Parthenia, or, The first musicke ever printed for the virginals

Public

The first printed collection of music for keyboards in England - comprising of eight pieces by William Byrd, seven by John Bull, and six by Orlando Gibbons. Edited by Edward F. Rimbault. Includes facsimiles of the original illustrated title page (1611) and the dedication of the 1613 reprint. Publications of the Musical Antiquarian Society, v. 18.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Publisher Language Identifier
  • Call Number: M2 M7 1840 v. 18
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 score (7, 50 pages) : facsimiles ; 39 cm
Alternative title
  • First musick ever printed for the virginals
  • Maydenhead
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 54, -2
Physical repository Collection
  • Printed Music
Provider Genre Date digitized
  • August 25, 2015
Technical note
  • 600 dpi tiffs; TTI Betterlight scanner; Metadata by M. Gaudet and MT.
Rights
  • Contact UVic Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original resource and for reproduction requests (fee for reproductions). This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
DOI

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