Porpora, Nicola

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creatorOf (1-7.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Instrumental music; 18th century.Paper.1. 28 ff. Scarlatti (Alessandro): 4 Concertos. 4 short ‘sinfonias’ or concertos. For 2 violins and cello, with a figured bass, in score.2. 6 ff. Poretti (Dominico): Sonata in G ma..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn SACRED ducts, with Latin words, by N. Porpora. Paper; ff. 24. xviiith cent. Obl. Folio. p 2Nicola Porpora, composer: Sacred music: 18th cent., 18th century British Library
creatorOf R.M.22.m.29-31. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio). Arianna, or La Clava di Teseo; 1735. Copy. Opera in 3 acts with an overture. ‘Poesia del Sigr Paolo Rolli … In Londra 1734’; sung by Cuzzoni, Senesini, Celeste, Bertoldi and Montagnana..., 1735 British Library
referencedIn ARIAS, with accompaniments, by N. Porpora, Geminiano Giacomelli, L. Vinci, L. Loo, J. A. Hasse, G. B. Pergolese, and others. At f. 49 is a duet by Porpora. Paper; ff. .54. xviiith cent. Folio.Music: Arias: 18th cent.Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn LE NOZZE col'Nemico ": an opera in two acts, in score, by A. Scarlatti. Followed at ff. 23, 27, by an aria and a duet, with accompaniment, by N. Porpora and L. Vinci. At the clad is added a collection of rules for playing a figured bass, by A. Scarla..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ORATORIOS in full score, not quite complete, by Nicolò Porpora. Autograph. xviiith cent. 2 Vols. Oblong Quarto. [14,123, 14,124.], 18th century British Library
referencedIn KYRIE e Gloria, a piu voci con stromenti, del Nicolò Porpora,' 1747. Folio. [14,132]Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 1747 British Library
referencedIn SACRED MUSIC, in score, by Nico1ò Porpora; transcribed by Giuseppe Sigismondo. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,130.]Giuseppe Sigismondo: Transcribed.Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 18th century British Library
referencedIn MERIDE e Selinunte, an Opera; the poetry by Apostolo Zeno, the music by Nicolò Porpora. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [ 16,11l.]Apostolo Zeno, librettist and poet: Meride e Selinunte, an Opera, the words by him.Nicola Porpora, composer: Meride e Selin..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAs, by Nic. Sala, Mic. Ang. Valentini, Aless. Scarlatti, Geo. Fr. Handel, Nic. Porpora, Giov. Fischetti, Giov. Adol. Hasse, Giacomo Carissimi, Franc. Gasparini, etc. XVIIIth cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,229.]Michele Angelo Valentino: Cantatas, etc...., 18th century British Library
creatorOf (1-21.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Opera arias; 18th century. In score.Paper.1. 5 ff. Vinci (Leonardo): (Alessandro nell’Indie) Se troppo crede al ciglio. Aria; with symphonies and accompaniment for strings.2. 4 ff. Vinci (Leonardo): (Alessandro nell’I..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAS for a contralto voice, by Giov. Bononcini, Nic. Porpora, Ben. Marcello,andDiog.Bigaglia. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,222.]Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas.Benedetto Marcello, composer: Cantatas.Giovanni Bononcini, composer: Cantatas.D..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf SUPPLEMENTARY NOVELLO COLLECTION. Vol. IX. Album of keyboard works, and arrangements for keyboard of other compositions, by Handel, Samuel Wesley, Battishill, Porpora, and others; late 19th cent. Copies. Dates from the sources are given in some insta... British Library
referencedIn ITALIAN VOCAL MUSIC. Vol. I. Italian canzoni (many of which are Venetian), excerpts from Italian operas and other music; circ. 1817 (ff. 6, 20b). Composers of whom works are included, other than those mentioned below, are:-Count Palmela (ff. 2b-3), G..., 19th century British Library
referencedIn VOCAL and instrumental music, by Nicolò Porpora, for the most part in score. Autoaraph. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,125.]Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 18th century British Library
creatorOf MS Mus. 143. LEONARDO VINCI AND OTHERS: arias and duets; circa 1731. Score, written in ink in the same hand throughout, on ten staves per page, with an index in the same hand on f. 1. Unless otherwise stated, all the pieces are arias by Leonardo Vinc..., 1726-1736 British Library
referencedIn TWENTY-EIGHT cantatas for one voice, with basso continuo, to Italian words, by George Frederic Händel, Nicola Porpora, Francesco Mancini, Benedetto Marcello, and Giovanni Giorgi, etc. Paper; xviiith cent. Oblate Quarto., 18th century British Library
referencedIn SONGS and cantatas by Porpora and Vinci, in score, with full string accompaniments. Paper; ff. 131. xviiith cent. Obl. Folio.Leonardo Vinci, composer: Cantatas, arias, etc.: 18th cent.Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas, arias, etc.: 18th cent.Music: ..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn A VOLUME of Cantatas, by Nicolò Porpora, Nico1ò Jommelli, and Antonio Palella. xviiith and xixth cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,157.]Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas.Antonio Palella: Cantatas.Nicolò Jommelli, composer: Cantatas., 18th century-19th century British Library
creatorOf R.M.23.a.4-6. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio). Ifigenìa; after 1735. Opera in 3 acts, ‘Poesia del Sigr Paolo Rolli’, performed ‘In Londra 1735’, with an overture; with oboes, flutes (traversi), bassoons, trumpets, horns and strings, ... British Library
creatorOf (1-18.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio) and Arrigoni (Carlo). Opera arias; 18th century. Nos. 1-18 are all by Porpora (Nicolo Antonio) from Arianna; nos. 19-26 are all by Arrigoni (Carlo) (no. 24 is questionable) from Fernando (nos...., 18th century British Library
creatorOf CHANDOS MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS. Vol. IV. Volume of Cantatas, labelled 'Basso Continvo' on the front cover. Partly Italian. ff. i+66. Binding of dark red leather, gilt-ruled and stamped and labelled in blue leather. 275 x 422mm. 1. ff. 1-10v. J. C. Pepusch... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS Sacred Music, in full score, by Nicolò Porpora ; chiefly Autograph. xviitth cent. Folio. [14,127]Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 18th century British Library
referencedIn 1. " CANTATA a voce sola con violini, di Nicolo Porpora 10 July 1712. f. 1. 2. Cantata con violini di Antonio Caldara "; copied in 1771. f. 11. 3. Lamentationes [by Eleazar Genet, called] Carpentras, cum quatuor vocibus ; in score. Printed at Paris i... British Library
referencedIn CANTATAs, by the Baron D'Astorga, Giovanni Adolfo Hasse, Franc. Mancini, and Nic. Porpora. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,214.]Giovanni Adolfo Hasse, detto Il Sassone: Cantatas.Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas.Francesco Mancini, composer: Cantata..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAS for a soprano voice, by Aless. Scarlatti, Giov. Bat. Pergolesi, Leon. Leo, Nic. Porpora, Ant. Caputi, Dion. Bigaglia, Vincenzo Panza, Em. d'Astorga, Tomaso di Mauro, Carmine Giordano, Giov. Adolfo Hasse, Tomaso Carapella, Franc. Mancini, and..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf (1-28.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Arias and duets; 18th century. With symphonies and accompaniment for instruments as listed below, in score.Paper.1. 6 ff. Hasse (Johann Adolf): Perder l’amato bene. Aria sung by ‘Signra Faustina’ [Hasse]; with strings..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn 1. SERVICI for festivals in the Royal Chapel at Naples, with a figured bass, by Leonardo Leo; 1744. Autogr. f. 1. 2. "Quiel augello": aria, in score, from "Amare per regnare," by Nicola Porpora; 1723. f. 34. 3. "Ah ! che parlar non posso": aria, in f..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn SEPARATE vocal and instrumental parts to sacred compositions of Nicolò Porpora. xviiith cent. Folio. [14,131.]Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 18th century British Library
creatorOf (1-31.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Opera arias and duets; 18th century. With symphonies and accompaniment for instruments as listed below, in score.Paper.1. 4 ff. Alberti (Domenico): [Olimpiade] Che non mi disse un di. Aria; with strings.2. 8 ff. Capra..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAs, by Benedetto Marcello, Aless. Scarlatti, Nic. Porpora, Franc. Mancini, Fr. Ant. Pistocehi, Ant. Bononcini, Em. D'Astoraa, Ant. Pollaroli, Geo. Fr. Handel ' and Giacomo Ant. Perti. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,215.]Alessandro Scarlatti, ..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf R.M.23.a.1-3. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio). Enea; 1735. Opera in 3 acts, ‘Poesia del Sigr Paolo Rolli’, performed ‘In Londra 1734’, preceded by an overture; with trumpets, horns, oboes and strings, in score.Paper. Three volumes., 1735 British Library
referencedIn COMPOSITIONS for one voice, with figured bass; being Italian cantatas, Latin motets, and English anthems, by Nicolo Porpora, G. F. Handel, and many others. An index is prefixed. Paper; ff. 153. xviiith cent. Folio.Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas, ..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAs, by Leonardo Leo, Giovanni Antonio Giaij, and Nicolò Porpora. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,210]Nicola Porpora, composer: Cantatas.Leonardo Leo, composer: Cantatas.Giovanni Antonio Giai, composer: Cantatas., 18th century British Library
referencedIn 1. "TE DEUM," in full score, by Dr. William Boyce. Autograph. f. 1. 2. Cantatas, with a figured bass, by Nicolo Antonio Porpora. f. 37. 3. "Sonate da camera per cimbalo," by Abbate Pietro Crispi. f. 69. 4. Eight sonatas for the harpsichord, by Johann..., 18th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn OPERAS, in full score, more or less complete, by Nicolò Porpora chiefly Autograph. xviiith cent. 9 Vols. Oblong Quarto. [14,113-14,121.], 18th century British Library
creatorOf R.M.23.a.10-12. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio). Festa d’Imeneo; first half of 18th century. Opera in 3 parts, preceded by an overture; with trumpets, horns, oboes, drums and strings, in score.Paper. Three volumes. British Library
creatorOf R.M.21.b.4-6. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio). 6 Concertos; late 18th century. A numbered set of 6 ‘concerti a 3’ for 2 violins and cembalo (figured bass). Separate parts only.Paper. Three volumes. British Library
creatorOf (1-10.). ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Opera arias and duets; 18th century. With symphonies and accompaniment for instruments as listed below, in score.Paper.1. 7 ff. Sarri (Domenico): Sà il mio cor. Duet; with strings.2. 6 ff. Porta (Giovanni): Cara, addi..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAS, for a soprano voice, by Aless. Scarlatti, Ben. Iifarcello, Giuseppe Montulli, Nic. Porpora, Salvatore Rispoli, Emanuel d'Astorga, Diog. Biaaglia, Carlo Cesarini, etc. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,225.]Alessandro Scarlatti, composer: Can..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf R.M.23.a.7-9. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Porpora (Nicolo Antonio). Polifemo; 1735. Opera in 3 acts, ‘Poesia del Paolo Rolli’, performed ‘In Londra 1735’, preceded by an overture; with oboes, flutes (traversi), bassoons, trumpets, horns and strings, in s..., 1735 British Library
referencedIn 1. "AIRS selected from the opera of Scipione," in score, by A. Scarlatti. f. 1. 2. Cantatas and arias with violin accompaniments by Leonardo Leo and Nicolo Porpora. f. 79. 3. Duets for soprano and contralto, with figured bass, by Francesco Durante. f..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. IV, ff. 53.includes:f. 1 Vincenzo Bellini, composer: Canon: 19th cent.f. 2 Leonardo Leo, composer: Song: 19th cent.f. 6 b Antonio Lotti, composer: Song: 19th cent.f. 10 Nicola Porpora, composer: Song: 19th cent.ff. 14, 16 Alessandro Sc... British Library
referencedIn 1. CANTATAS by N. Porpora and G. B. Pergolese. f. 1. 2. " Raccolta di xii. Canzoncine," without composer's name. f. 31. Paper; ff. 54. xviiith cent. Obl. Folio.Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, composer: Cantatas, arias, etc.: 18th cent.Nicola Porpora, co..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn SIX SONATAS da Cembalo by Benedetto Marcello; with cantatas and arias by the same, and by Antonio Biffi, Nicola Porpora, Giovanni Porta and Tomaso Albinoni. Paper; ff. 70. xviiith cent. Belonged to John Hullah. Oblong Folio., 18th century British Library
referencedIn MOTETTS in score, by Nicolò Porpora, 1742-1756; chiefly Autograph.2 Vols. Folio. [14,128, 14,129.], 1742-1756 British Library
referencedIn CANTATAS by Porpora, Leonardo Vinci, Johann Adolf Hasse, Duni, and others, in score, with string accompaniments. Paper; ff. 128. Formerly belonged to Richard Clark. xviiith cent.Folio.Johann Adolf Hasse, composer: Cantatas, arias, etc.: 18th cent.Leo..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn CANTATAs, by Giovanni Adolfo Hasse, Carlo Arrigoni, Alessandro Scarlatti, Diogenio Bigaglia, Giovanni Bononcini, Emanuel D'Astorga, Francesco Mancini, Nicolò Porpora, Antonio Lotti, and Francesco Gasparini. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,213.]Anton..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn 1. DUET in full score, by A. Scarlatti. f. 1. 2. Airs, with violin accompaniment, by Giuseppe Scarlatti and L. Leo. ff. 15, 27. 3. Recitatives for soprano by N. Porpora. f. 32. 4. Cantatas, with figured bass, by N. Porpora. f. 42. Paper; ff. 83. xvii..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn MOTETTS in score, by Nicolò Porpora, 1726-1745. Autograph. Folio. [14,126.]Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 1726-1745 British Library
referencedIn SERENATAS, in full score, by Nicolò Porpora. Autograph. xviiith cent. Oblong Quarto. [14,122.]Nicola Porpora, composer: Operas, oratorios, etc., 18th century British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS Italian songs, ducts, and cantatas, in score; many with full instrumental accompaniment. Seven volumes. The composers named are F. A. Pistocchi, F. Conti, G. B. Buononcini, Giovaiini Porta, N. Porpora, Domenico Sarro (al. Sarri), L. Vin..., 18th century British Library
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