ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Steffani (Agostino) and Torri (Pietro). Duetti; early 18th century. A numbered set of 17 duets. Nos. 1 and 14 are by Pietro Torri. In score, with bass accompaniment (occasionally figured) only. Paper. ff. 73. 1. ff. 1-3. Torri (Pietro): Valli secrete. 2. ff. 3b-9. Crud...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Manza (Luigi). Paride in Ida; 18th century. ‘Pastorale del Sigr Mancia’, in 3 acts with an overture. There is an index of the vocal numbers at the end of the volume. Paper. ff. 147. 1. ff. 1-124. In score, with instruments, presumably woodwind and strings. 2. ff. 125-1...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Anon. [Opera, unnamed]; late 18th century. Allegorical opera, in one act, with an overture; with flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, horns and strings, in full score. There appear to be gaps following f. 61 and f. 211. The characters are Felicita, Pace, Abbondan...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Volume I, with a printed memoir of the composer pasted in. ff. 108. 1. ff. 1-3. Gelosia che vuoi (lacking solo sections). 2. ff. 4-5. Quando mai. 3. ff. 6-8. Questo fior. 4. ff. 8b-11. Che volete. 5. ff. 11b-14. Occhi perche piangete. 6. ff. 15-18. Placidissime cat...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Volume II. ff. 98. 1. ff. 1-4. Forma un mare. 2. ff. 4b-7. Gelosia che vuoi. 3. ff. 8-10. Occhi perche piangete. 4. ff. 11-13. Son herede di tormenti (Dimmi cupido, lacking opening soli). 5. ff. 14-17. Tengo per infallibile. 6. ff. 18-19. Non voglio no no (incomple...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Cosyn (Benjamin). The Cosyn Virginal Book; early 17th century. There is a list of contents, signed by Cosyn, prefaced to the volume, which contains 90 compositions, in Cosyn’s hand, for the virginal (ff. 2-111) and, in another hand, 4-part services in score (ff. 112-146)....