GL' AMAZZONI, an Opera; having on the cover the armorial bearings of Cardinal Ottoboni, afterwards Pope Alexander VIII. xviith cent. [La caduta del regno dell’Amazzoni, probably by Bernado Pasquini] 3 Vols. Oblong Quarto. [16,150, 16,151, 16,152.]
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Bernardo Pasquini, composer: 'La caduta del regno dell'Amazzoni', opera: first half of 18th cent.: Copy. Alexander VIII; Pope: Arms on the covers of Add. Operas: Gl'Amazzoni.
"A PRACTICAL Dictionary of Music, interspersed with historical, biographical, and theoretical articles, by John Wall Callcott;" containing the dedication to Charles Burney, Mus. Doc., the introduction, and articles from A to AZ. Two volumes. Paper; "begun June 25, 1798." Quarto.
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John Wall Callcott, composer: Dictionary of Music: 1797-1802.
MATERIALS for a dictionary of music, derived from the works of Grassineau, Burney, Chambers, Walther, Overend, and others, with essays, notes, copies of letters, etc., by John Wall Callcott; 1797-1802. Thirty-six volumes. Paper. Small Quarto.
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Marmaduke Overend: Extracts from his works for a dictionary of music: 1797-1802. Charles Burney, Mus.D: Extracts from his works for a dictionary of Music: 1797-1802. John Wall Callcott, composer: Dictionary of Music: 1797-1802.
The separate instrumental parts of the 'Messiah' by George Frideric Handel
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The first three volumes are printed, with MS. additions and corrections by Sir George T. Smart. Vol. i contains the 7 first violins' part, Vol. ii contains the 7 second violins' part, Vol. iii contains the parts for 4 violas and 6 violoncellos and basses. Vol. iv contains the wind parts (1st an...
'Oberon': Opera in 3 Acts, with overture, symphonies, and accompaniments for flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, bassoons, trombones, trumpets, drums (timpani, side-'trum', as it is spelt by the composer, and tamburo militare), harp, guitar, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, and strings, and an occasi...
Songs written and composed by Charles Dibdin for his Table, or Sans Souci, Entertainments. In six volumes.
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Songs chiefly from Dibdin's musical dramas. Full score. The songs in the first five volumes are arranged in alphabetical order according to title or first line. Unless the contrary is stated, the accompaniments are for horns, oboes, and strings.