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George Frideric Handel: Dettingen Te Deum (HWV 283); 1743. Autograph
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ff. 25v and 35v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. Points of note: 1. f. 1. ‘ʘ [astrological symbol for Sunday] angefangen July 17 1743’. 2. f. 17. ‘Thou art the King of Glory’. ‘Mr Gates’ is named as the soloist. Note at the bottom of the page (end of H-G., p. 55): ’37 pause’. 3. f...
George Frideric Handel: Psalms (Latin) I. Autograph
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‘Laudate pueri Dominum’ (Psalm 112) in F (HWV 236) (H-G. XXXVIII, No. I). Points of note: 1. f. 3. ‘Qui sicut Dominus’ (H-G., p. 7). Marked ‘ad[agio]’.
Henry Purcell: Autograph manuscript of anthems, welcome songs and solo songs
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Purcell’s ‘Score Booke containing severall Anthems wth symphonies’. At f. 85 the volume is reversed, and beginning at the other end the title reads ‘Score booke. Anthems welcome songs and other songs all by my father’. There is an inaccurate and incomplete table of contents. All the music is in ...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Scarlatti (Alessandro). 12 Sinfonias or Concertos; ‘cominciate al Po Giugno 1715’. Autograph. The score of a numbered set of 12 symphonies for 2 flutes, 2 violins, viola, cello and bass (figured). [See R.M.21.b.15. for separate parts]. Paper. ff. 127. Alessandro Scarlat...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Araja (Francesco). Semiramide; 18th century. `La Semiramide Riconosciuta. Drama Per Musica da Rappresentarsi Nel Imperial Teatro di Corte il Giorno Natalizio di S.M.I. Anna Iovanovna Imperatrice di tutte le Russie, etc.: Poesia del Sigr. Abbate Pietro Metastasio Poeta di ...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Christian). Magnificat in C major; circa 1758. Autograph. ‘A 8 Pieno con strom:’. In score, voice parts only, the rest unfinished. Similar to but not identical with R.M.22.a.13. Undated, but apparently circa 1758. Paper. ff. 10. Johann Christian Bach, compo...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Christian). Magnificat in C; 1758. Autograph. ‘A 8 Reali con stromenti’. In score with trumpets, strings and organ. Paper. ff. 8. Johann Christian Bach, composer: Church music: circ 1758-1762: Ital, Eng: Autogr.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Christian). Te Deum in D major; 1758. Autograph. ‘A Due Chori con Trombe da Guerra, Corni da caccia, Tympani, Oboe, Violini, Viola e Bassi’. In score. Paper. ff. 18. Johann Christian Bach, composer: Church music: circ 1758-1762: Ital, Eng: Autogr.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Christian). Te Deum in D major; 1762. Autograph. ‘A 4o: conco: e breve con piu stromti’; with oboes, trumpets and strings, in score. Paper. ff. 12. Johann Christian Bach, composer: Church music: circ 1758-1762: Ital, Eng: Autogr.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Act I. The first and the last arias, ‘Conservati fedele’ and ‘Vo solcando,’ are wanting. [See note on flyleaf]. The original cast is given on the titlepage. ff. 56.
