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Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba

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author

Ward, John

1571-1638

work information

6 Ayres for 2 Bass viols to an organ

manuscript

scoring

2 vb + org

where

source

GB-Ckc Rowe 112/113 (6 Ayres); GB-Lbl Add. 31424 (6 Ayres); GB-Ob ms. D.245-246 Merro (2 Ayres); GB-Ob ms. C.59-60 (1 Ayre); GB-Ob ms. F.575 (1 Ayre); GB-Och ms. 612-613 and ms. 432 (6 Ayres); IRL-Dm ms. Z3.4.13 (1 Ayre, arranged by Simon Ives for lyra viol, one part only)

online copy

GB-Ob Merro 245, GB-Ob Merro 246, GB-Ob Merro 247

modern edition(s)

Alamire; Dovehouse; Musica Britannica IX (1 Ayre), Edition Baroque

further information

notes

The organ part is missing.

RISM

ms. 31424: ID 806932199
ms. Merro : ID 800271863
ms. GB-Och: ID 800229714
ms. 59-60: ID 800262726

Thematic index

http://vdgs.org.uk/thematic/W.pdf

bibliography

Andrew Ashbee, John Merro’s Manuscripts Revisited, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 2013, vol 7, pp 1-19. http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-07.pdf

John Cunningham, Lyra Viol Ecclesiastica: A Neglected Manuscript Source in Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Dublin, «The Viola da Gamba Society Journal», 2009, vol. 3/1, pp. 1-54. http://vdgs.org.uk/journal/Vol-03-1.pdf

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