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51. Add MS 5325

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Title:
Maurice Greene: 'Florimel' or 'Love's revenge', a pastoral drama
Scope & Content:
'Florimel,' or 'Love's Revenge': a Pastoral Drama in two parts, with symphonies and accompaniments for horns, oboes, bassoons, and strings, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score, by Dr. [Maurice] Greene [1737]. The words are by Dr. John Hoadly. Characters: Cupid, Florimel, Myrtillo, and a ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

52. Add MS 5326

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Title:
Maurice Greene: 'The song of Deborah and Barak'
Scope & Content:
‘The Song of Deborah and Barak': a short work, of the nature of an oratorio, for solo voices and 4-part chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for trumpets, oboes, and strings, in score, by Dr. [Maurice] Greene. Apparently in the hand of Dr. Boyce. It begins ‘Attend, ye princes.’
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1732
Extent:
1 volume

53. Add MS 5327

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Title:
A collection of anthems by Dr. Maurice Greene
Scope & Content:
Anthems, in score, by Dr. Maurice Greene; all written in the same hand, apparently that of the composer, before he took his Doctor's degree (1730), his name being given at the end as 'Mr.' Greene. This volume also contains a single Chant by Dr. Greene. The whole of the Anthems below, besides sev...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

54. Add MS 5328

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Title:
Charles John Stanley: 'The Choice of Hercules'
Scope & Content:
'The choice of Hercules'; for solo voices and 4-part chorus, with overture and accompaniments for trumpets, horns, oboes, bassoons, strings, and organ, in score, by [Charles] John Stanley, whose bookplate, with arms, is at the beginning of the MS. A much shorter work than Handel's serenata with t...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

55. Add MS 5329-5332

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Title:
Duets, with a bass for harpsichord, in score, by Agostino Steffani
Scope & Content:
Apparently transcribed for [Charles] John Stanley (bookplate).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
4 volumes

56. Add MS 5330

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Title:
Volume II of a collection of duets by Agostino Steffani
Scope & Content:
Duets, with a bass for harpsichord, in score, by Steffani. Apparently transcribed for [Charles] John Stanley (bookplate). Duets for soprano and contralto. At the beginning (ff. 3-7b) are printed 'Memoirs of the Life of Sig. Agostino Steffani.' 1. 'Inquieto mio cor.' f. 9b. 2. 'Non sò chi mi pi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

57. Add MS 5333

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Title:
Dramatic compositions by Henry Purcell
Scope & Content:
Dramatic compositions, with instrumental accompaniments, and a song, in score, by Henry Purcell: transcripts {partly} by Dr. William Croft. 1. 'King Arthur' [1691]. Wanting some of the numbers given in Rimbault's and Arkwight's editions, viz., Overture, Military symphony in Act i, Introduction...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

58. Add MS 5336

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Title:
A collection of catches, canons, madrigals, vocal trios, vocal quartets, and some organ voluntaries
Scope & Content:
passim. Rounds and Catches. Nos. 1-9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 24, 31, 34, 36, and 38 are for 4 voices; the others for 3 voices (unless the contrary is stated). Nos. 1-19, 21-31, are in score, and are taken from three works by Thomas Ravenscroft, viz.: — (1609), (1609), and (1611). 1, 2. 'Trole the bo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (46 folios)

59. Add MS 5337

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Title:
A collection of incidental music from operas, madrigals, sonatas, catches, glees, a duet from an oratorio and a canon
Scope & Content:
The contents of this MS. are in different hands. ff. 1-42. Incidental music, by Henry Purcell, in score; early 18th cent. The symphonies are written for flutes, oboes, strings, etc., and, in the case of no. 2, for trumpets also. 1. [The Masque in] 'Timon of Athens' [1694]. f. 1. 2. 'The Musick ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

60. Add MS 5665

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Title:
Church music: a collection of church-services, hymns, carols and songs, in score, made (as is supposed) in the time of King Henry the 8th
Scope & Content:
A quarto volume containing a collection of Church Services, Hymns, Carols and Songs, with the music; composed apparently in the reign of King Henry the Seventh. An Index of contents is prefixed in the handwriting of Joseph Ritson, which (with some corrections) is here copied, viz. 1. ‘Misere...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century-16th century
Extent:
1 volume (149 folios)

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