The Frescobaldi Thematic Catalogue Online

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Novello MS

Full Title: Yale University, Beinecke Library, Osborn Music Ms. 533

Provenance and Date: Brussels, c.1650
Time Frame: 1650-1700

Notes: Includes works by Cornet, Froberger, Sweelinck, and van den Kerckhoven. A few works are dated 1651. A note by Vincent Novello, dated 1841, establishes him as the one-time owner. It now forms part of the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection of Yale’s Beinecke Library. The MS, also known as the Novello Organ Book and as the Osborn MS can be viewed online at:

+- Compositions in Source

F 3.14 Canzona seconda
Composer: Frescobaldi
Key/Signature: C /♮
Scoring: Keyboard
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+- Canonical Publications

TOCCATE II (1627-1637)
Notes: See the Notes on TOCCATE I.(1615-1637).The following two editions of Toccate II are considered distinct sources here because of differences in their content, as shown below: Toccate II (1627): F 3.01 to 3.40, Toccate II (1637): F 3.02 to 3.38. (F 3.39 and F 3.40 were removed.)
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+- Literature

Dirksen (2001)
Dirksen, Pieter. "De Sweelinck-overlevering in de Zuidelijke Nederlanden." Orgelkunst 24 (2001): 27-36.
Date Published: 2001
Pages: 27-36
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