The Pleasant Musical Companion (Various)

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Bassani (2011/9/7)

Editor 5th edition
Henry Playford
Publisher. Info. London: William Pearson for Henry Playford, 1707.
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Misc. Notes Compositions by John Blow, Henry Purcell, Michael Wise, Thomas Tudway, John Eccles, John Wilson, John Isum, Gillier, John Gilbert, John Lenton, John Reading, Bartholomew Isaack, John Jackson, Richard Brown, Samuel Ackeroyd, Jeremy Clarke, Henry Hall, Turner, Morgan, Williams
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Editor 4th edition
Henry Playford
Publisher. Info. London: William Pearson for Henry Playford, 1701.
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Misc. Notes Although this is titled Book 2, most of the contents are also in Book 1 5th edition. Possibly Book 2 and Supplement were combined in the 5th edition.
Compositions by John Blow, Henry Purcell, Michael Wise, John Eccles, John Wilson, John Rossee (Roffee? Roffey), Gillier, John Gilbert, John Lenton, John Reading, Bartholomew Isaack, John Jackson, Richard Brown, Samuel Ackeroyd
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Publisher. Info. London: William Pearson for Henry Playford; J. Hare, 1702.
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Work Title The pleasant musical companion; being a choice collection of catches, for three and four voices. Compos'd by Dr. John Blow, the late Mr. Henry Purcell and other eminent masters
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Composer Various
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Librettist mostly unattributed. Includes:
Mr Otway
Mr Tomlinson
Cob. Allistree
Richard Brown
Thomas D'Urfey (1653-1723)
Thomas Ridd
Language English
Dedication 1.
2. Hugh Bonfoy
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation 3-4 voices; 3 voices and continuo
Related Works The Catch Club or Merry Companions (Walsh, John), later engraved edition including most of these catches

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Named composers: Henry Purcell, John Blow, Richard Brown, Michael Wise, Henry Hall, John Eccles, William Turner, Jean Claude Gillier, John Lenton, John Jackson, John Reading, John Wilson, John Isum, Bartholomew Isaac, Jeremiah Clarke, Samuel Akeroyde, Mr Williams, Mr Morgan (Thomas Morgan), Thomas Tudway, John Rossey (or Roffey), John Gilbert.