'Airs Italiens a chanter. C. B.', 'achevé a Londres 1700. Charles Babel', 138 pieces, often for more than one voice, with accompaniment
Written in 1700, in London, by C. Babel.
'Airs Italiens a chanter. C. B.', 'achevé a Londres 1700. Charles Babel'; 138 pieces, often for more than one voice, with accompaniment. A few have composers' names attached, among which are l'abbé Augustin Steffani (fol. 16v, etc.) and -- Fioco (fol. 24v, etc.), while the Hake Catalogue ascribes several to Giacomo Carissimi (fol. 32v, etc.). An index of first words is on fol. i.
Dates
- Creation: Written 1700
Extent
120 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Mus. Sch. E. 393, fols. 1-2]
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. Sch. E. 393
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20693
Abstract
'Airs Italiens a chanter. C. B.', 'achevé a Londres 1700. Charles Babel', 138 pieces, often for more than one voice, with accompaniment.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical details unknown.
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. 26487
Hake catalogue (c.1855) no. 80
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition details unknown.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
8 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- 'Airs Italiens a chanter. C. B.', 'achevé a Londres 1700. Charles Babel', 138 pieces, often for more than one voice, with accompaniment
- 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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