Rare and manuscript music materials, including early printed music scores and music manuscripts, autograph letters, and glass plate photographs.
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Fill me a bowl
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by J. Corfe., Arranged on two staves for high and low voices, and keyboard (?)., Keyboard accompaniment based on opening 8 measures which are without text., Caption title. Without imprint., Paginated as "253.", Words by J. Oldham (cf. BUCEM)., First line: Fill me a bowl, a mighty bowl., Not in RISM A/I
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Fugues, organ, G major
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[Wm. H. Oetting]., Caption title., At end: "Apr. 27/1900.", Manuscript: in black ink over pencil.
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Geistliche Lieder
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schrieb Hinrich Elmenhorst mit J.W. Francken anmuthigen Melodeyen., Sacred songs for voice and continuo; German words., Figured bass unrealized., Voice part and continuo part on facing pages.
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Give me the sweet delights of love
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Included in 'A favorite collection of songs, glees, elegies & canons ... composed by Mr. Harrington, of Bath' [ca. 1780] but ascribed to Mr. Hudson in 'The lady's magazine' for October 1781., Caption title., Lacks imprint., First line of text: Give me the sweet delights of love.
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Governante
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by Sigr. Bertoni[.] Sung by Siga. Sestini., Song from F.G. Bertoni's opera 'La governante', for voice, strings and continuo; in full score, incorporating a reduction for keyboard., Caption title from p. 2; series title and imprint from p. [1]., First line: La verginella come la rosa., Italian words., Periodical Italian song (Napier).
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Griselda. Vocal score
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For medium voice and keyboard; accomp. originally for orchestra; interlinear text., Composed by Bononcini. Cf. BM Music, 1487-1800., Unfigured bass., First line: Tis my glory to adore you = Per la gloria da dorarvi., Engraved: arrangement "for the flute" at foot of page., Tis my glory to adore you., Per la gloria da dorarvi.
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Guarda che bianca luna
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composto e dedicado al distinto cantante Signor Cesare Sangiorgi da Giuseppe Verdi., For voices (STB), flute and piano., Italian words by Jacopo Vittorelli., Cover title., First line of text: Guarda che bianca luna., Printed from same plates as 1st edition. Original plate no. of Canti edition (392) appears on titlepage and each page of music, but is lined through and new plate number indicated.
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Guarda che bianca luna
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composto e dedicado al distinto cantante Signor Cesare Sangiorgi da Giuseppe Verdi., For voices (STB), flute and piano., Italian words by Jacopo Vittorelli., Cover title., First line of text: Guarda che bianca luna.
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Hark! Harry, Harry, hark!
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(first lines) Hark! Harry, Harry hark! / J. Eccles -- Sum up all the delights / H. Purcell [Z.275], Set by Mr. John Eccles., Contains two catches, one by J. Eccles and one H. Purcell, the Purcell being entitled: "A catch for three voices. Set by Mr. Henry Purcel."., Caption title., The music is printed from moveable type., Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Sum up all the delights., Sum up all the delights.
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