Oliphant, Thomas, 1799-1873

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creatorOf " MUSIC IN MACBETH " [1672], commonly attributed to Matthew Lock, with symphonies and accompaniments for instruments, in score. At ff. 14-18 there is an alternative setting of the passage beginning " Now I go," apparently (see his letter at the top o..., 1660-1875 British Library
referencedIn Collection of sheet music featuring British composers, ca. 1775-1986 (inclusive), 1830-1930 (bulk). Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf HYMNS, motetts, etc., in Latin, in vocal score, by Henri Dumont, chapel-master to Louis XIV. of France; copied by Charles King, Mus. Bac., Vicar Choral, Almoner, and Master of the Choristers at St. Paul's Cathedral. Paper; early xviiith cent. Belonge... British Library
creatorOf 1. "AULD Robin Gray," set to music by William Leeves, Rector of Warington, co. Somerset. Autograph. Enclosed in a letter from Andrew Loder to William Ayrton, editor of the Musical Library; Ashborne, 4 Dec. 1834. f. 1. 2. Score of the "Canon per Augme..., 18th century-1834 British Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Copy of The music in The Indian queen, ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Copy of the Mask in The libertine destroyed, ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Worgan, Mr. (John). Copy of an ode from the Spectator, No. 465, set to music by John Worgan [manuscript], ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf PART-SONGS, etc., for two, three, and four voices, by William Byrd, John Farmer, Thomas Morley, and other composers, chiefly in Latin or English; copied by John Immyns. In separate parts, in four volumes. Paper ; xviiith cent. Oblate Duodecimo., 18th century British Library
creatorOf Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 71-1758. Copy of Richard Leveridge's incidental music for Macbeth, 1702, in the hand of Thomas Oliphant [manuscript], 19th century. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn MADRIGALS and part-,songs by John Morley, Gerolamo Converso, Jeremiah Saville, John Wilbye, Thomas Linley, Luca Marenzio, John Danby, Samuel Webbe [senior], Lord Mornington, Rev. R. J. S. Stevens, Thomas Ford, Giovanni dalla Croce, Jonathan Battishil..., 19th century British Library
creatorOf Letter book; 1850-58.ff. 179. 225 x 184mm.includes:ff. 2, 10, 34, 54, 56, 60v, 75r, 75v, 77, 95, 96, 97 Sir Michael Costa, composer: George Hogarth, music critic and composer; Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Letters to Sir Michael Costa from Georg..., 1850-1858 British Library
creatorOf ENGLISH songs, set to music by John Blow, Henry Purcell, Captain Pack, Henry Aldrich, Matthew Locke, and others, Paper; late xviith cent. Oblate Duodecimo. British Library
creatorOf "A SONG sung att [St.] Cecilia's Feast," in 1692, by Henry Purcell, to words by Nicholas Brady. Full score. Paper; early xviiith cent. With the book-plate of E. T. Warren Horne. Folio. British Library
creatorOf Smart, George Thomas, Sir, 1776-1867. Letters from Sir George Smart, with related material. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
creatorOf MOTETTS for six voices. Latin in separate parts, in five volumes, that containing the cantus being wanting. Paper; xviith cent. Oblate Octavo., 17th century British Library
creatorOf GLEES, catches, airs, etc., by Henry Purcell, Henry Thames, John Blow, William Byrd, Matthew Locke, Benjamin Rogers, Henry Aldrich, Philip Hayes, and other composers, chiefly English. Reversing the volume, there are, besides other similar pieces, a f..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ENGLISH part songs for five voices, each part in a separate volume. Among them are laments on the deaths of Sir Philip Sidney, Thomas Tallis, Queen Mary, Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Elizabeth, and Henry Prince of Wales. Five volumes. Paper; xviith cen..., 17th century British Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Music in Timon of Athens, ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 71-1758. Music in Macbeth, copied ca. 1725. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf AIRS composed for the viola-di-gamba, by J. J. [John Jenkins ?]. Paper; xviith cent. Folio., 17th century British Library
creatorOf FIRST and Second Cantus parts and Tenor part of a collection of Latin motets, portions of Masses, etc., for 7 and 8 voices, beginning with a " Beata es, Virgo Maria." The composers are not named. Paper; ff. 46, 41, 41. xviith century. From the Collec..., 17th century British Library
creatorOf GLEES, motetts, catches, etc., mostly for three voices, by-Trevor, Adrian Willaerdt, Philip Hayes, and others. In separate parts, in three volumes. Reversing the volumes, there are four glees by [Thomas] Morley and one by Michael East. In the handwri..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf MEMORANDA of agreements between the proprietors of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, and various musicians; 3 Sept. 1818-18 Sept. 1820. Those for the year 1818 are signed by [Sir] Henry R[owley] Bishop, musical manager of the theatre. Paper. Folio. British Library
referencedIn CATCHES, by the Earl of Mornington, Henry Purcell, Dr. T. A. Arne, J. Isum [Isham], -Atterbury, and others. Copied by Thomas Oliphant. Paper; ff. 39. xixth cent. Oblong 24mo.Garrett Colley Wellesley, 1st Earl of Mornington: Part-songs: 19th cent.Hen..., 19th century British Library
creatorOf COLLECTION of well-known English and Scotch tunes of the earlier half of the eighteenth century, with an index. Some of the pieces at the end are perhaps in the handwriting of Thomas Essex, Mus. Doc. Paper; xviiith and xixth centt. Small Quarto., 18th century-19th century British Library
creatorOf MS Mus. 1592. Letters of composers: A collection of letters of British composers, performers, promoters and publishers; 1825-1929; n.d. All names are in the index to this catalogue. Includes letters relating to Sacred Harmonic Society performances, f..., 1825-1929 British Library
referencedIn Letters from Sir George Smart, with related material, 1804-1864 GB 206 Leeds University Library
referencedIn PEARSALL COLLECTION. Vol. VII (ff. ii + 101). Arrangements and adaptations from works by the early madrigalwriters and others, interspersed with original compositions chiefly sketches or rough drafts by Pearsall, including anthems, a canon, a carol, ..., 1835-1838 British Library
referencedIn INDEX to English Songs, under the first line of each; by Thomas Olipliant. Paper; 7442 entries. xixth cent. Folio., 19th century British Library
creatorOf TWENTY-FIVE compositions by John Eccles, including "Rinaldo and Armicla," and the music in "Macbeth," which is considered by William Linley, in his "Shakespeare's Songs," to have been the original from which the music attributed to Matthew Locke was ..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn MOTET for forty voices by Thomas Tallis, copies by Thomas Oliphant. Inserted at the end is the three-part glee, " How merrily we live," by Michael Este; printed. Paper; ff. 147. xixth cent. Folio., 19th century British Library
creatorOf PRIMO Libro de' Madrigali, for four voices, by Giulio Renaldi of Padua; transcribed by John Immyns. Paper; xviiith cent. Oblate Octavo., 18th century British Library
creatorOf "THE JUGEMENT of Paris," an opera, by Daniel Purcell, to words by [William] Congreve. Full score. Autograph (?). Paper; xviith-xviiith centt. With the book-plate of Robert Smith. Folio., 17th century-18th century British Library
creatorOf THREE-PART songs, in vocal score, chiefly by French composers, in Latin, French, and Italian, with some in English, by Thomas Morley; copied by John Immyns, founder of the Madrigal Society, in 1741. Two volumes. Paper; xviiith cent. Oblate Duodecimo., 18th century British Library
creatorOf "TRISTITIÆ remedium. Cantiones selectissimæ diuersorum tum authorum tum argumentorum; labore et manu exaratæ Thomæ Myriell, A.D. 1616." A collection of glees, sacred pieces, etc., by John Wilby, Richard Deering, Thomas Ravenscroft, Martin Pierson, Jo..., 1616 British Library
creatorOf AYRTON PAPERS. Vol. IV A (ff. ii+200). Letters, etc., 'From Composers, Performrs and other Musical Characters'; 1802-1847, n.d.includes:ff. 1-2 Robert Nicolas Charles Bochsa, composer and harpist: Correspondence: 1822.ff. 3-5b John Wall Callcott,..., 1802-1847 British Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Copy of Music in Oedipus, 1692, ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn CONRADIN KREUTZER Recit. and trio ‘Say what reward … Seek not youth’ (‘Trenne nicht das Band der Liebe’) from Das Nachtlager in Granada. Copy by W[illia]m G[oodwin].; 1850.ff. i+14 240 x 305mm.Thomas Oliphant, composer and author: Conradin Kreutzer, ..., 1850 British Library
creatorOf ENGLISH songs set to music by Henry Lawes, Dr. John Wilson, Edmund Chilmead, Michael Wise, Pelham Humphrey, Matthew Locke, and others; partly in the handwriting of Edward Lowe, chorister of Salisbury, afterwards organist of Christ Church and Professo..., 17th century British Library
creatorOf ‘Original letters’: Oakeley – Parry (ff. 303); 1820-1913, n.d.includes:ff. 1-3 Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley, composer, organist and conductor: Stanley Lucas, Secretary, Philharmonic Society: Alexander Grant, 10th Baronet; of Dalvey; Principal of Edi..., 1820-1913 British Library
referencedIn L'ANDROMACA] "Opera del Sigre Francesco Feo 1730," in three acts; full score. Paper; xviiith cent. The following note of ownership is at the beginning: "This volume formed part of the Library of the Pretender (with whom Mr. Greatorex had been on inti..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ODE for St. Cecilia's Day, in full score, by Henry Purcell, apparently in the hand of [John] Saville, lay-chorister of Lichfield Cathedral. Paper ; ff. iv + 42. Quarto. XVIII-XIX cent. Belonged to T[homas] Jones, C[harles] Wesley (d. 1834), Enoch Haw..., 18th century-19th century British Library
creatorOf Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Copy of Music in Bonduca, 1695, ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf COMPOSITIONs by Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne, in full score, viz.:-1. "The kind Appointment;" a cantata. f. 8. 2. "A Wretch long tortur'd ;" a cantata. f. 20. 3. "Music in Rosamond, 1733," f. 33. 4. "Music in the Tempest." Imperfect. f. 86. 5. "The last..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf Eccles, John, d. 1735. Copy of Music to Macbeth, ca. 1696, 1845. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 71-1758. Music in Macbeth [manuscript], copied ca. 1775. Folger Shakespeare Library
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associatedWith Eccles, John, d. 1735. person
associatedWith Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 71-1758. person
associatedWith Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. person
associatedWith Smart, George Thomas, Sir, 1776-1867. person
associatedWith Worgan, Mr. (John) person
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Death 1873

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Active 1929

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