A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Musical Libraries
MUSICAL LIBRARIES. The authors of this article cannot hold themselves responsible for the correctness of the statements contained in their accounts of the principal European and American collections of music. It has not been possible to examine every library for the purposes of this work, but every care has been taken to ensure accuracy by obtaining the information direct from librarians, cathedral dignitaries, organists, or other persons who have access to the collections. Circulating libraries have not been noticed, as, although they often contain many thousands of musical works, they are not generally of a permanent nature, and consist principally of modern works. It is to be regretted that libraries devoted solely to music should be so rare. Even where, as in the British Museum, the musical part of the collection is kept separate, musical literature has to be sought for in the general library. The Imperial Libraries at Berlin and Vienna, and the libraries of the Sacred Harmonic Society and Paris Conservatoire are gratifying exceptions to this rule.
[App. p.723 "The information with regard to the German libraries is mainly derived from various numbers of the 'Monatshefte fur Musik-Geschichte,' where further information as to the contents of these libraries is to be obtained. For the account of the recent discoveries at Durham, the writer is indebted to Dr. Armes.[1]"]
Great Britain and Ireland.
Cambridge. a. The Fitzwilliam Museum contains a valuable collection which has been already noticed. [Vol. i. p. 530.] A new catalogue has been recently (1879) completed. [App. p.723 "The catalogue of the music in the Fitzwilliam Museum is now (1888) in the press."]
b. The University Library, besides a considerable and somewhat miscellaneous collection of printed music (chiefly of the present century) contains a few MS. books of music, consisting principally of collections of well-known airs, dance-tunes, and lessons for the lute, bass viol and recorder, arranged and composed by Bachelor, Dowland, Holborne, Byrd, Tallis, Johnson and other composers of the early part of the 17th century. They are written in tablature and date principally from 1600 to 1640. Besides these there is a valuable volume of 16th-century anthems and masses by Fayrfax, Prowett, Davy, Austen, Taverner, Lovell, Pasche, and Ashwell. Amongst the masses in this volume may be mentioned a 'Missa Regalis' and a mass, 'God save King Harry.' There is also preserved here an undoubted 15th-century mass in two parts, unfortunately wanting one page. MS. installation odes by Boyce and Walmisley are also in the library, and it is hoped that in consequence of a recent regulation, an extensive collection of exercises for the University musical degrees will be gradually accumulated.
c. Trinity College. The library contains a small collection of musical works and treatises, including copies of the 'Psalterium Carolinum' of J. Wilson (1652); Locke's 'Present Practice of Music Vindicated' (1673); Carr's 'Vinculura Societatis' (1687); 4 volumes of Zarlino's works (1589), and early editions of the works of Byrd, Watson, Morley, Playford, Bannister, Wilson, Gamble, Lawes, Mace, etc. [App. p.723 "Trinity College Library contains a vellum roll of Early English carols, dating from the 15th century. Amongst these is a copy of the Agincourt song."]
d. Magdalene College. The Pepysian library contains a few early works on music by Butler, Holder, Morelli, Victorini, Wallis and Alstedius; valuable MS. collections of vocal music of the time of Edward IV and Henry VII (containing compositions by Joseph Guinneth and Robert Davis; and a volume which belonged to Henry VIII when he was Prince of Wales); English, French, Scotch and Latin psalters; an opera by Grabu ('Albion and Albianus'); compositions by Blome, de Bacilly, Kircher, Mersenne, Morley, Salmon, Deering, Merbeck, Coperario, Lawes, King, Purcell, and Finger; ballads, songs, and other compositions adjusted to the compass of Mr. Pepys' voice, and solos, duets, and trios for stringed and wind instruments, which seem to show that he carried out his resolution to 'practice wind-musique, and to make my wife do the like.'
e. St. Peter's College. In the college library is a valuable collection of MS. anthems, services, masses, motets, etc., both Latin and English, in separate part-books. The anthems and services are by composers of the early 17th century, and were probably collected when Dr. Cosin was Master of Peterhouse (1634–1660). They are in various handwritings and contain some autograph compositions by Cambridge organists of the period. The masses and motets (in four partbooks) date from the early part of the 16th century and contain many rare and valuable compositions of the time of Henry VII and Henry VIII, including 4 masses by Fayrfax, a Stabat Mater by Hunt, 3 masses by Ludford, and 11 compositions by Taverner. The collection contains works by upwards of 80 different musicians, as well as many anonymous compositions. There is a MS. catalogue compiled by the Rev. Dr. Jebb. [App. p.723 "The Catalogue of the Peterhouse MSS. by Dr. Jebb has been printed."]
Canterbury. The Cathedral library contains a number of volumes of music and works on music, including an incomplete copy of the contra-tenor cantoris of Barnard's Church Music (1641).
Chester. The Cathedral library contains a good collection of modern church music.
Dublin. a. Royal Irish Academy of Music. This society possesses a good library of scores and orchestral parts of the works of the great composers. It also includes the library of the long defunct 'Antient Concerts.'
b. The library of Christ Church Cathedral contains valuable MS. copies of anthems and services by Purcell, Child, Battishill and others, which are said to differ greatly from those printed in England during the last fifty years.
Durham. The Cathedral library contains a few books of glees and catches of the early 18th century, and some long disused MS. anthems and services formerly performed in the Cathedral. [App. p.723 "The old MSS. in Durham Cathedral have been recently carefully collated and indexed by the present organist. They consist of four sets of books, all unfortunately imperfect. The old set contains about 40 full and 50 verse anthems by Tallis, White, Parsons, Hooper, Morley, Weelkes, Byrd, Batten, Giles, Tomkins, East, Gibbons, etc. The second set is rich in anthems and services for men's voices only. The third consists of eight out of ten magnificent folio volumes containing Preces and Psalms for special days by Byrd, Gibbons, William and Edward Smith; and services by Shepherd, Parsons, Batten, and others. The fourth set consists of organ parts of practically all the anthems and services used in the Cathedral from Tallis to Purcell."]
Edinburgh. a. The library of musical works belonging to the chair of music in the University of Edinburgh was formed from the collections of the late Professor of Music (Donaldson) and the present (Sir Herbert Oakeley), and bequests from Signor Bucher, General Reid and others. There are some 750 works on music, comprising standard theoretical treatises; rare old copies of the works of Boethius, Morley, Zarlino and Praetorius; and a remarkable MS. copy of a Kyrie and Gloria in 48 real parts by Gregorio Balabene. Perhaps the rarest MS. is the original autograph copy of the great B minor Prelude and Fugue for organ (Peters' edition, vol. 2, no. 10) by Sebastian Bach, which belongs to Sir H. Oakeley. This library also possesses most of the compositions of the great masters, including orchestral scores, and a unique collection of musical instruments and of acoustical apparatus.
b. The Advocate's library, in common with the British Museum, Bodleian, Cambridge and Dublin libraries, receives under the copyright act copies of all music entered at Stationers' Hall. The volumes of bound music in this library number about 500, each volume containing from 15 to 20 pieces. There are also a few volumes of MSS. and other music of no great rarity or value.
Ely. [See vol. i. p. 487b.]
Glasgow. The Euing library. This library was collected by the late W. Euing, Esq., of Glasgow, and bequeathed by him to Anderson's College, where it is now preserved. It is a large and valuable collection, particularly rich in treatises and histories of music. The catalogue, which was prepared and printed in accordance with Mr. Euing's will, contains 256 pages, 140 of which are filled with the list of treatises, essays, etc. These form the nucleus of the collection, and comprise the treatises accumulated by the late Dr. Rimbault. Amongst the ancient music in this collection the following works may be mentioned: early editions of Byrd's Psalms, etc.; the Corale Constantini (1550–57); Faber's Melodiae Prudentianae (1533); 3 volumes of Frescobaldi's works; Nicolas de la Grotte's Chansons (1575); 47 volumes of Praetorius's works (1607–1618); 9 volumes of J. de Wert's works (1583–1589); and a valuable and extensive collection of English psalters and hymnbooks.
Gloucester. The Cathedral library possesses several old choir books containing unpublished anthems by Rogers, Tye, Wise, Blackwell, Turner, Pickhaver, Henstridge, Davies, Jefferies, Portman, Parsons, etc., unfortunately wanting several of the parts; a complete full service (in F), and two anthems in MS. by Fortunato Santini; a full MS. score of Boyce's anthem 'Blessed is he that considereth'; a few leaves of illuminated MS. music, and some printed and MS. church music of the 17th century.
Hereford. The principal musical treasure of the Cathedral library is the set of 10 volumes of Barnard's Church Music (1641). Eight of the volumes are nearly perfect, the remaining two are in MS., and were compiled with much care by Mr. John Bishop, of Cheltenham. There, are also a few old organ books and other volumes for the use of the choir, and a copy of Kircher's Musurgia (1650).
Lichfield. There are 189 volumes of printed and MS. music belonging to the Cathedral. The MSS. include a volume of Croft's anthems and Te Deum (in D) with orchestral accompaniments; 2 volumes of Blow's anthems; 2 volumes of anthems by Purcell, Blow, etc.; and a large collection of part-books. The chief treasure of the printed works is seven parts (3 counter-tenors, 2 tenors, and 2 basses) of Barnard's Church Music (1641).
Lincoln. The Cathedral library contains a considerable collection of madrigals and motets, dating from 1549 to 1620, by many now forgotten and nearly unknown composers, amongst whom the following names occur: Rogier-Pathie, Josquin Baston, Costeley, Sandrin, Godart, Benedictus d'Appenzell, François Roupel, Gianetto da Palestrina, Lochenburgo, Nasco, Essenga, Pace, Vopa, Melfio, Manenti, Primavera 'dell' Arpa,' Taglia, Ruffo, dal' Aquila, Cadeac, Petrus Philippus Anglus, Deering, Corona, Di Mayo, Rufolo, Chamatero, di Cataldo, Valenzola, Sabino, and Raimundus. There are also compositions by other better known composers, and anthems (dating from 1665 to 1800) by former organists and lay vicars of the cathedral, including compositions by Hecht (organist 1665–1690), Allanson (1690–1705), Holmes (1705–1720), Heardson, Cutts, Blundevile, etc.London. a. British Museum. The musical portion of the library of the British Museum belongs partly to the department of Printed Books, and partly to that of MSS. In both departments there is a constant increase; in the former by the operation of the Copyright Act, which gives the Museum a claim to all music published in this country, as well as in foreign countries which demand copyright here; and in both by purchase, which is now made on a large scale, as well as by presentation or bequest.
The MS. catalogue of Printed Music in 1858 consisted of 22 volumes; in 1878 it occupied 372 volumes, with about 185,000 entries. According to an estimate made in a report at the beginning of the latter year, there were 11,048 volumes of vocal and 5705 of instrumental printed music, embracing together a total of about 70,000 distinct works. The present annual increase is estimated at about 6000 works. The most important early contribution to the collection was Dr. Burney's musical library, which was bequeathed to the Museum, and transferred to its shelves on his death in 1814: this is especially rich in old English songs. Another important collection embodied in the library is that of the great contrabassist Dragonetti, consisting of 182 volumes of scores of classical operas, which became the property of the Museum by bequest on his death in 1846. [See Dragonetti.] A notable purchase was made in 1863 of duplicates from the Berlin library, consisting chiefly of old German and Italian madrigals and church music, valued at about £1000. In specimens of the earliest printed music, such as that produced by Petrucci at Venice in the fifteenth century and beginning of the sixteenth, the British Museum is less strong, as indeed any library of so recent an origin necessarily must be. But otherwise it is well supplied with rarities, as is evident from the fact that of 376 rare musical works (chiefly English) sold at the auction of Dr. Rimbault's library in 1878, it was found that this library already possessed all but 39. The works here referred to are all music strictly speaking, i.e. written in musical notation; all books on the science and history of music (such as the choice treatises presented by Sir John Hawkins in 1778), with biographies of musicians, etc., are included in the general library, as are also service-books, such as Graduals, Antiphoncrs and Processionals, which, although exhibiting the ancient musical notes, find their place among Liturgies.
The collection of musical MSS. amounts to from 1200 to 1500 volumes. The following are among the most noteworthy articles. A large volume of autograph music by Purcell. A volume known as Thomas Mulliner's book, containing airs and chants for the virginals, by Tallis and others, and including the earliest known copy of Richard Edwards' madrigal 'In going to my naked bed.' Services and anthems of the Church of England down to Queen Anne's reign, collected by Dr. Tudway, 1715–20, in six volumes, containing works by Aldrich, Blow, Gibbons, Humphrey, Purcell, Tudway, etc. Two or three volumes of autograph pieces by Handel, some leaves of which supply the place of leaves wanting in the autograph of 'Admetus' in Buckingham Palace. Two volumes of rough draughts by Beethoven, in which the first ideas of themes of some of his great works were jotted down. 11 volumes of autograph musical extracts, chiefly vocal, made by Dr. Burney for his History of Music. 28 volumes of MS. motets, masses, madrigals, duets, etc. by Italian and English composers, copied by Henry Needler from the libraries at Oxford, and bequeathed in 1782. John Barnard's first book of Selected Church Music, a manuscript copy scored by John Bishop of Cheltenham from the various voice parts of this book, of which no single perfect copy is known to exist. There are many interesting collections of Italian and early English (16th and 17th centuries) songs, having both words and music. 61 volumes of autograph musical compositions, collections for a dictionary of music, etc. by Dr. J. W. Callcott. 39 operas or musical dramas by Sir Henry R. Bishop, in autograph score. Further, 40 volumes of scores of Balfe's operas, presented by his widow; and a large collection of Dibdin's songs and operas. There is also a good deal of lute music in the peculiar lute notation. Among the more important articles acquired by purchase from time to time, are scores of operas—many, if not most, probably unpublished in score—especially by Rossini, Meyerbeer, Donizetti, Paisiello, Hasse, Winter, Ricci, and Mercadante; and church music, chiefly Italian, in 18th century copies, comprising compositions by Palestrina, the Scarlattis, Durante, Leo, Bai, Clari, Perez, Pergolesi, and others. There is also church music in the old notation, contained in ancient service-books, some of which is older than the invention of the stave-lines. The purchase of MS. music has been much more extensive since 1872 than before that date.
It remains to say a word on the subject of catalogues of the music. The only existing printed catalogue is that of the MS. music, which was published in 1842, having been drawn up by Thos. Oliphant, Esq., who was specially engaged by the Trustees for the purpose. Later acquisitions are duly registered in the catalogues of Additional and Egerton MSS. among the other possessions of the department, but cannot be found except by aid of an index, and then but imperfectly. A new edition of Oliphant's catalogue including all these recent acquisitions is urgently needed by musical students, and (as the works are already more or less perfectly described in notices scattered through the lists of Additional MSS.) would entail no great labour, nor be in itself a large or expensive book. For the printed music the existing MS. catalogue is all that readers can desire when once they are in the reading-room; but a printed catalogue which could be bought would be most valuable, especially as it would reveal at once the existence of much curious old music, which is now scarcely known even to antiquaries; it need not extend farther than the commencement of the present century at latest, as the more recent music might be assumed to be in the library.
[App. p.723 "The statement at vol. ii. p.419 that the collection is not strong in early printed music is no longer the case. The collection of madrigals is extremely fine, and there are no fewer than 12 works printed by Petrucci, of which only two are incomplete. The collection was increased in 1886 by the acquisition, from M. Kockx of Antwerp, of a large number of works printed at the press of Phalèse at Louvain and Antwerp. Many of these volumes were exhibited at the Brussels Exhibition of 1880, and described in Section D of the catalogue. The suggestion on p.420 for the publication of a catalogue of the music printed before 1800 will be shortly adopted, and a new catalogue of the MS. music, which is much needed, is also in contemplation."]b. Royal Academy of Music. The library of this institution contains many interesting and valuable works, amongst which may be mentioned a collection of English glees (in 16 volumes) by Atterbury, Callcott, Danby, etc., and MS. operas by Leonardo Leo, Gasparini, Buononcini, Porpora, and others, which were presented to the Academy, together with the whole of his valuable musical library, by R. J. Stevens, Esq. There is also a collection of the works of Sebastian Bach, being the library of the (now defunct) Bach Society which was established by Sir Sterndale Bennett. The Royal Academy of Music also possesses a large collection of valuable compositions presented by the various London music publishers, containing especially orchestral works by Beethoven, Bennett, Hummel, Mozart, Schumann and Schubert.
c. Sacred Harmonic Society. This library is undoubtedly the best arranged and one of the most valuable in England. There is an admirable published catalogue, the last (3rd) edition of which appeared in 1872. The library then contained nearly 3000 works (4851 volumes), which are classified as Printed Music, MSS., and Musical Literature, these divisions being again subdivided. In the first of these divisions 'the extensive assemblage of early musical works printed from type, comprising church music, madrigals, songs, and other vocal and instrumental compositions, many of uncommon rarity, calls for particular notice. The madrigals include a nearly perfect series of the productions of that brilliant constellation of talented men—the English madrigal writers who flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries.' Amongst the chief treasures of this division (Printed Music) we may mention eight of the ten parts of that rare work Barnard's Church Music (1641); the 'Modulorum Hortus' and 'Canonicus de Silvestris a Barbarano' of Floridus [App. p.723 "for Canonicus de Silvestris a Barbarano read Has alteras Sacras Cantiones"]; early editions of motets by Palestrina; Willaert's Psalms (Venice, 1565); Antony and William Holborne's 'Cittharn Schoole' (1597)—probably unique; Starter's 'Friesche Lust-Hof (1627); and a large collection of English and Italian operas and musical pieces, comprising several hundred works. The MSS. include a full score (in the composer's autograph) of an unperformed opera, 'Armida,' by Joseph Haydn, and works of various descriptions by Durante, Clari, Geminiani, Purcell, Blow, Croft, Greene, Boyce and Arne. There is also a Pianoforte score of Mendelssohn's 'Elijah,' principally in the composer's own handwriting, being the version made for [App. p.723 "after"] the production of the oratorio at Birmingham in 1846. Seven volumes containing the collections from which Barnard compiled his 'Church Music,' and a collection of music in 19 volumes, chiefly in Dr. Cooke's handwriting, and consisting principally of his own compositions, may also be mentioned. There is also a small collection of autograph letters etc. of Beethoven, Boieldieu, Donizetti, Frescobaldi, Gibbons, Grétry, Handel, Lully, Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Spohr, Weber, Zingarelli, and other eminent composers. But it is in works comprised under the heading 'Musical Literature' that this collection is particularly rich, and these constitute its chief claim to occupy a unique position among English musical libraries. 'The musical literature in the Society's library consists of treatises and other works on the theory and practice of the art, including nearly every important work, ancient and modern, on the subject: works relating to the history of music, or the lives of its professors and others directly or indirectly connected with its practice: lyric and other poetry, including a large collection of the word-books issued for performances at the provincial and other festivals, concerts, etc., works showing the state of cathedral and other choirs, and the condition of church music at different periods: works on the drama, threatres, etc., illustrating the state of dramatic music: with others of a more miscellaneous character, but all tending to enlighten us as to the progress of music.' Amidst so many treasures it is difficult to name particular works, and our space will not allow of our doing more than to name the valuable early editions of the works of Aiguino, Aron, Boethius, Gaforius, Listenius, Morley, Ornithoparcui, Playford, Simpson, Vicentino, Zacconi and Zarlino, which are to be found in this collection. The library is only accessible to members of the society, but students desirous of consulting particular works find little or no difficulty in the way; the present librarian is Mr. W. H. Husk, from whose interesting remarks, contained in the preface to the catalogue this notice has been chiefly compiled. [App. p.723 "This library has passed into the possession of the Royal College of Music."]
d. South Kensington Museum. The library of this Museum contains a useful collection of works on music of recent date, several little-known German operas, published by Simrock, the original MS. scores of Mendelssohn's Psalm, 'Hear my Prayer' and of Bishop's 'Legends of the Rhine,' and a small collection of musical instruments and apparatus, including a glass Harmonica invented by Benjamin Franklin, and a Spinet constructed by T. Hitchcock in the latter half of the 17th century. It also contains more than 300 volumes of printed and MS. music (chiefly old Italian), as well as treatises etc. from the library of the Musical Union, which were presented by Mr. Ella. There is a good printed catalogue of the whole collection.
e. Lambeth. The Archiepiscopal library contains many fine Psalters, Missals and Breviaries, both printed and MS.; a good collection of early editions of psalm and hymn books; MS. treatises by Chelle and Otteby; a MS. volume of English, French and Italian songs with lute accompaniment (written in tablature), containing compositions by Charles and Edward Coleman, Alphonso Marsh, Matthew Locke and John Gulgrum, and an explanation of the tablature; a MS. volume of harpsichord music (dances and airs) by R. Ayleward and others; a copy of Tye's curious 'Acts of the Apostles'; and a MS. volume containing the treble part of services and anthems by Tallis, Parsons, Byrd, Tomkins, Gibbons, Munday, Portman, Strogers, Morley, and many anonymous compositions.
f. The Madrigal Society. This Society possesses a valuable collection of more than 300 madrigals, anthems, etc., comprising works by more than 100 composers, principally of the English and Italian schools.
g. The Philharmonic Society. This library dates from the formation of the Society in 1813. It contains all the parts of the principal works of the classical composers necessary for an orchestra, and many full scores and MSS. of unique interest. Amongst the autographs may be mentioned three of Haydn's grand Symphonies; Beethoven's dedication to the Society of his 9th Symphony; a MS. symphony by Cherubini; Mendelssohn's Symphony in ('No. XIII.' known as 'No. I.'), dedicated to the Society; also Melusina, the Trumpet Overture, and the original setting of the scena 'Infelice,' with violin obligato—all three with notes or alterations by himself; also original scores by Cipriani Potter, Ries, Clementi, Spohr, and other composers.
h. Westminster Abbey. The Chapter library contains a collection of music (chiefly in MS.) which comprises works of about 100 composers. Amongst the MSS. the following are worthy of mention: an oratorio ('Judith') by Dr. Arne, in full score; three oratorios ('Jephthah,' 'The Judgment of Solomon,' and 'La Santissima Vergine') by Carissimi; a Mass (à 5) by Gabrielli; a Kyrie (à 4, with accompaniment of strings) by Leo; motets and litanies by Bassani; two masses and psalms by Pergolese; a masque by Dr. Blow; 'Diocletian,' by H. Purcell; a small book containing French chansons by Cambert, le Camus, Bastido, Farinel, Lalande, etc.; psalms by Colonna; a remarkably fine anonymous Te Deum of considerable length, scored for strings, trumpets and drums; and many other works, chiefly by Italian composers. There is also a fine collection of early printed madrigals, both English and Italian, published between the years 1559 and 1695. There is an inadequate MS. catalogue.
i. The Chapel Royal, St. James's, contains a small collection of part-books and scores (both MS. and printed) of services and anthems which have been in use by the choir for the last century and a half. There is nothing of great rarity in the collection: it consists principally of well-known works of the English School.
Manchester. In the Chetham library is preserved a collection of nearly 4000 proclamations, broadsides, ballads and poems, accumulated by and presented to the library by J. O. Halliwell, Esq. Amongst these will be found the music of many old popular songs ranging through the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, and containing songs, catches, odes, etc., by Purcell, Eccles, Leveridge, Courteville, Croft, Carey, Weldon and Pepusch, and a large collection of single sheet songs with music, published between 1680 and 1740. Many of the songs in this collection were introduced into operas for special occasions, and are therefore not to be found in the printed editions. Mr. Halliwell has prepared and printed a catalogue of this collection for private circulation.
Oscott. St. Mary's College. The library contains a collection of masses, sequences, offertories, psalms, hymns, responses, etc., in 7 volumes, by Palestrina; masses by Alfieri, and unpublished MSS. by Guglielmi, Alfieri, Morales, Zingarelli, Marotti, Festa, Rovalli, Cascolini, Bollofli, Fioravanti, and Borroni.
Oxford. a. The Bodleian library. This library has received additions of music since the year 1602. In 1759 and 1761 music began to be received from Stationers' Hall, which was allowed to accumulate until, in the present century, it was arranged and bound up in some 300 or 400 volumes. In 1801 a large collection of both MS. and printed music was bequeathed by the Rev. O. Wight. It comprises 190 volumes of MS. anthems, etc., by Arnold, Boyce, Blow, Croft, Greene, Purcell, etc.; a large number of works by Drs. W. and P. Hayes, and both early English and Italian madrigals and motets. In 1856, valuable MS. madrigals were purchased for the library, and since then the collection has been increased by the gift of a few volumes from Mr. Macray, and some French cantatas from Sir F. A. G. Ouseley. There are also some rare early treatises on music in this library. A remarkable early Psalter is noticed under Notation.
b. Christ Church. The library of this college contains a very large and valuable collection of early English and foreign music, chiefly bequeathed to the college by Dean Aldrich and Mr. Goodson, but since then increased by many additions. The printed works comprise compositions by more than 180 different composers, while the MSS. contain 1075 anonymous pieces, and 2417 pieces by known composers, of whom 182 are English, 80 Italian, and 14 composers of other nations. This estimate does not include the many separate movements of operas, services, etc., and the almost numberless Fancies for instruments, which if enumerated would amount to nearly 5000. Amongst the MSS. here are 30 anthems by Dr. Aldrich; 23 anthems, 7 motets, 4 services, and a masque ('Venus and Adonis') by Dr. Blow; 29 anthems, 43 motets, 19 madrigals, etc., and a very curious piece of programme music ('Mr. Bird's Battle') by W. Byrd; 18 motets by R. Deering; 20 anthems and 21 madrigals and canzonets by T. Ford; 24 anthems by Orlando Gibbons; 21 anthems by John Goldwin; 33 motets by M. Jeffrey; 21 canzonets by J. Jenkins; 17 motets by W. Mundy; 15 operas by Henry Purcell; 39 motets by J. Shepperde; 17 motets by John Taverner; 10 madrigals by J. Warde; 25 motets by R. Whyte; 47 motets and 45 cantatas by Carissimi; 15 cantatas by Cesti; 67 motets by Gratiani; 27 cantatas by Michaeli; 30 motets by Palestrina; 112 cantatas by Luigi Rossi; 12 cantatas, a serenata, 2 dramas, and an opera by A. Scarlatti; and the following anonymous compositions:—239 motets, 162 cantatas, etc., to English words (including a Passion on the death of Prince Henry, and a dialogue between Cromwell and Charon[2]), and 408 cantatas, etc., to Italian words. There is a MS. catalogue of the collection compiled in 1845–47 by the late Rev. H. E. Havergal.
c. The Music School. The library of the Music School contains a valuable collection of old music, principally in MS. It comprises the gifts to the university of Dr. Heather (the founder of the chair of music at Oxford), the Rawlinson collection (bequeathed in 1755), a collection of the MS. scores of most of the exercises written for musical degrees from 1750 to the present time, and a small collection of printed works of about 300 composers. Among the valuable MSS. preserved here are 18 masses by Taverner, Burton, Merbecke, Fayrfax, Kasar, Aston, Ashwell, Norman, Shepparde, Tye, and Alwood; a collection of In Nomines in 4 and 5 parts, by English composers of the 15th and 16th centuries; 5-part motets by Felice Sances; motets, etc., for voices and orchestra by Rosenmüller, Schelling, and Knüpfer; Christopher Simpson's 'Monthes and Seasons, for 2 basses and a treble'; collections of vocal and instrumental compositions by W. Lawea and Orlando Gibbons; Occasional Odes by Dr. Boyce; many anthems and services; and collections of rare English instrumental music, and French and Italian songs. There is a good MS. catalogue of the collection, compiled in 1854.
[App. p.723 "Ripon. In the Minster Library is preserved an interesting volume of theological tracts by Gerson and others, on blank leaves of which are written two 16th century ballads for three voices. The first is entitled 'A ballet of ye deth of ye Cardinall' (i.e. Wolsey), and the second, 'A lytyll ballet mayde of ye yong dukes gace,' (i.e. Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, a natural son of Henry VIII, who died in 1536.) The words of these ballads are printed in the Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, ii. 396. The library also contains some rare liturgical printed books, particularly a York Manuale (W. de Worde) of 1509, and a York Missal (Rouen) of 1517."]
Rochester. The music library of the cathedral consists of 478 volumes, 84 of which are in MS., and contain anthems and services (some of which are unpublished) by the following composers:—Hopkins, Henstridge, Lock, Wootton, Hine, Turner, Elvey, Child, Dupuis, Lambert, Fussell, Mason, Walmisley, Russell, Rogers, Marsh, and Pratt.
Stonyhurst. This college possesses the original MS. of de Vico's responses for Holy Week, MS. music by Cartoni, and a few litanies, motets, sequences, etc., by Palestrina.
Windsor. St. George's Chapel. The Chapel library contains a good collection of old church music, many MS. services and anthems, an interesting old organ book containing the Benedicite to Child's service in G (in score), and a copy of Tompkins' 'Musica Deo Sacra' (1668).
Worcester. The Cathedral library possesses a fine Sarum Missal, and a MS. volume containing several fine ancient Latin services.
York. The Minster library contains 258 musical works, both printed and MS., besides a large quantity of anthems and services. Amongst the MSS. the following works may be mentioned: a collection of duets, glees, etc., by Aldrich, Wise, Blow, etc.; an installation ode by Hague; Te Deums by Haydn, Neukomm, Schicht, and Weber; 'The Nativity,' an oratorio by Homilius; a mass by Naumann; 'The Intercession,' an oratorio by King; the upper part of several duets by Purcell; and 23 volumes of anthems and services. The printed music includes early editions of works by Amner, Bassani, Byrd, Cherici, Diving, Este, Gibbons, Locke, Marcello, Monteverde, Morley, Mundy, Praetorius, and Purcell.
Private Collections. a. The collection of Her Majesty the Queen, preserved at Buckingham Palace, is principally renowned for its priceless Handel autographs (87 volumes), which have been already noticed. But in addition to these, this library (which contains about 2000 works) is remarkable both for its valuable MSS. and fine printed works. Amongst the chief treasures are some splendid volumes of autograph MSS. by Purcell; a complete copy of the original Venetian edition of Marcello's psalms; a fine and curious volume of puzzle canons by Dr. John Bull; a unique collection of puzzle canons, in from two to twenty parts, by Elway Bevin, in the composer's own handwriting; a fine copy of the 2nd edition of Monteverde's 'Orfeo'; a volume of 'Aires and Phantasies,' by Coperario, which formerly belonged to Charles I.; an original copy of Mendelssohn's 'Œdipus in Colonos,' sent by the composer to the Prince Consort for the production of the work at Buckingham Palace; curious masques by Schmied; a complete copy of 'Parthenia'; a unique collection of Steffani's operas, splendidly bound for the use of the opera at Hanover; the organ compositions of Frescobaldi; many full scores of operas by Lully, Mozart, Christian Bach, Graun, etc.; and a very fine collection of madrigals (including a complete set of part-books of madrigals by Rinaldo del Mel), most of which were formerly in the possession of Sir John Hawkins. The collection is in particularly good condition, and is rich in fine copies; additions are still made to it from time to time. The present Director of Her Majesty's Music (Mr. Cusins) is preparing a new catalogue for the press, in place of the old MS. list made at the beginning of the present century.
b. The library of the Rev. Sir F. A. G. Ouseley, Bart., contains nearly 2000 volumes, mostly rare full scores and treatises. It includes the old Palais Royal collection, with the French royal arms on the covers, consisting of scores of operas, motets, etc., by Lully, Colasse, Destouches, Lalande, Campra, and many other French composers now forgotten. Sir Frederick Ouseley has also a very large collection of MS. Italian sacred music of the Palestrina school, copied from the magnificent library of the late Abbate Santini, of Rome. He is also the possessor of a very valuable MS. of Handel's 'Messiah,' partly in the composer's own autograph, and partly in that of J. C. Smith. It was from this copy that Handel conducted the work on its first performance in Dublin, and it contains some various readings and curious annotations in his own handwriting. Amongst the autographs in this library may be mentioned a large collection of curious vocal music, original and selected, in the handwriting of Dr. Crotch; a full score of one of Spohr's symphonies; and autographs of Orlando di Lasso, Orazio Benevoli, Blow, Croft, Bononcini, Travers, Boyce, Arnold, Mozart, Paganini, and Mendelssohn. Probably the only copy in England of Eslava's 'Lira Sacro Hispana' is in Sir Frederick Ouseley's library, which also contains copies of all the treatises of Gaforius, including the earliest and rarest one, published at Naples in 1480. For further information as to the rare and valuable treatises in this collection we must refer to a paper read before the Musical Association on March 3, 1879.
c. Mr. Julian Marshall possesses an extensive and valuable library of instrumental and vocal works (both MS. and printed), psalmodies, theoretical and bibliographical dictionaries, and histories of music. Among the printed works in this collection the following rarities are worthy of mention:—Marcello's psalms (Venice, 1724); 17 editions of Playford's Introduction; a complete set of the celebrated controversy between Salmon and Lock; R. Dowland's 'Musical Banquet' (1610), probably unique; early treatises by Aron, Gaforius (1496, etc.), Galilei, and Cizzardi; Kapsberger's works (engraved, 1604, etc.); Muffat's 'Componimenti Musicali'( Vienna, 1727); Binder's 'Sei Suonate' (Dresden, 1730); original editions of the works of early English, Italian, French, and German composers; many early English madrigals, songs, and song-books; musical playing cards; a large collection of early English and foreign libretti, etc. The MS. part of the collection ineludes a 'Graduale Cartusianum,' written wholly in transitional neums (12th or early 13th century), and other breviaries and missals; a fine folio MS. entitled 'A booke of In Nomines and other Solfainge Songes of v, vi, vii, and viii. partes for voyces or Instrumentes' (16th century); a small book of canons in Byrd's autograph; a splendid Virginal-book bearing the names of Philip and Mary; a large collection of autograph letters and MSS., including works by Beethoven (sketches for the Pastoral Symphony), Haydn (Symphony No. 1, Salomon set), Mozart (quintet, fantasia and sonata, quartet, etc.), Schubert, Spohr, and many others; MSS. of Locke, H. and W. Lawes. Purcell, Travers, and Arne; full scores of operas, including some used by Handel in conducting, and containing his corrections and additions. Mr. Marshall is also the possessor of the original caricature by Goupy of Handel, as well as of the portrait by Kyte, which was considered by Hawkins to be the best likeness of that master in existence. [App. p.724 "The greater portion of Mr. Julian Marshall's library was sold in 1884. A large part of the more valuable MSS. had been previously acquired by the British Museum."]
d. Mr. W. H. Cummings has a musical library of a very varied character, comprising autographs of Purcell, Handel, Beethoven, Weber, Mendelssohn, Bennett, and other composers of note. Amongst these we may particularly mention the duplicate of Handel's autograph will; unpublished compositions by the same master; and a score of the music to Macbeth, believed by Mr. Cummings to be the original in Purcell's handwriting. In printed works this collection contains fine copies of various editions of the treatises of Gaforius; all the editions of Morley's 'Plaine and Easie Introduction'; a perfect set of the Salmon and Lock controversy; early editions of madrigals and of Marot and Bèza's Psalters; Wilson's Ayres; Lawes' Ayres and Psalms; a perfect copy of the 3 parts of Purcell's 'Don Quixote' (probably unique); a copy of Bach's 'Kunst der Fuge' (1752); the copy of Goudimel's Psalms (1565) which formerly belonged to Joseph Warren (said to be unique); and many rare works by Purcell, in which this library is especially rich.
e. Mr. John Bishop, of Cheltenham, possesses an extensive and valuable library, comprising a very large collection of every different class of music (principally full scores), and a still larger collection of ancient and modern treatises, in seven different languages, including the rare Spanish works of Cerone and Lorente, historical and biographical works, and miscellanies.
f. Mr. Alfred H. Littleton possesses a small but valuable collection of about 200 volumes, which comprise several works that are unique in England, as well as especially fine early printed books. Amongst the principal rarities are the following works:—Burtius, 'Musices Opusculum' (Bologna, 1487); 4 editions of the treatises of Gafurius, including the one of 1502; Agricola's 'Musica Instrumental' (Wittenberg, 1529); Senfel's 'Liber Selectarum Cantionum' (1520); Animuccia's Masses (1567); and Davante's 'Pseaumes de David' (1560).
g. Mr. Victor Schœlcher formerly possessed an extensive collection of music, but he has lately presented the greater part of it to the Paris Conservatoire. Mr. Schœlcher has, however, still several very rare works by Charpentier, Destouche, Campra, Lully, Rameau, Sacchini, Colasse, Zingarelli, Clari, Martini, and Pleyel; as well as valuable French treatises and works on music.
h. Mr. John Ella, the Director of the Musical Union, has a considerable collection of music and musical literature, chiefly of the present century.
i. Mr. J. W. Taphouse, of Oxford, has a good collection of miscellaneous theoretical and biographical works on music; a collection of MS. songs by Barrett, Hall, Leveridge, Purcell, Croft, Hayden, etc.; rare editions of psalters and of works by Mersenne, Morley, Playford, and Withers; a copy of the rare 'Agenda Ecclesie Moguntinensis' (1490); 'A Philosophick Essay on Musick,' attributed by Hawkins to Sir Francis North; Lowe's 'Directions for Performing Cathedral Service' (1664); many autograph letters of Dr. Burney and Dr. Crotch; and a few autographs of Mozart, Jomelli, and other musicians. Mr. Taphouse has also a fine harpsichord, made by Shudi and Broadwood in 1781; one of the earliest known pianofortes, made by Zumpe in 1767; and a spinet by Baudin (1723).
Mr. A. G. W. Kurtz, of Wavertree, Liverpool, has a fine collection of autograph music and letters of musicians, engraved portraits, and caricatures. The autographs embrace a Motet by Bach; the Strinasacchi Sonata and seven other large works by Mozart; a Quartet by Haydn; the B♭ Concerto and Songs by Beethoven; Meyerbeer's 'Emma di Resburgo,' and Auber's 'Chaperons blancs'; and compositions by Weber, Mendelssohn, Spohr, Rossini, Schubert, Chopin, etc. Among the letters are specimens by Orlando Gibbons (1) Haydn (1), Beethoven (7), Spohr (10), Weber (10), Schumann (5), Mendelssohn, Spontini (8), Hummel (6), etc., representing in all nearly seventy composers.[App. p.724 "k. Mr. J. E. Matthew has a very fine and extensive collection of early treatises and other music, including a copy of Virdung's rare 'Musica getutscht.'"]
Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
[App. p.724 "Arnstadt. The Church library possesses six folio volumes of vocal music of the 16th century.
Augsburg. The Stadtbibliothek, the Archives, and the Historical Society possess valuable collections of early printed and MS. music, chiefly collected from the suppressed monasteries of the city. An excellent catalogue of these collections was published in 1878 by Herr Schletterer."]
Berlin. a. The library of the Joachimsthal Gymnasium received in 1787 the music collected by the Princess Amalia of Prussia, and in 1858 190 vols. of musical works from the library of Dr. Spiker. (See Meierotti's Nachricht, etc. Berlin, 1788). Amongst the music are autographs and many ancient copies of the works of J. S. Bach. [App. p.724 "The catalogue of the Joachimsthal collections was published by Herr Eitner in 1884. Less important collections are in the Kgl. Kirchenmusik-Institut, the Nikolaikirche, and the Berliner Tonkünstler-Verein."]
b. The library of the Grey Friars, zum Grauen Kloster, contains an important collection of works of the 16th and 17th centuries, in parts, carefully arranged so as to present a view of ancient vocal music, by the director Bellermann, and his son, Prof. Heinrich Bellermann. (See catalogue in the prospectus of the institution, 1856).
c. The Royal library (founded in 1650; the musical division, of which Queen Charlotte's collection formed the nucleus, added in 1705) acquired in 1841 its most important addition, the Poelchau collection (autographs and copies of J. S. Bach, and the most important Italian writers on theory of the 17th and 18th centuries): in 1855 the Bach collection and autographs of the Singakademie; 2779 Nos. from the Fulda library of hymnology; and 103 MS. vols. from Winterfelds collection: in 1859, 3978 nos. from the collection of Fischhof, of Vienna (Beethoveniana, copies revised by Beethoven): in 1860, 216 printed and 8112 MS. sheets, and 142 autographs from the Landsberg collection (Beethoven's sketch- and conversation-books, first examined by Thayer). The complete catalogue of the Landsberg collection is in the Royal library of Brussels (acquired after the death of Fétis, from his collection). All these works have been completed and admirably arranged by Dehn and his successor Franz Espagne, lately deceased. Dehn negotiated the purchase of the Poelchau and Landsberg collection; Espagne, that of Otto Jahn's Mozart collection, bought in 1869. Here may be seen the precious autographs of nearly all Mozart's great operas (with the exception of Don Juan, which is in the possession of Mme. Viardot, in Paris), and of several of Beethoven's symphonies and most important works; also a very large collection of autographs of J. S. Bach, and 42 vols. of autographs by Mendelssohn. In the Landsberg collection are scarce theoretical works by Italian and Spanish masters such as 'El Melopeo' by Cerone. Dr. Kopfermann is now (1880) provisional custos.
[App. p.724 "Bonn. The University library contains about 600 vols. of music, chiefly of the present century. Amongst the few early works is a copy of the 1517 edition of the 'Micrologus' of Ornithoparcus."]
Brandenburg. The church of St. Katharina contains an important collection of parts, and of vocal music of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, described by Täglichsbeck in the prospectus of the Gymnasium for 1857.
[App. p.724 "Bremen. About 74 musical works belonging to the Stadtbibliothek are in the care of the Bremen Tonskünstler-Verein.
Breslau. The musical works (printed before 1700) in a. the Royal Academic Institute, b. the Town library, and c. the University library have been admirably catalogued by Herr Emil Bohn (Berlin, Colne, 1883.) These three collections are some of the richest in Germany in early printed music.
d. The Cathedral library contains about 1000 musical works, of which 60 are in manuscript. The collection chiefly consists of church music of the past and present century.
e. The Domstifts-Bibliothek contains a small collection of MSS.
f. The church of St. Elisabeth contains about 4200 musical works, chiefly church music of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Brieg. The Gymnasium contains a small but valuable collection, chiefly of printed works of the 16th century.
Cassel. The Landesbibliothek contains about 340 musical works, printed and MS. Amongst the former are copies of Morley and Weelkes' madrigals. Most of the works date between 1560 and 1620. The catalogue was published by Carl Israel in 1881.
Cologne. The Jesuitenbibliothek has a small collection of printed 16th century music, including copies of the 'Silium Musice Plane' of 1506, and Wollick's 'Enchiridion' (Paris, 1512).
Danzig. a. The Town library contains a valuable collection, principally of works of the second half of the 16th century.
b. The Allerheiligen-Bibliothek possesses a small collection of the same period.
c. The Town Archives contain six MS. volumes of music, dating from 1611 to 1692."]
Darmstadt. a. The Grand Duke's library, lately enriched by the purchase of the scores of many French operas of the 18th century. (See Accessions-catalog, printed 1873.)
b. The Grand Duke's library, founded by Ludwig I., formerly administered by the director of the Court theatre, but incorporated with the above in 1873. It is rich in modern operatic literature.
[App. p.724 "Donaueschingen. The library of Prince Fürstenberg contains 13 MS. antiphoners (14th–18th century) and a fragment of a MS. treatise on music of the 15th cent."]
Dresden. a. The Catholic Hofkirche contains 1500 nos. of Catholic church-music. Custos, C. Risse.
b. The King of Saxony's collection (Custos, Moritz Fürstenau) contains 400 [App. p.724 "4000"] vols. and 300 cases of operas and instrumental music of the 17th and 18th centuries, including operas by Lotti and Marcello, and Gluck's 'Feste d'Apollo' and other early works. [App. p.724 "The same collection contains a clavichord of the 17th century, and a harpsichord and clavyorganum, both of which are said to be by Silbermann."]
c. The Tonkünstlerverein (library founded in 1854) possesses 550 nos. of instrumental music of the 18th and 19th centuries, also symphonies by J. J. Fux, Court-capellmeister at Vienna. Custos, H. Döring.
[App. p.724 "e. The Royal Public Library contained (in 1872) 1177 volumes on musical theory, and 1468 volumes of practical music. There are many early printed books of rarity, including a copy of the Mainz Psalter of 1457.
f. The Dreikönigskirche possesses a few rare printed works, including the discant and tenor parts of Walther's Wittenberg hymnbook (1524).
Eichstätt. The Royal library is rich in rare printed liturgical works containing music."]
Einsiedeln. Switzerland. The library of the Benedictine Abbey contains important MSS. of the first 10 centuries, written in 'neums' and indispensable to the student of Gregorian music.
[App. p.724 "Elbling. a. The Marienkirche library contains 76 works of the 16th century and 85 of the 17th; 13 Polish cantionales (1571–1792) and many MS. church compositions of the 18th and 19th centuries.
b. The Town library possesses a few rare books, including a copy of the Syntagma of Praetorius.
Erfurt. The Royal library has many liturgical MSS. and printed books, chiefly derived from suppressed convents."]
Erlangen. The seminary for church music has a library of its own. Principal, Dr. Herzog, a well-known organist.
Frankfort. The libraries of St. Peter's church and the Gymnasium contain scarce vocal music of the 16th and 17th centuries, of great importance for the musical history of Frankfort, described by Carl Israel (Frankfort, Mahlau & Waldschmidt, 1872). [App. p.724 "The library of St. Peter's Church is said (Monatsh. 1872, p. 22) to be the same as that now preserved in the Gymnasium."]
St. Gall, Switzerland. The library of the monastery is remarkable for its ancient church music written in 'neums.' Director and president, Gmuer.
Geneva, Lancy, near. Heir G. Becker's library is a choice collection of ancient works on theory, and very old instrumental music.
[App. p.724 "Göttingen. The University Library contains 145 musical works, mostly of the 15th and 16th centuries, many of which are of great rarity. An excellent catalogue has been published by Herr Albert Quantz."
Gotha. The Ducal library contains a small but interesting collection, comprising several rare early works.
Grimma. The Landesschule has about 131 works of the 16th and 17th centuries. A catalogue was published by N. M. Petersen in the yearly school report for 1861.
Güstrow. The Domschule library contains a small but valuable collection of rare early printed musical works, chiefly of the 16th century. They are described in the school prospectus for 1853.]
Hamburg. The city library contains the celebrated collection of Handel's works—80 vols. folio; being copies, partly in J. C. Smith's writing—formerly belonging to Kerslake, of Bristol, then to Schœlcher (Handel's biographer), and purchased for the above at Dr. Chrysander's instigation.
[App. p.725 "Hannover. There are a few rare early works on music (including a copy of Burtius' 'De Musica,' 1487) in the Royal Public Library.
Heilbronn. The Gymnasium library possesses 16th and 17th century part-books, apparently of considerable value.
Jena. The University library contains about 60 vols. of music, chiefly consisting of rare early treatises."]
Königsberg, Prussia. The royal and university library contains the collection (about 25,000 vols.) made by Director Gotthold (died 1858); of importance for hymnology and vocal music of the 17th century. (Described by Dr. J. Müller, Bonn 1870).
Leipzig. a. The city library contains the theoretical works and instrumental music of the 17th century, collected by C. F. Becker, the well-known musicologist. [See vol. i. p. 161.]
b. The archives of Messrs. Breitkopf & Härtel are of the highest importance.
[App. p.725 "Liegnitz. The Bibliotheca Rudolfina of the Ritter-Akademie contains an extremely valuable collection of 16th and 17th century music. The catalogue of the printed books was published in the official programme of the academy (1876–8) by Dr. Ernst Pfudel. That of the MSS. appeared as a supplement to the Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte in 1886.
Lübeck. The Stadtbibliothek is said to contain valuable early German and Italian printed music. An account of a few interesting volumes appeared in the Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte for 1884, No. 11.
Lüneburg. The Stadtbibliothek is rich in musical works of the 16th and 17th century, both MS. and printed."]
Marburg. Professor Wagner has a very rich collection of instrumental music of the 17th and 18th centuries printed in London and Amsterdam.
[App. p.725 "Mayringen. The Oettingen-Wallerstein library contains much MS. music: 390 symphonies, 214 cantatas and oratorios, 114 masses and in works for stringed instruments—chiefly by composers of the late 18th century. There are also 120 works on theory."]
Munich. The royal and national library contains (after that of Vienna) the most important collection of ancient printed music (from the presses of Ottaviano Petrucci and other printers of Nuremberg and Venice). The German Lied is also richly represented by Forster's celebrated collection (in parts). The addition of part of the Monte Cassino collection, and of that of Professor Thibaut, have made this collection unusually complete. Custos, Professor Maier (editor of English Madrigals by Morley, etc.) [App. p.725 "The University library has a small but valuable collection of 16th and 17th century music."]
Münster, Westphalia. The library of the Musikverein, founded 60 years ago, managed by Musikdirector Grimm.
[App. p.725 "Neisse. The Kreuzheiliges Stift has a few printed works of the 16th century and also MS. liturgical works.
Nürnberg. The Stadtbibliothek possesses 13 MSS. and 47 printed volumes of 16th and 17th century church music. It also contains a MS. Antiphoner in eight folio volumes."]
Nuremberg. The Germanisches Nationalmuseum contains MSS. and old German printed music.
[App. p.725 "Pirna. The Stadtkirche library contains 8 16th century MSS. and 63 printed musical works of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Prague. The University library possesses a few valuable early MS. treatises, besides printed works of the 16th and 17th centuries."]
Ratisbon. a. The musical library (the collections of Dr. Proske and Mettenleiter united) is the private property of the see. It contains 20,000 vols. and 800 MSS., from the 13th to the 17th centuries, and though practically unexplored, is the finest collection of church music in existence. Custos, Domvicar Jacob.
b. The private collection of Bishop Haberl, noted for music printed by Petrucci and his contemporaries.
Salzburg. The Mozarteum (1841), important for Mozart's sketches, and 227 letters from Wolfgang and Leopold Mozart, and many highly interesting relics.
[App. p.725 "Sondershausen. The Schlosskirche library contains much MS. music, chiefly sacred cantatas of the first half of the 18th century.
Strassburg. The University library possesses a small collection of early printed musical works, the rarest of which are the 'Harmonie' of Tritonius (Augsburg, 1507) and the 'Novus partus sive concertationes musicae' of Besardus (Augsburg, 1617)."]
Torgau on the Elbe. The library of the Cantorei (founded in 1864) contains 200 works of church music of the 18th and 19th centuries. Custos, Dr. O. Taubert.
[App. p.725 "Ulm. The Stadtbibliothek has about 141 volumes of printed music, chiefly dating from the early 17th century."]
Vienna. a. The Court library received in 1826 and 29 all the music not connected with church music in the archives of the Court chapel. In course of time it has acquired much scarce printed music (by Petrucci, etc.), and is also rich in autographs of different musicians, including a number of letters and MSS. by Beethoven. Kiesewetter's collection of church music (catalogue published at Vienna, 1847) was incorporated by Legat in the Court library, which is estimated to contain about 10,000 volumes. Librarians, Dr. Pachler and Haupt.
b. Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde. [See article, vol. i. p. 591.]
c. Dr. Gehring's private library contains works by Froberger, Frescobaldi, different editions, Hadrianus ('Pratum Musicum,' one of the most ancient lute tablatures known, 1583), Antonio da Bologna (the oldest organ tablature in modern notation, 1543), Lully, Gluck, Grétry, old English MS. song books of the time of Charles II. and James II., and all the modern operas. [App. p.725 "Dr. Gehring's library was sold in 1880."]
Weimar. The Grand Duke's library contains the music collected by the Duchess Amalia during her visit with Goethe to Italy, including interesting opera scores of the Neapolitan school. Also the score of Haydn's opera 'La vera Costanza.'
Wernigerode. Count Stolberg has a valuable collection of hymnology.
[App. p.725 "Wolffenbüttel. The Grand Ducal library and Bibliotheca Augusta are rich in music, especially in hymns and liturgical works of the 17th century.
Würzburg. The University library possesses liturgical and choir books of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, besides other musical works of interest.
Zittau. The Stadtbibliothek has a few early printed works, and several MSS., among which are 7 missals, dating from 1435, decorated with illuminations of great beauty.
Zwickau. The Rathsschulbibliothek is rich in early printed music, particularly in Psalters and collections of Hymns. There are also a few MSS. The library is described in the 'Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte' for 1875, No. 11, and 1876, No. 2.
For many less important collections, see the 'Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte' for 1872, Nos. 1 and 2, and 1873, No. 12."]
Italy.
Bologna. The library of the Liceo filharmonico (president, De Gasparis) has a valuable collection of instrumental music of the 18th century. Also unique examples of some of Petrucci's earliest publications, and a superb collection of the printed music of the 16th century. Catalogue drawn up by Dehn, in the royal library at Brussels. [App. p.725 "The library described in vol. ii. p 425 belongs to the Liceo Comunale di Musica, not to the Liceo Filarmonico. The mistake has arisen owing to the Accademia Filarmonica being located in the same building. A catalogue has been compiled by Prof. Gaetano Gasparo, and is announced for publication (June, 1888)."]
[App. p.725 "Crespano. The musical library formed by Professor P. Canal is very extensive, and rich in musical literature. There are several early printed treatises here, and also a number of madrigal part-books. A catalogue of the collection was published at Bassano in 1885."]
Florence. a. The Bibliotheca Magliabecchiana contains operas by Peri, Rinuccini, and Cavalieri, also many editions by Marescotti. [App. p.725 "and also some interesting MSS., particularly a volume (Cod. MS. No. 58) containing compositions by the Netherlands School, described in the 'Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte,' 1877, No. 2."]
b. Professor Abramo Basevi possesses many of Scarlatti's operas.
Monte Cassino, near San Germano. Operas by the Scarlattis, Alessandro and Giuseppe; comic operas; and many little-known works of the Neapolitan school during the first half of the last century. Dr. Gehring, of Vienna, has an almost complete catalogue drawn up in 1864 by himself. Part of this collection (catalogue by Aiblinger) was purchased 40 years ago for the library at Munich.
Naples. The Conservatorio Pietro a Majella has a large collection of modern operas by Neapolitan, Roman, and Venetian composers, including nearly all by Rossini and Mercadante.
Rome. a. The monastery of Minerva, b. the Corsini, and c. the Vatican libraries, all contain ancient church music and theoretical works. Santini's collection of ancient church music and madrigals has totally disappeared. The complete catalogue in MS. is in the royal library of Brussels, and in that of Herr Gehring at Vienna.[3] [App. p.725 "The archives of the Papal Choir have been at length examined with the greatest care by F. X. Haberl. The results of his labours have been published in an admirable bibliographical and thematic catalogue which appeared first as an Appendix to the 'Monatshefte für Musik-Geschichte,' and has since been published separately by Breitkopf & Härtel. See Sistine Chapel in Appendix."]
[App. p.725 "Venice. a. The library of St. Mark's contains much interesting music. Amongst the theoretical books are copies of the works of Galilei, Aron, Artusi, L. Folianus, Zacconi, Zarlino, J. Froschius, Gafori, Ornithoparcus, Burtius ('Opusculum,' 1487), and many others. The collection of practical music is rich in part-books of madrigals, chiefly in Venetian editions. The following is a list of composers whose works are contained in this section of the library:—Agostini, Anerio, Antegnati, Archadelt, Asola, Baccusi, Balbi, Berchem, Bertani, Bianco, Caccini, Cambio Perissone, Corvus, Croce, Donato, Doni, Dorati, La Faya, Ferretti, Fiesco, Freddi, A. Gabrieli, Giovanelli, Gero, Gombert, della Gostena, Sigismondo d'India, Ingegneri, Orlando Lasso, G. de Macque, Manara, Marenzio, Marien d'Artois, Masotti, Mazzone, Merulo, F. di Monte, Monteverde, Nasco, Peri, Petrino, Phinor, G. da Ponte, Pordenone, Porta, Portinaro, Primavera, Renaldi, Romano, de Rore, Rossi, Rosso, Rubini, Ruffo, Sabino, Spontini, Stabile, Stivori, Striggio, Tarditi, Tigrini, G. da Udine, Vecchi, Verdelot, dalla Viola, G. de Wert, Zacchino, Zappasorgo, Zuccarini, G. A. Bontempi, Crescentini, Crivelli, Frescobaldi, Grossi, Hartmann-Stunz, T. Merula, Miniscalchi, Moretti, Morlacchi, and Rinuccini. The MSS. include works by Marcello (2 Intermezzi and a Serenata, autograph, a treatise (1707) two cantatas, an aria and two operas); S. Albero; D. Scarlatti (a Serenata à 4, and 13 vols. of Sonatas, 1752–1757); Perez (8 operas, 1752–1755); Cafara; T. Traetta; L. Vinci; Sarti; Graun; Perotti; Haydn; Mysliweczek ('Demofoonte,' played at Venice in 1769); Bonno; Galuppi; Guglielmi ('Il Re Pastore,' 1767); Naumann; Leardini; C. Grossi; Venier (Procurator of St. Mark's, 1732–45); Stradella; Mattheis; Brusa; Giaii (Theatre Airs, 1738); G. Porta; Porpora (Theatre Airs, 1727); D. Terradellas; Hasse (five operas, 1730–58), and two oratorios; A. Scarlatti (opera, 'L'Eurillo,' and the following twenty-seven operas by Cavalli:—Gli Amori d'Apollo e di Dafne, Alcibiade, L'Artemisia, La Calisto, Il Ciro, La Didone, La Doriclea, L'Egista Elena, L'Eliogabalo, Ercole amante, L'Erismena (two settings), L'Eritrea, Il Giasone, L'Hipermestra, Muzio Scevola, Le Nozze di Teti e Peleo, L'Orimonte, L'Orione, L'Oristeo, L'Ormindo, Pompeo Magno, La Rosinda, Scipione Africano, La Statira, La Virtu degli Strali d' Amore, Xerse.
There are also many detached cantatas and songs. The Contarini collection, which is extremely rich in operas (some autograph) of the early Venetian school, has recently been admirably catalogued by Dr. T. Wiel, who has identified many works previously considered as anonymous.
b. The Museo Correr has a considerable collection of music, chiefly MS. compositions of the later Venetian schools. There are many autographs of B. Furlanetto, and church music, operas, intermezzos, etc., by Morlacchi, Bernasconi, Perotti, Salari, Pergolese, Jommelli, Mayer, Lotti, Burzolla, Bertoni, and many others. In 1881 the collection of Count Leopardo Martinengo, consisting chiefly of detached vocal and instrumental pieces, was added to the collection."]
Belgium.
Brussels. The Belgian government were induced by Herr Gevaert, director of the Brussels Conservatoire, to purchase in 1872 the library of M. Fétis for 152,000 francs. A catalogue has since been drawn up by the chief conservator, Alvin, and published (7525 nos.; Paris, Firmin Didot, 1877). This, as a whole, is one of the most complete collections on the Continent, and is full of rarities, as a glance at the catalogue will convince the connoisseur. (The copy of Hadrianus' 'Pratum Musicum' is only the edition of 1600.)
[App. p.724 "Ghent. The University Library contains an extremely valuable collection of MS. Treatises on Music, besides many liturgical MSS."]
Portugal.
France.
[App. p.724 "Cambrai. The Public Library contains a precious collection of MS. church music by early Flemish and Burgundian musicians, besides songs for two, three, and four parts, dating from the 14th century. The collection was described in M. de Coussemaker's 'Notice sur les Collections Musicales de la Bibliothèque de Cambrai.' (1843.)
Douai, Dunkerque, Lille, Valenciennes. The few books and MSS. of interest in these libraries are described in an appendix to Coussemaker's work on the Cambrai collection."]
Paris. a. We have already given an account of the library of the Conservatoire, situated 2 Rue du Conservatoire, vol. i. p. 393. Since the publication of that article it has acquired more than 200 full scores of Italian operas, none of which have ever been engraved. Even in Italy it would be difficult to find a larger or more important collection. The MS. department of this library, the collections of autographs and of portraits of musicians, are daily increasing, and have long ago made this library the favourite resort of artists and of writers on musical literature. There is no printed catalogue, but access to the MS. catalogues is readily granted. [App. p.724 "An excellent catalogue of the rare musical works in the Conservatoire library, with illustrations and facsimiles, was published by the librarian, Mr. J. B. Weckerlin, in 1885."]
b. The Bibliothèque Nationale, in the Rue Richelieu, is very rich in French music, both printed and engraved. It is also more complete than any other in Paris in respect of musical literature, periodicals, almanacs, dictionaries, and similar works of reference. It is rich in valuable MSS. of Dom Caffiaux, Parfait, Baini, Adrien de La Fage, and other distinguished writers,—and many fresh discoveries may yet be made in the MS. department of the library. No printed catalogue of the musical works in this library exists.
c. The library of the New Opera House contains full scores, autograph and copied, of the works produced at the Opera, as well as books on music and on the history of the musical theatres; and documents, both printed and MS. referring to the history of the Academy of Music. These works are admirably catalogued in the publication of M. Lajarte, which we have noticed under his name.
d. The library of the Arsenal contains very interesting MSS., such as the 'Mazarinades'—songs sung under the Fronde, with their airs; collections of airs by Michael Lambert, and other little-known compositions of the 17th and 18th centuries, etc. No printed catalogue.
e. The library of St. Genevieve contains a large number of rare works on music, a fine collection of chansons and dramatic works, with the music, and many curious MSS.
f. The Bibliothèque de la Ville de Paris (City library), Hotel Carnavalet, contains all the books, and many MSS., referring to the history of the theatres of Paris and the instrument makers of the city.
g. The library of the Bibliothèque des Arts et Métiers contains few musical works, but is rich in materials for the history of the music trade, such as patents, trade registers, etc.
Versailles. This library is rich in sacred music, dramatic works, and books on music; and contains also several interesting MSS. of the 17th century.
Montpellier. Amongst other very rare MSS. is a celebrated Antiphonaire, as well as compositions of the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th centuries, of which M. Coussemaker has availed himself for his learned works on the music of the middle ages.
Rouen. This library has a superb illuminated missal and many works in plain-chant; also some autographs of modern writers.
[App. p.726
Sweden.
Upsala. The Royal library of the Academy contains 191 printed musical works of the 16th century, 198 of the 17th, and 120 of the 18th century. Among the earlier books are many of great rarity."]
United States of America.
a. The Harvard Musical Association, a society of amateurs, graduates of the university, organised about 40 years ago for the purpose of promoting the cause of good music in the community in such ways as may be most practicable, has collected about 2000 volumes, which number is constantly increasing.
b. The Boston public library (the largest in the United States) has about 2000 volumes in its alcove devoted to music, but very little attention is given to increasing this department.
c. The library of Harvard University has about 2000 volumes of music, which number is constantly and rapidly increasing.
d. The library of Congress has little but what comes to it under the copyright law, which is considerable in quantity, but of little value.
e. The new College of Music in Cincinnati has begun the formation of a library adapted to its object as a conservatory, and meanwhile enjoys the use of Mr. Theodore Thomas's collection of several thousand volumes of orchestral works, scores, etc.f. The Lowell Mason library of music, belonging to the theological department of Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, was the gift of the widow of Dr. Lowell Mason. The nucleus of this collection is the library formed by Dr. C. H. Rinck, of Darmstadt, which was bought by Dr. Mason in 1852. It now contains 8460 distinct publications, and 630 MSS. More than one half belongs to the department of sacred music, and is particularly rich in hymnology (700 volumes). Roman Catholic and early French Protestant church music are also well represented, and there is much valuable material here for the history of music in America. The vocal secular music comprises some 1200 works of every description, and there is also a valuable collection of educational and theoretical works, including some 16th and 17th century treatises. In general literature there are about 850 volumes, one half being in the English language. Amongst the rare works in this library the following may be mentioned:—Riccio's Introitus (Venice, 1589); Andreas Spaeth's Paraphrase of the Psalms (Heidelberg, 1596); de Moncrif's Chansons (Paris, 1755); Krieger's Musikalische Partien (Nuremberg, 1697); and autograph MSS. by Dr. Mason, Kinck, A. André, Beczwarzowsky, Fesca, Nageli, G. A. Schneider, and N. A. Strungk.
g. The Yale College library has a small but valuable collection, comprising about 300 volumes of music, and 100 of musical literature, gathered principally with the income of a fund given by the late Mrs. William A. Larned, which yields about 60 dollars a year. This has been devoted inainly to the purchase of the works of the great composers, principally in score, of which there is a good collection in this library.- ↑ Armes, Philip, born at Norwich in 1836, was educated in the Cathedral choir of his native town from 1846–8, and in that of Rochester from 1848 to 1851. He was appointed organist of St. Andrew's, Wells Street, in 1857, of Chichester Cathedral in 1861, and of Durham Cathedral in 1862. He graduated Mus.B. at Oxford in 1858, and Mus.D. in 1864. His chief compositions are 'Hezekiah,' written for the Worcester Festival in 1878; 'St. John the Evangelist,' written for York in 1881; and several services, anthems, and other Church music.
- ↑ According to a copy in Mr. Taphouse's collection, this piece is by Henry Hall.
- ↑ See 'L'Abbe Santini et sa collection musicale,' by Wladimlr Stusoff (Florence 1854).