Microform sources for Music

This is a list of music in the Library, also including some music books in a single collection, which is available in microform only. With one exception (Barber Institute Music Library, MS. 5001, which is on microfiche) all the works listed here are on microfilm, the locations of which can be found from the online catalogue. There are in the Library printed guides to most of the microfilms on this list whose contents are not readily apparent from their titles; and a self-service reader-printer in the Raymond Burton Library which can be used to make hard copy from all the microfilms listed. The list excludes all other microforms of books (and theses) on musical subjects.

Albinoni, Tomaso.
[Airs, 2 violins and continuo]. Albinoni's aires in 3 parts for two violins and a through bass. London: Walsh, [1730].

Albinoni, Tomaso.
[Concertos, op. 9]. Concerti a cinque, con violini, oboe, violetta, violoncello, e basso continuo ... opera nona. Amsterdam: Le Cene, [1722].

Barnard, John.
First book of selected church music. (One of three volumes of a transcript of Barnard's work prepared for republication by J. Bishop, but never printed.) British Library. MS. Additional 30087.

Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham. Music Library. MS. 5001
[English anthems, funeral sentences, and a fragment of instrumental music, by H. Cooke, J. Blow, H. Purcell, W. Turner, and an anonymous composer]. MICROFICHE.

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Bagatelles, piano, op. 119]. Trifles for the piano forte, consisting of 11 pleasing pieces. London: Clementi, [1823].
Item 11 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Concerto, piano, no. 5, op. 73, E flat]. Grand concert for the piano forte. London: Clementi, [1810].
Item 7 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat]. A grand sonata for the piano forte. London: Clementi, [1804].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Sonata, piano, op. 79, G major]. Two sonatas for the piano forte. London: Clementi, [1810]. Also contains Beethoven's Piano sonata, op. 78, F sharp.
Item 6 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Sonata, piano, op. 81a, E flat]. Les adieux, l'absence, et le revoir, sonate caracteristique. London: Clementi, [1811].
Item 3 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Sonata, piano, op. 106, B flat. Mmt. 4]. Introduction & fugue, for the piano forte. London: the Regent's Harmonic Institution, [1819].
Item 13 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Sonata, piano, op. 111, c minor]. A grand sonata, composed for the piano forte. London: Clementi, [1823].
Item 12 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Symphony, no. 7, op. 92, A major; arr.] A grand symphony (in A.) composed and adapted for the piano forte. London: Birchall, [1816?].
Item 8 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Variations on God save the king, piano. WoO 78]. Variations pour le piano forte, sur le theme God save the king. London: Clementi, [1804].
Item 9 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Beethoven, Ludwig van.
[Wellingtons Sieg; arr.]. Beethoven's grand Battle sinfonia ... descriptive of the battle & victory at Vittoria. London: Birchall, [1816?].
Item 4 on reel beginning with Beethoven, L. van. [Sonata, piano, op. 31, no. 3, E flat].

Bodleian Library, Oxford. The Bodleian Library music manuscripts : 16/17th music MSS of the Oxford Music School. Reading: Primary Source Media, 1998. 19 reels. Guide to the collection

Bodleian Library, Oxford. The Bodleian Library music manuscripts : Continental music MSS of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Reading: Primary Source Microfilm, 1986. 15 reels. Guide to the collection

Bodleian Library, Oxford. The Bodleian Library music manuscripts : English music manuscripts before c.1850 Reading: Primary Source Microfilm, [1984]. 42 reels [on 41]. Guide to the collection

Bodleian Library, Oxford. MS. Don. c. 57
[A collection of Caroline music, containing religious and secular songs and dialogues, mid-seventeenth century.]

Bodleian Library, Oxford. MS. Mus. Sch. f. 575
[Mostly lyra-viol music, but including some English songs, c.1630.]

British Library, London. The British Library music collection microform : the music manuscript collection of the British Library, London: Brighton: Harvester Press Microform Publication, 1983- ).
Pts. 1-2 Polyphonic music before c.1640. Sections A-B. 41 reels. Guide to Pt. 1, Section A; Guide to Pt. 2, Section B
Pt. 3. English music manuscripts before c.1714. Section A (Reels 1-18). Guide
Pt. 4. English music manuscripts before c.1714. Section B (Reels 19-35). Guide
Pt. 5. The Chapel Royal part-books in the British Library Royal Music Collection, c.1670-1850. 19 reels. Guide
Pt. 9. English music manuscripts c.1714 - c.1810. Section A (Reels 1-22). Guide
Pt. 10. English music manuscripts c.1714 - c.1810. Section B. (Reels 1-24). Guide

British Library, London. The British Library music collection microform : the music manuscript collection of the British Library. Italian music manuscripts, c.1640-c.1720. London: Primary Source Microfilm, 19--. 46 reels. Guide to Part 1; Guide to Part 2; Guide to Part 3

British Library. MS. Additional 11608
[A collection of songs and other pieces, set to music by various hands, between 1640 and 1660.]

British Library. MS. Additional 22597
[Psalms and solos out of various services in English and Latin, with musical notes. The Psalms are selected mainly from the version of Sternhold and Hopkins, and partly from that of Abp. Parker.]

British Library. MS. Additional 29289
[Single parts of church services, mainly altus.]
On the same reel as Tudway, Thomas. A collection of the most celebrated services & anthems. Vols. 3-4.

British Library. MS. Additional 29481
[English songs, psalms, and anthems, set to music.]

British Library. MS. Additional 30478
[A booke of selected church musicke consisting of full anthems and anthems with verses used in the cathedrall church of Durham. Tenor cantoris. ff. 5-30, 84-91 are printed portions of Barnard's The first book of selected church music.]
On the same reel as Barnard, John. The first book of selected church music. British Library. MS. Additional 30087.

British Library. MS. Additional 30480-30484
[Services, anthems, and a few part songs for five voices. In separate parts in 5 volumes]

British Library. MS. Egerton 2013
[English songs, seventy in number; set to music by various composers of the seventeenth century.]

British Library. MS. Egerton 2971
English and Italian songs, with accompaniments for harpsichord or bass viol; by R. Jones, N. Giles, G. Coperario, D. Farrant.

Christ Church, Oxford. Library
The early printed music collection. (London: World Microfilms, 1998). 76 reels.
www.york.ac.uk/library/guides/pdf/westminster.pdf

Christ Church, Oxford. Library
The music [manuscript] collection of Christ Church, Oxford. (Reading: Research Publications, [1999]). 60 reels. Available in 3 parts. Guide to part 1; Guide to part 2; Guide to part 3

Christ Church, Oxford. Library. MS. Music 87
[Songs by various English composers, 1600-1630.]
On the same reel as Christ Church, Oxford. Library. MS. Music 439.

Christ Church, Oxford. Library. MS. Music 439
[Songs by various English composers, 1600-1630.]

El codex musical de las Huelgas: musica a veus dels segles XIII-XIV; introd., facsimil i transcripcio per H. Angles. Barcelona, 1931. 2 reels.

Delius, Frederick.
The music archive of the Delius Trust. 18 reels.

Delius, Frederick.
The Delius manuscripts of the Grainger Centre, Melbourne University.

Delius, Frederick.
[Dance for harpsichord (1919) and part of the 'Hassan' music (2 leaves), c. 1920. Autograph. With a copy of the song 'Weinrosen' (1897), in the hand of Mrs. Delius.] British Library. MS. Additional 50497.

Delius, Frederick.
[Music manuscripts, mainly autograph. Five piano pieces; Mazurka, Two waltzes; Toccata, Lullaby. Fennimore and Gerda; full score. An arabesk (1911); full score. Requiem (1914); full score. Concerto, cello and orchestra (1921); full score, copied C. W. Orr.] British Library MS. Loan 54.

Delius, Frederick.
Over the hills and far away. MS. in Stanford University Libraries, California.

The eighteenth century: a microfilm collection based on the Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalog: ESTC. Woodbridge, CT: Research Publications, 1982-. 12145 reels (at 31.8.05). In theory this collection is restricted to books, but there are scores by Avison and Geminiani, for instance, which have crept in, and which are not listed here. Details can be found from the online catalogue.

Gamble, John.
[Songs set to music by John Gamble.] British Library. MS. Additional 32339.

Glasgow University. Library. MS. Euing R. d. 43
The Euing lutebook.

Handel, George Frideric.
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo. British Library MS. R. M. 19. f. 7.
Item 5 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL. MS. R. M. 20. a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
Acis and Galatea: a mask, as it was originally compos'd, with the overture, recitativo's, songs, duets & choruses, etc. London: Walsh [1743].
Item 6 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL. MS. R. M. 20. a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
Acis and Galatea: a serenata by Mr. Handel. BL. MS. Additional 5321.

Handel, George Frideric.
Acis and Galatea. British Library MS. Additional 31561.
Item 2 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL. MS. Additional 5321.

Handel, George Frideric.
Acis and Galatea. British Library MS. R. M. 20 a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
Acis and Galatea. St. Michael's College, Tenbury. MS. 885.

Handel, George Frideric.
[Acis and Galatea]. The score of Mr Handles pastoral. British Library MS. Additional 36710.
Item 3 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL MS.Additional 5321.

Handel, George Frideric.
[Acis and Galatea]. The songs and symphony's in the masque of Acis and Galatea. London: Walsh, [1732].
Item 7 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL MS. R. M. 20. a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
[Acis and Galatea]. The pastorall opera call'd Acis and Galatea. Manchester Public Libraries. Newman Flower Collection. Aylesford MS. 130 Hd4, vol. 1.

Handel, George Frideric.
The favourite songs in the opera call'd Acis and Galatea. London: Walsh, [1722].

Handel, George Frideric.
Giustino: an opera. British Library MS. R. M. 20. b. 4.

Handel, George Frideric.
Imeneo: an opera. British Library MS. R. M. 20. b. 5.
Item 2 on reel beginning with Handel. Giustino: an opera, BL MS. R. M. 20. b. 4

Handel, George Frideric.
Orlando: an opera. British Library MS. R. M. 20 b. 8.
Item 3 on reel beginning with Handel. Giustino: an opera, BL MS. R. M. 20. b. 4

Handel, George Frideric.
Serse: an opera. British Library MS. R. M. 20. c. 7.
Item 4 on reel beginning with Handel. Giustino: an opera, BL MS. R. M. 20. b. 4

Handel, George Frideric.
[Works. Selections. British Library MS. R. M. 18. c. 5. Contains selections from Atalanta, the 1732 version of Aci, Galataea e Polifemo, and a later alteration of the 1732 version of Esther.]
Item 4 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL MS. R. M. 20. a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
[Works. Selections. British Library MS. R. M. 18. c. 7. Contains selections from Orlando; and additional songs in Acis and Galatea, as performed in 1732.]
Item 2 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL MS. R. M. 20. a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
[Works. Selections. British Library MS. R. M. 19. d. 4. Contains selections from Acis and Galatea, Pastor Fido, and L'allegro, il penseroso ed il moderato.]
Item 3 on reel beginning with Handel. Acis and Galatea, BL MS. R. M. 20. a. 2.

Handel, George Frideric.
[Works. Selections. Fitzwilliam Museum MS. 30. H. 6. Contains selections from Acis and Galatea, Amadigi, Julius Caesar, Ottone, Il pastor fido, Radamisto, Rodelinda, Rodrigo, Silla.]

Jeffries, George.
[Fancies in three parts for viols and virginall; Songs and dialogues for 2, 3, and 4 voices; Comedies and masques; Motets and anthems.] British Library. MS. Additional 10338.

Lawes, Henry.
[Ayres and dialogues. Book 1]. Ayres and dialogues, for one, two, and three voyces ... the first booke. London: Playford, 1653.

Lawes, Henry.
[Ayres and dialogues. Book 2]. The second book of ayres, and dialogues, for one, two, and three voyces. London: Playford, 1655.
On the same reel as Henry Lawes. Ayres and dialogues. Book 1.

Lawes, Henry.
Choice psalmes put into musick, for three voices. The most of which may properly enough be sung by any three, with a thorough bass ... with divers elegies ... And ... nine canons ... made by William Lawes. London: Moseley, 1648.
Microfilm of a copy in the British Library, London. On the same reel as Henry Lawes. Ayres and dialogues. Book 1.

Lawes, Henry.
A paraphrase upon the psalmes of David; by G.S. [i.e., George Sandys], set to new tunes for private devotion, and a thorow base, for voice, or instrument by Henry Lawes. London: Legatt, 1638.

Lawes, Henry.
[Songs and dialogues.] British Library MS. Additional 53723

Lawes, William.
[Music-book of William Lawes. Airs for the lute, in tablature; canon Tis joy to see; drinking and other songs, some with chorus.] British Library. MS. Additional 31432.

Legrenzi, Giovanni.
[Sonatas, 2 violins and continuo. Op. 4] Sonate da chiesa, e da camera, correnti, balletti, allemande, e sarabande a tre, doi violini, e violone, con il basso continuo. Op. 4. Venetia: Sala, 1682. On the same reel as Uccelini. Sonate, corriente et aire da farsi con diversi stromenti.

Legrenzi, Giovanni.
[Sonatas, 2 violins and continuo. Op. 8]. Sonate a due violini, e violone, con il suo basso continuo per l'organo ... op. 8. Venetia: Sala, 1677. On the same reel as Uccelini. Sonate, corriente et aire da farsi con diversi stromenti.

Monteverdi, Claudio.
[Vespro della Beata Vergine]. Sanctissimae Virgini missa senis vocibus ... ac vesperae pluribus decantandae, cum nonnullis sacris concentibus ac sacella sine principium cubicula accommodata. Venice: Amadino, 1610. 8 part-books.

National Library of Scotland. Department of Manuscripts. Music manuscripts, 1500-1793, from the National Library of Scotland. Marlborough: Adam Matthew, 1999. 14 reels. Guide to the collection

Old Hall Manuscript.
British Library MS. Additional 57950.

Oxford University. Faculty of Music. Bate Collection of Musical Instruments.
The history of musical instruments: manuals, tutors and methodes, for woodwinds, brass and other instruments., 1730-1923. Part 1. Brighton, Harvester P. Microform Publications, 1988. 10 reels.

Pembroke College, Cambridge. The Pembroke choir books and other music manuscripts from Pembroke College, Cambridge. Marlborough: Adam Matthew, 1996. 3 reels.

Playford, John.
Select musicall ayres and dialogues, in three bookes ... composed by ... Dr. John Wilson, Dr. Charles Colman, Mr. Henry Lawes, etc. London: Playford, 1653. Microfilm of a copy in the British Library, London. On the same reel as Henry Lawes. Ayres and dialogues. Book 1.

Playford, John.
Select musicall ayres, and dialogues, for one or two voyces, to sing to the theorbo, lute, or basse violl; composed by John Wilson, Charles Colman ... Henry Lawes, William Webb, etc. London: Playford, 1652.

Purcell, Henry.
The Yorkshire feast song. British Library. MS. Egerton 2956.
On the same reel as George Jeffreys. Fancies in three parts.

Purcell, Henry. [Musical companion.] The second book of The pleasant musical companion; being a choice collection of catches, for three and four voices. Published chiefly for the encouragement of the musical societies ... in England. The fourth edition. London, 1701.The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 06.

Purcell, Henry. [Musical companion.] Supplement of new catches, The second book of The pleasant musical companion. Containing the choicest catches by Dr. John Blow, and the late Mr. Henry Purcell, and other eminent masters. London, 1702. The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 11.

Purcell, Henry. [Musical companion.] The second book of The pleasant companion; being a choice collection of catches, for three and four voices. Compos'd by Dr. John Blow, the late Mr. Henry Purcell, and other eminent masters. The fifth edition. London, 1707. The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 07.

Purcell, Henry. [Musical companion.]. The pleasant musical companion; being a choice collection of catches, for three and four voices. Compos'd by Dr. John Blow, the late Mr. Henry Purcell, and other eminent masters. The sixth edition. London, 1720. The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 08.

Purcell, Henry. [Musical companion.] The pleasant musical companion; being a choice collection of catches, for three and four voices. Compos'd by Dr. John Blow, the late Mr. Henry Purcell, and other eminent masters. The ninth edition. London, 1726. The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 09.

Purcell, Henry. Orpheus Britannicus. A collection of the choicest songs, for one, two, and three voices. Compos'd by Mr. Henry Purcell. Together, with such symphonies for violins or flutes, as were by him design'd for any of them: and a thorough-bass to each song. Figur'd for the organ, harpsichord, or theorbo-lute. The second book. London, 1702. The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 10.

Purcell, Henry. Te Deum et Jubilate, for voices and instruments, perform'd before the Queen, Lords and commons, at the Cathedral-church of St. Paul, on the thanksgiving day, for the glorious successes of Her Majesty's army the last campaign. The second edition. London, 1707. The eighteenth century, reel 5662 no. 12.

Rebel, Jean-Ferry.
Boutade ... cette piece convient à la vide et au clavecin. Paris, 1712. For 2 violins, viol, and continuo. On the same reel as Jean-Ferry Rebel. Recueil de douze sonates.

Rebel, Jean-Ferry.
Les plaisirs champêtre. Paris: Le Clerc, 1734. On the same reel as Jean-Ferry Rebel. Recueil de douze sonates.

Rebel, Jean-Ferry.
Recueil de douze sonates, a II. et III. parties, avec la basse chifree. Paris: Ballard, 1712. 4 pts. Premier dessus, second dessus, bass pour le clavecin, bass pour le viole. On the same reel as Jean-Ferry Rebel. Receuil de douze sonates.

Royal Academy of Music, London. Library
The music collection. English and Continental music manuscripts, c.1650-c.1930. (Woodbridge: Primary Source Media). 22 reels. Guide to Part 1; Guide to Part 2

Royal College of Music, London. Library
English music manuscripts before 1800, Sections A and B; Continental music manuscripts before 1850, Section A. (Woodbridge: Primary Source Media). 53 reels. Guide to Section A, English manuscripts; Guide to Section B, English manuscripts; Guide to Continental manuscripts, Section A

Schenk, Johannes.
Dese Sonaten worden best gespeelt met twee violen di gamba oste ook wel met een bas of bas-continuo ... Op. 2. Amsterdam: Roger, 1688. For two viola da gambas and basso continuo. On the same reel as Johannes Schenk. L'echo du Danube.

Schenk, Johannes.
L'echo du Danube contenant six sonates ... IXe ouvrage. Amsterdam: Roger, [1710?].

Schenk, Johannes.
Le nymphe di Rheno, per due viole di gamba sole ... Opera ottava. Amsterdam: Roger, [1710?].

Schenk, Johannes.
Scherzi musicali per la viola di gamba con basso continuo ad libitum. Opera sesta. Amsterdam: Roger, [1708?].

Serini, Giovanni Battista.
[Six concerti for harpsichord and strings; six symphonies; six flute sonatas; seven arias. 1755.] York Minster Library. MS. Music 129 S.

St. Michael's College, Tenbury.
The music manuscripts of St. Michael's College, Tenbury. (Brighton: Harvester P., 1984). 87 reels. Series 2, Pt. 1: Unpublished English and Continental Mss. before 1650. Reels 1-14. Guide to Series 2, Pt. 1. Series 2, Pt. 2: Unpublished Manuscripts, 1650-1800. Reels 15-33. Guide to Series 2, Pt. 2. Series 2, Pt. 3: Unpublished Continental Mss. 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries. Reels 34-55. Guide to Series 2, Pt. 3. Series 2, Pt. 4: Unpublished Continental Mss. 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries. Reels 56-77. Guide to Series 2, Pt. 4. Series 2, Pt. 5: Unpublished English Manuscripts of the 19th Century. Reels 78-87. Guide to Series 2, Pt 5

Storace, Stephen.
No song, no supper. Royal College of Music. MS. 597.

Tudway, Thomas.
[A collection of the most celebrated services & anthems used in the Church of England, from the Reformation to the Restauration of K. Charles II, composed by the best masters.] Vols. 3-4. 1716-1717. British Library. MSS. Harleian 7339-7440.

Uccellini, Marco.
Sonate, correnti et arie da farsi con diversi stromenti si da camera come da chiesa, à uno, à due, & à tre. Op. 4. Antwerp: Phalesio, 1663.

Uccellini, Marco.
Sonate sopra il violino e diversi altri strumenti a uno, due, tre, e correnti con una toccata a due violini da sonarsi tutte due le parti con un violino solo ... libro septimo. Antwerp: Phalesio, 1668. On the same reel as Marco Uccellini. Sonate, correnti et arie da farsi.

Westminster Abbey. Library.
Early printed & manuscript music in the Westminster Abbey Library.
London, World Microfilms, 1984. 32 reels.

Wilson, John.
Songs. Bodleian Library, Oxford. MS. Mus. b.1.

York Minster Library. MS. Music 1 S
[The Gostling part-books.]