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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Add MS 31384-31823 Language English Subject Oratorios

1. Add MS 31560

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Handel's 'Esther, an Oratorio' or 'Haman and Mordecai, a masque', in score, transcribed by John Christopher Smith, the younger.
Scope & Content:
ff. 110. 'Esther, an Oratorio,' or more properly speaking, 'Haman and Mordecai, a masque'; for solo voices and 8-part chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for trumpets, horns, oboes, bassoons, harp, and strings, in full score, by Handel. It is a transcript of the earlier form of the work, w...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (110 folios)

2. Add MS 31568

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"Oratorio del Tempo e della Verità", apparently in the revised and rewritten form, in various hands, including suspected Handel's.
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ff. 131. ['II Trionfo] del Tempo e della Verità': Oratorio in three parts, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes, oboes, horns, trumpets, drums, strings and organ, in score, by Handel. The words (as far as they go) and a considerable portion of the music are t...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1737
Extent:
1 volume (131 folios)

3. Add MS 31570

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'Jephtha': Oratorio in three acts, in score, by Handel; being the copy used by Dr. Samuel Arnold in the preparation of his edition of the work, after 1786.
Scope & Content:
ff. 225. 'Jephtha': Oratorio in three acts, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for horns, oboes, flutes, strings, and harpsichord or organ, in score, by Handel; being the copy used by Dr. Samuel Arnold in the preparation of his edition of the work [after 1786]. He has...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (225 folios)

4. Add MS 31573

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Rough transcripts, by Rophino Lacy, of a collection of compositions of Handel's works, including: "Magnificat, del Rd. Sigr. Erla", and "Long live the Queen", and various others.
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ff 1-32b. 'Magnificat’ in A minor; for 2 choirs, with accompaniments for oboes, strings, and organ, in score. Transcribed by Michael Rophino Lacy from the Sacred Harmonic Society's copy (now in the possession of the Royal College of Music). At the top of this copy is written 'Del Rd Sigr Erba,’ ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (81 folios)

5. Add MS 31629

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"I Pellegrini al Sepolchro": Oratorio for Good Friday, written for the Electoral chapel at Dresden, by Johann Adolf Hasse; in score, with German words added.
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ff . 90. 'I Pellegrini Al Sepolcro di N[ostro] S[ignore],' with the German title, 'Passions Oratorium. Die Pilgrimme auf Golgatha,' by Hasse, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes, oboes, bassoons, strings, and harpsichord, in score. The characters are Albino,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, German, and Italian
Date Range:
4th quarter 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (90 folios)

6. Add MS 31660

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'La Conuerzione di S. Guglielmo': Oratorio in two parts, in score, by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.
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ff . 93. 'La Conuerzione di S. Guglielmo': Oratorio in two parts, for 4 solo voices, with symphonies and accompaniments for strings, in score, by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi. The characters are Angelo, S. Guglielmo, S. Bernardo, and Demonio.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (93 folios)

7. Add MS 31676

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'Recueil D'Airs,' including a duet predominantly figured for harpsichord, in score, by anonymous authors.
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Vol. I. passim. 'Recueil D'Airs,' including a duet (no. 22), with a bass (in almost all cases figured) for harpsichord, in score. Anonymous. 1. 'Manes des Rois' [from 'Tancrède,' 1702]; by A. Campra. f. 14. 2. 'La nuit ramène en vain le repos.' f. 14b. 3. 'Diffère d'un moment, chère ombre.' f...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (76 folios)

8. Add MS 31709

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Compositions, in full score, by Haydn.
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Vol. II. ff. 85. Compositions, in full score, by Haydn. [Published about 1785, as Sei Sinfonie a grand orchestra, opera xxxv.] For a further description see Add MS 32174, where they are given in somewhat different order, above (p. 24). 1. In G minor. f. 2. 2. In D. f. 13. 3. In G. f. 26. 4. In...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
4th quarter 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (85 folios)

9. Add MS 31796

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'Mosè in Egitto': Oratorio in three acts, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments wind, brass, strings, and percussion, in score, by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini.
Scope & Content:
After 1818 " Il Mose in Egitto ". Vol. I. ff 229. xixth cent. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, composer: Il Mose in Egitto: opera: 19th cent. ff. 229, 251. 'Mosè in Egitto': Oratorio in three acts, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes (ottavino, quartino, etc.)...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 of two volumes (229 folios)

10. Add MS 31797

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Add MS 31797
Title:
'Mosè in Egitto': Oratorio in three acts, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments wind, brass, strings, and percussion, in score, by Gioacchino Antonio Rossini.
Scope & Content:
After 1818 " Il Mose in Egitto ". Vol. II. ff 251. xixth cent. Gioacchino Antonio Rossini, composer: Il Mose in Egitto: opera: 19th cent. ff. 229, 251. 'Mosè in Egitto': Oratorio in three acts, for solo voices and chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes (ottavino, quartino, etc....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1818
Extent:
1 of two volumes (251 folios)