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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

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Add MS 5036
Title:
A collection of motets, madrigals and parts of masses. Collected by University of Oxford.
Scope & Content:
Prefixed 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 this volume, as well as Add MS 5037-5062, are in the handwriting of Henry Needler esq, their previous owner. The manuscripts were p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

3. 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

4. Add MS 5039

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Add MS 5039
Title:
A score of the complete work ‘Madrigali Sprirituali’ Bk. II, by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Scope & Content:
‘Delli Madrigali spirituali à cinque voci, di Gio. Petro Luigi Prenestino {Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina}, maestro di Cappella di. St Pietro di Roma. 1594’. Appears to have been copied from a printed book. In the hand of Henry Needler (d. 1760).
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 5050

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 5050
Title:
Madrigals by Don Aurelio Della Faya
Scope & Content:
'Il Primo [Libro] de Madrigali A Cinque Voci De Don Aurelio Delia Faya...Maestro di Cappella della Citta di Lanciano. Novamente Composto e dato in Luce. Con Privilegio. In Venetia, Appresso Francesco Rampazetto.' With dedication to Giovanni Battista Marina, 1564. In score, in the hand of Henry N...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 5054

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Add MS 5054
Title:
A collection of motets, madrigals, full anthems, portions of masses, psalms (or choruses), canons and duets, as well as examples of a litany, a grace, a service, a miserere, and a stabat Mater. In score.
Scope & Content:
1. Sanctus and Gloria in Excelsis, in B minor, parts of a service, for 3 solo voices and 4-part chorus, by Dr. {William} Croft. ff. 3-5b. 2. 'La Spagnola'. A madrigal. (à 3), begins 'Al rigor d'un bel Sembiante'; with the alternative words 'Al splendor di due pupille' written underneath. 'Agost...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 5055

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Add MS 5055
Title:
Duets, with a bass, occasionally figured, for harpsichord, in score
Scope & Content:
They are, with a few possible exceptions indicated below, by Abbate Agostino Steffani. The last twelve are in the hand of John Immyns; the others in that of Henry Needier (d. 1760). 1. 'Mi Voglio far intendere.' f. 3. 2. 'E perche non m' uccidate' (sc. uccidete). f. 7. 3. 'E cosi mi compatite...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

8. Add MS 5055-5056

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Add MS 5055-5056
Title:
A collection of duets, with a bass for harpsichord, in score
Scope & Content:
Mostly by Abbate Agostino Steffani. Others have been attributed to Petro Torri, Stradello, Pistocchi, Feroci, Bernardo Pasquini, and C. L. P. Grua. An Index is prefixed to both volumes.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
2 volumes

9. Add MS 5056

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Add MS 5056
Title:
Duets, with basses for harpsichord, in score
Scope & Content:
In the hand of Henry Needler (d. 1760). Unless the contrary is stated, they are by Agostino Steffani. 1. 'Son lontano da chi adore.' f. 2. 2,3. 'E un inferno.' Two settings. ff. 3b, 4. 4. 'Troppo cruda.' f. 5. 5. 'Occhi, perche piangete.' f. 8. 6. 'Rio destin.' f. 11b. 7. 'Quando un Eroe.'...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 5057

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 5057
Title:
Duets and arias by Italian composers
Scope & Content:
Arias and (nos. 1, 2) duets, with symphonies and accompaniments for strings, in score, in the hand of Henry Needler (d. 1760). They appear to be all taken from Operas. 1. 'Date (sc. 'Da te') lungi, ò volto amato.' Anonymous. f. 2. 2. 'Cara, addio.' 'Gennaro Manna, 1748.' f. 6. 3. 'Bastan gl' ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
1 volume

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