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1. Add MS 14396

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A collection of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Xaver Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Felix Mendelssohn and Sigismond Neukomm.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-13v. Franz Xaver Mozart: "Ich bin der erste Buffo", op. 13. Aria, with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes, oboes, horns, clarinets, drums, and strings, in score, composed in 1808 for a private performance of his father's "Der Schauspieldirektor." Autograph. It was written for the com...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Add MS 29248

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Marcantonio Cesti: 'La Dori', opera
Scope & Content:
'La Dori': Opera, consisting of prologue and three acts, by Marcantonio Cesti, 1663. The instruments employed in the introductory sinfonia, the ritornellos, and the accompaniment to the concluding sextet are evidently strings, the recitatives, airs, etc., being accompanied by a figured bass for h...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
after 1663
Extent:
1 volume (82 folios)

3. Add MS 30310

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Compositions by George Frederic Handel, in full score. Autograph.
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-12b. Cantata, begins 'Lungi dal mio bel Nume'; for a treble voice, with a figured bass for harpsichord, in score. [By Handel.] 'Roma. Il dì 3 di Marzzo, 1708.' Autograph. No. 25 of the Händel-Gesellschaft's edition of the Cantatas. HWV 127a. At f. 8 begins a transcript of the song in a lat...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:

1 volume (62 folios)

4. Add MS 32181

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Title:
A collection of music by Franz Xaver Süssmayr and part of a requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-19 passim. Songs, with pianoforte or harpsichord accompaniment, in score or compressed score, by Franz Xaver Süssmayr; late 18th cent. Autograph. 1. 'Je t'aime autant'; sung by [P. J.] Garat. f. 1. 2. 'Te bien aimer': reply to the above, f. 2. 3. 'Le petit ménage,' begins 'La fortune at se...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:

1 volume (252 folios)

5. Add MS 32377

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Collection of In nomines, etc., without words, followed (at f. 26) by sacred compositions in parts, and (at f. 78) by three Italian songs; by English composers of the 16th century.
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-25b passim, 75b, 76. Single parts (? for treble viol) of the following 5-part compositions.1. Piece ['Browning . . . The leaves be green'], wanting the beginning. 'Byrd.' f. 2. 2. Piece unnamed. Anonymous, ib. 3. 'Preludium.' 'Byrd.' ib. 4. 'Le Bergyre.' Anonymous. f. 5b. 5. 'Non vy dette....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1584
Extent:

1 volume

6. Add MS 35156

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Title:
Giuseppe Verdi: 'Attila', opera
Scope & Content:
'Attila': Opera in 4 Acts, for solo voices and chorus (from 2 to 8 voices, and once in unison), with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes (including ottavino), oboes, clarinets, horns, trumpets, corno inglese, bassoons, trombones, serpent, drums, harp, and strings, in full score, by Giuseppe ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
c 1846
Extent:
1 volume (246 folios)

7. Add MS 37056

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Title:
Robert Alexander Schumann's Sonata in F minor: "Concert pour piano seul", dedicated to Ignaz Moscheles.
Scope & Content:
Sonata in F minor (the original MS.), described by the composer, on a slip pasted in at the beginning of the MS., as 'Concert pour Piano seul composé et dedié a Mr. Ignace Moscheles par Robert Schumann. Œuv. 14.' For this he afterwards substituted (f. 19), at the request of Haslinger the publish...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
5 Jun 1836
Extent:
1 volume (25 folios)

8. Add MS 62102

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Scope & Content:
CHANDOS MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. IV. Volume of Cantatas, labelled 'Basso Continvo' on the front cover. Partly Italian. ff. i+66. Binding of dark red leather, gilt-ruled and stamped and labelled in blue leather. 275 x 422mm. 1. ff. 1-10v. J. C. Pepusch, English Cantatas 'Alexis' (ff. 1-3), 'Cl...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
[18th century]
Extent:
1 item

9. Add MS 62103

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Scope & Content:
CHANDOS MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. V. Thomas Roseingrave, Cantatas to English (three), Latin (one) and Italian (six) words, with two Italian arias, all for soprano voice and various instruments, in score. 'Score 1' is written on the spine; presumably one of the 'Two Books full of Cantatas for one V...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[18th century]
Extent:
1 item

10. MS Mus. 1818

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MS Mus. 1818
Title:
George Frideric Handel: 'Se tu non lasci Amore', autograph
Scope & Content:
"Se tu non lasci Amore", by George Frideric Handel, for two soprano voices, bass voice and continuo. HWV 201a. Autograph score. In ink on paper ruled with 8 staves. Four gatherings, loosely bound with string. Title on score "Terzetto". Together with an autograph letter from King George III to Mr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1708
Extent:

iii, 16 folios (1 letter, 1 engraving and 1 score)