Walsh, John (ed) | The Harpsichord Master | Book I, II & III (1697, 1700 & 1702)

Book I of The Harpsicord Master is the first of a series of 14 keyboard books issued by the London publisher John Walsh between 1697 and 1734. This anthology is full of interest from a purely musical point of view.

TABLE

• Purcell's instructions : The Scale of the Gamut
• Example of the time or length of Notes
• Rules for Graces
• Prelude for ye fingering by Mr H. Purcell
• Mr H. Purcell | Aire
• Mr H. Purcells new Sibell
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | The Duke of Glocester's March
• Mr Morgon | Minuett
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Scotch Trumpet tune
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | The Country Mans Jigg
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | an Aire
• Mr Barrett [Barrett, John] | Aire
• Mr Barrett [Barrett, John] | Jigg
• Mr Barrett [Barrett, John] | Minuett
• Mr Barrett [Barrett, John] | Scotch Aire
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | The bonny Gray Ey'd Morn
• New Aire
• Mr Morgon | Twas when the Sheep was Shearing
• Aire
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Round O Minuett
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Almand
• Mr Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Round O
• Mr Robert King
• Mr Robert King | Minuet

TABLE ~ BOOK II

• Dr. Blow [Blow, John] | Almand
• Dr. Blow [Blow, John] | Saraband
• Dr. Blow [Blow, John] | Aire
• Mr. Courtivill [Courteville, Ralph] | Almand
• Mr. Courtivill [Courteville, Ralph] | Corrant
• Mr. Courtivill [Courteville, Ralph] | Aire
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | The Emperour of Germany's March
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Serenade
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | The Prince of Denmark's March
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | A Trumpette Minuett
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | A March
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Aire
• [Clarke, Jeremiah ?] | A March
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Almand
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Corant
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Sarabrand
• [Barrett, John ?] | Minuett
• [Barrett, John ?] | Sarabrand
• [Barrett, John ?] | The Catherine - a Country Dance
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Aire
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Aire
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Jigg
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | Almand
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | Aire
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | -

TABLE ~ BOOK III

• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | The King's March
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Minuett
• [Clarke, Jeremiah ?] | Minuett
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | A Trip to Cas-Horten
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Round O Minuett
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | A Farewell
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Aire
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Hornpipe
• Mr. Wood | Magget
• Mr. Clark [Clarke, Jeremiah] | Gavott
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | The Pilgrim
• [Barrett, John ?] | Minuett
• Mr. Barrett [Barrett, John] | Minuet
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | Song tune
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | Aire
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | Scotch tune
• [Croft, William ?] | Minuet
• Mr. Crofts [Croft, William] | Aire
• [?] | Scotch Aire
• [?] | The English Paspy
• [?] | Round O
• Madam Subligny | Minuett
• [?] | Jigg
• [?] | Aire
• [?] | Round O