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Subject Cantatas Level [40] File

1. Add MS 5321

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Title:
Songs and cantatas, in score, by George Frideric Handel
Scope & Content:
1. 'Acis and Galatea'; serenata for solo voices and 5-part chorus (the 3 middle parts assigned in the 1st chorus to alto and 2 tenors, in the others to 3 tenors), with symphonies and accompaniments for flutes, oboes, and strings, in score. The aria, 'Consider, fond shepherd' (at f. 67), is here ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 5326

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Title:
Maurice Greene: 'The song of Deborah and Barak'
Scope & Content:
‘The Song of Deborah and Barak': a short work, of the nature of an oratorio, for solo voices and 4-part chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for trumpets, oboes, and strings, in score, by Dr. [Maurice] Greene. Apparently in the hand of Dr. Boyce. It begins ‘Attend, ye princes.’
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1732
Extent:
1 volume

3. Add MS 5328

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Title:
Charles John Stanley: 'The Choice of Hercules'
Scope & Content:
'The choice of Hercules'; for solo voices and 4-part chorus, with overture and accompaniments for trumpets, horns, oboes, bassoons, strings, and organ, in score, by [Charles] John Stanley, whose bookplate, with arms, is at the beginning of the MS. A much shorter work than Handel's serenata with t...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 14120

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Title:
An opera and a cantata by Nicola Porpora
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-154. 'Angelica [e Medoro]': described by Fétis as an 'Azione teatrale'; in two parts, with symphonies and accompaniments for oboes (short and long), trombe da caccia, and bassoons, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score; 1720. [By N. A. Porpora.] Part i was begun on 7 August, and Par...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1712-1720
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 14122

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Title:
Two serenatas for solo voices and 4-part chorus by Nicola Porpora
Scope & Content:
Two Serenatas for solo voices and 4-part chorus, with symphonies and accompaniments for horns, trumpets, oboes, strings, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score, by Nicolò Porpora. Part of the first and the whole of the second are autograph. 1. 'Odi mi, Alcide.' f. 1. 2. {'Festa d'Imeneo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1736
Extent:
1 volume (140 folios)

6. Add MS 14127

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Title:
A collection of cantatas and a motet by Nicola Porpora
Scope & Content:
passim. Cantatas, with accompaniments for instruments and a figured bass for organ, in score; 1726 etc. By Nicola Porpora, ‘Maestro delle Figlie del Coro del Pio Ospedale d'Incurabili. 1731. In Venezia.’ Almost entirely Autograph. All written for solo voices, with a chorus of 4 mixed voices (unl...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
1726-1745
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 14148

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Title:
A collection of sacred cantatas by Francesco Feo
Scope & Content:
passim. Sacred cantatas, etc., with a figured bass for harpsichord or organ (unless the contrary is stated), in score, by Francesco Feo; 1725-1738. 1. 'Manus tuæ fecerunt me'; with psaltery and harpsichord. f. 1. 2. 'Confitebor tibi, Domine'; with horns, oboes, strings, and organ, in parts. f. 1...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:

2 volumes

8. Add MS 14162

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Title:
A collection of vespers, motets, songs, cantatas, and a trio from an intermezzo
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-46b. 'Salmi brevij,' i.e. Vespers of the Virgin (omitting the 'Lauda, Jerusalem'); for 4 voices, with accompaniments for strings and organ, by Domenico Auletta. Scored by Giuseppe Sigismondo, in 1809. ff. 47-140b passim. Motets for several voices, with instrumental symphonies and accompan...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 volume

9. Add MS 14197

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Title:
A collection of songs and cantatas, as well as an extract of music for cembalo
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-133b. Sacred compositions for one voice; about 1725. Unless the contrary is stated, they are only accompanied by a bass (generally figured) for harpsichord or organ, in score, and are anonymous. 1. 'Salve, Regina,' in F; with separate violin, horn, and trumpet parts. In the hand of Camillo...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 14229

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Add MS 14229
Title:
A collection of cantatas, songs, pieces from operas, vocal trios, and a duet
Scope & Content:
Cantatas for a single voice (soprano, unless the contrary is stated), with a bass (frequently figured) for harpsichord, in score; about 1723-1732. 1. 'E fia pur uero, ò Dio.' This and nos. 2-5 are by 'Caualiere Alessandro Scarlatti.' f. 69. 2. 'O uoi, di queste selue abitatrici.' Belonged to — B...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:
1 volume