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Index of Tunes in the Thurston Manuscript
The Thurston Manuscript
The manuscript is dedicated “To John Thurston Gent in Kington near Thornbury Gloucestershire 1736”. Below this, in a different hand, is the name “Mary Thurston”. A number of hands have contributed to the book. John & Mary were married in 1736.
Some pages, particularly in the early part of the book, have large parts missing. I have not attempted to transcribe the fragmentary tunes. As far as can be seen, the fragments are titled:
A Tune by Mr Me…
The Collier…
Bass Miniut tar…
The King shall Enjoy his own …
Youn…
A Bass Min…
A Minuit (twice)
9 fragmentary staves of music with dance notation
There are also, complete, A 4 voc. Catch and A 2 voc. by Daniel Purcell.
A facsimile of the book with an introduction was prepared by Christopher Challen and Thornbury and District Museum and published by Vox Humana Press. Our information is derived from this publication. Our thanks are due to Mr Challen and the Museum for allowing us to use the information.
Note by Charles Menteith