Oratorios
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Archive of William Sterndale Bennett acquired from the Odling family
Archive of the composer William Sterndale Bennett previously with the Odling family, 1785-1994, n.d.
Extents: 3.0 linear metres (90 boxes)
Dates:
1785-1994, n.d.
Collection
Autograph music manuscripts of Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen
Autograph music manuscripts of Sir Frederic Hymen Cowen, 1878-1934.
Extents: 0.22 linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates:
1878-1934
Collection
Compositions of Robin Humphrey Milford
Compositions of Robin Humphrey Milford.
Extents: 3.19 linear metres (29 boxes)
Dates:
1922-1959
Single Item
Edward Elgar: The Kingdom. An Oratorio. Op. 51
Edward Elgar: The Kingdom. An Oratorio. Op. 51. Autograph fair copy of the full score, including corrections, 1906.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. b. 32
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
1906
Single Item
Francesco Gasparini's oratorio 'Judith de Holoferne triumphans'
Score of Francesco Gasparini's oratorio 'Judith de Holoferne triumphans' [Iudith de Olopherne triumphans], copied by two professional Italian hands.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. Sch. e. 383
Extents: 95 Leaves
Dates:
[1690s?]
Single Item
Giacomo Carissimi: 'Jephthe', oratorio for SSSATB and continuo
'Jephthe' by Giacomo Carissimi, oratorio for SSSATB and continuo, c 1826.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 299
Extents: 24 pages
Dates:
c 1826
Single Item
Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthäuspassion (BWV 244) chorus parts
Eight separate chorus parts (soprano, alto, tenor and bass of Coro I and Coro II), all in the same German hand of the early 19th century, of J. S. Bach's St Matthew's Passion.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 210
Extents: 120 Leaves
Dates:
said to have been performed in Berlin, 11 March 1829
Collection
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection contains a wealth of autographs, letters, drawing books, and other personal items relating to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, as well as a considerable part of the composer's own library. Other relevant material is added from time to time.
Extents: 23.54 Linear metres (236 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1819-1974
Collection
Music manuscripts from the Library of St Michael's College, Tenbury Wells
Music manuscripts from the Library of St Michael's College, Tenbury, Worcestershire, [c 1600]-1930.
Extents: 127.16 Linear metres (1136 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
[c 1600]-1930
Collection
Musical collections of Harry Ellis Wooldridge
A collection of music, including transcripts mainly of 17th and 18th-century Italian music, nearly all from sources in the British Museum.
Extents: 3.74 linear metres (34 boxes)
Dates:
1870-1906, n.d.
Single Item
Ralph Vaughan Williams: 'Sancta Civitas', oratorio for tenor, baritone, chorus, semi-chorus and orchestra
Ralph Vaughan Williams: 'Sancta Civitas', oratorio for tenor, baritone, chorus, semi-chorus and orchestra, [1925].
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. b. 14
Extents: 70 pages
Dates:
[1925]
Collection
Sir Arthur Sullivan: 'The Light of the World', oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra
Sir Arthur Sullivan: 'The Light of the World', oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra.
Extents: 0.22 linear metres (2 volumes)
Dates:
1873