ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Anon. Fragments of arias; early 19th century. Violin part only (f. 1) of 2 Italian songs, ‘Caro genio’ (see also R.M.23.f.7.(16.) and ‘Beve l’occhio’. Paper. f. 2.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Leo (Leonardo). L’Olimpiade; 18th century. The arias only, without the recitativo sections of the opera; with symphonies and accompaniment for oboes, trumpets da caccia and strings, and an occasionally figured bass, in score. There is an index to the pieces at the beginni...
Cantatas and French Songs for a single voice and Continuo. Between ff. 14 and 15, 69 and 70, 78 and 79 are single folios ruled with staves but otherwise blank foliated respectively 14a, 69a, 78a; ff 4v, 8v, 12v, 31v and 39v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank; on f. 27v is the sketch of an...
f. 9v is ruled with staves but otherwise blank. 1. ff. 1-3v. ‘La Solitudine’. ‘Cantata’. For Alto and figured bass (HWV 121) (H-G. L, p. 107). Unfinished, ending in sketches. The words of the unset recitative (H-G., p. 109) should read: ‘Non v’è delizia humana soave più…dalle cure lontana vivo...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Anon. Messa in Canone; 18th century. Mass for 4 voices; with a figured bass, in score. Kyrie, Gloria and Credo only. Wrongly ascribed to Palestrina in the text and on the cover. Paper. ff. 10.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Meyerbeer (Giacomo). Festlied; 19th century. For solo voices, choir and full orchestra, in score. German words, with an English translation pencilled underneath. [For other copies see R.M.23.g.1.(10.) and R.M.23.g.2.(15.)]. Paper. ff. 20. Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer: Mu...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Mazzoni (Antonio). Laudate pueri Dominum; 18th century. ‘A due, Canto e Basso con Stromenti’; with strings and a figured bass, in score. Paper. ff. 30. Antonio Mazzoni, composer: Sacred vocal music: 18th cent: Lat: Copies.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Hasse (johann Adolf). L’Olimpiade; 18th century. The overture, followed by 28 successive numbers from the opera, mainly arias, with one scena and four choruses, including the final chorus. Nearly all of the recitative is missing. The arias are numbered, and sung by Signor...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Pergolesi (Giovanni Battista). Stabat Mater; 18th century. For soprano and alto voices; with symphonies and accompaniment for strings, and a figured bass for organ, in score. [For another contemporary copy see R.M.24.b.8.]. Paper. ff. 85. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, co...
(1-8.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Piccinni (Nicolo). Opera arias; late 18th century. With symphonies and accompaniment for instruments as listed below, in score. Paper. 1. 7 ff. (Alessandro nell’Indie) Se mai più sarò geloso. Cavatina, sung at the S. Carlo theatre, 1774; with oboes and strings. ...