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Oxford 258

Full Title: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms. Mus. Sch. d. 258

Provenance and Date: 1677-1678
Time Frame: 1650-1700

Notes: A manuscript copy of Canzoni (1645) in four fascicles, each of which bears the title “Canzoni alla Francese del Frescobaldi” with in addition “Violino p.mo,” Violino 2.0 (15 Novembris 1677”), “Violetta” (20 Novembris 1677”), “Basso(13 Januarij 1678”)

+- Canonical Publications

CANZONI (1645)
Notes: The CANZONI (1645) were published posthumously, and in his preface, the publisher Alessandro Vincenti states that he obtained the pieces only after the composer’s death. He designated the volume as Libro IV, perhaps thinking of the Recercari et canzoni of 1615 and the ensemble canzoni published in 1628 and 1634. Some have questioned the connection between Frescobaldi and these canzonas because of a number of anomalous features [Silbiger (1980-1), 188-189], but most scholars accept them as authentic.
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+- Literature

Hammond (2002)
Hammond, Frederick. Girolamo Frescobaldi. Trans. Roberto Pagano. Palermo: L’Epos, 2002.
Date Published: 2002
Pages: 377
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Mead (1982)
Mead, Ernest Campbell. "The Instrumental Ensemble Canzonas of Girolamo Frescobaldi." Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, 1982.
Date Published: 1982
Pages: 53 n1, 223-227
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