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Add MS 15117 A collection, mostly comprising compositions for the lute, as well as songs, anthems, madrigals, duets, and an extract from an opera, all with lute accompaniment. This volume also contains a quartet, and... [Add MS 15117] after 1599.
Byrd, William / Cavendish, Michael / Dowland, John / Jones, R- / Morley, Thomas / Tallis, Thomas.
1599 Lute
Add MS 17492 The �eDevonshire manuscript�f, 1530s,  A miscellany of early-modern Tudor courtly verse, most of it attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, with other poems by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey; Lady Margaret Douglas; Richard Hattfield; Mary Fitzroy (née Howard); Lord Thomas Howard; Sir Edmund Knyvett; Sir Anthony Lee; Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley; Geoffrey Chaucer; Thomas Hoccleve; Richard Roos; Mary Shelton; and other unidentified or unattributed pieces. 1530 Lute
Add MS 17801  Collection of compositions for various instruments, predominantly by Matthew Locke. [Add MS 17801]. c 1651-1654. Theorbos, Harpsichord. 1651 Theorbo
Add MS 29246 Lute accompaniments to, or arrangements of, madrigals, masses, motets, and pieces originally written for string ensembles. after 1611 1611 Lute
Add MS 29247 Lute accompaniments to, or arrangements of, anthems, madrigals, and motets. after 1611 1611 Lute
Add MS 30387 (Weiss, London) Dance and other music in lute notation, composed by Silvio Leopold Weis and Sigismund Weis, of Prague, in 1717-1724 1717 Lute
Add MS 30513 The Mulliner Book: a collection of music for the virginals. between 1545-1570 1545 Virginal
Add MS 31992 A collection of miserere, anthems, motets and madrigals, in Italian lute notation. A collection, similar to Add MSS 29246, 29247, in Italian tablature; Probably after 1611 (date of latest known published compositions). SONGS, ballads, and instrumental pieces, composed early in the reign of Henry VIII., and many of them by the King himself. 1611 Lute
Add MS 31992 A collection of miserere, anthems, motets and madrigals, in Italian lute notation. Late 16th century-Early 17th century. Lute
Add MS 33933 The Wode Psalter or St Andrews Psalter: contra-tenor part-book containing musical settings of metrical psalms from the 1564 Scottish Psalm Book and other music. c 1564-c 1625. T. Campion [1610]f. 82v.  R. Jones [1600]f. 83. T. Campion [1610]f. 83v robably 1610 Lute
Add MS 4900 Banks collection. Vol. XLIV. Miscellaneous writings, ornamented with initials, portraits of saints, royal arms, etc., cut from a printed book. [Add MS 4900]. Early 17th century. include lute accompaniment. 16xx Lute
Add MS 5600 Shāhnāmah, by Firdawsī. late 15th century 16xx Lute
Add MS 60577 Miscellany of verse and prose (the 'Winchester Anthology'): including Francesco Petrarca, Secretum; John Lydgate and Benedict Burgh, [Add MS 60577]. c 1487-1574.
1574 Lute
Add MS 61814 A Benjamin Britten: 'Gloriana'. Act I. Music for Act I of Britten's opera Gloriana. The music and words of Essex's Second Lute Song (ff. 62-63v) are entirely in Britten's hand. 1953. 1953 Lute
Add MS 63852 KEYBOARD AND LYRA VIOL MUSIC, ETC.: volume containing pieces for keyboard and, in tablature, for lyra viol, together with a number of songs, some added at a slightly later date; mid-late 17th century. [Add MS 63852]. 1630-1699. 1630 Keyboard
Adrian le Roy
Robert Balard
Cinqiesme Livre de guiterre, contenant plusieurs chansons a trois & quatre parties / par bons & excelens musiciens; reduites en tabulature par A. le Roy, (Paris, France: De l'imprimerie, d'Adrian le Roy & Robert Balard, 1554) 1554 Guitar
Anonymous A collection of mostly English songs, as well as some lute music, cantatas and duets. [Add MS 14399] 2nd half of the 17th century. 16xx Lute
Anonymous A collection, mostly comprising compositions for the lute, as well as songs, anthems, madrigals, duets... after 1599 1599 Lute
Arcangelo Corelli Concerti Grossi con duoi Violini e Violoncello di Concertino obligati, e duoi altri Violini, Viola, e Basso di Concerto Grosso ... Opera Sesta. xii Great Concertos, etc. London 1800? 1800 Basso Continuo
Arcangelo Corelli Sonate à tre, due violini e violone col basso per l'organo ... Nouvelle édition trez exactement corrigée par Estienne Roger sur la partition. Opera prima, etc. [Parts.]. Amsterdam 1710?  1710 Basso Continuo
Arcangelo Corelli Sonate a Tre, Due Violini e Violone col Basso per l'Organo ... Nouvelle Édition trez exactement corrigée. Opera Prima. [Separate Parts.]. London 1765? 1765 Basso Continuo
Arcangelo Corelli Sonate a Violino e Violono o Cimbalo ... Opera Quinta, etc. London 1750? 1750 Clavecin
Arcangelo Corelli Twelve Solos for the Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord or Violoncello ... Opera quinta ... Printed from a curious edition published at Rome by the author. [Score.]. London 1795. 1795 Basso Continuo
Arcangelo Corelli xii Sonatas of three parts ... Opera Prima. London 1760? 1760 Opera
Arne, Thomas Augustine Thomas and Sally ... For the Harpsicord, Voice, German Flute, or Violin, London 1765. 1765 Clavecin
Arnold, John The Essex Harmony : being a choice collection of the most celebrated songs and catches now in vogue : several never before published : for one, two, three, four, and five voices. Volume I / by John Arnold, Philo-Musicae, organist of Great-Warley, Essex. London 1786. [018445862]
RISM B/II, p. 166
1786 Voice
Bach, Johann Sebastian Das Wohltemperierte Clavier, book 2.Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 870-872, 875-880, 882-893. 1739-1742. [Add MS 35021] 1739 Clavecin
Barberiis, Melchiorre de,  Opera intitolata contina : Intabolatura di lauto di fantasie per sonar uno solo con uno lauto, & farsi tenore & soprano: madrigali per sonar a dui lauti, fantasie per sonar a dui lauti: fantasie per sonar sopra la chitara da sette corde / Composta per il reverendo M. Pre Melchioro de Barberis Padoano, musico, & sonator di lauto eccellentissimo. Libro decimo, (Venice, Italy: Apud Hieronymum Scotum, [MDXLIX [1549]) 1549 Lute
Beyer, Johann Christian Herrn Professor Gellerts Oden, Lieder und Fabeln, nebst verschiedenen Französischen und Italiänischen Liedern, für die Laute übersetzt ... Sammt einer Anweisung dieses Instrument ... stimmen zu lernen, etc.
Leipzig : J. G. I. Breitkopf, 1760. [E.1703]
1760 Lute
Bianchini, Domenico,  Intabolatura de lauto / di Dominico Bianchini ditto Rossetto di ricercari motetti madrigali canzon Francese Napolitane et balli novamente stampati. Libro primo, (Venice, Italy: Apresso di Antonio Gardane, [MDXXXXVI [1546]) 1546 Lute
Blow, John A Third Collection of New Songs, never Printed before. The Words by Mr. D'Urfey. Set to Music by the best Masters in that Science, viz. Dr. John Blow. Mr. Henry Purcell. Senior Baptist [i.e. G.B. Draghi]. Mr. Courtiville. Mr. William Turner. Mr. Thomas Farmer. Mr. John Lenton. Mr. Samuel Akeroyd. With Thorow-Basses for the Theorbo, and Bass-Viol.
London : J[ohn] P[layford] for Joseph Hindmarsh, 1685. [G.152.(2.)] 
1685 Theorbo
Blow, John Amphion Anglicus. A Work of many Compositions, for One, Two, Three, and Four Voices: With several Accompagnements of Instrumental Musick; and a Thorow-Bass to each Song; figur'd for an Organ, Harpsichord, or Theorboe-Lute.
London : William Pearson, for the Author, 1700. [G.106.]
1700 Theorbo
Brayssing, Grégoire,  Quart livre de tabulature de guiterre, contenant plusieurs fantasies, pseaulmes, & chansons: avec L'alouette, & la Guerre / Composeés par M. Gregoire Brayssing deaugusta, (Paris, France: De l'imprimerie, d'Adrian le Roy & Robert Balard, 1553) 1553 Guitar
Caix d'Hervelois, Louis de Pièces de viole avec la basse continue ... Livre premier, etc. [Viol part.]. Amsterdam : Estienne Roger, [ca. 1710].  1710 Basso Continuo
Caix d'Hervelois, Louis de Pièces de Viole avec la Basse Continue. Livre Second. Amsterdam : Chez M. C. Le Cene, [1730?] 1730 Basso Continuo
Campion, François Traité d'accompagnement et de composition, selon la règle des octaves de musique ... Œuvre second. French, Amsterdam 1716. 1716 Basso Continuo
Cosyn, Benjamin The Cosyn Virginal Book; early 17th century. [R.M.23.l.4] 16xx Verginal
Cotton MS Tiberius C VI Psalter (the 'Tiberius Psalter'), imperfect, with a prefatory pictorial cycle, computistic tables, prayers, confession, a homily in Old English and Collects. 3rd quarter of the 11th century-2nd half of the 12th century. Lute,  cithara
Croft, William Six Sonatas or Solos, three for a Violin and three for the Flute, with a Thorough Bass for ÿ Harpsicord, Theorboe or Bass-Viol. Composed by Mr Wm Crofts [sic] & an Italian Mr. [Score.] London 1700. [019015200] 1700 Basso Continuo
Della Bella,  Domenico Suonate da Chiesa à Tre. Due Violini e Violoncello obligato col Basso per l'Organo ... Opera Prima. [Parts.] Chez E. Roger, [1706?] 1706 Basso
Downes, R. L. Select Airs & Lessons ... arranged for the Regency Harp Lute. London 1815? Harp-Lute
Eccles, John A Collection of Songs for One, Two, and Three Voices, together with such Symphonies for Violins or Flutes as were by the Author design'd for any of them; and a Thorough-Bass to each Song figur'd for an Organ, Harpsichord, or Theorbo-Lute, etc.
London : Printed for I. Walsh, 1704. [G.300.]
1704 Theorbo
Egerton MS 2711 Poems of Sir Thomas Wyatt. 1530s. 1530 Lute
Forster, Will The Forster Virginal Book; 1624. [R.M.24.d.3] 1624 Verginal
Francesco, da Milano Intabolatura de lauto : de motetti recercari & canzoni francese : novamente ristampata / di Francesco da Milano, (Venice, Italy: Apresso di Antonio Gardane, [MDXXXXVI [1546]) 1546 Lute
Francesco, da Milano Intabolatura de lauto : novamente ristampata / di Francesco da Milano, (Venice, Italy: Apresso di Antonio Gardane, [MDXXXXVI [1546]) 1546 Lute
Francesco, da Milano Intabolatura de lautto / Recercari novi del divino M. Francesco da Milano. Estratti da li soi proprii esemplari liquali non sono mai piu stati visti ne stampati. Aggiontovi alcuni altri recercari di Julio da Modena intabulati & acomodati per sonar sopra il lautto da M. Jo. Maria da Crema, (Venice, Italy: Appresso di Hieronimo Schotto, [MDXLVIII [1548]) 1548 Lute
Francesco, da Milano Intabolatura di liuto : di recercari, mardigali [i.e. madrigali], & canzoni francese : novamente ristampata & corretta / di M. Francesco da Milano et Perino Fiorentino suo discipulo, (Venice, Italy: Appresso di Antonio Gardano, 1562) 1562 Lute
Franck, Johann Wolfgang Remedium Melancholiæ, or the Remedy of Melancholy. Being a Choice Collection of New Songs: with a Thorow-Bass for the Harpsichord, Theorbo, or Bass-Viol ... The First Book.
London : J. Heptinstall, 1690. [G.90.]
1690 Theorbo
Gabriele Fallamero Il libro primo de intavolatura da liuto, de motetti ricercate madrigali, et canzonette alla napolitana, à tre, et quattro voci, per cantare, et sonare / composte per Gabriel Fallamero gentilhuomo Allessandrino, novamente posto in luce. Venice 1584. 1584 Lute
Geminiani, Francesco Guida Armonica, o Dizionario Armonico, being a Sure Guide to Harmony and Modulation ... Opera X.
London : J. Johnson, for the Author, 1742. [g.240.]
1742 Theory
Geminiani, Francesco Sonate a violino, violone, e cembalo. Opera prima / da Francesco Geminiani. Amsterdam 1719. [018798291]
RISM A/I, G 1489
1719 Clavecin
Geminiani, Francesco The Compleat Tutor for the Violin. Containing ÿ best & easiest instructions for learners to obtain a proficiency. With some useful directions, lessons, graces, &c. by Geminiani. [In fact, containing short extracts only from his "Art of Playing on the Violin".] To which is added a favourite collection of airs, marches, minuets, song tunes, & duetts. [With a frontispiece.].
London C.&S.Thompson. c. 1770. [d.47.b]
1770 Violin
Geminiani, Francesco The Entire new and compleat Tutor for the Violin; containing the easiest and best methods for learners to obtain a proficiency with some useful directions lessons graces &c by Geminiani. [In fact, containing short extracts only from his "Art of Playing on the Violin".] To which is added a favourite collection of airs marches minuets song tunes &c. [With a frontispiece and a tablature.].
London : Printed for John Preston, [WM 1813] [d.74.b]
16xx Violin
Gillier, Jean Claude A Collection of New Songs: with a Thorow-Bass to each Song, for the Harpsichord, Theorbo, Lute or Spinett.
London : T. Heptinstall, for H. Playford, 1698. [G.110]
1693 Theorbo
Gintzler, Simon Intabolatura de lauto : de recercari, motetti, madrigali et canzon Francese : novamente posta in luce / di Simon Gintzler, musico del reverendissimo Cardinale di Trento, (Venice, Italy: Apresso di Antonio Gardane, [MDXLVII [1547]) 1547 Lute
Giovanni Maria,  Intabolatura de lauto di recercari canzon francese motetti madrigali padoane é saltarelli / Composti per lo eccellente musicho & sonator di lauto messer Jo. Maria da Crema, novamente ristampata & del medesmo autore corretta, libro primo, (Venice, Italy: apresso di Antonio Gardane, [MDXXXXVI [1546]) 1546 Lute
Harley MS 603 Psalter (the 'Harley Psalter'). 1st half of the 11th century. Lute
Harley MS 7578 Middle English verse, including ballads by Chaucer and Lydgate; 'The Flyting of Montgomerie and Polwart' by Alexander Montgomerie; 'Nebuchadnezzar's Fierie Furnace'; the 'Annals of Oskell'; grammatical exercises in Latin and Greek; Old songs of Durham. 1400-1700. Lute
J. Walsh ... & J. Hare Aires & Symphonys for ye Bass Viol being a choice Collection of ye most favorite song tunes, Aires & Symphonys out of the late Operas, Curiously contriv'd & fitted to the Bass Viol by the best Masters. Also some excellent Lessons made purpose for yt Instrument, as Almands, Corants, Sarabands & Jiggs, etc. London 1710? [018397973] 1710 Gamba
Le Roy, Adrian A briefe and easye instrution to learne the tableture to conducte and dispose thy hande vnto the lute / englished by J. Alford Londenor.
Adrian Le Roy, approximately 1520-1598.
London : Ihon Kyngston for Iames Rowbothum, 1568. [K.1.c.25]
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1568 Lute
Le Roy, Adrian  Second livre de guiterre, contenant plusieurs chansons en forme de voix de ville / nouvellement remises en tabulature, par Adrian le Roy, (France, Paris.: De l'imprimerie, d'Adrian le Roy & Robert Balard, 1555) 1555 Guitar
Light, Edward National Airs, Songs, Waltzes, &c. Arranged for the Harp-Lute, etc. (Vol. 3. No. 3.). London 1810? 1810 Harp-Lute
Maclean, Charles Twelve Solo's or Sonatas for a Violin and Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord ... Opera Prima. Edinburgh 1737. [018970697] 1737 Basso Continuo
Marais, Marin Pieces a une et a trois violes <Quatrieme livre.>. Paris : Chez la veuve Marais, etc, [1729] 1729 Gamba
Marais, Marin Pieces a vne et a deux Violes. Paris : Chez l'Autheur ; Chez Jean Hurel, 1686. 1686 Gamba
Marais, Marin Pieces de violes. Paris : Chez l'autheur, [ca. 1715] 1715 Gamba
Marais, Marin Pieces di violes. <Troisieme livre.>. Paris : Chez l'autheur ; chez Hurel, 1711. 1711 Gamba
Mascitti, Michele Solos for a Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsicord or Bass Violin ... Opera [MS Prima], etc. London 1712. [018974355] 1712 Basso Continuo
Mascitti, Michele Solos for a Violin with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsicord or Bass Violin ... Opera, Sonatas. Op. 2. No. 1-12. [MS 2da]. London 1712.  1712 Basso Continuo
Melchiorre de Barberii Intabulatura di lautto ... de la messa di Antonio Fevino. Sopra Ave Maria / Intabulata & accomodata per sonare sopra il lautto dal Reverendo messer pre MARCHIORE de barberijs da Padova sonatore eccellentissimo de lautto, da lui proprio nuovamente à utilità di virtuosi posta in luce, con alcuni altri suoi recercari accomodati sopra il tuono di ditta messa. Agiontovi il nuovo modo di accordare il lautto posto in fine, (Venice, Italy: Girolamo Scotto], [MDXLVI [1546]) 1546 Lute
MS Mus. 1591 My Ladye Nevells Booke, 1591. William Byrd (b. circa 1540, d.1623): �eMy Ladye Nevells Booke�f, a collection of music for keyboard; 1591. In the hand of John Baldwin, with small, possibly autograph, corrections. 1591 Clavecin
Negri, Cesare Le Gratie d'amore ... Opera nova, et vaghissima, divisa in tre trattati, etc. Per l'her del quon. Pacifico Pontio, & Gio. Milano 1602. 1602 Lute
Neusidler, Melchior Teütsch Lautenbuch : Darinnen kunstliche Mutete[n], liebliche italienische, frantzösische, Teütsche Stuck, fröliche teütsche Täntz, Passo e mezo, Saltarelle, und drei Fantasien alles mit fleiss aussgesetzt / auch artlich und zierlich coloriert, durch Melchior Newsidler, Burger und Lautenist in Augspurg, (Strasbourg, France: durch Bernhart Jobin, 1574) 1574 Lute
Noferi, Giovanni Battista Six Sonatas or Lessons for the Guitar ... Opera 12, London 1775. 1775 Guitar
Novell, Matthew Sonate da Camera or Chamber Musick. Being a Sett of Twelve Sonata's consisting of Preludes Allemands Sarabands Jiggs Ayres & Gavotts with many other Musical Intervals composed for Two Violins and Bass with a Thorough-bass for the Theorbo-lute Spinett or Harpsicord, etc. (Violino Primo.) Violine o cimbalo.
London : Excud: et Sculp: Tho Cross. Junr. Printed for the Author, 1704. [f.93.]
1704 Theorbo
Phalèse, Pierre Carminum pro testudine : in quo continentur excellentissima carmina, dicta paduana & galiarda / composita per Franciscum Mediolanensem & Petrum Paulum Mediolanensem, ac alios artifices in hac arte praestantissimos, (Louvain, Belgium: Apud Petrum Phalesium, 1546) 1546 Lute
Phalèse, Pierre Carminum quae chely vel testudine canuntur : cum brevi introductione in usum testudinis, [Liber Primus]. (Louvain, Belgium: Apud Petrum Phalysium, Bibliopolam iuratum, [Anno MDXLIX [1549]) 1549 Lute
Phalèse, Pierre Des chansons & motetz reduictz en tablature de luc, à quatre, cincque et six parties : [livre troixiesme] / Composees par le excellent maistre Pierre de Teghi Paduan, (Louvain, Belgium: Par Piere Phaleys, 1547) 1547 Lute
Phalèse, Pierre Des chansons reduictz en tabulature de luc à trois et quatre parties : [livre deuxieme], (Louvain, Belgium: par Piere Phaleys, 1546) 1546 Lute
Phalèse, Pierre Des chansons reduictz en tabulature de lut à deux, trois, et quatre parties : avec une briefue & familiaire introduction pour entendre & apprendre par soy mesmes à iouer dudict lut, livre premier, (Louvain, Belgium: Par Pierre de Phaleys, 1547) 1547 Lute
Playford, Henry Harmonia Sacra ... Book ii. The 2d Edition very much Enlarg'd and Corrected; Also Three Excellent Anthems, never before Printed, by Mr. Croft ... Dr. Blow, and Mr. J. Clark, etc. [Dewey: 780] London 1714. 1714
Playford, Henry Harmonia Sacra ... The Second Book. 1693. [Dewey: 780] 1693
Playford, Henry Harmonia Sacra ... The Second Book. 1693. [Dewey: 780] (another print) 1693
Playford, Henry Harmonia Sacra. The first Book. The 2d Edition ... Enlarged and Corrected; also four ... Anthems of the late Mr. H. Purcell's, never before Printed, etc. [Dewey: 780] London 1703. 1703
Playford, Henry Harmonia sacra: or, Divine hymns and dialogues ... Book II. the 3d. edition, etc. [Dewey: 780] London 1726. 1726
Playford, Henry Harmonia Sacra; or Divine Hymns and Dialogues: with a Thorow-Bass for the Theorbo-Lute, Bass-Viol, Harpsichord, or Organ. Composed by the Best Masters of the Last and Present Age. The Words by several Learned and Pious Persons, etc.
London : Edward Jones, for Henry Playford, 1688. [G.84.(1.)]
1688 Theorbo
Playford, Henry The Alamode Musician. Being a new Collection of Songs ... by some of the most Eminent Masters ... with a through Bass for the Harpsichord, or Bass-Violl, etc. [Dewey: 780]  1698. 1698 Gamba
Playford, Henry Two Divine Hymns: being a Suppliment to the Second Book of Harmoniæ Sacra. London [Dewey: 780] 1700. 1700
Playford, John An Introduction to the skill of musick. [A facsimile reprint of the seventh edition of 1674.]. In the Savoy, [London], 1694. 1679
Playford, John Choice Ayres & Songs ... The Second Book. London : Anne Godbid, 1679. [G.82.c] 1679
Playford, John Select Musicall Ayres and Dialogues, in Three Bookes ... Composed by ... Dr. John Wilson, Dr. Charles Colman, Mr. Henry Lawes, Mr. William Lawes, Mr. William Webb, Mr. Nicholas Lanneare, Mr. William Smegergill alias Cæsar, Mr. Edward Colman, Mr. Jeremy Savile. London 1653. [F.51.b.] 1652
Playford, John Select Musicall Ayres and Dialogues, in Three Bookes ... Composed by ... Dr. John Wilson, Dr. Charles Colman, Mr. Henry Lawes, Mr. William Lawes, Mr. William Webb, Mr. Nicholas Lanneare, Mr. William Smegergill alias Cæsar, Mr. Edward Colman, Mr. Jeremy Savile. London 1653. [F.51.b.]
1653
Purcell, Henry Orpheus Britannicus ... The Third Edition with Large Additions; and placed in their several Keys according to the order of the Gamut.
London : William Pearson for S. H, 1721. [G.100.a]
1721 Basso Continuo
Purcell, Henry Orpheus Britannicus. A Collection of Choice Songs for One, Two, and Three Voices with a Through Bass for the Harpsicord.
London : Printed for I. Walsh, 1745. [G.102]
1745 Basso Continuo
R.M.24.d.2 The Baldwin Collection of Motets, etc.: circa 1600, unless otherwise dated. containing 203 motets, instrumental pieces, canons and contrapuntal exercises by various 16th century composers. [R.M.24.d.2]. 1590-1606. 1590 Voice
Rameau, Jean-Philippe A Treatise of Musick, containing the principles of composition, ... translated ... from the ... French [of Livre 3 of Rameau's Traité de l'Harmonie, etc.]. London, 1752. [016769345] 1752 Theory
Royal Appendix MS 55 Collection of 16th century compositions, in French and Italian, by anonymous authors. [Royal Appendix MS 55]. English, French, Italian. 1560-1590.  include lute accompaniment in tablature. 1560 Lute
Royal Appendix MS 58 Collection of English vocal compositions, predominantly by anonymous authors.  Early 16th century. Vocal compositions: one part only (except in no. 27), chiefly tenor. Unless the contrary is stated, they are anonymous. 'The kyng's marke(?).' f. 49. 11. Galliard. f. 49b. ff. 51b-55 passim Short anonymous compositions for Lute. [Royal Appendix MS 58] 15xx Lute
Royal Appendix MS 64 15th century Canons, by Sydrach Rahel.CANONS for 4 voices to the first lines of the Psalms (Vulgate version), by Sydrach Rahel, with a dedication, in French, to James I, from which it appears that they are intended to be accompanied by the lute (? in unison). [Royal Appendix MS 64]. English, Latin, French. 1603-1625. 1603 Lute
Royal Appendix MS 74 Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred muRoyal Appendix MS 74. sic, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voice; including: for Bass-violin, Lute, and Strings, and also including Madrigals, Anthems, Metrical Psalms or Hymns, and Services. [Royal Appendix MS 74]. c 1547-1548. 1547 Lute
Royal Appendix MS 75 Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred music, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voice; including: for Bass-violin, Lute, and Strings, and also including Madrigals, Anthems, Metrical Psalms or Hymns, and Services. [Royal Appendix MS 75]. c 1547-1548. 1547 Lute
Royal Appendix MS 76 Collection of partially scored, and complete compositions, of sacred music, largely of English origin, composed, for instruments, and voice; including: for Bass-violin, Lute, and Strings, and also including Madrigals, Anthems, Metrical Psalms or Hymns, and Services. [Royal Appendix MS 76]. c 1547-1548. 1547 Lute
Sanmartini, Pietro Sinfonie a due Violini, e Liuto, e Basso di Viola, etc. Opera Seconda. Organo.
Firenze : Nella Stamperia di S. A. S. alla Condotta, 1688. [d.4.]
1688 Lute
Simpson, Christopher Chelys, minuritionum artificio exornata ... The Division-Viol ... Editio tertia: prioribus longe auctior. [With a portrait.]
London : William Pearson for Richard Mears and Allexander Livingston, 1712. [g.299.]
1712 Gamba
Simpson, Christopher The Principles of Pratical Musick delivered in a ... new method for the instruction of beginners either in singing or playing upon instruments. To which are added some short and easie Ayres designed for learners.
London, 1706. [1400.b.5.]
1706 Gamba
Various composers A collection of dances and other tunes arranged for lute. (Jane Pickering's Lute Book.) 17th century. [Egerton MS 2046] 16xx Lute
Various composers A collection of dances and other tunes arranged for lute. [Egerton MS 2046] 17th century. (Owned by Jane Pickering) Lute
Various composers A collection of mostly English songs, as well as some lute music, cantatas and duets. 2nd half of the 17th century. [Add MS 14399]   16xx Lute
Various composers A collection, mostly comprising compositions for the lute, as well as songs, anthems, madrigals, duets, and an extract from an opera, all with lute accompaniment. This volume also contains a quartet, and..., after 1599 [Add MS 15117] 1599 Lute
Various composers The Baldwin Collection of Motets. 1590-1606. [R.M.24.d.2] 1590 Viol
Various composers The New Treasury of Musick: or, a Collection of the Choicest and Best Song-Books for these Twenty Years last part. The Words composed by the most Ingenious Wits of this Age, and Sett to Musick by the greatest Masters in that Science. With a Thorow-Bass to most Songs, for the Theorbo, Lute or Bass-Viol, Harpsichord or Spinnet.
London : Printed for Henry Playford, 1695. [G.87]
1695 Theorbo
Various composers The virginal book of Elizabeth Rogers, 1656, containing many almaines, marches, corrantes, airs, etc., [Add MS 10337] 1656 Verginal
Various composers Thesaurus musicus : continens selectissima Alberti Ripae, Valentini Bacfarci, et aliorum praestantissimorum carmina : ad usum Chelys, vel testudinis accommodata : quibus adiectae sunt ingeniosae quaedam fantasiae, passomezi, alemandes, galliardae, bransles, atq., id genus caeter, recens in lucem edita, (Louvain, Belgium: Excudebat Petrus Phalesius, sibi & Joanni Bellero, Bibliopolae Antuerpiensi, [MDLXXIIII [1574])
RISM B/I, 1574 ¹²
1574
Weiss, Silvio Leopold Weiss London Manuscript, Dance and other music in lute notation, composed by Silvio Leopold Weis and Sigismund Weis, of Prague, in 1717-1724 [Add MS 30387] 1717 Lute