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Hello William (and everyone else), what a fascinating project. Would you want to include music in the Lord Mayor's Show (and other civic entertainments) in your survey? Some of the printed books contain musical notation for songs (which appear to have been composed for the occasion) and there are copious references to musicians and various instruments in the livery company records of these events. Happy to provide more detail if you're interested. Best wishes Tracey Hill On 7 May 2014 19:28, WILLIAM F LYONS <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear REED members, > > I have recently been awarded a two year Leverhulme Research Fellowship for > a project entitled: > > *Silver Sounds & Moody Food: Theatre Bands and Their Music 1575-1645* > > Needless to say I am delighted that the proposal was accepted, and look > forward to officially beginning on June 1st this year. It will serve > greatly to enhance the work I have undertaken at the Shakespeare's Globe > Theatre and with my period music ensembles. > > Whilst a major aspect of the research is to experiment with practical > considerations of ensemble type, size, context and performance locale with > the aim of establishing a repertoire of contemporary music that may well > have been used in plays, I am hoping to begin the process of compiling a > data base of all references to and instructions for music in plays > performed [mostly in English and in London theatres] during the period > stated. Obviously I’m aware that this is a huge undertaking and cannot be > completed in the period of the research project, but intend to make > considerable progress during this time. I am aware of the excellent work > and online Music in Shakespeare site of Christopher Wilson and others but I > am interested to know of accessible collections and online resources that > may be of use. > > Any advice or recommendations as to how best to proceed would be greatly > appreciated. > > Many Thanks > > William Lyons > > Leverhulme Research Fellow > William Lyons > www.william-lyons.com > www.thecitymusick.com > www.thedufays.com > > +44 [0]7941 240060 > [log in to unmask] > > > > -- Dr Tracey Hill Head of Department of English & Cultural Studies Bath Spa University @EnglishBSU Book, Text and Place (1500-1750) Research Centre http://booktextandplace.wordpress.com/ Pageantry and Power: a cultural history of the early modern Lord Mayor's Show, 1585-1639 Winner of the David Bevington Prize for the Best Book in Early Drama Studies <http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/catalogue/book.asp?id=1204754> http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9780719080104 T: +44 (0)1225 875770 Visit www.bathspa.ac.uk Join us on: Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/bath.spa.university>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/BathSpaUni>| YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/BathSpaUniversity>| LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/company/bath-spa-university> Newton Park, Bath, BA2 9BN Think before you print Disclaimer If you have received this message in error, please notify us and remove it from your system. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bath Spa University. Neither Bath Spa University nor the sender accepts any responsibility for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan this email and any attachments for viruses.