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Egerton MS 2494
- Record Id:
- 032-001983450
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001983450
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000053.0x00028e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 2494
- Title:
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Two operas by William Linley
- Scope & Content:
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Dramatic Works, with symphonies and accompaniments for flageolets (no. 2), flutes, oboes, horns, clarinets (no. 2), trumpets (no. 1), bassoons, drums, and strings, in score, by W[illiam] Linley. In the hand of Matthew Cooke, and said to have been transcribed by him for performance at Drury Lane.
1. 'The Pavilion'; apparently begun in 1796 and ended 21 December, 1798. Characters: Caliph (Michael Kelly), Selima (Maria Theresa Bland), Fetnah (Miss De Camp), Hadabad (Richard Suett), Almeria (Anna Maria Crouch), and Hassan (Charles Bannister, jun.); with Chorus of Guards. Watermark, 1825. f. 1.
2. 'The Woodcutters.' Besides several of the above-mentioned singers, Charles Dignum and Master [? James] Elliot took part in the performance for which this copy was made. Watermark, 1822. In the present transcript Act ii precedes Act i. f. 96.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001983450
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001983450
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 volume (165 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1821
- End Date:
- 1826
- Date Range:
- 1822?-1825?
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Paper. Folio.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Cooke, Matthew, Organist of St George's, Bloomsbury
Linley, William, composer - Subjects:
- Operas