Opera, with libretto by Philippe Quinault, after Tasso. First performed and published in 1686. and Score, copyist's manuscript with revisions, dated 1702 May 10 at end. Annotated with the inital "L," possibly by Lully, on endpaper.
Description:
Also listed in finding aid for General Collection Manuscript Music Miscellany., Binding: contemporary marbled calf., Blanks not digitized., Jean Baptiste Lully, French composer., Pages 139-147 excised., Pages numbered 1-138, 147-366., and Title from caption.
Subject (Name):
Lully, Jean Baptiste,--1632-1687, Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688, and Tasso, Torquato, 1544-1595 --Musical settings
Remarks on Sr. J. Hawkins's 'General history of music', 1776.
Image Count:
36
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, with numerous corrections, of notes on "A General History of the Science and Practice of Music" by Sir John Hawkins. Citations from Hawkins' work are followed by often disparaging commentary upon them; Burney remarks that "Ch. V. Bk. IV is chiefly made up of dry dictionary articles of Biography, loosely littering his Book as if he had been in want of a needle & thread to tack them together," and "Vol. III p. 262 He calls Jno. Okenheim the disciple of Jusquin whereas it is well known he was the master." He includes a list of "Omissions of Composers & Performers who died long before Sr. Jno. published his History & therefore had fair Claims to a Niche in it." The work is interspersed with commentaries on various pieces and composers, accompanied by fragments of musical notation, and followed by a piece on "Dancing," a history of opera and theater titled "Progress of the Musical Drama or opera, at Venice," and another titled "Progress of the Musical Drama at Rome."
Description:
Binding: contemporary parchment., Index on flyleaf., Page numbers written in ink have been crossed out and replaced by different page numbers written in pencil., and Section ends with a note written in pencil: "Here insert an engraving of the transcript" although the engraving is not included.
Subject (Name):
Burney, Charles, 1726-1814 and Hawkins, John, Sir, 1719-1789
Subject (Topic):
Music--18th century--History and criticism, Musical analysis, Music--Europe--History and criticism, Music--History and criticism, Opera, and Opera--Italy
Copied about 1736. and On the questioning which is administered to the dead in their graves concerning their belief in the Prophet.
Description:
Entire volume preceded by 1 leaf of notes. Leaf incorrectly included in foliation of volume, making counts for all eleven titles off by one leaf., Fair naskhī, in red and black., In Islamic binding, in brown., and With: 10 other titles.
Subject (Topic):
Islamic binding. and Miscellanea--Death and burial
Includes cello part, Song in Barnaby Brittle., Numerous additions and corrections bound over original parts., Page 6 bound to p. 5 as fold-out., and Page 7 is fold-out to p. 8.
Subject (Name):
O’Keeffe, John, 1747-1833. Poor soldier.
Subject (Topic):
Dramatic music -- England -- 18th century, Incidental music -- England -- 18th century, Opera -- England -- 18th century, Operetta--England, and Theater -- Great Britain -- 18th century
Additional p. 15-16 tipped in between p. 20-21., Additional p. 17 tipped in after p. 23., Blanks unscanned, excluded from pagination., Folder 2 of 2 for Handel choruses., P. blank, unscanned., and Wanting p. 11-14.
Subject (Topic):
Choruses, Dramatic music -- England -- 18th century, Incidental music -- England -- 18th century, and Theater -- Great Britain -- 18th century