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21. Add MS 29321

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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

22. Add MS 29371

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Title:
A collection of well-known, mostly British and Irish, tunes of the earlier half of the eighteenth century, with an index.
Scope & Content:
passim. Hornpipes, maggots, tambourins, jigs (including a Spanish one. f. 48b), a rigadoon, rants, a gavotte, Scotch reels, a Hungarian Dance (f. 71b), a Hessian Dance (f. 97b), and a Prussian Dance (f. 99); 18th cent. From a collection of tunes well-known in the British Isles. ff. 24-104 passi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:
1 volume

23. Add MS 29481

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Title:
English songs, psalms and anthems, 17th century
Scope & Content:
f. 2. Letters on a 6-line stave, said to be for 'Consort'-tuning. ff. 2-26 passim. Songs or sonnets, with a bass (unless the contrary is stated), in score. Anonymous. {See J. Cutts, 'Music and Letters', Oct 1952} 1. 'Sleep, waiward thoughts.' [From J. Dowland, in , 1597.] f. 2. 2. 'O let vs how...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

1 volume

24. Add MS 29485

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Title:
Almands, galliards, pavans, sarabands, etc., arranged for the virginals, on six-lined staves, with headings in Dutch.
Scope & Content:
Collection of pieces arranged for the Virginals, written on two staves of 6 lines each. Apparently made for Susanne van Soldt, 1599 (see f. 1); but the writing on f. 2 (in a different, but nearly contemporary hand — see also ff. 24-27) seems to connect the MS. with England. The names of the comp...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Dutch and English
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:

1 volume (27 folios)

25. Add MS 29801

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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

26. Add MS 29996

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Title:
Motets, madrigals, fancies, by Thomas Tomkins and others, interspersed with political verses and satires, recipes etc.
Scope & Content:
Motets, madrigals, fancies, etc., annotated throughout by Thomas Tomkins, with some of his own compositions. The composers named are - Kyrton, ff. 6, 7 b. John Redford, ff. 6 b, 11, 17, 22 b, 36, 37, 40 b, 42 b. Richard Wynslate, f. 20. - Avere [Avory], f. 25. Philip Apprys [Price], of St. Paul'...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:

1 volume

27. Add MS 29997

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Title:
Sketches of musical compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven, including C sharp minor quartet, Op. 131, composed in 1826.
Scope & Content:
Sketches of musical compositions in the hand of Beethoven. The volume may be divided into two portions, of which the former (ff. 2-5) contains what appear to be sketches of the C-sharp minor quartet, op. 131; and the latter, miscellaneous sketches, most of them apparently dating from the end of ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and German
Date Range:
Early 19th century
Extent:

1 volume (42 folios)

28. Add MS 30342

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Title:
MISCELLANEOUS tracts, in French, viz. :- 1. " Des fondemens de l'estat et des moiens de regner, traduict d'Italien en Francois." f. 2. 2. Gencalogies of noble families of France. f. 12. 3. " Advis de Mr. de Vill." [Nicholas de Neufville, Seigneur de Villeroi] on the means of quieting the disorders of the kingdom circ. 1588. f. 58. 4. " Mémoire touchant les Cérémonies on precedence in State ceremonies. f. 67. 5. " Testament de feu Monseigneur [François, Due d'Anjou] frère du Roy"; 8 ...
Scope & Content:
Valentine Vickers: Survey and valuation of Worfield, co. Salop: 1789, 1811. includes: f. 2 Political Tracts: Des fondemens de l'estat et des moiens de regner: 18th cent. f. 12 History of France: Genealogies of noble families: 17th or 18th cent.: Fr. f. 12 Genealogies: Noble French families: 17...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
17th century-18th century
Extent:

1 volume (191 folios)

29. Add MS 30382

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Title:
Anthems and songs collected, and many of them composed, by Henry Bowman. The names of the other composers are Johann Felice Sances, P. Nadal Monferrato, Richard Deering, Giovanni Giacoppo Carissimi, Maria Marini, - Cassati, John Blow, Henry Purcell Giovanni Rovetta, - Silvestro, Michael Wise, and Henry Lawes.
Scope & Content:
Passim. Anthems for 3 voices (unless the contrary is stated), in score, viz.1. ['Awake up, my glory']: the end only. M. Wise. f. 2. 2. 'Wake sleeping ones': a Dialogue between the Angel and the Soul; with chorus. 'H[enry] B[owman].' Autograph. f. 43b. 3. ''Sing vnto the Lord, O yee Saints': fune...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1680-1686
Extent:

1 volume (94 folios)

30. Add MS 30392

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Title:
Sketch-book of compositions by Dr. William Crotch
Scope & Content:
ff. 3, 3b, 39b, 40b. Fugues for Organ or Pianoforte, by Dr. William Crotch. Autograph. What hand S. H. (whose initials appear on ff. 40 and 41) had in them does not appear. 1, 2. In C, and G minor; composed at Oxford in 1790. ff. 3, 3b. 3, 4. In B flat, composed at Bath in 1791. The second one i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1790-1795
Extent:

1 volume (96 folios)