Merro part books – Lyra viol
Solo pieces from the Merro Part Books
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Music School, volumes Ms. D.245, D.246, D.247
Treble divisions | Bass divisions | Pieces in viola bastarda style | Pieces for lyra viol
Edition by Joëlle Morton
PIECES FOR LYRA VIOL
• for the tenor violl
Mr. [Francis] Cuttinge
volume D.245, pp. 212-213
Thematic Index VdGS: not yet catalogued
bass part appears in volume D. 246, p. 230
• for the tenor violl
Mr. [Robert] Johnson
volume D.245, p. 213
Thematic Index VdGS: not yet catalogued
This piece is a viol setting of Johnson’s pavin for lute that appears in GB-Lbl Add. ms 38539 and GB-Cfm Ms 689. The bass part appears in D.246, p. 230.