Add MS 31633

Vol. II.

[After 1761?]

ff. 129. A collection, probably made in London, of Operatic pieces, with instrumental accompaniments, in score, by composers of the middle of the 18th century. Unless the contrary is stated, they are arias with strings, and anonymous.

1. 'Di spavento'; with oboes, etc. 'Galuppi.' Imperfect at the end. f. 2. 2. 'Rispondi; favella.' By the same. Imperfect at the end. f. 9. 3. 'Se tutti i mali miei'; with horns, flutes, etc. [From 'Alessandro nelle Indie,' by G. Cocchi, 1761.] The words are from Metastasio's 'Demofoonte.' f. 13. 4. 'Vanne à quel nobil core.' [From 'Penelope,' by B. Galuppi, 1741; revived in London in 1754.] f. 22. 5. 'Perche si far di sinceri.' 'Hasse.' f. 27. 6. Recitative (Armidoro). f. 31. 7. 'Ch' io mai vi possa Lasciar d' amare'; with bassoons, etc. By Pasquale Potenza. [From the pasticcio 'Creso,' 1758.] The words from Metastasio's 'Siroe.' f. 33. 8. 'Si vanta.' By G. Cocchi. [From the same work.] f. 35. 9. 'Se tu sapessi appieno.' f. 40. 10-12. Recitative (Euriso), Recitative (Ariene) with aria 'Affanni crudeli,' and scena (Ciro, Sibari and Creso), ending with the accompanied recitative 'Amici, addio'; the latter with oboes, horns, bassoons, etc. [From 'Creso,' probably the above-named pasticcio.] ff. 42b, 43, 47-50b. 13. 'Chi un dolce amor condanna'; with flutes, etc. [From 'Catone in Utica.'] f. 51. 14. 'Speranza del mio cor'; with flutes, horns, bassoons, etc. f. 54. 15. 'Quel labro adorato'; with flutes, etc. [From 'Demetrio.'] f. 60. 16. 'Nel pensar al gran cimento.' [By D. Perez, from the pasticcio 'Arminio,' 1759.] f. 64. 17. Recitative (Selimo); with horns, oboes, bassoons, etc. [From 'Solimanno,' 1760.] 'Galuppi.' (For the Aria, see Add MS 31634, f. 4b, below, p. 297). f. 71. 18. 'Figlio mi sento.' f. 76. 19. 'Mi credi spietata'; with horns, etc. [From 'Artaserse.'] f. 81. 20. Recitative (Narsea) and aria 'Infelice abbandonata.' [By D. Perez, from the pasticcio 'Solimanno,' 1758.] f. 87. 21. Accompanied recitative (Argia), begins 'Il Figlio tuo.' '[? Johann Christian] Bach.' Sung by Signora Carmignani, who was in London in 1762. f. 99. 22. 'A questa bianca mano'; with oboes, etc. [From 'Penelope.'] 'Galuppi.' f. 103. 23. 'Tergi quel caro ciglio': duet. By D. Perez, f. 108. 24, 25. 'Che non mi disse un di,' and 'Tu di saper procura.' [From 'L'Olimpiade,' 1743.] 'Nicola Jommelli.' ff. 114, 122.