R.M.21.a.1-4. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Alday (Paul). String Quartets; early 19th century. Autograph. 4 vols. of string quartet music, in score and separate parts, bound up in confusion. Vols.i-iii are evidently part of a complete set of quartets by Alday, as they are numbered, though fragmentary and incomplete; there are 35 quartets in these vols., and parts of 7 or 8 more in vol.IV, which also contains (f.30 onwards) an incomplete horn quintet. The texts are full of omissions and in a carele...
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Paul Alday, composer: String quartets: 19th cent: Autogr.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Volume I. ff. 106. 1. ff. 1-27. Concerto no. 2 in F major; for 2 violins, 2 oboes, 2 horns, 2 tenors, bassoon and violoncello. 2. ff. 28-57. Concerto no. 3 in A major; for 2 violins and violin obbligato, viola, cello obbligato, bass, 2 oboes and 2 horns. 3. ff. 58-106...
R.M.21.a.5-7. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Christian). 11 concertos; 18th century. A numbered set of 12 instrumental concertos, lacking no. 1. Paper. Three volumes.
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Johann Christian Bach, composer: Instrumental music: 18th cent: Copies.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Volume II. ff. 117. 1. ff. 1-54. Concerto no. 5 in B flat major; for 2 violins, viola, cello obbligato, bass, 2 flutes (first flute part missing), oboe obbligato, 2 horns and pianoforte obbligato. 2. ff. 55-87. Concerto no. 6 in E flat major; for 2 violins, viola, cell...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Volume III. ff. 134. 1. ff. 1-22. Concerto no. 8 in E flat major; for 2 violins, viola, bass, flute obbligato, 2 oboes, bassoon obbligato and 2 horns. 2. ff. 23-52. Concerto no. 9 in E major; for solo violin and 2 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute obbligato, 2 oboes a...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Christian). Concerto in E flat major; 18th century. A contemporary copy of the concerto in F major from R.M.21.a.7. ff. 53-75 transposed a tone lower. Extra parts are here added. Separate parts for 2 violins (Principali), 2 violins (di Rinforzo), 2 violas, ce...