English folk music (1500–1899)
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Births and deaths
[edit]- William Kimber (1872–1961), English morris musician
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), English composer and song collector
- Sam Larner (1878–1965), English folk singer
- Percy Grainger (1882–1961), Australian composer who collected and recorded English folk songs
- Harry Cox (1885–1971), English folk singer
- Lewis 'Scan' Tester (1886–1972), English folk musician
Collections of songs or music
[edit]- 1651: English Dancing Master (1st of at least 17 editions), published by John Playford (1623–1686)
- 1725: A Collection of Old Ballads, Ambrose Philips (1674–1749) (ed.)
- 1765: Reliques of Ancient English Poetry Thomas Percy (1721–1811) (ed.)
- 1765: Mother Goose's Melody published by Thomas Carnan (1737–1788)
- 1788: Yorkshire Garland, republished in 1809 by Joseph Ritson (1752–1803)
- 1793: Northumberland Garland, republished in 1809 by Joseph Ritson (1752–1803)
- 1798: Joshua Jackson's Book (manuscript), by Joshua Jackson (1763–1869)[1]
- 1827: Minstrelsy Ancient and Modern, published by William Motherwell (1797–1835)
- 1842: Nursery Rhymes of England, collected and edited by James Orchard Halliwell (1820–1889)
- 1849: Popular Rhymes and Nursery Tales, collected and edited by James Orchard Halliwell (1820–1889)
- 1859: Popular Music of Olden Time, William Chappell (1809–1888) (ed.)
- 1882: Northumbrian Minstrelsy – A Collection of the Ballads, Melodies and Small-Pipe Tunes of Northumbria, J. Collingwood Bruce (1805–1892) and John Stokoe (eds.)[2]
- 1882: English and Scottish Popular Ballads, Francis James Child (1825–1896) (ed.)
- 1893: English County Songs, collected and edited by J. A. Fuller Maitland (1856–1936) and Lucy Broadwood (1858–1929)
- 1893: Songs and Ballads of Northern England, collected and edited by John Stokoe
References
[edit]- ^ Joshua Jackson's Book (holograph; manuscript – 2 Vols.), by Joshua Jackson (1763–1869) (1798; published and presented 1998 by Robin Shepherd & Rosalind Shepherd)Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England: Yorkshire Dales Workshops (©1998); OCLC 390505597; ISBN 1-897925-174, 978-1-8979-2517-1; OL 18266675MVol. 1: "Tunes, Songs & Dances From the 1798 Manuscript of Joshua Jackson – North Yorkshire Cornmiller & Musician;" dance notes by Liz Bowen – historical notes by Robin Shepherd – family history notes by Rosalind Shepherd – music typesetting by Geoff BowenVol. 2: "Mr. Joshua Jackson. Book 1798"
- ^ Northumbrian Minstrelsy – A Collection of the Ballads, Melodies and Small-Pipe Tunes of Northumbria, J. Collingwood Bruce (1805–1892) and John Stokoe (eds.), Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle-Upon-Tyle (1882)
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