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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music Collection at Burghley House, Stamford

442 Pages

by Routledge

442 Pages

by Routledge

442 Pages

by Routledge

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This title was first published in 2002: Burghley House, Stamford, was built between 1555 and 1587 for William Cecil, Lord Burghley, the Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. The library there contains an extensive collection of manuscript and printed music dating from about 1650 to 1850, substantially formed during the latter part of the 18th century by the Ninth Earl of Exeter. The... Read more

Introduction - the music and musicians of burghley house: John, Fifth Earl of Exeter-- Brownlow, Ninth Earl of Exeter-- Henry, Tenth Earl and First Marquess of Exeter-- Brownlow, Second Marquess of Exeter-- Isabella Cecil, n e Poyntz-- Lady Mary Cecil-- The Hon. Edward Cecil-- Lady Georgina Cecil, n e Pakenham-- William Alleyne, Third Marquess of Exeter-- Cataloguing Procedures. Appendices: Personal inscriptions, subscription list entries and proof of ownership relating to the Burghley House music collection-- Obituary of Brownlow, Ninth Earl of Exeter-- Specification of the chapel organ and barrel organ in the chapel of Burghley House--Texts of poems from Exeter archives manuscript R.O. 532. The catalogue: General catalogue - manuscript music-- General catalogue - printed music-- Catches, glees and madrigals - manuscript music-- Catches, glees and madrigals - printed music-- Piano music - manuscript-- Piano music - printed.