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Sixteen Anthems.
[1766]; sheet: (13.5 x 21.5 cm). plate: (approximately 12.5 x 21 cm).
Brigham plate 8. Link to Brigham.A book of engraved religious and secular music which contains the featured examples of “An Anthem for Christmas Day” by William Knapp as well as “A Christmas Hymn” (also called in the table of contents "Hark! Hark"). Included music is listed alphabetically in the table (which is set in type). Music is listed as follows with page number following: “Already see, &c., 8; Blessed are they, 10; By the rivers, 32; Give the King, 20; I will magnify thee, 15; I was glad, 43; O Praise the Lord, O my Soul, 24; O Praise the Ld of Heav’n, 12; O clap your hands, 41; O be joyful, 52; O Zion, 53, Rejoice in the Lord, 38; Sing ye merrily, 29; They that go down, 17; The Beauty of Israel, 48; Unto us a child is born, 5; When Israel came out, 58; Hark! Hark, 57, Thro’ all the changing, 60; Little Marlborough, 28; St. Hellens, 37; Huntington, 51; Dagenham, 59; Dutch, 59; Say mighty Love, 56.”
Title page of music reads “Sixteen Anthems, collected from Tans’ur, Williams, Knapp, Ashworth & Stephenson. To which is added, a few Psalm Tunes. Proper to Entertain and Improve those who have made some Proficiency in the art of Singing.” Followed by an ornamental cut, line and publication information “Engraved and printed by Josiah Flagg, and Sold by him at his House near the Old-North Meeting House, and at his Shop in Fish-Street, also by the Booksellers in Boston, New-England. (Price 6 Shillings.)” [See Brigham's discussion on p. 38 which discusses imprint information and the role of Revere as engraver.]
Included for each song are five-note lined staffs (between six and eight per page), many are divided by a caesura break, as well as other modern musical symbols including occasional accolades to the left, time signature, parenthetical dynamic, voice parts, key signatures, chorus, notes and rests and other notation as needed for song. Chorus text, as well as occasional notes, is engraved beneath the musical notation. Text for “Christmas Hymn” starts “Hark hark, Hark hark, Glad tidings of a new born King Born of a maid a Virgin pure Born without Sin from guilt secure…” and text for “An Anthem for Christmas Day” starts “Unto us a Son is giv’n, Unto us a Son is giv’n, Unto us a child is born.”
Note: title page and table of contents not by Revere; provided for reference.
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A Collection of the best Psalm tunes.
1764; sheet: (12.4 x 20.6 cm). plate: (not visible); of sample music: (12.5 x 21 cm). plate [approximately]: (11 x 19 cm). Link to record.
Brigham plate 3. Link to Brigham.Engraved title page as well as hymnal music for Josiah Flagg’s A Collection of the best Psalm tunes. Title features a Chippendale style border with flowers, leaves, a basket with fruit and flourishes surrounding the text “A Collection of the best Psalm Tunes, in two, three and four Parts, From the most approv’d Author, fitted to all Measures, and approved of by the best Masters in Boston New England; to which are added some Hymns and Anthems the Greater part of them neer before Printed in America by Josiah Flagg Engraved by Paul Revere; Printed & Sold by him and Josiah Flagg Boston 1764.”
Included Psalms in alphabetical order, with supplied spelling and page number are: “Abington, 64; Ailoff Street, 45; All Saints, 28; Amsterdam, 10; America, 21; Angels, 24; St. Ann’s, 40; Apostles, 12; Armley, 39; Avely, 20; Bangor, 53; Blackmore, 41; Beminster, 43; St. Bennets, 36; Boston, 50; Brentwood, 20; St. Bridget’s, 62; Broomsgrove, 26; Burford, 27; Buckland, 28; Burnham, 14; Burlington, 13; Canterbury, 30; Cambridge, 17; St. Christopher’s, 27; Charlotte, 22; Chorus, 7; Christ’n [Christian] Soldier, 18; Cliston, 32; Colchester, 64; Colchester New, 37; Cumberland, 38; Cannon, 46; Dalston, 54; Denton, 61; N Eagle Street, 33; St. Edmonds, 22; Evangelist, 39; Even’g Hymn, 33; Fareham, 14; Funeral thought, 31; Gainsborough, 58; St. Georges, 66; Goodmans, 31; Grays, 51; Greens 100, 41; Guilford, 9; Harlington, 57; Hallifax, 52; St. Humphris, 49; St. James, 63; Irish, 23; Isle of Wright, 48; Kettering, 10; Kingsbridge, 57; Laindon, 35; Leighton, 26; Leeds, 9; Littleton, 34; St. Luke’s, 60; March of Rich[mond], 19; St. Martins, 30; Mecklinbourg, 58; Morton, 51; Morning Hymn, 29; Nazing, 63; Newcastle, 35; Newbury, 56; Norfolk, 44; S. Okendon, 17; St. Pancras, 38; St. Patrick’s, 45; Penbury, 15; Plymouth, P.M., 55; Plymouth, 14; Psalm 50th old, 47; Psalm 50th new; 59, Psalm 67th, 62; Psalm 81st, 49; Psalm 85th, 57; Psalm 100 old, 32; Psalm 100 new, 62; Psalm 108th, 13; Psalm 136th 8; Psalm 148th, 11; Psalm, 149th, 60; Psalm 90th, 21; Psalm 103d, 36; Portsmouth, 66; Quercy, 25; Ricmansworth, 24; Rochester, 52; Rothwell, 56; Sheffeild [Sheffield], 3; Southwell, 59; Solomon’s Songs, 54; Stortford, 42; Standish, 48; Stroud, 44; Sutton, 8, Trinity, 23; Trumpet, 29; Troy, 42; Wansted, 15; Wantage, 62; Warwick, 25; Westminster, 53; Westminster new, 7; Wendover, 65; Welsh, 40; Westonsavel, 61; Willingail, 16; Windsor, 65, Worksop, 27; Yarmouth, 12; York old, 13; Anthems to 117 Psalm, 55; to 136 Psalm, 46.”
Copy used for inventory (Copy 2) also includes manuscript music in the hand of one of the former owners; a table of contents with his additional songs is written on the inside front cover. Included on each page of music is the time signature, page name and when available author and title of the tune, in addition to notes, rests, clefs and between six and eight staffs of music per page. On provided example of “Angel’s Tune” and “Richmansworth Tune” the text starts “Great God at tend while Zion sings The Joy that from thy Presence springs To spend one Day with thee on ‘Earth Exceeds a Thousand Days of Mirth” and for the “Warwick Tune” and “Query Tune” sheet, “What noble Fruit the Vines produce the Olive yealds [sic] a shining Juice Our Hearts are cheer’d with generous Wine with inward Joy our Faces Shine.”
From Reserve Collection [click for book record; Reserve 1770]
The New England Psalm Singer.
1770; sheet: (20.1 x 15.5 cm). frontispiece plate: (17.5 x 15.4 cm); sample music plate: (20.1 x 15.5 cm); music plate: (18.8 x 13.5 cm). Link to record.
Brigham plate 25. Link to Brigham.Engraved frontispiece by which features a bordered image of seven men seated at a round table covered in a cloth in an interior space. The men are fingering open copies of books of sheet music and with open mouths singing; on the table are two other closed books. The men are wearing overcoats, breeches, several have wigs and one carries a magnifying glass. Image is signed in the lower right “P Revere sculp”. Surrounding the scene is circular musical notation with notes, rests, a continuous staff and the text “Wake ev’-ry Breath & ev’-ry String. To bless the great Redeemer King, His Name thro ev’-r Chime ador’d. Let Joy & Gra-ti-tude, and Love, Thro’ all the Notes of Mu-sic rove; And Je-sus found on ev-ry Chord.” In script beneath the image is the text “A Canon of 6 in One with a Ground, the Word by ye Rev. Dr Byles: Set to Music by M. Billings. And at the bottom “MB the Ground Bass to be continually Sung by 3 or 4 deep Voices with the 6 other parts.”
Title page is set in ornaments and set-type; included for reference. Reference title is “The New-England psalm-singer: or, American chorister: Containing a number of psalm-tunes, anthems and canons. In four and five parts.” Copy used for inventory (Copy 1). Included on each page of music is the time signature, page number and when available author and title of the tune, in addition to notes, rests, clefs and between six and eight staffs of music per page with parts. On provided example page 108 is “A New Tune to Dr. Watt’s Sapphick Ode by W.B. [William Billings]”. Text starts “And the red Lightning Like a storm of hail comes. Rears up the Baltick to a foaming fury. When the fierce North wind with his airy forces. And the red lightning, &c.” at the bottom is the notation “MB For the rest of the words see Dr. Watts’s Lyric Poems book 1st page 74.”
Included is 108 pages of engraved music; a listing of which appears on the back cover and reads “An Alphabetical List of the Tunes, Anthems, and Canons, contained in this Book.” And listed as follows “America, Page 1; Africa, 14; Albany, 17; Andover, 65; Ashford, 89; Attleborough, 59; Amherst, 48; Asia, 60; Boston, 23; Brookline, 2, Brookfield, 7; Brattle-Street, 19; Barre, 67; Bridgewater, 40; Braintree, 43; Cambridge, 47; Corsica, 46; Concord, 5, Chelsea, 43; Chester, 91; Charlestown, 15; Cumberland, 16, Chesterfield, 64; Duxborough, 8; Dighton, 70; Dorchester, 73; Dickinson, 73; Dedham, 45; Essex, 65; Eastham, 62; Eastown, 63; Europe, 90; Freedom, 58; Friendship, 61; Fairfield, 13; Greenland, 21; Georgia, 76; Hollis, 36; Hingham, 6; Hampshire, 3; Hampton, 14; Harvard, 68; Hebron, 69; Holden Page 68; Haverhill, 96; Hanover, 75; Hanover New, 75; Hollis Street, 94; Jamaica, 64; Ipswich, 72; Liberty, 9; Lynn, 70; Lexington, 66; Lancaster, 93; Lincoln, 77; Lebanon, 95; Massachusetts, 40; Marblehead, 71; Middlesex, 62; Medford, 86; Middletown, 74; Marshfield, 76; Malden, 4; Milton, 44; Medfield, 94, New-Boston, 6; Newtown, 3; Nantucket, 2; Nutfield, 68; New-North, 69; New-Hingham, 59; Newport, 87; No. 45, 79, Nantucket, 41; North-River, 16; New-South, 12, Old-South, 21; Old-Brick, 20; Old-North, 32; Orange-Street, 42, Orleans, 77; Pownal, 67; Pomfret, 7; Plymton, 11; Plainfield, 93; Providence, 78; Purchase-Street, 73; Pembroke, 5; Princetown, 45; Pleasant-Street, 41; Pembroke New, 10; Pitt, 57; Pumpily, 60; Queen-Street, 50; Roxbury, 20; Stoughton, 42; Suffolk, 17; Summer-Street, 66; Swanzey, 72; Smithfield, 92; Shirley, 74; Sapphick Ode, 108; St. Elisha’s, 8; Scituate, 9; Sudburn, 12; Taunton, 49; Towerhill, 58; The 18th, 30; Unity, 18; Uxbridge, 64; Union, 4; Wheeler’s Point, 18; Wellfleet, 61; Westfield, 71; Williamsburg, 87; Wilkes, 80; Waltham, 95; Watertown, 13; Beginnings of Anthems & Canons.; As the Hart panteth, 31; Blessed is he, 97; Hear my Prayer, 81; The Lord is King, 24; The Lord, descended, 51; Canons; When Jesus wept, 56; Thus faith the high, 85.”
Note: title page and table of contents not by Revere; provided for reference.
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