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The''' Fayrfax Manuscript''' (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains works of [[William Cornysh|William Cornishe jr.]], [[Richard Davy|Davy]], [[Gilbert Banester|Banastir]], [[Newark]], [[Sheringham]], [[Tutor]], [[Edmund Turges|Turges]], [[John Browne|Browne]], [[Sir Thomas Philipps]], and a number of anonymous composers as well as seven pieces by [[Robert Fayrfax]], whose arms appear on the title page.  It seems to have been compiled before Fayrfax received the title of Doctor in 1504, and a prayer for Prince Arthur (d. 1502) likewise dates it to around the turn of the century.  A modern edition by John Stevens appears in ''Musica Britanica'' vol. 36.
The''' Fayrfax Manuscript''' (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains works of [[William Cornysh|William Cornishe jr.]], [[Richard Davy|Davy]], [[Gilbert Banester|Banastir]], [[Newark]], [[Sheringham]], [[Tutor]], [[Edmund Turges|Turges]], [[John Browne|Browne]], Sir [[Thomas Philipps]], and a number of anonymous composers as well as seven pieces by [[Robert Fayrfax]], whose arms appear on the title page.  It seems to have been compiled before Fayrfax received the title of Doctor in 1504, and a prayer for Prince Arthur (d. 1502) likewise dates it to around the turn of the century.  A modern edition by John Stevens appears in ''Musica Britanica'' vol. 36.


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Revision as of 18:48, 26 June 2010

The Fayrfax Manuscript (British Museum Add MS 5465) contains works of William Cornishe jr., Davy, Banastir, Newark, Sheringham, Tutor, Turges, Browne, Sir Thomas Philipps, and a number of anonymous composers as well as seven pieces by Robert Fayrfax, whose arms appear on the title page. It seems to have been compiled before Fayrfax received the title of Doctor in 1504, and a prayer for Prince Arthur (d. 1502) likewise dates it to around the turn of the century. A modern edition by John Stevens appears in Musica Britanica vol. 36.

No. Title Composer Parts Notes
1.   Benedicite! What dreamed I? Robert Fayrfax 3