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THE MES SICA L TI LMES nt n ^inging Rlas tCircular.

PUBLISHED ON THE FIRST AND l'rIF'TE'UmT OF EVEY NONTH. The Music pages only are stereotyped, those persons who would possess the Musical Articles, Notices,

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TUE FOLLOWING PIECES HAVE ALREADY BEEN INSERTED:-

17 All people that on earth Tallis '27 And he shall purify Handel *37 Alla Trinita Beata *80 Again my mournful sighs

Battishill & V. Novello (Almighty and everlasting Gibbons

*129 Sanctus Gibbons Kyrie eleeson Gibbons

*90 Behold I bring you good tidings (for Christmas Day) T. L. da Vittoria

*46 Blessed is the people Novello *50 Blessed is he that considereth

Dr. Nares *e03 Blessed are the dead, (Jerusalem)

H. H. Pierson *1 10 Blessed be he that cometh. Neukomm *74 Behold now, praise Creyghton

*133 Behold, I bring you glad tidings Giovanni Croce

*127 Brightest and best Avison 1 Teach me thy way Giovanni Croce

8 Call to remembrance Farrant *92 Charity Anthem Dr. W. Boyce 61 Cry aloud and shout Dr. Croft *54 Christmas Anthem V. Novello

*114 Christmas Anthem E. J. Hopkins *39 Easter Hymn V. Novello *58 Easter Anthem, The Lord is nmy

strength V. Novello 6 Forgive, blest shade Dr. Callcott 31 God save the Queen Novello

*35 Grant, 0 Lord (Collect) Mozart *66 God, my king Bach 105 Glory be to God on high V. Novello

9 Amidst the myrtles Battishill *56 A Christmas Madrigal T. Ions

*101 Adieu ye streams Atterbury *1 17 A LittleSongofThankfulness. Parry '93 April is in my Mistress' face Morley 119 A Selection of Five Catches Various *78 Awake, ..Eolian Lyre Danby *87 Awake, sweet Love J. Douland

*130 Calm is the Glassy Ocean Mozart *40 Come, if you dare Purcell *53 Come, follow me W. Horsley *83 Catch on Tobacco Dr. Aldrich

*134 Christmas G. A. Macfarren. /Come unto theseyellow sands Purcell

*124 Full fathom five ... Purcell 14 Gelltly touch the warbling Lyre Geminiani, Harmonized by Hayes

7 Four Rounds for three voices *34 Flora gave me fairest flowers Wilbye

3 Hail I all hail ! tlhou merry monthl of May Weber

5 Hail! smilir.g morn Spofforth 7 Hark, the bonny Christ Church

Bells Dean Aldrich 11 Here, in cool grot Lord Morninlgton

'67 Hark, the Lark Dr. Cooke *69 Here's a health unto His Majesty

J. Saville '69 How merrily we live Michael Este 79 I-untsman's Chorus Weber

*85 Haste thee, Nymph Handel *51 Italy (a patriotic song) V. Novello

SACRED. 2 Hear my prayer, O Lord Winter 4 Hear what God the Lord V. Novello

*32 & 33 Hear my prayer, O God Kent *48 Hymnus Eucharisticus B. Rogers *76 & 77 Have mercy, O Lord Mozart *88 He comes ordained of yore Jackson *74 Holiest, breathe an ev'ningblessing

W. Shore (How beautiful upon the moun-

107 tains R. A. Smith The Lord loveth V. Novello

*120 I know that the Lord is great Ouseley *116 Incline thine ear to me Himmel

Harmonized by V. Novello 25 In Judah God is known Mendelssohn

*98 In Jewry is God known Whitfeld *52 I will arise Creyghton

*118 I will sing of mercy V. Novello 6 Let all men praise the Lord

Mendelssohn ? 14 fLet us now go even unto Bethlehem

I (Christmas Anthem) Hopkins *41 Lord of all power and might Mason 29 Lord, for thy tendermercies' Farrant

*65 Lo,myShepherd's hand divine. Haydn *68 Lord, let me know mine end

Dr. Greene 12 My God, look upon me J. Reynolds '86 Methinks I hear the full Celestial

Choir Dr. Crotch 21 Now pray we for our country

Eliza Flower *84 Nunc Dimittis, in C Ebdon

*135 O give thanks W. Tucker

SECULAR. 1 In these delightful pleasant groves

Purcell *75 In good truth, when fondly loving

Palestrina 24 Just like love Davy & Novello 99 Liitzow's wild chase Weber 26 Maidens fairof Padua's city Gastoldi *89 Mark'd you her eye R. Spofforth

*128 Mark the merry elves Callcott *45 May-day Miller *48 Monody on Mendelssohn Schneider 79 Musicfor Trebles or otherequal voices

*111 My Love's like the red rose Kilyvett *87 Now is the month of Maying Morley 22 Now the bright morning star Greville *60 Nymphs of the Forest W. Horsley 115 Oh! the Roast Beef of Old

England Harmonized by J. Pittman 13 O, Nanny, wilt thou gang with me ?

Harrison 9 Pleasures of Innocence Weber

*42 & 43 Popular Ode to Pope Pius IX. Rossini

30 Rule Britannia V. Novello 104 Round (All who sing) T, Goodban * Lordly Gallants Dr. Callcott '126 See our Oars Sir John Stevenson

3 Soon as I careless Festa 7 Sweet Enslaver J. Atterbury

16 Soldiers, brave and gallant be Gastoldi

'38 Sweet peace descending Mozart

*96 0 praise the Lord John Weldon O125 f Lord, my God ... Palestrina

iCome, Holy Ghost .. Douland *82 0 praise God in his holiness

John Weldon (O Lord, we trust alone in thee

*94 Handel ILaudate nomen Domini Dr. C. Tye

*46 Pray for the peace Novello *63 Praise the Lord, O mysoul Creighton '112 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem Scott *72 Praise thou the Lord Mendelssohn *92 Remember O Lord Dr. W. Boyce *54 Sing unto the Lord V. Novello *44 See what love hath the Father

Mendelssohn *70 Sleepers, wake Mendelssohn *58 Short Anthem for Easter Novello

4 Thou art gone to the grave Beethoven 10 Teach me, O Lord (Anthem) Rogers 23 Thine, O Lord, is the greatness Kent *46 There is a river Novello '58 The Lord is my strength Novello *59 The Lord descended from above

P. Hayes ,21 fThe Lord is king ... Pittman

l A Grace ... V. Novello *131 Thou visitest the earth Dr. Greene *70 To God on high Mendelssohn '123 To Thee, Great Lord Rossini *70 To thee, O Lord Mendelssohn

'100 Unto thee, O Lord. Charles King '108 Veni, Creator Spiritus Tallis

19 Vital spark Harmonized by Novello

18 Sweet honey-suckingbees-Part I. Wilbye

20 & 21 Sweet honey-sucking bees- Part II. Wilbye

*36 Seethe conqu'ringherocomes Handel *55 See the Chariot at hand W. Horsley *73 Since first I saw your face T. Ford *81 Sigh no more, ladies Stevens *95 Summer is a coming in, for 4 Trebles

7 To the old long life S. Webbe 28 To Woden's Hall Purcell 47 The Red Cross Knight Dr. Callcott *49 The cloud cap't towers (6 voices)

R. I. Stevens '113 The Tickling Trio Martini *57 The Waits Saville *71 Thy voice, 0 Harmony S. Webbe 79 The Fisherman

*109 The Flower Greeting Curschmann *106 The Lullaby V. Novello *83 The Silver Swan Orlando Gibbons *91 The Twelfth Night Song V. Novello *97 The Nightingale Thomas Bateson 102 The Christmas Fairies C. Goodban 122 The Battle of the Baltic Macirone 132 This pleasant Month of May Beale

7 Wind, gentle evergreen 14 & 15 When winds breathe soft Webbe *62 Winds gently whisper J. Whittaker 79 Weel may the keel row

*64 Ye Spotted Snakes Stevens

Those Numbers marked with an * have Accompaniment for Organ or Pianoforte.

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