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Author: Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662.
Title: Choice Psalmes put into musick, for three voices the most of which may properly enough be sung by any three, with a thorough base / compos'd by Henry and William Lawes, brothers and servants to His Majestie ; with divers elegies, set in musick by sev'rall friends, upon the death of William Lawes ; and at the end of the thorough base are added nine canons of three and foure voices, made by William Lawes.
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Print source: Choice Psalmes put into musick, for three voices the most of which may properly enough be sung by any three, with a thorough base / compos'd by Henry and William Lawes, brothers and servants to His Majestie ; with divers elegies, set in musick by sev'rall friends, upon the death of William Lawes ; and at the end of the thorough base are added nine canons of three and foure voices, made by William Lawes.
Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662., Lawes, William, 1602-1645.
London: Printed by James Young for Humphrey Moseley ..., and for Richard Wodenothe ..., 1648.
Subject terms:
Psalms (Music)
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A49748.0001.001
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frontispiece
TO HIS Most Sacred Majestie, CHARLES, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, King of great Brittaine, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
To the READER.
To the Incomparable Brothers, Mr. Henry, and Mr. William Lawes (Servants to His Majestie) upon the setting of these Psalmes.
To his Friend Mr. Henry Lawes, upon his Compositions.
To my Friend Mr. Henry Lawes.
To my worthy Friend (and Countriman,) Mr. Henry Lawes, upon his owne, and his Brother Mr. William Lawes's incomparable Works.
Of 3. Voc. Bassus.
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XXVII.
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XXX.
elegies
A Pastorall Elegie to the memory of my deare Brother, William Lawes.
An Elegie to the memory of his Friend and Fellow, Mr. William Lawes, servant to his Majestie.
To the memory of his much respected Friend and Fellow, Mr. William Lawes.
An Elegie on the death of his Friend and Fellow-servant, Mr. William Lawes.
To the memory of his Friend, Mr. William Lawes.
An Elegie on the death of his deare fraternall Friend and Fellow, Mr. William Lawes, servant to his Majesty.
An Elegiack Dialogue on the sad losse of his much esteemed Friend, Mr. William Lawes, servant to his Majesty.
An Elegie on his Friend Mr. William Lawes.
Of 3. Voc. Bassus.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
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XIII.
XIV.
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XVII.
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XIX.
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XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
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XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
An Elegie on the death of his very worthy Friend and Fellow-servant, M. John Tomkins, Organist of his Majesties Chappell Royall.
title page
frontispiece
TO HIS Most Sacred Majestie, CHARLES, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, King of great Brittaine, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
To the READER.
To the Incomparable Brothers, Mr. Henry, and Mr. William Lawes (Servants to His Majestie) upon the setting of these Psalmes.
To his Friend Mr. Henry Lawes, upon his Compositions.
To my Friend Mr. Henry Lawes.
To my worthy Friend (and Countriman,) Mr. Henry Lawes, upon his owne, and his Brother Mr. William Lawes's incomparable Works.
Thorow Base.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
elegies
A Pastorall Elegie to the memory of my deare Brother, William Lawes.
An Elegie to the memory of his Friend and Fellow, Mr. William Lawes, servant to His Majestie.
To the memory of his much respected Friend and Fellow, Mr. William Lawes.
An Elegie on the death of his Friend and Fellow-servant, Mr. William Lawes.
An Elegie on the death of his deare Friend and Fellow-servant, Mr. William Lawes.
To the memory of his Friend, Mr. William Lawes.
An Elegiack Dialogue on the sad losse of his much esteemed Friend, Mr. William Lawes, servant to his Majesty.
An Elegie on his Friend, Mr. William Lawes.
Thorow Base.
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V. First Part.
VI. Second part.
VII. Third part.
VIII.
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X.
XI.
XII.
XIII.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XVIII.
XIX.
XX.
XXI.
XXII.
XXIII.
XXIV.
XXV.
XXVI.
XXVII.
XXVIII.
XXIX.
XXX.
An Elegie on the death of his very worthy Friend and Fellow-servant, M. John Tomkins, Organist of his Majesties Chappell Royall.
canons
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the Unison:
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the 4th and 8th below.
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the 4th and 8th.
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the 4th and 8th.
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the Unison, and 5. below.
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the 5th and 4th below.
A Canon of 4. Voc. in the 5.8. and 5th.
A Canon of 4. Voc. in the Unison.
A Canon of 4. Voc. in the Unison.
A Canon of 3. Voc. in the Unison.
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