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The''' Fayrfax Manuscript''' (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains seven pieces by [[Robert Fayrfax]], whose arms appear on the title page, as well as works of [[John Browne|Browne]], [[William Cornysh|William Cornishe jr.]], [[Richard Davy|Davy]], [[Gilbert Banester|Banastir]], [[Newark]], [[Sheryngham]], [[Tutor]], [[Edmund Turges|Turges | The''' Fayrfax Manuscript''' (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains seven pieces by [[Robert Fayrfax]], whose arms appear on the title page, as well as works of [[John Browne|Browne]], [[William Cornysh|William Cornishe jr.]], [[Richard Davy|Davy]], [[Gilbert Banester|Banastir]], [[William Newark|Newark]], Sir [[Thomas Philipps]], [[Sheryngham]], [[Tutor]], [[Edmund Turges|Turges]], and a number of anonymous composers. It seems to have been compiled before Fayrfax received the title of Doctor in 1504, and a prayer for Prince Arthur (d. 1502) likewise dates it to around the turn of the century. A modern edition by John Stevens appears in ''Musica Britanica'' vol. 36. | ||
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| ''The farther I go'' | | ''The farther I go'' | ||
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| 3. (iii) | | 3. (iii) | ||
| ''What causeth me woeful thoughtes'' | | ''What causeth me woeful thoughtes'' | ||
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| | | ''O my desire'' | ||
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| 17. (xix) | | 17. (xix) | ||
| | | ''But why am I so abused?'' | ||
| | | [[William Newark|William Newarke]] | ||
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| 18. (xx) | | 18. (xx) | ||
| | | ''Your counterfeiting'' | ||
| | | [[William Newark|William Newarke]] | ||
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| 19. (xxi) | | 19. (xxi) | ||
| | | ''Thus musing in my mind'' | ||
| | | [[William Newark|William Newarke]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:55, 1 July 2010
The Fayrfax Manuscript (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains seven pieces by Robert Fayrfax, whose arms appear on the title page, as well as works of Browne, William Cornishe jr., Davy, Banastir, Newark, Sir Thomas Philipps, Sheryngham, Tutor, Turges, and a number of anonymous composers. It seems to have been compiled before Fayrfax received the title of Doctor in 1504, and a prayer for Prince Arthur (d. 1502) likewise dates it to around the turn of the century. A modern edition by John Stevens appears in Musica Britanica vol. 36.
| No. | Title | Composer | Parts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. (i) | The farther I go | William Newark | SA | |
| 2. (ii) | Ah my heart, I know you well | Anonymous | SA | |
| 3. (iii) | What causeth me woeful thoughtes | William Newark | SA | |
| 4. (iiii) | So far I trow from remedy | SA | William Newark | |
| 5. (v) | My woeful heart | Sheryngham | SA | |
| 6. (vj) | ||||
| 7. (xiii) | O my desire | William Newark | ||
| 8. | Hamshere | |||
| 9. | ||||
| 10. (xi) | Now the law is led | Rycardus Davy | T | incomplete, Tenor voice only |
| 11. (xii) | That was my woe | R. Fayrfax | AT | |
| 12. (xiii) | Benedicite! What dreamed I? | Robert Fayrfax (?) | ATB | attribution from contents page |
| 13. (xiii) | To complain me, alas | Robert Fayrfax (?) | ATB | attribution from contents page |
| 14. (xv) | Alas, it is I | Turges (?) | ATB | attrib. to Faryfax in contents |
| 15. | incomplete | |||
| 16. | incomplete | |||
| 17. (xix) | But why am I so abused? | William Newarke | ||
| 18. (xx) | Your counterfeiting | William Newarke | ||
| 19. (xxi) | Thus musing in my mind | William Newarke | ||
| 20. (xxii) | Most clear of colour | Roberd Fayrfax | SAT | |
| 21. (xxiii) | I love, loved, and loved would I be | Roberd Fayrfax | SAT | |
| 22. (xxiiii) | Alas, for lack of her presence | Roberd Fayrfax | SAT | |
| 23. (xxv) | That was my joy | Anonymous | TTB | |
| 24. (xxvi) | Somewhat musing | Robert Fayrfax | ATB | |
| 25. (xxvii) | Madame, defrain! | Anonymous | ATB | |
| 26. (xxviii) | ||||
| 27. (xxviiii) | ||||
| 28. (xxx) | ||||
| 29. (xxxi) | Alone, alone | Anonymous | AAT | |
| 30. (xxxii) | Ah my dear, ah, my dear son | Anonymous | AAT | |
| 31. (xxxiii) | Jesu, mercy, how may this be | Browne | SATB | |
| 32. (xxxiiii) | Afraid, alas and why so suddenly? | Anonymous | SATB | |
| 33. (xxxv) | Woefully arrayed | William Cornysh Junior | SATB | |
| 34. (xxxvi) | Ah, gentle Jesu | Sheryngham | ATTB | |
| 35. (xxxvii) | Woefully arrayed | Browne | SAT | |
| 36. (xxxviii) | My fearful dream | Gilbert Banastir | ATB | |
| 37. (xxxix) | Ah, blessed Jesu | Richard Dauy | SAT | |
| 38. (xl) | Ah mine heart, remember thee well | Richard Dauy | SAT | |
| 39. (xli) | Margaret meek | Browne | SAT | |
| 40. (xlii) | Joan is sick and ill at ease | Rychard Dauy | SSA | |
| 41. (xliii) | Ay, besherew you! | William Cornyssh Junior | SAT | |
| 42. (xliiii) | Who shall have my fair lady? | SSA | ||
| 43. (xlv) | Hoyda, hoyda, jolly rutterkin | William Cornysh Junior | TTB | |
| 44. (xlvi) | From stormy windes | Edmund Turges | ATT | dated 1501, a prayer for Henry VII's son Arthur |
| 45. (xlvii) | This day day daws | Anonymous | SAB | |
| 46. (xlviii) | Small pathes to the greenwood | Anonymous | ATB | |
| 47. (xlix) | Enforce yourself as Goddes knight | Edmund Turges | SAT | |
| 48. (l) | Be it known to all | Anonymous | TTB | |
| 49. (li) | In a slumber late as I was | Anonymous | SAT | Concordance in Drexel Manuscript NYPL 4180 |