[English-Irish Music] Woodward, Richard. (1743 - 1777). Songs, Canons and Catches, for One, two, three, four, six and Eight Voices. London: Printed for the Author by Peter Welcker. 1767. First edition. Folio. Approximately 14 x 9.5 inches. [vi], 85, [1, blank] pages. All pages engraved. Bound to style in modern full dark brown calf, covers ruled in gilt with gilt floral cornerpieces, spine tooled in gilt in compartments, brown morocco gilt lettering label, five raised bands, new marbled endleaves. Text lightly toned and thumbsoiled. Fine.


Woodward was organist of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and a composer of sacred music. The son of Richard Woodward, vicar choral of St Patrick's Cathedral, his folio of glees and anthems formed the first collection of cathedral music published by an Irish composer.