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Name Gay, John, poet and playwright, 1685-1732 Level [40] File

11. Ashley MS B781

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Ashley MS B781
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Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 10-10b John Gay, poet: Geoffrey Faber, publisher, of Faber and Gwyer Ltd, London: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to T. J. Wise from G. Faber rel. to 'The Banish'd Beauty' attrib. by Wise to John Gay: 1926.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
1 item

12. Ashley MS B5190

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Ashley MS B5190
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Scope & Content:
Letters to, and note by, T. J. Wise concerning the bibliography of John Gay's songs 'The Poor Shepherd', 'Molly Mogg', and 'Sweet William's Farewell to Black Ey'd Susan'; 1923-1927, n.d. [Ashley Library Catalogue, ii, p. 138]. As follows:― 1. Letter from P. J. Dobell; 9 March 1923. f. 100. 2. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1923-1927
Extent:
1 item

13. R.M.18.c.5

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R.M.18.c.5
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Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. V; circa 1736. Copy. Full scores, unless otherwise stated. Aylesford Collection. Selections from Atalanta (H-G. LXXXVII), the 1732 version of Aci, Galatea e Polifemo (H-G. LIII), and a later alteration of the 1732...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1736
Extent:
1 item

14. R.M.18.c.7

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R.M.18.c.7
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. VII; circa 1733. Copy. Full scores. Aylesford Collection. ff. i + 104. 9 x 11.25 in. 1. ff. 2-38v. Selections from Orlando (H-G. LXXXII). (a) ff. 2-3. ‘Gieroglifici eterni’, recit. (b) ff. 3v-6. ‘Quanto dilet...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1733
Extent:
1 item

15. R.M.18.c.11

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R.M.18.c.11
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Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. XI; circa 1742. Copy. Selections from Operas, Oratorios, etc., in full score. Aylesford Collection. ff. i + 225. 9 x 11.25 in. 1. ff. 2-71v. ‘Songs in Trionfo del Tempo e della Verita ’ (H-G. XXIV). For autogra...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1742
Extent:
1 item

16. R.M.19.d.10

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R.M.19.d.10
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. XXV; 18th century. Copy. Full scores. ‘Additional Songs, &c. 1’ (Lettering on binding). ff. 97. 9.25 x 11.5 in. 1. ff. 2-25v. ‘Ah crudel nel pianto mio’. Cantata (H-G. LIIa, p. 1). ‘Composto a Roma per il Sg...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

17. R.M.19.f.7

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R.M.19.f.7
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Aci, Galatea e Polifemo; [HWV 72] circa 1732. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft LIII). An incomplete score of the version produced in 1732, with many alterations and notes (in ink and pencil), some in Handel’s hand-writing. The following names of the performers are ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1732
Extent:
1 item

18. R.M.20.a.2

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R.M.20.a.2
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Acis and Galatea, (masque by John Gay, with texts by Alexander Pope and John Hughes), HWV 49. Autograph
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Points of note: 1. f. 5. ‘Oh the pleasures.’ The Alto, Tenor 1 and Tenor 2 parts are written in the Tenor clef. Name of singers: ‘Mr Blackley’, ‘Mr Row’, ‘Hardres’[?; Burrows and Ronish suggest ‘?Rogers’], over which are written: ‘Ten 1’, ‘Ten 2’ and ‘Ten 3’. 2. f. 10. ‘Ye verdant plains’. ‘Sr...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1715-1732
Extent:
1 volume (68 folios)

19. R.M.20.d.2

Reference (shelfmark):
R.M.20.d.2
Title:
George Frideric Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. II (HWV 49, 22, 6, 20, 21, A14, 73, 27, 27, 28, 12, 19, 18, A5, 25). Autograph
Scope & Content:
f. 14v, 16v, 23v, 30v, 34v, 38v and 52v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. ff. 58. 9.25 x 11.5 in. 1. ff. 1-4v. ‘Vivere non amar’. Solos and chorus from Acis and Galatea (HWV 49)(the 1732 version, H-G LIII, p. 80). Only the first letters of the name of the singers are written. The MS. b...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1708-c 1739
Extent:
1 volume