The Ballad Literature and Popular Music of the Olden Time/Volume 2

The Ballad Literature
and
Popular Music of the Olden Time:
A History of the
Ancient Songs, Ballads, and of the Dance Tunes of England,
with
Numerous Anecdotes and Entire Ballads.
Also
A Short Account of the Minstrels.

By
W. Chappell, F.S.A.

The Whole of the Airs Harmonized by G. A. Macfarren.

Vol. II.

“Prout sunt illi Anglicani concentus suavissimi quidem, ac elegantes.

Thesaurus Harmonicus Laurencini, Romani, 1608.

London:
Chappell and Co., 50, New Bond Street, W.

Contents of Vol. II.
Page
Conjectures as to Robin Hood 387
Ballads relating to the adventures of Robin Hood 391 to 400
Puritanism in its effects upon Music and its accessories, and Introduction to the Commonwealth period 401 to 424
Songs and ballads of the civil war, and of the time of Cromwell 425 to 466
Introduction to the reign of Charles II. 467
Songs and ballads from Charles II. to William and Mary 491 to 608
Remarks on Anglo-Scottish songs 609 to 616
Specimens of ditto 617 to 620
Introduction to the reigns of Queen Anne, George I., and George II. 621 to 632
Songs and ballads of ditto 633 to 726
Traditional songs of uncertain date 727 to 749
Religious Christmas Carols 750 to 758
Appendix, consisting of additions to the Introductions, and of further remarks upon the tunes included in both volumes 759 to 788
Characteristics of National English Airs, and summary 789 to 797
First Index 799 to 814
Index of Subjects 815 to 822
Errata 823