" Gli Orazi e Curiazi " : an opera in two acts, in score. Two volumes. A note on the fly-leaf of vol. i. states that " this copy coutains the recitatives which were not printed." Paper ff. 157, 197. Circ. 1800. Obl. Folio.
ANTHEMS, canons, and hymns, by English composers, in score; including, at f. 33, six parts of the " Gresham Sacred Music, 1831." Paper; ff. 80. xviiith, xixth centt. Quarto.
Cantatas, in score, by Handel, transcribed by Christopher Smith.
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ff. 46. Cantatas, with a figured bass for harpsichord and (in the case of nos. 7 and 8) an Add MS part for flute, in score, by Handel. In the hand (except no. 9) of J. Christopher Smith. Nos. 1-6 and 9 are for a soprano voice; the others, for a contralto. Any important variations from the Händel...
Two Duets, in score, by Giovanni Paisiello, composer.
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ff. 23. Two duettinos for 2 treble voices, with instrumental symphonies and accompaniments, in score, by Giovanni Paisiello. 1. 'Ah, voi dite, erbose sponde'; with horns and violins, f. 2. 2. 'Selua romita'; with clarinets, horns, etc. f. 14.
"My song Shall be alway": Chandos Anthem, in full score.
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ff. 44. 'My song shall be alway': Chandos Anthem, in full score, published by Arnold and the Händel-Gesellschaft as No. 7, with this difference, that the trio, 'Thou rulest the raging of the sea,' is here omitted. At the top of f. 1 is written the name 'Green,' which has been crossed out, and tha...
'Il Matrimonio Segreto' an Opera buffa in two acts, in score, by Domenico Cimarosa.
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2 volumes (248, 212 folios). 'Il Matrimonio Segreto': Opera buffa in 2 Acts, with symphonies and accompaniments for horns, trumpets, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and strings, and a figured bass for harpsichord or pianoforte, in score, by Domenico Cimarosa [1792] Characters: Fidalma, Paol...
Vol. I. ff. 1-152b Symphonies, for horns, oboes, flutes, bassoons, clarinets, and drums (in no. 1), and strings, in score, by Haydn. 'All revised by the Composer, and performed at Salomon's Concerts [started in 1786?], under Haydn's direction.' 1. 'Sinfonia in C' ['L'ours ']. f. 2. 2. 'Sinfonia...
Duets, predominantly with a figured bass for harpsichord, in score, by Benedetto Marcello.
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ff. 68. Duets, most of them with a figured bass for harpsichord, in score, by Benedetto Marcello. 1. 'Cerco ogn' or.' f. 2b. 2. 'Chi può resister.' f. 6. 3. 'Ecco il petto.' f. 10b. 4. 'Vaghe calme d' amor.' f. 15. 5. 'Che dolce mirare.' f. 21. 6. 'O beato fortunato.' f. 27. 7. 'Col pensiero vi b...
ITALIAN Songs, in score, chiefly of the latter half of the 18th cent. At the end are two French songs. Paper; ff. 177. xviiith, xixth centt. Oblong Folio.