Music manuscripts from the Royal Music Library. c 1590 – 1903. The Royal Music Library was deposited on loan in the British Museum in March 1911 by George V, and presented outright on 27 November 1957 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As well as about 1000 manuscripts, the collection contains...
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Music Collections
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English, French, German, Greek, Ancient, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
(1-24.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Symphonies; 18-19th century. Items 1-4, 6-20, 23 and 25 are printed. Paper. 5. Rosetti (Franz Anton): Symphony in C major; 18th century. ‘Sinfonia a 6’. Separate parts only. For full orchestra. [20 volumes.] 21. Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus): (Magic Flute) Overtur...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Fenaroli (Fedele), transcribed Manzaro. Partimenti; 19th century. ‘I due ultimi libri v e vi de Partimenti de Maestro Fenaroli, decifrati dal Cavr N.C. Manzaro …’. Dedicated to Queen Victoria. With an introductory letter to Colonel Ponsonby. In piano score. The volume of ...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Invocazione all’Armonia; Dec. 14, 1843. ‘Coro con soli’, and orchestra. Full score, made by Sir Michael Costa and initialled by him. [For another copy not in the hand of Costa see R.M.18.a.10.]. Paper. ff. 22. Sir Michael Costa,...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Ausfluss musikalischer Gefule; circa 1840. A numbered set of 31 songs, with pianoforte accompaniment, in score (ff. 53), with a loose leaflet (ff. 5) containing various other separate accompanying parts, as stated below. In German...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Invocazione all’Armonia; 19th century. ‘Coro con soli’, with orchestra. In full score, scored by Sir Michael Costa. [For a copy in the hand of Costa see R.M.18.a.5. and for contemporary copies in short score see R.M.23.g.1.(2.), a...