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Forty-six songs with music, chiefly French, partly from the 'Balet des Quartre Saizons', by Joh. Christ. Schmidt

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MS. Mus. Sch. D. 263

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Forty-six songs with music, chiefly French, partly from the 'Balet des Quatre Saizons,' by Joh. Christ. Schmidt (?', one from J. Baptiste Lully's (?) Thesee. Two (fol. 1, 5) are Latin religious pieces, but most of the others are of a light kind: the three last (fol. 15) are English, one by John Stanley (d. 1786). At fol. 17 are some 'Regles pour la flute.'

Dates

  • Creation: Written c. mid-18th cent

Extent

25 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • French
  • Latin
  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. D. 263, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Mus. Sch. D. 263

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20961

Abstract

Forty-six songs with music, chiefly French, partly from the 'Balet des Quartre Saizons', by Joh. Christ. Schmidt.

Biographical / Historical

John Christopher Smith [Johann Christoph Schmidt] (1712-1795) was a composer. See the Grove Music Online for further details.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 26519

Immediate Source of Acquisition

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Dimensions

Approx. 12 x 10 in.

Title
Forty-six songs with music, chiefly French, partly from the 'Balet des Quartre Saizons', by Joh. Christ. Schmidt
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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