Author
Wesley, Samuel Sebastian, 1810-1876
Uniform title
Anthems. Selections
Title
Anthems. Vol I / by Samuel Sebastian Wesley.
Imprint
London : Addison & Hollier : Novello, [1853]
Physical description
1 score ([6], [6], 259, [3] p.) : errata slip ; 37 cm
Note
Title printed within an oval frame, the whole "engraved by C. Chabot, 9a Skinner Street."
Note
"London, Addison & Hollier, 210, Regent Street. Novello, Dean Street, Soho, & Broadway, New York."--Title page.
Note
For choir (including vocal soli) chiefly with organ, in one case with pianoforte as an alternative.
Note
With dedication, dated 1853, to the Very Revd. Thomas Garnier, Dean of Winchester.
Note
Dedication, index, and texts of the anthems printed before the score.
Note
Each anthem has its own, discrete pagination, in addition to the overarching pagination of the volume (see contents).
Note
At end (pages [261-262]): List of subscribers; listed among the subscribers: W. A. Angell [sic, i.e. Alfred Angel (the initial "W." appears to be an error)], Esq., organist of the Cathedral, Exeter; Dr. C. Corfe [i.e. Charles William Corfe (1814-1883)], organist of the Cathedral, Oxford; Rev. J. Corfe [i.e. Joseph Corfe (1805-1878)], Minor Canon of Exeter; J. O. [sic, i.e. J. D.] Corfe [John Davies Corfe], Esq., organist of the Cathedral, Bristol; Miss M. F. Corfe, Salisbury [these initials appear to be erroneous; the reference is, perhaps, either to Frances Catherine Corfe (1800-1896) or to Elizabeth Mary Corfe (1802-1872), or to both of them; they both lived in The Close, Salisbury].
Formatted contents note
Contents: Cast me not away from Thy presence (2-9 p., plate no.: A) -- Ascribe unto the Lord (2-35 p., plate no.: B) -- Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace (2-7 p., plate no.: C) -- O give thanks unto the Lord (1-15 p., plate no.: D) -- The wilderness and the solitary place (2-37 p., plate no.: E; with accompaniment for organ or for piano forte) -- The face of the Lord is against them that do evil (2-25 p., plate no.: F) -- O Lord, Thou art my God (2-57 p., plate no.: G) -- Let us lift up our heart (2-49 p., plate no.: H) -- Blessed be the God and Father (2-13 p., plate no.: I) -- Man that is born of a woman (2-7 p., plate no.: J) -- Wash me throughly (1-8 p., [without plate no.]) -- O Lord my God, [otherwise], Solomon's prayer (1-5 p., [without plate no.]).
Provenance
Inscription in pencil at head of title page: "Corfe - Clifton"; John Davies Corfe, organist of Bristol Cathedral, resided in the Clifton district of Bristol from at least as early as 1829 until his death in 1876.
Provenance
Bequeathed to the Archives of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle by Brigadier Tim Hackworth, military knight of Windsor and a direct descendant of Joseph Corfe (1740-1820) and Arthur Thomas Corfe (1773-1863); subsequently donated by the Archives of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle to Salisbury Cathedral Library, with the agreement of the family of the late Brigadier Hackworth.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century, reprinted 2019) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”
Binding
19th-century black half leather (possibly sheepskin); boards covered with purple cloth.
Copy-specific note
Inscription at head of 1st upper endleaf: "2/3".
Subject
Anthems.
Subject
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with organ Scores.
Subject
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with piano Scores.
Added entry--name
Corfe, John Davies, 1804-1876 former owner.
Added entry--name
Hackworth, Timothy William, 1933-2017 former owner.
Added entry--name
Chabot, Charles, 1815-1882 engraver.
Added entry--name
Garnier, Thomas, 1776-1873 dedicatee.
Added entry--name
College of St. George, Windsor Castle donor.
Added entry--place
England London.
B13549
UKSbSC
20211101162640.2