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1. Add MS 14125

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A collection of songs, a motet, a symphony, a concerto and a sonata, by Nicola Porpora
Scope & Content:
ff. 2-138. Sacred Songs, with accompaniments for strings and a figured bass for harpsichord or organ, in score, by Nicolo [Antonio] Porpora; apparently written for his pupils (Angiola Moro, etc.); 1728-1745. Nos. 1-7, 9, 10, and 12 are autograph. 1. 'In coelo stellæ claræ fulgescant': 'mottetto ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 28970

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A concerto by Giovanni Battista Yiotti
Scope & Content:
Concerto in C (Andante, Allegro vivace, Andante sostenuto, Allegro piuttosto vivo), for violin, with flute, oboes, horns, bassoons, and strings, in score, by [Giovanni Battista] Yiotti. Autograph. An arrangement by J. B. Cramer for pianoforte and strings was published in 1813 as a 'New Concerto.'
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1813?
Extent:
1 volume (76 folios)

3. Add MS 29295

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Title:
A collection of sketches of compositions, in the hand of Charles Weichsel
Scope & Content:
passim. Sketches of compositions in the hand of C[harles] Weichsel, with extracts from the works of [Ludwig] Spohr (ff. 119b-123, 132), [Joseph] Mayseder (ff. 124-127b), [Friedrich Ernst] Fesca (ff. 125b, 128b, 130b), and [Louis Charles] Maucourt (f. 132b), most of them apparently written for th...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
1 volume (170 folios)

4. Add MS 29907

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Title:
Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach: Harpsichord concertos "Concerto per il Clavicembalo, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso," f. 2; "Concerto per l'organo a Cembalo obligato, 2 Violini, Viola e Basso," f. 32; "Concerto per il Clavicembalo ed accompagnato per due Violini, Viola, e Basso," f. 58. At f. 88 is a printed sonata entitled "La bataille de Bergen," by the same. Paper; xviiith cent. Oblong Folio.
Scope & Content:
Concertos for harpsichord, with 2 violins, viola, and basso or violoncello, in parts, by Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach. Nos. 1 and 3 are described as 'per il Clavicembalo '; no. 2, 'per l'Organo a [? = o] Cembalo obligato.' 1. Allegretto, Adagio, Allegro assai; in F. f. 2. 2. Allegro ma non troppo,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of 18th century
Extent:

1 volume (87 folios)

5. Add MS 31305

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A volume containing directions for the Viola d'Amore, as well as a concerto and sinfonia by Antonio Vivaldi
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1. "ANWEISUNG zum Spiel der Viola d'Amore ": an anonymous book of directions, composed in 1795. f. 1. 2. Concerto in D minor for viola d'amore and lute, with violins and basses ('sordini'), the bass being also figured for harpsichord, in score, by Antonio Vivaldi. Apparently copied (in 1880) f...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German
Date Range:
1795-1880
Extent:
1 volume (31 folios)

6. Add MS 31310

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A collection which includes a magnificat, a song, a cantata, a madrigal, and a concerto
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ff. 1-20. ‘Magnificat’ with ‘Gloria Patri,’ in F; for 2 choirs of 4 voices each, with accompaniments for 2 orchestras, consisting of trumpets, oboes, and strings, in score, by [G. A.] Fioroni; 18th cent. Apparently autograph. ff. 21-36. ‘Mein Odem ist schwach‘: a short sacred composition, cons...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 volume (57 folios)

7. Add MS 31576

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Title:
Concertos, or portions of concertos, in score, including works by Handel, Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, Franz Xavier? Richter, Giovanni Battista Martini, Nicolò Jommelli, Francesco Geminiani.
Scope & Content:
passim Movements from concertos by Handel (op. 3 and op. 6). passim Concertos, or portions of concertos, in score (some of them in short score, with figured basses). Except where the contrary is stated, they are by Handel, namely nos. 1-6, 11-14, 18, and 19, from op. 6 ['Twelve Grand Concertos...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 volume (122 folios)

8. Add MS 31577

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Harpsichord compositions predominantly by Handel; also including pieces by Johann Christoph Pepusch, William Babell, Jean Baptiste Loeillet, and Francesco Mancini.
Scope & Content:
passim. Collection of pieces for the Harpsichord by composers of the first half of the 18th century. Except where the contrary is stated, they are by Hendell (sc. Handel), and are taken from his Suites de Pieces, vols, i and ii (published respectively in 1720 and 1733), to which the volumes and ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (50 folios)

9. Add MS 31579

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Title:
Chamber music, in parts, by Benedetto Marcello.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-15 Concerto in D for violin, with 2 violins, viola, and violoncello, and a bass (occasionally figured for harpsichord), in parts, by Benedetto Marcello, who describes himself as 'Nob[ile] Ven[eziano].' Autograph. The first violin part is in duplicate. ff. 16-49b 'Sinfonie a Quatro,' in p...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1st half 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (49 folios)

10. Add MS 31630

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Title:
Motets and Concertos, in score, by Johann Adolf Hasse.
Scope & Content:
ff. 87. Twelve Concertos [Op. 3] for violin, with flute, oboe, and strings, in score, by [Johann Gottlieb] Hasse, slightly compressed from the edition published by Walsh about 1760.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1760
Extent:
1 volume (87 folios)