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Table of Contents:

• Early harpsichord suites (mostly pre-1735 and mostly in ms). Suite 1 in C minor ; Suite 2 in D major ; Suite 3 in D major ; Suite 4 in E flat major ; Suite 5 in F major ; Suite 6 in F major ; Suite 7 in F major ; Suite 8 in F minor ; Suite 9 in G major ; Suite 10 in G major ; Suite 11 in G minor ; Suite 12 in G minor ; Suite 13 in A major ; Suite 14 in A minor ; Suite 15 in B flat major
• Miscellaneous harpsichord pieces (pre-1735). Trumpet tune in C major ; (Prelude) in C major (transposed version of 3(a)) ; (Minuet) in C minor ; Jigg in D major ; Siciliana in E major ; (Minuet) in G major ; (Minuet) in A major ; (Rondeau) in A major ; (Minuet) in A minor ; (Minuet) in A minor ; (Minuet) in A minor ; Aire in B flat major ; Slow aire in B flat major
• Six short pieces also surviving as songs in contemporary song books and in single-sheet editions, plus one aria transcribed for harpsichord. (Minuet) : Celadon's jugg (1729) ; (Minuet) : The sun was sunk behind the hill (1729) ; Slow aire : Robin's complaint (1729) ; (Minuet) : Good advice (1729) ; Slow aire : Charming Silvia (1731) ; Gavot : The happy shepherd (c.1733) ; Aria : Love shall all your hours employ (from Florimel, or Love's revenge, 1734)
• A collection of lessons for harpsichord (1750). Lesson 1 in G major ; Lesson 2 in D major ; Lesson 3 in G minor ; Lesson 4 in C minor ; Lesson 5 in F major ; Lesson 6 in B flat major ; Lesson 7 in F major (and minor) ; Lesson 8 in D minor ; Lesson 9 in F major ; Lesson 10 in A minor ; Lesson 11 in in A major ; Lesson 12 in E major ; Lesson 13 in E flat major ; Lesson 14 in C major ; Lesson 15 in F major
• Six overtures for the harpsichord or spinnet (1745). Overture 1 in D major ; Overture 2 in G major ; Overture 3 in C minor ; Overture 4 in E major ; Overture 5 in D major ; Overture 6 in E flat major.
• Appendix. Incipits of pieces, one possibly by Greene, two very dubiously so, six almost certainly not his, one accredited elsewhere to Bononcini, and four others wrongly ascribed.

Author/Creator:

Greene, Maurice, 1696-1755 , composer

Contributors:

Johnstone, H. Diack , editor

Language Notes:

Staff notation.

Main Work:

Complete harpsichord music [by Greene, M.]

Included Works:

Collection of lessons [by Greene, M.]

Overtures [by Greene, M.] (Complete)

Related Series:

Musica Britannica; [volume] 106

Subjects:

Suites (Harpsichord)

Harpsichord music

Genres:

Art music

Suites

Dance music

Overtures

Studies (Music)

Scores

Performance Medium:

1 performer: harpsichord

General Notes:

Preface and critical report in English.
Includes bibliographical references.

Physical Description:

1 score (xxxviii, 200 pages) : 6 facsimiles ; 33 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

facsimile

Call Numbers:

M2 .M638 v.106

ISBNs:

9780852499641 (hardbound)
0852499647 (hardbound)

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 9780852499641
International Standard Music Number: 9790220226427 (hardbound)

OCLC Numbers:

1336481310