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Creators | Key | Opus | Composed | Instrumentation | Period/style | Type | Listen | Code |
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| The Dancing Master (The English Dancing Master [1st ed. only]) | John Playford, composer | violin soprano |
Baroque | Country dances | |||||
| The Theater of Music (The Theater of Music: or, A Choice Collection of the newest and best Songs Sung at the Court, and Public Theaters. The Words composed by the most ingenious Wits of the Age, and set to Music by the greatest Masters in that Science. With A Thorow-Bass to each Song for the (Harpsichord,) Theorbo, or Bass-Viol. Also Symphonies and Retournels in 3 Parts to several of them for the Violins and Flutes) | John Playford, composer | voice and continuo 2 voices and continuo 2 voices voice, 2 violins and continuo voice, 2 recorders and continuo voice, continuo and 2 sopranos voice, mixed chorus and continuo voice, mixed chorus, 2 recorders and continuo 2 voices, mixed chorus, 2 violins and continuo 2 voices, mixed chorus, 2 recorders and continuo |
Baroque | Songs | |||||
| The Whole Book of Psalms (The whole book of Psalms : with the usual hymns and spiritual songs. Together with all the ancient and proper tunes sung in churches ... Composed in three parts, cantus, medius, & bassus) | John Playford, composer | 3 voices | Baroque | Psalms | |||||
| Psalms and Hymns in Solemn Musick (Psalms & hymns in solemn musick of foure parts on the common tunes to the psalms in metre. ; Also Six Hymns for One Voice to the Organ ; ... six Divine Songs for One Voice to the Organ, Lute, or Viol.) | John Playford, composer George Herbert, librettist |
4 voices 4 voices and continuo voice and continuo mixed chorus and continuo |
Baroque | Psalms, Hymns | |||||
| Cantica Sacra: containing hymns and anthems for two voices to the organ, both latin and English | John Playford, composer | soprano, bass and continuo | Baroque | Hymns, Anthems | |||||
| Choice Ayres, Songs, and Dialogues (Choice Ayres & Songs To sing to the theorbo-lute, or bass-viol. Being the most newest ayres and songs.) | John Playford, composer | voice and continuo 2 voices 2 voices and continuo voice, mixed chorus and continuo 2 voices, mixed chorus and continuo voice |
Baroque | Airs, Songs | |||||
| An Introduction to the Skill of Musick | John Playford, composer | voice viol violin |
Baroque | Music theory, Methods | |||||
| Select musicall ayres and dialogues, in three bookes | John Playford, composer | voice and continuo 2 voices and continuo 3 voices 3 voices and continuo 2 voices |
Baroque | Songs, Airs | |||||
| The Division Violin (The Division Violin: Containing A Collection of Divisions upon several Grounds for the Treble-Violin. being the first Musick of this kind made publick.) | John Playford, composer | violin and continuo violin 2 violins 2 violins and continuo |
Baroque | Divisions, Grounds | |||||
| Apollo's Banquet | John Playford, composer | violin violin and continuo flute recorder flageolet |
Baroque | Country dances, Airs, Gigues, Bourrees, Minuets | |||||
| Musick's Delight on the Cithren ({{TPtr}} :Musick's Delight on the Cithren, Restored and refined to a more Easie and Pleasant Manner of Playing than formerly; And set forth with Lesson Al a Mode, being the Choicest of our late new Ayres, Corants, Sarabands, Tunes, and Jiggs. To which is added several New Songs and Ayres to Sing to the Cithren. By John Playford, Philo-Musicae.) | John Playford, composer | cittern voice and cittern |
Baroque | Methods, Gigues, Courantes, Sarabandes, Songs | |||||
| Musick's Hand-Maid (''Title-page transcription'' ) | John Playford, composer | harpsichord organ |
Baroque | Lessons, Suites, Airs, Gigues, Courantes, Sarabandes, Minuets, Marches, Psalms | ![]() |
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| Court Ayres | John Playford, composer | soprano and bass | Baroque | Airs | |||||
| The Delighful Companion (The Delightful Companion: or, choice new lessons for the Recorder or Flute. To which is added, Several Lessons for Two and Three Flutes to play together. Also Plain and Easie Instructions for beginners, and the several graces proper to this instrument.) | John Playford, composer | recorder | Baroque | Methods, Lessons | |||||
| James the Second & Prince Ruperts March (The Garter) | John Playford, composer | C major | violin soprano |
Baroque | Marches |
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