Commonplace book of songs
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Title
Commonplace book of songs
Names
Gamble, John, d. 1687 (Compiler)
Rimbault, Edward F. (Edward Francis), 1816-1876 (Former owner)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1659 (Questionable)
Library Location
Music Division
Shelf locator: Drexel 4257 (Locked case)
Subjects
Songs with continuo -- 17th century
Music -- Manuscripts
Genres
Notes
Content: Includes songs by Henry Lawes, William Lawes, John Wilson, Nicholas Lanier, William Webb, Charles Coleman, Robert Smith, Thomas Brewer and John Gamble.
Statement Of Responsibility: [compiled by] John Gamble.
Citation/Reference: Wikipedia, Drexel 4257.
Citation/Reference: Catalogue of the valuable library of the late Edward Francis Rimbault (London: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge), p. 92, item 1387.
Citation/Reference: Vincent Duckles, "John Gamble's Commonplace book: a critical edition of New York Public Library Ms. Drexel 4257," M.A. thesis, University of California at Berkeley, 1953.
Citation/Reference: Charles W. Hughes, "John Gamble's Commonplace Book," Music and Letters 26 (1945), p. 215-219.
Additional Physical Form: Microfilm. New York : New York Public Library, 19--. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (MN: *ZZ-25487)
Additional Physical Form: Microfilm. New York : New York Public Library, 1947. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (MN: *ZZ-297)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 ms. score (ca. 450 p.)
Abstract
Manuscript songs, for one voice and continuo; English words.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15327091
RLIN/OCLC: 18678379
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7534b690-8e52-0134-6598-00505686a51c
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Commonplace book of songs" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1659. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7534b690-8e52-0134-6598-00505686a51c
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1659). Commonplace book of songs Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7534b690-8e52-0134-6598-00505686a51c
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Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Commonplace book of songs" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7534b690-8e52-0134-6598-00505686a51c
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