Rare and manuscript music materials, including early printed music scores and music manuscripts, autograph letters, and glass plate photographs.
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As musing I rang'd in ye meads all alone
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Song arr. for voice and harpsichord; with a version for the flute. The opening symphony is laid out on three staves, as if for 2 violins and bass., Words and music by H. Carey., Caption title. Without imprint., First line: As musing I rang'd in ye meads all alone.
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Ask me not how calmy I
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set by T: D., Song for high voice, violin? and continuo (figured bass); with a version for the flute., Caption title. Without imprint., First line: Ask me not how calmly I, all ye ills of life defy.
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Ask you who is singing here
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sung by Mrs. Sherborne at Vaux-hall., Caption title., Song for high voice and continuo; instrumental indications, e.g., "Sym" given in score., Figured bass unrealized., Text to verses 2-5 printed at bottom of p. 5., Not in RISM, Pasted on p. 4 is Dibdin's Tarry here with me and love, sung by Mrs Kennedy in the Comedy of Errors.
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Aspasie
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arranged for the piano forte or harpsichord by K. Kambra., Arranged for keyboard; originally for orchestra., Cover title.
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At St. Osyth by the mill
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set by Mr. Howard., Song for voice and continuo (figured bass); with a version for the flute at bottom of leaf., Possibly reprinted from the plates of Walsh's 'The British Orpheus', Bk. 5, p. 64., Caption title. Without imprint., Words by Sir C.H. Williams., First line: At St. Osyth by the mill, there lives a lovely lass.
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At setting day and rising morn
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Anonymous. Music by Samuel Howard; words by Allan Ramsay., Song for voice and continuo (figured bass); with a version for the flute., Caption title. Without imprint., First line: At setting day and rising morn.
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At the brow of a hill
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Song for voice and continuo (figured bass)., Two virtually identical editions (issues?) exist; this one can be identified by having a semi-colon at the end of the first line of verse 2., Composer unknown., Also includes "Another tune to the same words by Mr. Howard" at the foot of the page., Caption title. Without imprint., First line: At the brow of a hill., Howard, Samuel, 1710-1782. At the brow of a hill.
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At the brow of a hill
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Set by Mr: Howard., Song for voice and continuo (figured bass); with a version for the flute at the bottom of the leaf., Caption title. Without imprint., First line: At the brow of a hill, a fair shepherdess dwelt.
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Ballads, soprano, piano
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by Linley., For voice, with keyboard and one obbligato instrument accompaniment., Partially figured bass., Copyist ms.?, First line of text: The lark sings high in the cornfield.
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Beauties of church music
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by A. Williams., Includes index., Not in RISM/AI., Advertisement at end lists two titles: The universal psalmodist. 3rd ed. and Psalmody in miniature.
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Beggar's opera
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The 1st work for voice with basso continuo (unfigured); the 2nd work a duet printed on 2 staves for Macheath and Polly, voice with basso continuo (unfigured)., Caption title., The 2nd work incomplete., Not in RISM A/I., Beggar's opera, Were I laid on Greenlands coast.
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Bible
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Added t.p., engraved., Unacc. melodies., Signatures: *4, A-P¹², Q²., Pages [ii] and [356] are blank., Includes index.
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