Contemporary engravings [manuscript] ca. 1600-ca. 1825.

Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786

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Hassler, Hans Leo, 1564-1612.

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Haydn, Michael, 1737-1806

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Composed 1766.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Concerto per il flauto traverso / Michael Haydn. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52183108 Composed 1777.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Türkische Suite : (nach der Musik zu Voltaire's "Zaire") / Michael Haydn ; edited by Karl Geiringer. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52183926 Austrian composer; Joseph Haydn's b...

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, 1714-1787

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From the opera in 2 acts with libretto by Marco Coltellini after a play by Carlo Sigismondo Capece. First performance Burg Theater, Vienna, 30 January 1765. This work was later used as the Overture to Armide (callno.: 4406).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Overture : Il Telemaco osia [sic] L'isola di Circe / Gluck. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49863952 18th century German opera composer. From the description of ...

Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809

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Possibly composed by 1778-79. This symphony exists in several different versions. This edition is based on parts published by Siéber, Paris, 1786, which lack the minuet and trio listed in Hoboken.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Symphony no. 53 : (L'Impériale) / by Joseph Haydn ; edited by Alfred Einstein. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 50181222 Composed before 1781. Authenticity doubtful. For other editions see callnos. 11...

Pisani, Antonio

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Herschel, William, 1738-1822

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William Herschel(b. November 15, 1738, Hannover, Germany–d. August 25, 1822, Slough, England) was a British astronomer and composer, and brother of fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel, with whom he worked. Herschel constructed his first large telescope in 1774, after which he spent nine years carrying out sky surveys to investigate double stars. Herschel published catalogues of nebulae in 1802 (2,500 objects) and in 1820 (5,000 objects). In the course of an observation on 13 March 1781, he ...

Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste

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Belgian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed from Grétry to M. de Croise, Secrétaire du Roy, Paris, 1789 Apr. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122639601 From the description of Autograph note signed from Grétry to unidentified correspondent, Paris, 1809 Dec. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560768 From the description of Autograph letter signed from Grétry to "Citoyen Ministre, " Paris, c1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510940 ...

Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664

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Italian artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Florence, to [Pierre] Mariette, Paris, 1654 Apr. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270129717 Biographical/Historical Note Stefano Della Bella was born and died in Florence. His father, Francesco Della Bella, was a sculptor in Giambologna's workshop; and his brothers followed the trades of goldsmith, sculptor, and painter. He first worked in gold-and metals...

Lalande, Michel-Richard ˜deœ 1657-1726

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Staden, Sigmund Theophil, 1607-1655

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Abel, Karl Friedrich, 1723-1787

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Composed 1777.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sinfonia in E-flat, op. 14, no. 2 / by Carl Friedrich Abel. 1992. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42363105 From the description of Sinfonia in E-flat, op. 14, no. 6 / by Carl F. Abel. 1991. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42527299 Composed 1780 or later. This edition edited from parts of the first edition published by R. Bremner, London [1785]. Dedicated to...

Cramer, Wilhelm, 1746-1799

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Sacchini, Antonio, 1730-1786

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From the opera Artaserse, libretto by Metastasio; first performed in Rome at the Teatro Argentina, carnevale 1768. Cf. New Grove online. From the description of Argentina 1768 del Sig. Antonio Sacchini : Se al labbro mio non credi : manuscript, 1768. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 712140740 ...

Arne, Thomas

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Originally composed for string orchestra, 1738. First performance of masque at Drury Lane Theatre, London, 4 March 1738. This arrangement 1923. Based on Milton's "Comus". Adapted by John Dalton.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Dance from Comus, in F / Thomas Augustine Arne ; arranged and edited by Adam Carse. [192-] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696273 The pastiche ballad opera in 3 acts with libretto based on the play by Isaac Bi...

Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695

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This version 1943.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Suite from the opera : the Fairy queen / Henry Purcell ; selection and orchestration by Harold Byrns. 1943. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53445289 From the opera composed ca. 1689. Transcribed 1936.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Passacaglia : from Dido and Aeneas / Henry Purcell ; transcribed by Charles O'Connell. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall Colle...

Fiedelbogen, Hans

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Quantz, Johann Joachim, 1697-1773

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Britton, Thomas, 1654?-1714

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Schütz, Heinrich, 1585-167

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Staden, Johann, 1581-1634

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Bréval, J. B. (Jean Baptiste), 1753-1823.

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Pleyel, Ignaz, 1757-1831

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Composed 1792. First performance, 12 March 1792.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sinfonie concertante for piano and violin / by Ignaz Joseph Pleyel. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53154389 Simultaneously published 1790 in separate versions for viola and for violoncello. This edition 1983.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Viola concerto no. 12 in D, op. 26 / Ignaz Pleyel ; ed[itor] J. Wolfgang Gran...

Schuster, Joseph, 1748-1812

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Rameau, Jean-Philippe

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Epithet: composer and theorist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x000091 Source of the gavotte not identified. Possibly from a keyboard work.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Rameau's gavotte / [Rameau ; arrangé] pour orchestre à cordes [par] Berthold Tours. [1932?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53226282 Taken from various harpsichord works....

D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668

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Lasso, Orlando ˜diœ 1532-1594

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Composed as a motet for 12 voices ca. 1580, published posthumously in Munich, 1604, as no. 516 of Magnum Opus Musicum.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Laudate Dominum : motet pour 12 voix : magnum opus musicum no. 516 / Roland de Lassus ; instrumenté par René Leibowitz. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52639747 ...