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Add MS 19569
- Record Id:
- 032-002096213
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- 032-002096213
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000041.0x0001d2
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Songs written and set to music by Thomas Moore; arranged by Henry Rowley Bishop and others; 1819-1826, viz.-i. Seven of the "National Melodies:" "The Crystal Hunter;" with accompaniment. Two copies, as single and part song; words and music in Bishop's autograph; with his signature, and the date of 1821, f. 1; "Then fare thee well, my own dear love;" words and music in Bishop's autograph; with signature, and date, 30th Oct. 1819, f. 6; The same; words and music in Moore's autograph, with corrections; dated 4 Aug. 1819, f. 8; "There comes a time;" words and music in Bishop's autograph; 1 Nov., 1819, f. 9; The same as set by Moore [from Beethoven]; words and music in his autograph, with corrections; 4 Aug. 1819, f. 11; Copy by another hand, f. l2; "Those evening bells;" words and music in Moore's autograph, f. 14; "Tho' 'tis all but a dream at the best;" words and music in Bishop's autograph; with signature, and the date 1822, f. 15; The same; words and music in Moore's autograph. "Received May 1st, 1821," f. 17; "When love is kind;" words and music in Moore's autograph. "Received Feb. 1st, 1826," f. 18; The same, arranged by Bishop, and alterations of the words by Moore. "Received from Mr. Bishop, Sept. 29th, 1826. J. Power," f. 20; "How lightly mounts the muse's wing!" the words written out by a copyist, with alterations by Moore, f. 22. ii. Three sacred Songs: "Is it not sweet to think hereafter;" words and music in Moore's autograph, f. 23; The same; the words partly, and the notation of the air, in Moore's autograph; the accompaniment by Stevenson, f. 24; Two other copies of the same, with music; and a separate copy of the words, with corrections by Moore, f. 25; "Like morning when her early breeze;" the words and music in Moore's autograph, f. 28; The words of the same; the last two cantos in Moore's handwriting, f. 30; "Lord, who shall bear that day ?" words and music autograph. "Received March 16th, 1819, f. 31; Two copies of the same; the latter without the music, and with references to Scripture authorities, by Moore, f. 32; The same, with music for four voices, in the autograph of the arranger, and with the words of the second stanza inserted by Moore, f. 34. Paper; XVIIIth cent Oblong Quarto. [Add. 19,569.]
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ff. 1-21b passim. Songs by Thomas Moore, the poet, sent by him to James Power, the music-publisher, for insertion in his Popular National Airs (1818-about 1826). The poet's original MSS of the words and melodies as sent by Power to Sir John Stevenson and Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, together with the autograph scores made by them of the symphonies and accompaniments, which they were commissioned to write. Stevenson was only responsible for those in no. 1 and no. 4 (?). The Roman figures below, in square brackets, refer to the numbers in the above publication. 1. 'The Crystal-Hunters,' begins 'O'er mountains bright.' 1821. [Swiss air. III.] f. 1. 2. 'Then fare thee well': old English air, 1819. [II.] ff. 6, 8. 3. 'There comes a time': German air, 1819. [II.] The original air by Beethoven, which Moore supplied to Bishop (ff. 11, 12), appears to have been rejected by him. f. 9. 4. 'Those evening Bells'; [to the air 'The bells of St. Petersburgh.'] The accompaniments were composed by Stevenson, probably in 1817, as the song appears in the first number of the Popular National Airs. f. 14. 5. 'Tho 'tis all but a dream,' 1822. [French air. IV.] ff. 15, 17. 6. 'When Love is kind': Austrian melody, 1826. ff. 18, 20.
ff. 4-5b. 'The Crystal-Hunters': trio and chorus, with pianoforte accompaniment, in score, begins 'O'er mountains bright,' by Sir Henry R. Bishop, 1821. Autograph. [Published in James Power's , 1822, where it is called a Swiss air.] Words by Thomas Moore.
ff. 23-33 Three sacred songs; the words by Thomas Moore. They appeared in A Series of Sacred Songs, 1816-1824, published by James Power. 1. 'Is it not sweet to think'; melody and words. Two copies, the first in Moore's hand. ff. 23, 26. 2. Another setting of the same, adapted from Haydn, with pianoforte accompaniment by Sir John Stevenson and in his hand. The air and part of the words are in Moore's hand, followed by a copy. ff. 24, 25. With another copy of the words at f. 27. 3. 'Like morning, when her early breeze'; with pianoforte accompaniment, in score. Words in Moore's hand, the music in that of Stevenson, who received the song after 20 Oct. 1816. Followed by another copy of the words, of which the last two verses are also in Moore's hand. ff. 28-30. 4. 'Lord, who shall bear that day'; with pianoforte accompaniment, in score, in the hand of Moore, who adapted the song to music from a 'March by Dr. [William] Boyce. Recd [for publication] March 16th, 1819.' Followed by a copy of the words and melody, and another of the words only, at the end of which are added, in Moore's hand, references to Scripture authorities. ff. 31-33. On f. 22 are given the words of another Song, 'How lightly mounts'; air by Stevenson.
ff. 34-37 'Lord, who shall bear that day ‘; for 4 voices, with pianoforte accompaniment, in score: [about 1819]. The words are by Thomas Moore, in whose hand is the second stanza. The music is adapted by Sir John Stevenson from a march by Dr. [William] Boyce.
Thomas Moore: Songs by Moore, arranged by H. R. Bishop, etc.: 1819-1826.
Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, composer: Songs of Th. Moore set to music by: 1819-1826.
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
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- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1819
- End Date:
- 1826
- Date Range:
- 1819-1826
- Era:
- CE
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