Duetti per soprano e contralto / del Sigr. Francesco Durante. [between 1720 and 1799?]

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Duetti per soprano e contralto / del Sigr. Francesco Durante. [between 1720 and 1799?]

Unsigned, undated music book, probably from Italy, between 1720 and 1799, containing ms. scores of six vocal duets for soprano and alto voice, with figured bass accompaniment.

1 ms. score ([37] leaves, bound) ; 22 x 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7788142

Newberry Library

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Howard Mayer Brown Collection (Newberry Library)

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Durante, Francesco, 1684-1755

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Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725

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Ms. of the original toccata for harpsichord is in the Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, Milan. This transcription for full orchestra, 1945; first performance Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 11 September 1945, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Désiré Defaw conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Tocatta nona / Alessandro Scarlatti ; orch. by Leon Stein. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54030281 Italian composer. From th...