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1. a.76.b.(3.)

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a.76.b.(3.)
Title:
‘SPIETATO OH! DIO’; late 18th – early 19th cent. The melody only of a song for soprano, with a blank stave ruled beneath, probably for a guitar accompaniment. Written onto two blank pages between pp. 37 and 38 of Frederic Schuman’s printed volume A Collection of the most celebrated Songs set by Several Authors adapted for the Guittar (Printed for Mlle Rauche, [1763]). A different, also anonymous setting of the same words is found in MS 1384 of the Santini-Bibliothek in Münster. The verso of ...
Scope & Content:
Music: Song, 'Spietato oh! Dio', and melody in C major: late 18th - early 19th cent.: Ital.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
Late 18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 5036-5062

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Add MS 5036-5062
Title:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works
Scope & Content:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works. Prefixed to Add MS 5036 is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq, from which it appears that these volumes are all...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
27 volumes

3. Add MS 5319-5337

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Add MS 5319-5337
Title:
Manuscript music presented by Sir John Hawkins
Scope & Content:
A collection of manuscript music formerly owned by Sir John Hawkins, chiefly copied by Mr. John Stanley
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
19 volumes

4. Add MS 10338

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Add MS 10338
Title:
A collection of anthems, songs, duets, trios, services, cantatas, motets, and other pieces, in the hand of George Jeffreys
Scope & Content:
ff. 4-13. 'Fantazies,' or Fancies, for strings and organ, in score, by George Jeffreys. 1-6. Six 'of 3 Parts for the Violls and the Virginall.' Autograph. In the 5th Fantasia, a few notes have been added to the virginal part to make it suitable for playing on the organ. f. 4. 7. Another 'of 2 pa...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
after 1669
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 11581-11591

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Add MS 11581-11591
Title:
Extracts from various early musical writers, by Charles Burney, Mus. Doct., with remarks and criticisms by him
Scope & Content:
Also includes extracts and examples of various compositions.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
11 volumes

6. Add MS 11608

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Add MS 11608
Title:
A collection of songs, motets, duets, canons, anthems and part-songs
Scope & Content:
passim. Duets and dialogues, the latter with a bass, in score. 1. Dialogue (Strephon and Daphne), begins 'Come, my Daphne.' 'William Lawes.' f. 2. 2. Another (treble and bass), begins 'What if I dye.' By the same, f. 7b. 3. 'Come, Cloris; hye wee to ye Bower.' 'Henry Lawes.' f. 8b. 4. Dialogue (...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1656-1659
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 12532

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Add MS 12532
Title:
A collection of madrigals, anthems, choruses, and motets, in the hand of John Immyns
Scope & Content:
passim. Madrigals, scored by John Immyns from the original editions. They are for 5 voices, unless the contrary is stated. 1. 'Quella donna real'; with second part, 'Por[re] in una sol donna'; third part, 'Bastava ben'; and fourth part, 'Ma dell' error.' 'Giaches de Wert.' From Madrigals à 5, bo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

8. Add MS 14336

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Add MS 14336
Title:
A collection of songs, duets, madrigals and motets
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-10b. Compositions for 3 voices, with a bass for harpsichord, in score. Anonymous; possibly by H. du Mont. 1. 'Arme...a la mano.' f. 2. 2. 'Nel regno damore.' f. 3b. 3. 'Pianti, fermati (sic) ui.' f. 5. 4. 'Non credet' a donne.' f. 6. 5. 'Duna bella infidele.' f. 7. 6. 'Ahi, cosi va costei....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

9. Add MS 14340

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Add MS 14340
Title:
A collection of motets, graces, sacred songs, hymns, glees, a secular song, a vocal trio, an organ duet, an organ solo, a string quartet
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-36 passim. Motets, etc., for 4 voices (unless the contrary is stated), in score, by S[amuel] Wesley; 1798-1814. Autograph. 1. ‘Anima nostra erepta est’: antiphon for 5 voices, with ad libitum accompaniment for the organ, f. 2. 2. ‘Levate capita vestra.’ ‘1798.’ f. 7. 3. ‘Constitues eos pri...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1788-1814
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 14394

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Add MS 14394
Title:
A collection of duets by Clari, in the hand of William J. Taylor
Scope & Content:
'Duetti,' with figured bass for harpsichord, in score; by Clari. In the hand of William J. Taylor. In Add MS 15516, nos. 1-6 are attributed to D. Bigaglia, but they are described in a MS belonging to the Royal College of Music as part of vol. iv of Clari's Madrigals, etc. Three of the last four ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
after 1831
Extent:
1 volume (88 folios)