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[English Music] Croft, William. (1678- 1727) and Trapp, Joseph. (1679 - 1747) [librettist]. Musicus Apparatus Academicus. Being a Composition of Two Odes With Vocal & Instrumental Musick Performed in the Theatre at Oxford on Monday July the 13th 1713.. [London]: Printed for the Author. 1715. First edition. Folio. Approximately 14 x 9.5 inches. [vi], 64, 27, [1, blank]. All pages engraved. Bound to style in modern full burgundy levant morocco, covers ruled in gilt, with gilt floral cornerpieces, spine ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments, four raised bands, new marbled endleaves. With the stunning engraving on the title-page but lacking the second called-for ode title page, otherwise a bright copy in attractive condition.
By the age of 22, William Croft was already an established composer and had published several sonatas for violin and was also represented in The Harpsichord Master in 1700. He composed several overtures and act tunes for the theatre, notably for Courtship a la Mode at Drury Lane, and received a number of appointments, finally taking the post as organist at Westminster Abbey in 1708. Though still not 30 years old he had established himself as one of the foremost musicians in the UK and the logical successor to Purcell. The work offered here are two odes he wrote to accompany his receiving the Doctor of Music degree from Oxford. He had them printed and sold them from his home in Westminster. The odes were an expensive undertaking and a lavish piece of book production. The text and music are entirely engraved by Thomas Atkins.
By the age of 22, William Croft was already an established composer and had published several sonatas for violin and was also represented in The Harpsichord Master in 1700. He composed several overtures and act tunes for the theatre, notably for Courtship a la Mode at Drury Lane, and received a number of appointments, finally taking the post as organist at Westminster Abbey in 1708. Though still not 30 years old he had established himself as one of the foremost musicians in the UK and the logical successor to Purcell. The work offered here are two odes he wrote to accompany his receiving the Doctor of Music degree from Oxford. He had them printed and sold them from his home in Westminster. The odes were an expensive undertaking and a lavish piece of book production. The text and music are entirely engraved by Thomas Atkins.
[English Music] Croft, William. (1678- 1727) and Trapp, Joseph. (1679 - 1747) [librettist]. Musicus Apparatus Academicus. Being a Composition of Two Odes With Vocal & Instrumental Musick Performed in the Theatre at Oxford on Monday July the 13th 1713.. [London]: Printed for the Author. 1715. First edition. Folio. Approximately 14 x 9.5 inches. [vi], 64, 27, [1, blank]. All pages engraved. Bound to style in modern full burgundy levant morocco, covers ruled in gilt, with gilt floral cornerpieces, spine ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments, four raised bands, new marbled endleaves. With the stunning engraving on the title-page but lacking the second called-for ode title page, otherwise a bright copy in attractive condition.
By the age of 22, William Croft was already an established composer and had published several sonatas for violin and was also represented in The Harpsichord Master in 1700. He composed several overtures and act tunes for the theatre, notably for Courtship a la Mode at Drury Lane, and received a number of appointments, finally taking the post as organist at Westminster Abbey in 1708. Though still not 30 years old he had established himself as one of the foremost musicians in the UK and the logical successor to Purcell. The work offered here are two odes he wrote to accompany his receiving the Doctor of Music degree from Oxford. He had them printed and sold them from his home in Westminster. The odes were an expensive undertaking and a lavish piece of book production. The text and music are entirely engraved by Thomas Atkins.
By the age of 22, William Croft was already an established composer and had published several sonatas for violin and was also represented in The Harpsichord Master in 1700. He composed several overtures and act tunes for the theatre, notably for Courtship a la Mode at Drury Lane, and received a number of appointments, finally taking the post as organist at Westminster Abbey in 1708. Though still not 30 years old he had established himself as one of the foremost musicians in the UK and the logical successor to Purcell. The work offered here are two odes he wrote to accompany his receiving the Doctor of Music degree from Oxford. He had them printed and sold them from his home in Westminster. The odes were an expensive undertaking and a lavish piece of book production. The text and music are entirely engraved by Thomas Atkins.