Top of page

Notice
In observance of the Federal holiday on Monday, February 16, the Jefferson Building Great Hall and exhibitions will be open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. to guests with timed-entry passes. Reading rooms will be closed to researchers.

Notated Music Cantus, songs and fancies, to severall musicall parts : both apt for voices and viols : with a brief introduction to musick, as is taught into the Musick-school of Aberdeen : together also, with severall of the choisest Italian-songs, and new English-ayres, all in three parts, (viz.) two treebles and a bass

View 136 images in sequence.

About this Item

Title

  • Cantus, songs and fancies, to severall musicall parts : both apt for voices and viols : with a brief introduction to musick, as is taught into the Musick-school of Aberdeen : together also, with severall of the choisest Italian-songs, and new English-ayres, all in three parts, (viz.) two treebles and a bass

Names

  • Barthlet, John
  • Forbes, John, -1675
  • Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo, active 1582-1609, composer
  • Davidson, Thomas, -1675, composer
  • Dowland, John, 1563?-1626, composer
  • Ives, Simon, 1600-1662, composer
  • Lawes, William, 1602-1645, composer
  • Webb, William, active 17th century, composer
  • Savile, Jeremy, -approximately 1665, composer
  • Playford, John, 1623-1686?, composer
  • Morley, Thomas, 1557-1603?, composer
  • Wilson, John, 1595-1674, composer
  • Campion, Thomas, 1567-1620, composer
  • Jones, Robert, active 1597-1615, composer

Created / Published

  • Aberdeen : Printed by Iohn Forbes, printer to the ancient city of Bon-Accord, anno dom. 1682.

Headings

  • -  Songs, Scots
  • -  Songs, English

Notes

  • -  Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, A-O⁴.
  • -  Added t.p. (with woodcut illustrations): Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four or five parts, both apt for voices and viols. With a brief introduction to musick. As is taught in the Musick-school of Aberdeen. The 3rd ed., much enl. and corr. Printed in Aberdeen by Iohn Forbes, and are to be sold at his printing-house above the Meal-market, at the sign of the Towns-armes, 1682.
  • -  The photolithographic facsimile issued in the New club series, Paisley, A. Gardner, 1879, contains the illustrated t.p. only.
  • -  In the 1st and 2nd editions the "Brief introduction to musick" is given as by Thomas Davidson.
  • -  "Severall of the choisest Italilan songs composed by Giovanni Giacomo Castoldi [i.e. Gastoldi] da Carravaggio. Together also, with some of the best new English-ayres ..."--P. [90]-[116].
  • -  The English composers named are Henry Lawes, Simon Ives, William Webb, Jeremy Savile, and Dr. Wilson.
  • -  Armorial book-plate: Bibliotheca Lindesiana.
  • -  Composers include: Bartlet (2), Campion, J. Dowland (7), G. Gastoldi (6), S. Ives, R. Jones (4), H. Lawes, W. Lawes, T. Morley (2), J. Playford, J. Savile, W. Webb, J. Wilson
  • -  Bound in full blue morocco, gilt, gilt edges, by Zaehnsdorf.
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), 993122005 https://opac.rism.info/search?id=993122005&view=rism External
  • -  RISM (Répertoire international des sources musicales), B/I, 1682/5

Medium

  • 1 score ([116] p.) : ill. ; 15 x 19 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • M1490 .F69
  • Microfilm Music 5000 Item D-011, Reel 53 Microfilm. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, [1982]. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. On reel with other titles.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 29006571

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as holders of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations.

Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permission ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Users should consult the bibliographic information that accompanies each item for specific information. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding items and may assist users in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items as related to their desired uses.

Items included here with the permission of the rights holders are indicated as such in the bibliographic record for each item.

In some cases, the Library was unable to identify a possible rights holder and has elected to place some of those items online as an exercise of fair use for strictly non-commercial educational uses. The Library of Congress would like to learn more about these materials and would like to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information or know of their history. Please contact:  Performing Arts Reading Room.

Suggested credit line: Library of Congress, Music Division.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Barthlet, John, and John Forbes. Cantus, songs and fancies, to severall musicall parts: both apt for voices and viols: with a brief introduction to musick, as is taught into the Musick-school of Aberdeen: together also, with severall of the choisest Italian-songs, and new English-ayres, all in three parts, viz. two treebles and a bass. composeds by Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo, Active, Davidson, Thomas, -1675, Dowland, John, 1563?-1626, Ives, Simon, Lawes, William, Webb, William, Active 17Th Century, Savile, Jeremy, -Approximately 1665, et al Aberdeen: Printed by Iohn Forbes, printer to the ancient city of Bon-Accord, anno dom, 1682. Notated Music. https://www.loc.gov/item/29006571/.

APA citation style:

Barthlet, J. & Forbes, J. (1682) Cantus, songs and fancies, to severall musicall parts: both apt for voices and viols: with a brief introduction to musick, as is taught into the Musick-school of Aberdeen: together also, with severall of the choisest Italian-songs, and new English-ayres, all in three parts, viz. two treebles and a bass. Gastoldi, G. G., Davidson, T., Dowland, J., Ives, S., Lawes, W., Webb, W. [...] Jones, R., comps Aberdeen: Printed by Iohn Forbes, printer to the ancient city of Bon-Accord, anno dom. [Notated Music] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/29006571/.

MLA citation style:

Barthlet, John, and John Forbes. Cantus, songs and fancies, to severall musicall parts: both apt for voices and viols: with a brief introduction to musick, as is taught into the Musick-school of Aberdeen: together also, with severall of the choisest Italian-songs, and new English-ayres, all in three parts, viz. two treebles and a bass. comp by Gastoldi, Giovanni Giacomo, Active, et al Aberdeen: Printed by Iohn Forbes, printer to the ancient city of Bon-Accord, anno dom, 1682. Notated Music. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/29006571/>.