferings, rendred in verse. / / Set to musick for 3 voices and an organ, or theorbo, by John Wilson Dr. and music professor of Oxford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for John Martin and James Allestrey, and are to be sold at the Bell in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1657

Descrizione fisica

5 v. ([280] p.) : music

Altri autori (Persone)

StanleyThomas <1625-1678.>

LawesHenry <1602-1645.>

GaudenJohn <1605-1662.>

Soggetti

Songs, English - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Vol. 1 contains twenty-seven short odes by Thomas Stanley, based on chapters 1-26 and 28 of the "Eikon basilike", the authorship of which was originally attributed to Charles I, but according to Madan (pp. 125-33) was written by John Gauden, who probably included some authentic writings of the king. ; vols. 2-5 contain Stanley's odes set to music by John Wilson.

Signatures: A-N² ; pi²  a1 A-O² ; pi²  a1 L-2A² ; pi²  a1 X-2L² ; pi²  a1 B-K² .

Leaf "a" in vols. 2-5 contains a dedication to John Wilson, signed: Henry Lawes.

The title pages to vols. 2-5 are in the same setting as the title of vol. 1, but for the Scriptural quotation is substituted: Set to musick for 3 voices and an organ, or theorbo, by John Wilson Dr. and musick professor of Oxford.

Variant: with an unsigned leaf in vol. 2 containing an address by Wilson signed: I.W.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018