Global InformationDrexel 5611 information
| Drexel 5611 | |
|---|---|
| New York Public Library for the Performing Arts | |
 Drexel 5611 | |
| Type | Music manuscript |
| Date | late 1650s-early 1660s |
| Place of origin | England |
| Compiled by | 3 anonymous copyists (the first thought to be Thomas Heardson, the third thought to be Albertus Byrne) |
| Size | 11.5 × 7.75 × .75 inches (29.2 × 19.7 × 1.9 cm) |
| Accession | 1888 by the Lenox Library (now part of the New York Public Library) |
Drexel 5611 is a 17th-century music manuscript compilation of works written for virginal. Dating from either the end of the Commonwealth period or the early Restoration period (when collections of keyboard music were rare[1]), it is an important source for English keyboard music.[2] It also includes a handful of works by French composers, reflecting the growing interest among English musicians in contemporary French keyboard music.
Belonging to the New York Public Library, it forms part of the Music Division's Drexel Collection, located at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Following traditional library practice, its name is derived from its call number.[3]
- ^ Cooper 1972, p. 319.
- ^ Bailey 2003, p. 74.
- ^ Resource Description and Access, rule 6.2.2.7, option c (access by subscription).