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Collection Area Music Collections Language Not applicable Name Durante, Francesco, composer, 1684-1755

1. Add MS 14248

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Add MS 14248
Title:
A collection of solos for the harpsichord, as well as a piece for the organ, a duet and a quartet.
Scope & Content:
Suites, sonatas, etc., for the harpsichord, several of them transcribed in about 1731-1732 etc. 1. Movement in G. '[A.] Scarlatti.' f. 1. 2. Adagio, Presto, and Gigue; in C minor. 'Durante.' f. 2b. 3. Movement in A minor. 'Durante.' f. 4b. 4. Fugue in F. Anonymous. f. 6. 5. Spiritoso in C minor....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1st half of the 18th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 32161

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Add MS 32161
Title:
A collection of compositions for harpsichord and for organ
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-31b, 47-71. Harpsichord Music, by Italian composers of the 18th century, collected by an Englishman, who has inserted exercises and other short pieces apparently of his own composition; 2nd half of 18th cent., with later additions. The single movements alluded to below are, unless the cont...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (88 folios)

3. Egerton MS 2472

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Egerton MS 2472
Title:
A collection of sonatas for a pianoforte with two manuals by Francesco Durante
Scope & Content:
1. Allegretto in G. f. 1b. 2. Allegro, Andante, Allegro; in C minor. f. 5. 3. Two movements, in G (common time) and F (3/4 time). f. 9. 4. Movement in Common time and Allegro, in A. f. 13. 5. Movement in 2/4 time, in C. f. 17. 6. Movement in 3/8 time, in A. f. 21.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
before 1754
Extent:
1 volume (24 folios)