Deliciæ musicæ : being, a collection of the newest and best songs sung at court and at the publick theatres, most of them within the compass of the flute. With a thorow-bass, for the theorbo-lute, bass-viol, harpsichord, or organ. Composed by several of the best masters. The first volume compleat.

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Playford, Henry, 1657-

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695, composer.

Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.

Courteville, Raphael, active 1687-approximately 1735, composer.

Blow, John, -1708, composer.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2130:11.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Songs, English--Early works to 1800.

Songs, English.

Music--England--Early works to 1800.

Music.

England.

Genre:

Songs, English.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, 32 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 23, that is, 24 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 22 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 18 pages : music

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

London : printed by J. Heptinstall, for Henry Playford, and sold by him at his shop in the Temple-Change, Fleetstreet. The four books, with 3 elegies on our late gracious Queen Mary, sett by Dr. Blow, and the late famous Mr. Henry Purcell, compleats the first volume. THe first book of the second volume will be publish'd next term, 1696.

Notes:

Above imprint on title page: Licensed, April 23, 1695. D. Poplar.

With title page vignettes, signed: F.H. Van. Hove. Sculp:.

"An advertisement to the reader" signed by the compiler, "H.P.", i.e. Henry Playford.

Each book containes "A table of the songs".

Includes printed music.

Books 2-4 have separate dated title pages (Book 2 title page is dated 1695), registers and pagination.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1992. 1 microfilm reel 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2130:11). s1992 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) P2433

Day & Murray. Songbooks 148

OCLC:

55720744