Collection of organ parts for various church services, anthems etc., compiled by John Alcock.
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Collection of organ parts for various church services, anthems etc., compiled by John Alcock.
Classmark: MS 1750
Creator(s): Alcock, John
Date(s): 175-?
Language: English
Size and medium: 1 vol., manuscript, seemingly mainly in Alcock's autograph.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8713
Description
Comprises organ parts for the following pieces (mainly also listed on the contents page): pp. 1-9 'Mr: Gibbons's Morning Service' [in G]; pp. 10-14 'Evening Service Dr: Gibbons' [in G]; pp. 15-18 'Mr: Gibbons Commandments' [in G]; pp. 19-20 [missing]; pp. 21-27 'Dr: Dean's Service' [in A]; pp. 28-36 'Evening Service' [by Dean in A], on p. 36: 'Dr Dean was Organist of Coventry'; pp. 37-49 'Sing unto God / Dr: Crofts' [in C]; pp. 50-51 'O Give Thanks - Tuckers' [in G; presumably by the Restoration composer William Tucker]; p. 52 [blank]; pp. 53-69 'We will rejoice Dr: Crofts' [in C]; pp. 70-78 'Anthem for 2 Voices Thou O God art Praised / Psalm 65' [in F; 'Dr: Greene' on the contents page]; pp. 78-84 '(The Lord is my Shepherd) 2 voices' [Bb; 'Dr: Greene' on the contents page]; pp. 85-[92] 'O Lord give ear unto my Prayr:' [in Eb; 'Dr: Greene' on p. 92]; p. 93 '(24th Psalm) The Earth is the Lords, Dr Croft.' [in Bb, first page only] [a number of pages cut out here, leaving stubs]; reversing and
inverting the volume: pp. 1-4 'Te Deum in Eb by Dr Creyghton Precentor of Wells - / died 1726'.
Original marbled boards (front cover detached).
Biography or history
John Alcock senior, organist of Lichfield Cathedral, and a composer, took the BMus degree at Oxford in 1755, and the doctorate in 1766. For fuller details of his life and achievements, see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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