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251. Add MS 33568

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Add MS 33568
Title:
Anthems, hymns and other sacred vocal music by John Smith, Joseph Stephenson, Jeremiah Clark, John Knapp, John Church, James Hawkins, Robert Barber, John Bishop, Maurice Greene, Aaron (?) Williams, Handel (" Zadok the Priest "), James Green, William Cole, John Weldon, Henry Purcell, Dr. Edward Miller of Doncaster, and others (anonymous).
Scope & Content:
ff. 3-87v. Anthems in score, most of them without accompaniment. About 1768 (see f. 1). 1. 'Lord, thou art become gracious' (verse). 'J. Smith.' f. 3. 2. 'O all ye nations of the world' (verse). By the same. f. 6. 3. 'Behold, I bring you glad tidings' (verse). 'Stephenson.' f. 6b. 4. 'Blessed i...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1768-c 1834
Extent:

1 volume (94 folios)

252. Add MS 33569

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Add MS 33569
Title:
'Professor Gellerts Geistliche Oden und Lieder, mit Melodien von Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach. Berlin, 1758' (MS copy of book). - Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach: Gott hat den Herrn auferwecket. - Johann Michael Haydn: Requiem Mass in B flat minor.
Scope & Content:
ff. 1-28. 'Professor Gellerts Geistliche Oden und Lieder, mit Melodien von Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach. Berlin, 1758': a MS. copy of an early edition of that work, first published in 1754. They all appear, in slightly different order, in the 1771 edition. The melody and pianoforte accompaniment ar...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
German and Latin
Date Range:
Late 18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 volume (125 folios)

253. Add MS 33965

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Add MS 33965
Title:
Original letters of musicians, arranged as in the preceding volume. Among them are letters of:- Dr. Thomas Augustus Arne, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, Dr. William Boyce, Orlando Gibbons, Henry Lawes, Matthew Locke, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Hector Berlioz, François Adrien Boieldieu, François Gounod, Étienne Henri Méhul, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frederic Handel, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Alexander Schumann, Louis Spoh...
Scope & Content:
includes: f. 1 E- T- Allan, husband of Mad. Caradori-Allan: Letter to P. F. Laporte: 1834. ff. 1, 372 Pierre François Laporte, actor and impresario: Letters to him: 1832-1841.: Fr. f. 3 Thomas Augustine Arne, composer: Letter to G. Woodfall: n.d. f. 3 George Woodfall, Printer: Letter to, from D...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Swedish
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
Extent:

1 volume (418 folios)

254. Add MS 33966

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Song: 'Amour, fuis loin de moi', with pianoforte accompaniment, by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Scope & Content:
'Amour, fuis loin de moi'; with pianoforte accompaniment, in score, by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. Holograph. On f. 1 is written in pencil, 'Donné par Mr. Bèche [one of the three brothers of that name attached to the French king's band, about 1750-1774] à [? L. Francœur] maître de chapell...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:

1 item (2 folios)

255. Add MS 34007

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Add MS 34007
Title:
Miscellaneous compositions and papers by Clementi, Samuel Wesley, James Hook and others
Scope & Content:
(1). Compositions by Muzio Clementi ff. 1-23b passim. Pianoforte duets — some of them only sketched — by Muzio Clementi. Autograph. About 1784 (see f. 3)1, 2. Nos. 1 and 2 of VI Sonates pour le Pianoforte à quatre mains. At the top of f. 3 is written 'First published in London, 1784. Tulit alte...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18th century-19th century
Extent:

1 volume (84 folios)

256. Add MS 34053

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Add MS 34053
Title:
A collection of cantatas for a soprano voice
Scope & Content:
Cantatas for a soprano voice, with a figured bass for harpsichord, in score. Each song is preceded by a pencil drawing more or less suggested by the text. 1. 'Lontananza, sei crudele.' This and nos. 2-8 are by '[Carlo Antonio] Benati ' or 'Benatti.' f. 3. 2. 'Come l'Ape.' f. 9. 3. 'Selue care...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1st half of the 18th century
Extent:
1 volume (131 folios)

257. Add MS 34056

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Add MS 34056
Title:
Volume I of a collection of Italian cantatas. Also contains a duet.
Scope & Content:
'Cantate Musicali Di Diuersi Autori — Parole Dell' Eccmo D. Antonio Ottoboni... Unite in Roma... 1709... 1710.' Accompanied, with two exceptions (f. 52 and f. 182) by a figured bass for harpsichord alone, in score. 1. 'Lidia, sul tuo bel viso.' 'Franco' Magini.' f. 2. 2. 'Inuida di mia pace.'...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1709-1710
Extent:
1 volume (218 folios)

258. Add MS 34056-34057

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Add MS 34056-34057
Title:
"Cantate musicali di diuersi Autori, parole dell' eccmo D. Antonio Ottoboni cauagliere, e Procuratore di S. Marco. Unite in Roma, L'anno 1709-1710,"
Scope & Content:
For soprano or alto -voice. Accompanied, with two exceptions (Add MS 34056 f. 52 and f. 182), by a figured bass for harpsichord alone, in score. The composers named are Filippo Amadei, Attilio Ariosti, Antonio Biffi, Antonio Caldara (one with violins), Carlo Cesarini, Vittorio Chiceheri, France...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1709-1710
Extent:
2 volumes

259. Add MS 34057

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Add MS 34057
Title:
Volume II of a collection of Italian cantatas
Scope & Content:
'Cantate Musicali Di Diuersi Autori — Parole Dell' Eccmo D. Antonio Ottoboni... Unite in Roma... 1709... 1710.' Vol. 1. Accompanied, with two exceptions (f. 52 and f. 182) by a figured bass for harpsichord alone, in score. 1. 'Cara Filli.' 'Carlo Fran[ces]co Pollaroli.' f. 2. 2. 'Vado in trac...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1709-1710
Extent:
1 volume (105 folios)

260. Add MS 34074-34076

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Add MS 34074-34076
Title:
Three-part compositions for two violins and a bass, with some vocal music, by eighteenth century composers, in three part-books (2 violins and a bass part). Additional sonatas and other pieces appear in the first two volumes only, and two vocal pieces in the third volume only.
Scope & Content:
Passim. Compositions for 2 violins and a bass, in parts. Anonymous, unless the contrary is stated.1. Sonata [No. 2 of Twelve Trios for two Violins and a bass, 1747]. 'Boyce.' i, ii, f. 2; iii, f. 1. 2, 3. Two Marches in F. '[John] Valentine, of Leicester.' i, ii, f. 3; iii, f. 2. 4. Sonata, appa...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century
Extent:
3 volumes (35, 32, 16 folios)

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