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Volume 15 (2009) No. 1

Andrew Woolley

The Harpsichord Music of Richard Ayleward (?1626–1669), “an Excellent Organist” of the Commonwealth and Early Restoration

Table 2: GB-Lcm MS 1154: Inventory of ff. 57r–131r

Location (ff.), Title, Key, Composer (if not Ayleward)

Dannreuther’s Numbering

Concordances (harpsichord unless otherwise stated), Comments, Edition

“Ayleward” Group (First Part)
57r–8r. [Allemande-Gigue] [a] I Richard Ayleward: Harpsichord Music, ed. Andrew Woolley (forthcoming), no. 8
59r–60 r. [Courante] [a] II Ascribed “Rich: Aylward:” (f. 60r); Woolley, no. 9
60v. [Sarabande] [E] [V] f. 62r: “for No 5 see back of p. 60”; Woolley, no. 12
61r. [Sarabande] [a] III Woolley, no. 10
62r. [Allemande or Air] [E] IV Woolley, no. 11
63r–4r. Passionat Ayre [F] VI Woolley, no. 13
65r. Coranto [F] VII Woolley, no. 14
66r. Saraband [F] VIII Woolley, no. 15
67r. a Jigg [F] IX Woolley, no. 16
68r–9r. [Allemande-Gigue] [F] X Woolley, no. 17
70r–v [Courante & Double] [F] XI Woolley, no. 18
71r. Sarabande [& Double] [F] XII Woolley, no. 19
72r–3r. [Gigue] [F] XIII Woolley, no. 20
74r. [Courante] [C] XIVa Woolley, no. 21
74r. [Sarabande] [C] XIVb Woolley, no. 22
75r. Saraband [C] XV Woolley, no. 23
76r. Saraband [F] XVI Woolley, no. 24
77r. [Allemande] [G] XVII Woolley, no. 25
78r. [Courante] [G] XVIII Woolley, no. 26
79r. [Sarabande] [G] XIXa Woolley, no. 27
79r. [Gigue] [G] XIXb Ascribed “Richard Aylward”; Woolley, no. 28
“Continental” Group
80r. Almand [Jonas Tresure] [a] XX NL-At 208 A 4, no. 4 (“Allemand Tresoor”);i GB-Ob Mus. Sch. f. 576, ff. 79r–78v.
81r. Corant [?Jonas Tresure] [a] XXI  
82r. Saraband [?Jonas Tresure] [a] XXII Mus. Sch. f. 576, ff. 77r–76v
83r. Corant [a] XXIII  
84r. Saraband [a] XXIV  
85r. Allmaine [G] XXV  
86r. Coranto [G] XXVI  
87r–8r. Almaine [?Jonas Tresure] [a] XXVII  
89r. Coranto [a] [?Jonas Tresure] [a] XXVIII Mus. Sch. f. 576, ff. 78r–77v
90r–2r. Laviond: (Ninon de L’Enclos?) [Courante La Vignonne and double] [d] XXVIIII The meaning of “(Ninon de L’Enclos?),” which Dannreuther made two attempts at transcribing (one is crossed-out), is unclear
93r. Allmande nouvelle [C] XXX  
94r. Corant [C] XXXI  
95r. Allemande Nouvelle (J. B. V.) [G] XXXII  
96r. Coranto (J. B. V.) [G] XXXIII  
“Ayleward” Group (Second Part)
97r. [Allemande] [g] I Woolley, no. 29
98r. [Sarabande] [g] II Ascribed “Richard Aylward”; Woolley, no. 30
99r. [Sarabande] [g] III Ascribed “Richard Aylward”; Woolley, no 31
100r–100v. [Allemande or Allemande-Gigue] [g] IV Similar to a piece by Pinel entitled “Gigue”: Rollin and Vaccaro,ii no. 82; Woolley, no 32
101r. [Courante] [g] V Woolley, no 33
102r. [Sarabande] [g] VI Woolley, no 34
103r–4r. [Allemande] [E] VII Woolley, no 35
105r–105v. [Courante] [E] VIII Woolley, no 36
106r. [Sarabande] [E] IX Woolley, no 37
107r. [Gigue] [E] X Woolley, no 38
108r–108v. [Allemande] [d] XI Woolley, no 39
109r. [Courante] [d] XII Woolley, no 40
110r. [Sarabande] [d] XIII Woolley, no 41
111r. [Courante] [D] XIV Woolley, no 42
112r. [Sarabande] [D] XV Woolley, no 43
113r. [Sarabande] [C] XVI Woolley, no 44
114r. [Gigue or Sarabande] [C] XVII Woolley, no 45
115r. [Air] [C] XVIII Woolley, no 46
116r. [Courante] [B flat] XIX Woolley, no 47
117r. [Sarabande] [B flat] XX Woolley, no 48
118r. [Courante] [C] XXI Woolley, no 49
119r. [Sarabande] [C] XXII Woolley, no 50
120r. Almain [D] XXIII Woolley, no 51
121r. Corant [D] XXIV Woolley, no 52
122r. Saraband [D] XXV Woolley, no 53
123r. Jigge [D] XXVI Woolley, no 54
124r. [Allemande] [A] XXVII Woolley, no 55
125r. [Courante] [A] XXVIII Woolley, no 56
126r. [Sarabande] [A] XXVIIII Woolley, no 57
127r–127v. [Allemande] [B] [XXX] (“XXIX”) Woolley, no 58
128r–30r. [Courante] [B] [XXXI] (“XXX”) Woolley, no 59
131r. [Sarabande] [B] [XXXII] (“XXXI”) Woolley, no 60

i Klavierboek Anna Maria Van Eijl, ed. Fritz Noske, Monumenta Musica Neerlandica 2 (Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muzeikgeschiedenis: Amsterdam, 1959).

ii Œuvres de Pinel, ed. Monique Rollin and Jean-Michel Vaccaro (Paris, 1982). I am grateful to David Ledbetter for pointing out the resemblance of these two pieces.