Add MS 30955

Passim. Songs chiefly from Dibdin's musical dramas. In score. Unless the contrary is stated, the accompaniments are for horns, oboes, and strings. 1. 'This strange emotion'; with bassoons, etc. [From 'The Islanders,' 1780.] f. 1. 2. Recitatives (Nancy, Kitty, Tom Pitch), begins 'Thus do we every eve complain'; with figured bass. [(?) From 'The Villain.'] f. 6. 3. 'Thy beauteous form.' f. 7. 4. 'Timothy Tough.' Two copies, the first with bass only, the second with orchestra but without horns. [From 'The Round Robin.'] ff. 9, 10. 5. ' 'Tis true; but then to love this Polly': recitative with a bass only [from 'The Benevolent Tar,' 1782]. f.13. 6. Air (Sylvia), begins 'Touch the hasp'; with bassoons, etc. f. 25. 7. Air (Commodore), begins 'As into port the vessel turns'; with bassoons, etc. f. 36. 8. Air (Sensuality), begins 'Turn thee from that maigre figure'; with strings. f. 39. 9. 'Un Tonnelier vieux et Jaloux'; from 'The Tonnelier.' By N. Isouard. f. 41. 10. 'The gallant soldier gayly comes'; with flutes, etc. [From 'The Cottage.'] f. 43. 11. Air (Emma), begins 'We dream of hidden treasure.' f. 50. 12. 'Welcome, welcome, joy and pleasure.' f. 54. 13. Scene (Villars, Lady Bloomingdale, Polly and Adam), begins 'We'll fairly get round her.' (cf. Add MS 30953, no. 20, etc.). f. 56. 14. Recitatives:—'Well, old Friend,' etc. [From 'Long Odds.'] f. 63. 15. Duet (Voice, Echo), begins 'What art thou, Eccho' (sic), f. 64. 16. 'What a strange thing this same love is'; with flutes, bassoons, etc. [From 'The Cottage.'] f. 67. 17. Air (Venture), begins 'What shall I do, oh dear'; without horns. [From 'The Seraglio,' by S. Arnold.] f. 69. 18. 'What shall I do, where shall I run'; with bassoons, etc. [From 'Harvest Home,' 1787.] f. 74. 19. Recitatives (Exotic, Volatile), begins 'What, never, never'; with flutes, bassoons, etc. (cf. Add MS 30951, no. 39). f. 77. 20. 'When an Englishman on a manoover is bent.' [From 'The Cottage.'] f. 79. 21. 'Whene'er love's Joys the heart surprize'; without horns. [From 'The Graces,' 1782.] f. 83. 22. Air (Marcella), begins 'When guilt within the bosom lies' (cf. Add MS 30953, no. 20). f. 84. 23. 'Where opening hound and jocund horn.' f. 88. 24. Air (Adam), begins 'Our time thus most heavily passes'; with bassoons, etc. (cf. above, no. 13). f. 93. 25. 'Say, Fanny, wilt thou go with me': duet [from 'Clump and Cudden']. f. 99. 26. 'While the doctor's abroad'; without horns. [From 'Poor Vulcan,' 1778.] f. 101. 27. Recitative and air (Civet), begins 'Dressed Alamode' (cf. Add MS 30951, no. 32). f. 103. 28. 'Why, what can he tell us'; with strings only. [From 'Long Odds.'] f. 105. 29. 'With a true social mind' [from 'The Cottage']. f. 108. 30. 'With strong conflicting pangs oppressed' [from 'Harvest Home']. f. 112. 31. 'Women, dear Sir, are just and true' [from 'The Round Robin']. f. 117. 32. Air (Landlord), begins 'Would you know how the time in our club rolls along.' f. 120. 33. Air (Belmot), begins 'Yes, yes, I'll kneel at beauty's shrine' (cf. Add MS 30953, no. 2, etc.). f. 125. 34. 'Yes, yes, tis so, I see it plain' [from 'Hassan']. f. 128. 35. 'You bade me be loyal'; without horns. [From 'The Cottage.'] f. 134. 36. 'You may call us what you will'; with flutes, etc. [From 'Hassan.'] f. 138. 37. 'You may remember': duet [from 'The Villain']. f. 143. 38. 'You may talk of your Venuses' [from the same]. Two copies. ff. 151, 154. 39. 'Masque,' containing songs and 2-part chorus, begins 'Your harmless sports' [afterwards inserted in 'The Musical Mentor']. ff. 156-157. 40. 'Your lovers, like birds.' f. 158. 41. Scene (Moderation, Severity, Indulgence), begins 'What shame of Phillis to report' (cf. Add MS 30952, no. 32). f. 167. 42-46. Five fragments, apparently from dramatic works. ff. 169, 171, 172, 174, 176.

Passim. Songs, etc., from Table-Entertainments, by Charles Dibdin. The accompaniments are for pianoforte, violin, and two flutes, in most cases, in score. Autograph. Many of them are imperfect1 . 'Tho' doubts and fears alternate rise.' f. 4. 2. 'I went to sea all so fearlessly.' [From 'The Sphinx.'] f. 19. 3. 'Tom Transom.' From 'The Frolic.' f. 23. 4. 'Why, what's that to you.' [From 'The Tour.'] f. 30. 5. 'True Friendship.' [From 'The Sphinx.'] f. 34. 6. 'When Dryden wrote'; followed by a march for horns, clarinets, bassoons, etc. [From 'Britons, strike home.'] f. 46. 7. 'As wit and beauty.' [From 'The Quizzes.'] f. 107. 8. ''Tis said, we venturous die-hards.' [From 'The Whim.'] f. 115. 9. 'An ignorant peasant called Murdoch Macmora.' [From 'Heads or Tails.'] f.123. 10. 'My name, dye see, 's Tom Tough.' [From 'The Tour.'] f. 133. 11. '... bad off as we.' Imperfect at the beginning, f. 173.

Passim. Songs, with a bass for harpsichord or pianoforte, in score. Nos. 1 and 3-6 are by Charles Dibdin. Autograph. 1. 'To be sweet tempered.' [In .] f. 15. 2. 'To fair Fidele's grassy tomb.' '[William] Jackson' [of Exeter]; published by him in his , op. 7 [1768?], as 'To fairest Delia.' f. 18. 3. 'Tom Tarpauline,' begins 'The tightest lad for spunk and skill.' f. 20. 4. 'Some jolly sailors manned the jorum.' f. 27. 5. 'My dear Mister Wardle' [1809-1810]. f. 49. 6. 'When in folly and vice.' f. 87. Nos. 7-9 (Scotch songs) are in a different hand: — 7. 'My Daddy is a canker'd Carle.' f. 164. 8. 'Rossline Castle'; without the words, f. 164b. 9. 'Ah where and ah where is your Highland laddie gone.' Imperfect. f. 179

ff. 160-162b. Airs, without accompaniment, probably intended for a violin. Most of them are anonymous, inserted among some autograph songs by Dibdin.1. So-called 'Trio' in F. 'Handel.' f. 160. 2. Andante in E flat. 'Giordani.' ib. 3. Irish air. f. 160b. 4-6. Three Allegros (in 6/8 and 3/4 time). ib. 7. 'Non, ma chère Lise.' f. 161.8. 'Toi (?) t'attende la belle Henriette.' ib. 9. Maestoso in C. f. 161. 10. Grazioso. French. i. 161b. 11. Maestoso from 'Le Roi et son Fermier' [by P. A. Monsigny, 1762]. ib. 12. 'Rondo (Allegro)' in G. ib. 13. Grazioso in C. f. 162. 14. 'Vaudville' in B flat. ib. 15. 'Chasse' in A. f. 162b. 16. 'Scolding Chorus,' in D. ib.

f. 163b. 'Here awa, there awa'; from a collection of songs by Charles Dibdin.