Collection of 17th and 18th century airs and songs: [manuscript],: ca. 1775.

Shakespeare, William,; Handel, George Frideric,; Purcell, Henry,; Leveridge, Richard,; Forster, Thomas Furley,; Cummings, William Hayman,

Collection of 17th and 18th century airs and songs [manuscript], ca. 1775.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.; Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.; Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 1671-1758.; Forster, Thomas Furley, 1761-1825, former owner.; Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.

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Title

Collection of 17th and 18th century airs and songs [manuscript], ca. 1775.

Description

1 ms. score ; 24 x 31 cm (4to.)

Associated name

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 1671-1758.
Forster, Thomas Furley, 1761-1825, former owner.
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.

Scope and content

Manuscript score with a collection of songs and includes incidental music by Handel, Purcell, and [R. Leveridge] (for Macbeth, attributed to M. Locke see under Leveridge, "the music in Macbeth" (W.b.537) for a discussion of the attribution to Leveridge). Scored for voice and continuo. Index of songs and composers at the beginning.

Note

[5], 1-2, 1-18, 17-27, 30-36, 44. 44-75, 74-92, [2], 93-127, 126-135, 135-136, 138-139, 136-144 [2] p.

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Provenance

W. H. Cummings MS.

Cited/described in

Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger, 122

Genre/form

Incidental music.
Songs.
Manuscripts (documents)

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Call number

W.b.536

Folger accession

cs747