Forty-six songs with music, chiefly French, partly from the 'Balet des Quartre Saizons', by Joh. Christ. Schmidt
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]
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
Acquisition details unknown.
Dimensions
Approx. 12 x 10 in.
Topical
- 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
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