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Add MS 29378

Record Id:

032-002020880

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032-002020880

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Add MS 29378

Title:

A collection of compositions, mostly by John Eccles, including excerpts from operas, duets, and an ode

Scope & Content:

Incidental music, in score, by John Eccles, with the exception of the last number. The instruments employed in the symphonies and accompaniments, where given in the MS, are indicated below; where none are mentioned, a basso continuo is to be understood.

1. 'Rinaldo and Armida,' 1699; with accompaniments for flutes, etc. f. 3.
2. 'Macbeth' [about 1697]; evidently transcribed from Add MS 12219 (above, p. 238). ff. 57-95.
3. 'Look down, yee blest': described as 'procession in 'Ye Spanish Fryar ' ' [1696?]. f. 139.
4. 'She heard the summonds': 'procession in 'Aurenge Zebe' ' [1698?]. f. 139b.
5. 'I lov'd and am belov'd again': dialogue in 'Ye Adventures of five hours' [about 1700]. f. 140b.
6. 'Hark, ye big drums': duet with accompaniments for trumpets, drums, etc., in 'Pyrrhus, King of Epire,' 1695. f. 143.
7. Song, 'Fair Belinda's Youthfull charmes'; duet, 'Look down, great Hymen'; and dialogue, 'Oft have you told me.' In 'She Ventures, and He Wins,' 1696. ff. 149, 150, 151.
8. Song for three witches, with chorus, begins 'Sisters, whilst thus I wave my wand'; song, 'Hark, the trumpets and the drums'; and song, 'Oh, take him gently.' With accompaniments for trumpets, etc. In 'Cyrus the Great,' 1696. ff. 154b, 157, 159.
9. Duet, 'Let us revell,' sung by two bullies in 'Ye Lovers' Luck,' 1696. f. 160b.
10. 'Faith and troth': dialogue in 'Ye Citty Lady,' 1697. f. 161b.
11. 'Why so coy': dialogue in 'Ye Husband his own cuckold,' 1696. f. 164.
12. Three dialogues, with chorus, 'Shou'd I not lead a happy life'; 'Hark you, Madam'; and 'Pretty Miss, let us talk together.' In 'Love's a jest,' 1696. ff. 167, 170b, 174.
13. 'For you who are rid': duet in 'Ye Unnaturall Brother,' 1697. f. 177b.
14. 'Beyond the desart mountains': song in 'Ye Married Beau,' 1694. With instrumental accompaniments. f. 179.
15. 'Her eyes are like ye morning': song with accompaniments for flutes, violins, etc. In 'The Novelty,' 1697.' f. 181.
16. 'Fill all the glasses': duet in 'King Harry ye 5th' [about 1702]. f. 188.
17. 'The Mask in 'Ye Pilgrim' '; with accompaniments for trumpets, violins, etc. 'D[aniel] Purcell,' 1700. f. 194.

Also includes:

ff. 96-138. 'Europe's Revells on ye Peace' [of Ryswick, 1697], begins 'Arm, arm, arm, Brittians' (sic); with symphonies and accompaniments for trumpets, drums, flutes, etc., in score, by John Eccles. Among the singers were Mrs. Willis and Mr. Wiltshire (see f. 123).

ff. 183, 190. Two Duets, with a bass, in score, by John Eccles. 1. 'Dialogue between two Chearmen waiting at a Tavren Door,' begins 'Hey hoel...the clock has just strook four.' f. 183. 2. 'How long...must I the hours employ.' f. 190.

At the front of the volume there is a letter from Vincent Novello to Thomas Oliphant dated 1842, in which Novello describes the volume as having previously been in his possession but not knowing its current whereabouts.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

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032-002020880

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Hierarchy:

032-002020880

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1740

Date Range:

Early 18th century

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Physical Characteristics:

Paper. Folio.

Custodial History:

Annotations in the volume reveal that it was owned in the early 1800s by James William Windsor until some point after 1816 (when it is mentioned as being in Windsor's possession by William Linley). It was then owned by William Hamilton Junior until 1829, when it passed to Vincent Novello. Novello's letter to Thomas Oliphant of 1842 reveals that it was sold at some point prior to that. The volume later came into the possession of Oliphant, before being acquired by the British Museum in 1873.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Eccles, John, Master of the Queen's Musick
Novello, Vincent, organist, composer and publisher, 1781-1861
Oliphant, Thomas, composer and author
Purcell, Daniel, composer and organist, c 1664-1717
Windsor, J- W-

Subjects:

Duets
Odes
Operas