ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Anon. Gli Orazi e Curiazi; late 18th century. ‘Ballo Tragico Pantomimo’. Synopsis of a ballet in 5 acts, in Italian. Paper. ff. 6.
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Sacré (L.J.). (Casilda). Deux Quadrilles; 19th century. ‘Deux quadrilles sur l’opéra Casilda’; for piano solo, followed by the same pieces arranged for piano duet. Paper. ff. 22. L.J. Sacré, composer: Quadrilles from 'Casilda': 19th cent: Copy.
(1-3.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Fabrizi (Vincenzo). (Don Giovanni) Terzetto, aria and Finale; late 18th century. With symphonies and accompaniment for oboes, horns and strings, in score. Paper. 1. 42 ff. Serra presto la lanterna. ‘Introduzione’, terzetto. 2. 24 ff. Vi lascio addio restate. Ar...
(1-5.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Mayr (Simon). Opera excerpts; early 19th century. All with symphonies and accompaniment for instruments as listed below, in score. Paper. 1. 40 ff. (Fanatico per la musica) Aspettate ch’io ritorno. Finale to the opera, for 4 voices (according to the first half o...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Pergolesi (Giovanni Battista). Stabat Mater; 18th century. For soprano and alto voices; with symphonies and accompaniment for strings, and a figured bass for organ, in score. On f. 1. is written in a different hand ‘Portato da Roma nel anno 1738’. [For another contemporar...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Bach (Johann Sebastian). Chorales; 19th century. A collection of 136 of ‘Johann Sebastian Bachs vierstimmige Choral Gesänge’, without words, compressed into short score for piano. With an index at the end. Paper. ff. 59. Johann Sebastian Bach, composer: Chorales, withou...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Steffani (Agostino). La Superbia d’Alessandro; 17th century, 18th century. ‘Drama da recitarsi nel Theatro d’Hannover L’Anno 1690’, in 3 acts with a prologue and an overture; with woodwind and strings, in score. There is a table of the vocal numbers at the end of the volu...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Pistocchi (Francesco Antonio). Il Narcisso; late 17th century. Music to the libretto by Zeno, in 3 acts, for solo voices, chorus and ballet; with oboes, bassoon, strings and a figured bass (for harpsichord), in score. The script varies, and there are occasional marginal n...
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Steffani (Agostino). Duetti; early 18th century. A set of 5 duets; with bass accompaniment only, in score. Paper. ff. 41. 1. ff. 1-12. Crudo amor. 2. ff. 12b-20. Sol negl’occhi. 3. ff. 20b-26. Io mi rido. 4. ff. 27-33. Porto l’alma. 5. ff. 33b-41. Inquietato mio cor...
Between ff. 40 and 41 is a single leaf, ruled with staves but otherwise blank, foliated 40a; ff. 49v and 51v are ruled with staves but otherwise blank. 1. ff. 1-6v. ‘Mi palpita il cor’ ‘Cantata a Voce Sola con Oboe’ (HWV 132) (partly printed in H-G. LII B, p. 132-155. The MS. contains the whol...