Smith, John Christopher, the younger, composer

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creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Solomon; [HWV 67] circa 1770. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XXVI). [Acts II and III only. Extra Sinfonia at beginning of Act II, not in H-G]. Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 21. For autograph see R.M.20.h.4; for a..., approximately 1770 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Deborah; [HWV 51] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XXIX). Full score. Smith Collection Vol. 2. For autograph see R.M.20.h.2.ff. 114. 15.5 x 11 in.Samuel Humphreys, author and librettist: Handel's 'Deborah'..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn COPIES Of the two Chandos anthems contained in Add. 31,557, 31,558; in full score. Followed, at f. 39, by Four Morning and Evening Services in voice-score, by Dr. Blow; and, at f 74, by a " Dies Iræ, " for ten voices, in full score, by Jean Baptiste ..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Susanna; [HWV 66] circa 1770. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft I). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 20. For autograph see R.M.20.f.8.ff. 111. 18.5 x 11.5 in.George Frideric Handel, composer: Music manuscripts: 18-19th..., approximately 1770 British Library
referencedIn " RECEUFIL de Piéces choisies pour le Clauessin, 1702, "compiled by William Babell. Autogr. The principal contents are twenty-nine suites probably adapted and arranged by the compiler, many of them from operatic works by Jean Baptiste Sully (ff. 1-10... British Library
referencedIn HARPSICHORD SOLOS, etc., by J[ohn] C[hristopher] Smith, Handel, Francesco Geminiani, and Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne, transcribed by Dr. Charles Burney, at Chester, in 1744. Paper; ff. i + 35. Folio. Belonged (19th cent.) to S. N. Barber of Denmark Hil..., 1744 British Library
creatorOf R.M.19.b.5. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Gideon, oratorio, words by T. Morell, compiled from the works of Handel by J.C. Smith; circa 1769. Performed at Covent Garden Theatre in 1769. [Copy]. Full score. 3 vols. 10.25 x 14.5 in., approximately 1769 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Judas Maccabeus; [HWV 63] 1766. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XXII). Full score. Written by R.S.; Smith Collection, Vol. 17. For autograph see R.M.20.e.12; for another copy see R.M.18.f.10.ff. 217. 14.75 x 19.5 in.Ro..., 1766 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Alexander Balus; [HWV 65] 1769. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft LXXXVI). Full score. Written by R. S.; Smith Collection, Vol. 18. For the autograph see R.M.20.d.3.ff. 161. 14.5 x 10.5 in.Robert Smith, of St Paul's Chur..., 1769 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Messiah; [HWV 56] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XLV). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 10. For autograph see R.M.20.f.2; for other copies see R.M.18.b.10 and R.M.19.d.1.ff. 117. 18.25 x 11.25 in.Georg..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Theodora; [HWV 68] circa 1770. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft VIII). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 22. For autograph see R.M.20.f.9.ff. 101. 18.5 x 11.5 in.Thomas Morell, DD: Robert Boyle, natural philosopher: Ha..., approximately 1770 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Parnasso in festa; [HWV 73] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XLV). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 9. [no autograph known?].ff. 141. 14.5 x 10.5 in.1. ff. 1-141. ‘Pernasso [sic] in Festa per gli sponsal..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Hercules; [HWV 60] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft IV). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 14. For autograph see R.M.20.e.8; for another copy see R.M.19.a.9.ff. 150. 14.5 x 10.25 in.Sophocles: Publius Ovi..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn "RADAMISTE," or " Il Rademisto ": an Italian opera, in full score. Transcript by Christopher Smith. This copy differs from the printed text of 1720 in the fulness of its orchestration, in a few changes of phrasing (e.g. in the violino traverso of the..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Nüske (J.A.). The Nüske-Aniad; 19th century. ‘A collection of vocal melodies, consisting of celebrated airs by the leading foreign and English musicians; the works of each supplying one song: adapted to the guitar, with, relat..., 19th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Joshua; [HWV 64] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XVII). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 19. For autograph see R.M.20.e.11.ff. 116. 15.5 x 11 in.Thomas Morell, DD: Handel's 'Joshua' (HWV64) to a librett..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Jephta; [HWV 70] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XLIV). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 23. For autograph see R.M.20.e.9.ff. 118. 18.25 x 11.5 in.Thomas Morell, DD: Handel's 'Jephtha' (HWV70) to a libr..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Semele; [HWV 58] 1769. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft VII). Full score. Written by R.S.; Smith Collection, Vol. 12. For autograph see R.M.20.f.7; for other copies see R.M.19.d.6 and R.M.19.b.3.ff. 165. 14.25 x 10.25 i..., 1769 British Library
creatorOf R.M.18.b.8. ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Miscellaneous collections and selections vol. XV; 18th century. Copy. Compositions for Harpsichord, unless otherwise described, mostly not in H-G. Items 49-97 are Minuets for Harpsichord, identified so..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn "HESTER: a grand oratoria." Transcript, in score, by Christopher Smith. Paper; ff. 110. xviiith cent. Oblong Folio.John Christopher Smith, the younger; composer: Transcripts of Handel's works: 18th cent., 18th century British Library
referencedIn " Acis and Galatea " : a serenata. Transcript, in score, by Christopher Smith. Paper; ff. 159. xviiith cent. Oblong Folio.John Christopher Smith, the younger; composer: Transcripts of Handel's works: 18th cent., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Belshazzar; [HWV 61] 1767. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XIX). Full score. Written by R.S.; Smith Collection, Vol. 13. For autograph see R.M.20.d.10.ff. 178. 14.25 x 10 in.Robert Smith, of St Paul's Churchyard: Works..., 1767 British Library
referencedIn SONGS from operas, in score ; taken from " Pastor Fido," " Muzio Scævola," " Ottone," "Floridante," " Tamerlano " (?), "Giulio Cesare," " Rodelinda," and " Alessandro." Some of the songs are distinguished in a list prefixed as unpublished. Transcript..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Athalia [HWV 52]; 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft V). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 3. For autograph see R.M.20.h.1.ff. 128. 15.5 x 11.25 in.Jean Racine, French poet: Samuel Humphreys, author and lib..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: The Triumph of Time and Truth [HWV 46b]; circa 1770. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XX). Smith Collection, Vol. 24.. For autograph see R.M.20.f.10 [?]; for other copies see R.M.19.f.1 and R.M.19.e.5.ff. 116. 4.5 x 10...., approximately 1770 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel [HWV 50]: Esther; 18th century, 1767. 2 copies. (Händel-Gesellschaft XL, XLI). Full score. Smith Collection. For autograph see R.M.20.e.7; for other copies see R.M.19.g.8 and R.M.19.b.2.2 vols., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Occasional Oratorio; [HWV 62] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XLIII). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol. 15. For autograph see R.M.20.f.3.ff. 153. 14.5 x 10.25 in.John Milton, poet: Edmund Spenser, poet: ..., 18th century British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Israel in Egypt; [HWV 54] 18th century. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XVI). Full score. The Trombone parts are on ff. 142-147v. Smith Collection, Vol. 6. For autograph see R.M.20.h.3.ff. 147. 15.5 x 11 in.George Frid..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ENGLISH duets, chiefly by Dr. Thomas Augustine Arne and William Jackson, of Exeter, transcribed in score by Richard James Samuel Stevens; 1797. Included also are compositions by Handel (ff. 43, 45 b), John Christopher Smith (f. 30), Stephen Storace (..., 1797 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Saul; [HWV 53] 1722. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XIII). Full score. Written by I. Bulley [title-page only, remainder of MS in different, earlier hand]; Smith Collection, Vol. 8. For autograph see R.M.20.g.3.ff. 144..., 1722 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day [HWV 79] and The Choice of Hercules [HWV69]; 1767. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XXIII, XVIII). Full scores. The Overture of the Ode is omitted. Written by R.S.; Smith Collection Vol.5. For ..., 1767 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Joseph; [HWV 59] 1767. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft XLII). Full score. Written by R.S.; Smith Collection, Vol. 16. For autograph see R.M.20.e.10.ff. 150. 14.25 x 10.25 in.Robert Smith, of St Paul's Churchyard: Works..., 1767 British Library
creatorOf ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. G.F. Handel: Samson; [HWV 57] circa 1770. Copy. (Händel-Gesellschaft X). Full score. Smith Collection, Vol.11. For autograph see R.M.20.f.6.ff. 139. 14 x 10 in.John Milton, poet: Newburgh Hamilton, author and librettist: Hande..., approximately 1770 British Library
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