Music in Macbeth [manuscript], copied ca. 1725.
Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 1671-1758. author.; Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 1622-1677, attributed name.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.; Hayes, Phil. (Philip), 1738-1797, former owner.; Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.; Oliphant, Thomas, 1799-1873, former owner.; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England); Goodman's Fields Theatre.
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Title
Music in Macbeth [manuscript], copied ca. 1725.
Uniform title
Macbeth
Description
1 ms. score ([6] 39 [4] p.) ; 25 x 31 cm (4to)
Associated name
Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 1671-1758. author.
Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 1622-1677, attributed name.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Hayes, Phil. (Philip), 1738-1797, former owner.
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.
Oliphant, Thomas, 1799-1873, former owner.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Goodman's Fields Theatre.
Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 1622-1677, attributed name.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Hayes, Phil. (Philip), 1738-1797, former owner.
Cummings, William Hayman, 1831-1915, former owner.
Oliphant, Thomas, 1799-1873, former owner.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)
Goodman's Fields Theatre.
Scope and content
Theatre copy of full score with incidental music by Richard Leveridge. With cues and names of singers for the Drury Lane production in 1713-1714, and additions showing use at Goodman's Fields Theatre in 1734-1735. The chorus for the end of Act II (in another hand) is at the end of the volume. Scored for voices, orchestra and basso continuo.
Note
Music composed for William D'Avenant's adaptation of Macbeth, with inclusion of songs from Thomas Middleton's The witch.
This setting now considered to be the work of Richard Leveridge; the widespread misattribution to Matthew Locke began with William Boyce's edition of 1770 (see Winkler, A.E. Music for Macbeth, 2004).
Unique to this score, "Put in all these," p.36-37. Different from version in W.b.540 or in Boyce, 1770.
This setting now considered to be the work of Richard Leveridge; the widespread misattribution to Matthew Locke began with William Boyce's edition of 1770 (see Winkler, A.E. Music for Macbeth, 2004).
Unique to this score, "Put in all these," p.36-37. Different from version in W.b.540 or in Boyce, 1770.
Historical background
This music was for long attributed to Matthew Locke and even to Henry Purcell. For a discussion of its attribution to Leveridge see The Musical quarterly, XLVII, no. 1 (Jan. 1961), p. 22-40, and Music and Letters, XLV (1964), p. 114-125.
Provenance
P. Hayes - T. Oliphant - W.H. Cummings MS
Cited/described in
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger, 123
Linked resources
Call number
W.b.537
Folger-specific note
Formerly manuscript 747.44
Folger accession
cs747.44