The Mulliner Book
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The Mulliner Book (British Library Additional Manuscript 30513) is a historically important musical commonplace book compiled, probably in the late 1560s, by Thomas Mulliner, about whom practically nothing is known, except that he figures in 1563 as modulator organorum (organist) of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is supposed to have lived between circa 1545 and 1570.
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Of the 121 keyboard pieces over half are based on Catholic liturgical chants, and most of the rest are transcriptions of part songs and anthems, some twenty or so of which are secular. There are only two dance pieces and no variations. There are also nine pieces for the cittern, the first music for this instrument to be published. The sixteen named composers represented are among the most important of the time, including Thomas Tallis (18 pieces), John Redford (35 pieces), William Blitheman (15 pieces), John Taverner (1 piece) and Christopher Tye (2 pieces). Nineteen pieces are unattributed.
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- Parthenia
- My Ladye Nevells Booke
- Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
- Priscilla Bunbury's Virginal Book
- Elizabeth Roger's Virginal Book
[edit] Sources
- The Mulliner Book edited by Denis Stevens. Musica Britannica vol. I, Stainer & Bell, London 1973. ISBN 0 85249 401 7
[edit] External links
- Free scores by The Mulliner Book in the Werner Icking Music Archive (WIMA)
