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1. Add MS 14125

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Add MS 14125
Title:
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 21464

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Title:
Late 18th-century orchestral parts containing music composed by Ambrogio Minoja.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-64, 78-115 Single parts of four compositions, of which the first is described as 'Sinfonia da più Stromenti ob[bliga]ti,' by Ambrogio Minoja. The orchestra is composed of 2 oboes (obbligati in nos. 1 and 4), 2 horns (obbligati in no. 4), 2 violins, viola (obbligata in nos. 1, 2, 4), and ba...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
1 volume (115 folios)

3. Add MS 29261

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Add MS 29261
Title:
Original letters of musical composers and others. Also included is part of a symphony by Hector Berlioz.
Scope & Content:
Original letters of musical composers and others; 1778- 1861:- 1. [Karl Philipp Emanuel] Bach to -; Hamburg, 3 Jan. 1778. Germ. f. 1. 2. [Joseph] Rouget de Lisle to [? Mare François] Guillois; 24 Mar. 1820. Fr. f. 2. 3. L[uigi] Cherubini to the Baron de Bruyers St. Michel, [François André]...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1778-1861
Extent:
1 volume

4. Add MS 29321

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Add MS 29321
Title:
Symphonies and short musical pieces by Muzio Clementi. Autograph.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-29b, 31. Sketches by Muzio Clementi. 1. 'Sinfonia 4a 'in D minor (Andante sostenuto and Allegro vivace), for drums, trombones, trumpets, horns, clarinets, oboes, flutes, bassoons, and strings, in score. f. 1. 2. 'Sinfonia 2' in D (Adagio and an unfinished Allegro), for the same instruments...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Add MS 29801

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Add MS 29801
Title:
Two sketch-books of musical compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, containing the first ideas and rough notes of many of his completed works. Autograph.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-37. 'Beethoven. Skizzenbuch. B': consisting almost exclusively of 'Skizzen zu den 'Ruinen von Athen,' with a few (ff. 11, 11b) 'zu 'König Stephan.' Both these works were produced at Pesth, 9 February, 1812. Three leaves have been lost. About 1811].{c.f. letter of Dr. F. Kaiser (18/6/1962; ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German
Date Range:
c 1781-1811
Extent:
1 volume

6. Add MS 30393

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Add MS 30393
Title:
Orchestral overtures and sinfonia by William Crotch, followed by the overture from Henri IV, opera by Johann Paul Egidius Martini, arranged for piano by William Crotch. Autograph.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-30. Overture for trumpets, drums, flutes, oboes, and strings, in A, in score, by William Crotch. Autograph. ff. 31-63b. 'Sinfonia' in F, for trumpets, drums, trombones, flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, bassoons, and strings, in score, by William Crotch, 1814. ff. 64-94. Overture in G, ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1795-1815
Extent:

1 volume (100 folios)

7. Add MS 30394

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Add MS 30394
Title:
William Crotch: Sinfonia in E flat
Scope & Content:
'Sinfonia' in E flat (Adagio, Presto, and Larghetto with variations), for 2 trumpets, drums, 3 trombones, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, bassoon, and strings, in score, by Crotch, 1817. Autograph.
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 volume (11 folios)

8. Add MS 31305

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Add MS 31305
Title:
A volume containing directions for the Viola d'Amore, as well as a concerto and sinfonia by Antonio Vivaldi
Scope & Content:
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)

9. Add MS 31579

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Add MS 31579
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 31707

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Add MS 31707
Title:
'Symphony in E flat', in score, by Franz Joseph Haydn.
Scope & Content:
ff. 40. 'Sinfonie in E flat' ['Mit dem Paukenwirbel'], for 2 trumpets (clarini), drums, 2 horns, 2 clarinets, 2 oboes, flutes, bassoons, 2 violins, viola, violoncellos, and basses, in score, by Haydn, 1795. Autograph. Folios 23, 23b, and 26, are said to have been supplied — evidently late in life...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
1795
Extent:
1 volume (40 folios)