ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Croft (William). Song on Q. Anne’s Birthday; 18th century. ‘Prepare, prepare, yee sons of art …’. Song for 2 solo voices (the tenor ‘Mr. Elford’, the bass ‘Mr. Weely’); with 4-part chorus, and a bass accompaniment to the solo parts, in score. Paper. ff. 6. William Croft...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Eccles (John). St. Cecilia’s Song (‘Oh Harmony, to thee we sing’); 18th century. Possibly autograph, signed by Eccles. Hymn to Harmony, for solo voices and chorus; with symphonies, ritornelli and accompaniment for trumpets, oboes, flutes, drums and strings, and a figured ...
(1-7.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Vocal music; 18th century. For nos. 3-7 the volume is reversed. Paper. 1. 20 ff. Farmer (John): Canons; May 7, 1748. ‘Divers and sundrie ways of Two Parts in One …’. A collection of 40 canons upon one plainsong printed originally in 1591. Dated on f. 13. 2. 20 ...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Milton ( ?). Morning Hymn; 18th century. Cantata for solo voices and 4-part chorus with an overture; with symphonies and accompaniment for oboes, bassoons, trumpets, horns, tympani and strings, in score. It is unnamed in the text, but described as ‘Milton’s Morning Hymn’ ...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Hasse (Johann Adolf). Gloria and Credo; 18th century. For solo voices and 4-part chorus; with symphonies and accompaniment for instruments, with a figured bass for organ, in score. [For separate parts see R.M.21.a.16.] Paper. ff. 80. Johann Adolf Hasse, composer: Vocal ...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Hasse (Johann Adolf). I Pellegrini; 18th century. Oratorio in 2 parts, incorrectly called ‘E. Peligria’ on the cover, for solo voice and chorus; with symphonies and accompaniment for oboes, flutes, bassoons and strings, and a bass (unfigured). Paper. ff. 84. Johann Adol...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Anon. Ode Ad Musicam; early 18th century. Latin ode set for solo voices and 4-part chorus; with symphonies and accompaniment for flute, trumpets, strings and harp, with an unfigured bass. Once the property of James Kent, whose name is on the titlepage, with the date 1719....
(1-4.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Motets and canons; 18th century. Paper. 1. 6 ff. Lasso (Orlando di): 12 Motets. A late copy of the ‘Motetti a due voci’ printed in 1585. 2. 5 ff. Anon: Canons. A numbered set of 9 canons for 3, 4 and 8 voices, in score. The first two are ‘Sancta Trinitas’ and ‘...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Morley (Thomas). Canzonets a 3 and Madrigals a 4; 18th century. Late copies, not quite complete, of the printed collections of 1593 and 1594, in score. Nos. 1-15 are the canzonets and nos. 16-35 are the madrigals. There is an index on ff. ib-ii. Paper. ff. ii + 72. 1. f...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Negri [Domenico Francesco?]. O sing praises to our God; 18th century. Anthem, adapted from Gloria in excelsis, for solo voices and 4-part chorus; with symphonies and accompaniment for oboes, bassoons, trumpets, horns, tympani and strings, and an organ bass, in score. [For...