Philippa Davies’ Music Book: Contents, Context and History by Mike O’Connor and Barbara Griggs
In an old house in the fields above one of Cornwall’s historic tine streams three generations of Cornish family made music. In that house Phillipa Davies and her sister Catherine played spinet, Edward Giddy played his violin, and Davies Gilbert sang Trelawny. The music book of Phillipa Davies was handed down from aunt to niece over three generations: first to Mary Giddy and then to Kitty Gilbert.
In this volume, Mike O’Connor and Barbara Griggs present the books music and introduce its context: that of women’s music-making in Cornwall between 1717 and 1893.
List of contents:
| Philippa Davies’ Music Book | Philippa’s House Party |
| Menuet del Sign. Corelli | Menuet by Mr.Chilcot |
| Charming Phillis | Women, Music and Society |
| Material Condition | Untitled |
| Davies/Giddy/Gilbert Family Tree | Untitled |
| Song Tune | Mary Delany |
| Air in Floridant | Untitled |
| Tredrea | Jigg in Siroe del Sign. Handel |
| Woman by Mr. Shiers | Lotharia by Mr. Arne |
| Philippa Davies | Cornish Women Engaged in Social Music Making |
| Bath Menuet | The Morning Fresh by Mr. Festing |
| Untitled | Music Subscription |
| Mary P. D. Giddy | Air by Mr. Avison |
| Catherine Gilbert | Jack Lattin |
| Musette in The Amorous Goddess | Cornish Women in Performance |
| Song in Solomon | Untitled |
| Mr. Prade’s | Ann White |
| The Label | And Canst Thou Leave Thy Nancy |
| Untitled | Monsieur Pantin |
| Waring’s Maggot | Expanding Horizons |
| The Elusive Mr Clack | Menuet de Paris |
| Jessy (sic) by Mr. Boyce | Gavot del Sign. Pescetti |
| The Book’s Contents | Menuet |
| March in Joshua | In Conclusion |
| Lovely Peggy | Air by Mr. Stanley |
| Ornamentation | The Nonpareil |
| Menuet by Mr. Stanley | Menuet by Mr. Hudson |
| Repertoire | The Flower of Edinburgh |
| Variation on Mr. Stanley’s Menuet | Sylvia by Mr. Howard |
| Untitled | Transcription Notes |
| Air del Sign. Hasse | Index to DG/190 |
| Instruments | Select Bibliography and Resources |
| Menuet by Geminiani | |
| Menuet |
Notes
Above the Tin Stream is published by Lyngham House, St Ervan,Wadebridge, Cornwall, PL27 7RT
The original manuscript of is held by Kresen Kernow, Little Vauxhall, Redruth, Cornwall TR15 1AS: catalogue number DG/190