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1502. Add MS 5330
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- Add MS 5330
- Title:
- Volume II of a collection of duets by Agostino Steffani
- Scope & Content:
- Duets, with a bass for harpsichord, in score, by Steffani. Apparently transcribed for [Charles] John Stanley (bookplate). Duets for soprano and contralto. At the beginning (ff. 3-7b) are printed 'Memoirs of the Life of Sig. Agostino Steffani.' 1. 'Inquieto mio cor.' f. 9b. 2. 'Non sò chi mi pi...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1503. Add MS 5331
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5331
- Title:
- Volume III of a collection of duets by Agostino Steffani
- Scope & Content:
- Duets, with a bass for harpsichord, in score, by Steffani. Apparently transcribed for [Charles] John Stanley (bookplate). Duets for soprano and tenor, except nos. 19, 20, which are for contralto and tenor. 1. 'Vò dicendo al mio pensiero.' f. 4b. 2. 'E perche non m' uccidete.' f. 11b. 3. 'E co...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1504. Add MS 5332
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5332
- Title:
- Volume IV of a collection of duets by Agostino Steffani
- Scope & Content:
- Duets, with a bass for harpsichord, in score, by Steffani. Apparently transcribed for [Charles] John Stanley (bookplate). Duets for two sopranos. 1. 'Vuol il ciel.' f. 4b. 2. 'Che sarà...di quel pensiero.' f. 7b. 3. 'Conducetcmi verso il porto.' f. 10b. 4. 'Parlo e rido.' f. 13b. 5. 'Troppo...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1505. Add MS 5333
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5333
- Title:
- Dramatic compositions by Henry Purcell
- Scope & Content:
- Dramatic compositions, with instrumental accompaniments, and a song, in score, by Henry Purcell: transcripts {partly} by Dr. William Croft. 1. 'King Arthur' [1691]. Wanting some of the numbers given in Rimbault's and Arkwight's editions, viz., Overture, Military symphony in Act i, Introduction...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- Early 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1506. Add MS 5334
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5334
- Title:
- George Frideric Handel: 'Il Sylla', opera
- Scope & Content:
- 'Il Sylla': Opera in 3 Acts, with overture, symphonies and accompaniments for trumpets, oboes, flutes, bassoons and strings, and a figured bass for harpsichord, in score, by Giovanni Buononcini {Handel}. The MS is in the hands of W. T. (see: f. 26b). Characters: Cœlia, Flavia, Lepidus, Metellus, ...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
-
1 volume
1507. Add MS 5335
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5335
- Title:
- A collection of Italian duets for soprano and another voice
- Scope & Content:
- With a bass for harpsichord, in score, in the same hand as Add MS 5329-5332. Nos. 1-8 are by [Pietro] Torri; nos. 14-19 by [?G.] Feroci. 1. 'Piaggie fiorite.' f. 4. 2. 'Per te, mio bene.' f. 11. 3. 'Dall' arco.' f. 16. 4. 'Odi, o Lilla.' f. 18b. 5. 'Da me lungi.' f. 26b. 6. 'Valli secrete....
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1508. Add MS 5336
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- Add MS 5336
- Title:
- A collection of catches, canons, madrigals, vocal trios, vocal quartets, and some organ voluntaries
- Scope & Content:
- passim. Rounds and Catches. Nos. 1-9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 24, 31, 34, 36, and 38 are for 4 voices; the others for 3 voices (unless the contrary is stated). Nos. 1-19, 21-31, are in score, and are taken from three works by Thomas Ravenscroft, viz.: — (1609), (1609), and (1611). 1, 2. 'Trole the bo...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- Late 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume (46 folios)
1509. Add MS 5337
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- Add MS 5337
- Title:
- A collection of incidental music from operas, madrigals, sonatas, catches, glees, a duet from an oratorio and a canon
- Scope & Content:
- The contents of this MS. are in different hands. ff. 1-42. Incidental music, by Henry Purcell, in score; early 18th cent. The symphonies are written for flutes, oboes, strings, etc., and, in the case of no. 2, for trumpets also. 1. [The Masque in] 'Timon of Athens' [1694]. f. 1. 2. 'The Musick ...
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Languages:
- English and Italian
- Date Range:
- 18th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
1510. Add MS 5338
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- Add MS 5338
- Title:
- Short account of the library of Jean Aymon
- Scope & Content:
- A short account of the Library of Mr. John Aymon, taken from Uffenbach's Travels through Holland and England, published in German. Translated and presented by Mr. Stegmann of Berlin. Accompanied by a note from Dr. Templeman, Principal Librarian of the British Museum, dated 19 June 1760 (see Gen...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 1760
- Extent:
- 1 volume (8 pages)