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A music manuscript folio with the notation for the songs "Minué de Aleides", "Minutè [reguler] que de Baile", "La Almama", "Minueté", "Otro Minué", "Rigador ô allegro de la Britania", "El [Amabla]", "Musica Antigua", and "Musica Moderna" on the front. The inner pages contain notation for the songs "El Amable Vencedor" and "Passapié de Clarines". The back page is blank. Sources and some dancing figures are listed on the manuscript. Part of the collection of songs and dances from the 17th and 18th centuries gathered by Bessie Osgood; "Minué de Aleides" is in D major and 3/4 time; "Minutè [reguler] que de Baile" is in G major and 3/4 time; "La Almama" is in D major and 4/4 time; "Minueté" is in B-flat major and 3/4 time; "Otro Minué" is in B-flat major and 3/4 time;"Rigador ô allegro de la Britania" is in A minor and 4/4 time; "El [Amabla]" is in F major and 3/4 time; "Musica Antigua" is in D minor and 3/4 time; "Musica Moderna" is in D minor and 3/4 time; "El Amable Vencedor" is in F major and 3/4; "Passapié de Clarines" is in F major and 3/4 time.
Subject
music scores; musical notation; Country Dance and Song Society
Language
eng
Medium
Music--Manuscripts
Source
The original document is housed in Milne Special Collections Country Dance and Song Society Archives
Access Rights
These materials may be used for the purposes of research, teaching, and private study. For all other uses, contact Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library for permission.
Recommended Citation
Osgood, Bessie, "Music manuscript from the CDSS collection" (2025). Music and Dance. 93.
https://scholars.unh.edu/cdss_music_and_dance/93
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University of New Hampshire. Library.