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Hall, Henry, ca. 1656-1707. Collection of sacred and secular songs by late 17th century composers [manuscript], ca. 1710.

Title: Collection of sacred and secular songs by late 17th century composers [manuscript], ca. 1710.

Collection of songs, motets and anthems by late 17th and early 18th century British and Continental composers; copied in the early eighteenth century. Some works attributed but most unattributed. 12-13 staves per page; scored for voices and basso continuo (often with figures) and some works also name string or wind instruments. Musical settings are by Henry Hall, John Blow, [Jeremiah] Clarke, Alessandro Stradella, John Allnott, [Giacomo Carissimi], Daniel Purcell and above all Henry Purcell. Many of the songs were taken from works by John Bancroft, Thomas Betterton, William Congreve, Abraham Cowley, John Crowne, Thomas D'Urfey, John Dryden, John Fletcher, [Anthony?] Henley, Sir Robert Howard, Nathaniel Lee, P.A. Motteux, William Mountfort, Katherine Philips, George Powell, Elkanah Settle, Thomas Shadwell, Shakespeare (The tempest, Twelfth night and Timon of Athens), Thomas Southerne, Sir Richard Steele, and Nahum Tate. Also, at the beginning of Part I, excerpt from The merchant of Venice, two odes on the death of Henry Purcell (one by Dryden), and a few medicinal formularies; at the beginning of Part II, lines by John Gilbert of Christ's College, Cambridge.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. of ms. music ; 33 x 22 cm.

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Sir Herbert Mackworth Collection of Opera Scores, 1600-1899

Title: Sir Herbert Mackworth Collection of Opera Scores 1600-1899

ArchivalResource: 4 metres

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Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707. [Miscellaneous collection of music for harpsichord by Henry Purcell and others]

Title: [Miscellaneous collection of music for harpsichord by Henry Purcell and others] [ca. 1710]

Manuscript volume of harpsichord music by Henry Purcell, Jeremiah Clarke and others. The volume contains 32 complete pieces and a few fragments. The contents are fully described in the article by Robert Klakowich, cited above.

ArchivalResource: [80] p, bound ; 20 x 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/609888956 View

Vivaldi, Antonio, 1678-1741. Songs, suites, and dance tunes for melody instrument : manuscript, [17--].

Title: Songs, suites, and dance tunes for melody instrument : manuscript, [17--].

Songs have a bass part in red ink. Composers include Purcell, Corelli and Vivaldi.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 17 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49951765 View

Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717. The island princess.

Title: The island princess. ca. 1699]

ArchivalResource: Ms. score ([65] leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39015590 View

Purcell, Daniel, 1664?-1717. Sonate n °2 pour flute et orgue en ré mineur [Multimédia multisupport].

Title: Sonate n °2 pour flute et orgue en ré mineur [Multimédia multisupport].

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Purcell, Daniel, 1664?-1717. Sonate n °2 pour flute et orgue en ré mineur [Multimédia multisupport].

Title: Sonate n °2 pour flute et orgue en ré mineur [Multimédia multisupport].

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Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717. Songs and instrumental pieces : manuscript, [17--].

Title: Songs and instrumental pieces : manuscript, [17--].

Copies of songs and instrumental pieces. Composers include: Blow, Purcell, Handel, Corelli and Bononincini.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 33 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49951769 View

Royal College of Music (Great Britain). Library. A curious collection of overtures, act tunes, dance tunes, etc. [microform] : (in score) ... probably transcribed about the year 1700.

Title: A curious collection of overtures, act tunes, dance tunes, etc. [microform] : (in score) ... probably transcribed about the year 1700. 1700?

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. score (49 leaves)

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