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1. Add MS 5036-5062

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Add MS 5036-5062
Title:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works
Scope & Content:
A collection of pieces, including motets, madrigals, masses, anthems, duets and other works. Prefixed to Add MS 5036 is a letter from Gabriel Mathias to the trustees of the British Museum, containing an extract from the will of James Mathias esq, from which it appears that these volumes are all...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
before 1760
Extent:
27 volumes

2. Add MS 5319-5337

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Add MS 5319-5337
Title:
Manuscript music presented by Sir John Hawkins
Scope & Content:
A collection of manuscript music formerly owned by Sir John Hawkins, chiefly copied by Mr. John Stanley
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
19 volumes

3. Add MS 10338

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Add MS 10338
Title:
A collection of anthems, songs, duets, trios, services, cantatas, motets, and other pieces, in the hand of George Jeffreys
Scope & Content:
ff. 4-13. 'Fantazies,' or Fancies, for strings and organ, in score, by George Jeffreys. 1-6. Six 'of 3 Parts for the Violls and the Virginall.' Autograph. In the 5th Fantasia, a few notes have been added to the virginal part to make it suitable for playing on the organ. f. 4. 7. Another 'of 2 pa...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
after 1669
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 11581-11591

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Add MS 11581-11591
Title:
Extracts from various early musical writers, by Charles Burney, Mus. Doct., with remarks and criticisms by him
Scope & Content:
Also includes extracts and examples of various compositions.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
11 volumes

5. Add MS 11608

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Add MS 11608
Title:
A collection of songs, motets, duets, canons, anthems and part-songs
Scope & Content:
passim. Duets and dialogues, the latter with a bass, in score. 1. Dialogue (Strephon and Daphne), begins 'Come, my Daphne.' 'William Lawes.' f. 2. 2. Another (treble and bass), begins 'What if I dye.' By the same, f. 7b. 3. 'Come, Cloris; hye wee to ye Bower.' 'Henry Lawes.' f. 8b. 4. Dialogue (...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1656-1659
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 14336

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Add MS 14336
Title:
A collection of songs, duets, madrigals and motets
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-10b. Compositions for 3 voices, with a bass for harpsichord, in score. Anonymous; possibly by H. du Mont. 1. 'Arme...a la mano.' f. 2. 2. 'Nel regno damore.' f. 3b. 3. 'Pianti, fermati (sic) ui.' f. 5. 4. 'Non credet' a donne.' f. 6. 5. 'Duna bella infidele.' f. 7. 6. 'Ahi, cosi va costei....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 14394

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Add MS 14394
Title:
A collection of duets by Clari, in the hand of William J. Taylor
Scope & Content:
'Duetti,' with figured bass for harpsichord, in score; by Clari. In the hand of William J. Taylor. In Add MS 15516, nos. 1-6 are attributed to D. Bigaglia, but they are described in a MS belonging to the Royal College of Music as part of vol. iv of Clari's Madrigals, etc. Three of the last four ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
after 1831
Extent:
1 volume (88 folios)

8. Add MS 22104

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Add MS 22104
Title:
Italian compositions by Giovanni Bononcini and Alessandro Scarlatti.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-84. Cantatas, etc., with accompaniments for strings (unless the contrary is stated), and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score. No. 1 was written at Rome in 1700. 1. 'La Luccioletta,' begins 'Mentre il suo caro gregge' 'Priore Pacieri' f. 1. 2. 'Mentre Clori'; with flutes. Anonymous. f....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1700
Extent:
1 volume (133 folios)

9. Add MS 24293

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Add MS 24293
Title:
Collection of Masses and Motets by Henri Dumont, Chapel Master to Louis XIV.
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-61b passim. Motets, with a bass for organ, and in most cases also symphonies for violins, in score. On f. 24 is the name of H. Du Mont, who is probably the composer of them all. Nos. 1 and 3 are attributed in Add MS 17835 (below, p. 294) to [G. B.] Bassani. Nos. 1-5, 15 are for 2 voices, t...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume (82 folios)

10. Add MS 24308

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Add MS 24308
Title:
A collection of songs, including a duet, by Michael Kelly
Scope & Content:
Songs, and a duet, with pianoforte accompaniment, in score, by Michael Kelly (with a mezzotinto engraved portrait of the composer). 1. 'Lucid streams' (1821) Possibly autograph, f. 2. 2. 'There is a Sigh.' f. 4. 3. ' When I know your kind looks are bestow'd on another.' Watermark 1822. f. 6. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1821?
Extent:
1 volume