Incidental music for The tempest [manuscript], 1850s?

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Incidental music for The tempest [manuscript], 1850s?

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Manuscript orchestral part books, some possibly in the hand of Samuel Phelps. Parts for "vio 1mo," "vio 2nd," "viola," "bassi," "flute," "clarinett," "tromboni," "cornett," and "timpany." Parts include curtain tunes, pastorals, a masque, a dance and a march, as well as instrumental music for recitatives, songs and choruses, some with vocal text underlay. Songs include: "Come unto these yellow Sands" (without text underlay), "Full fathom five" (without text underlay), "Caliban," "Ceres most beauteous lady" (with text underlay), "Hail many Colored Messenger" (with partial text underlay), "In their issue" (without text underlay), "Or else our spell is marr'd" (without text underlay), "You sun burnt sickel" (with partial text underlay), and "Where the Bee sucks" (without text underlay).

9 ms. part books ; 31 x 25 cm.

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Phelps, Samuel, 1804-1878

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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