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Music -- Manuscripts -- 18th century

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Found in 109 Collections and/or Records:

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'An Ode to the Grand Khaibar' by William Croft

William Croft: 'An Ode to the Grand Khaibar', c 1726.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 263
Extents: 5 Leaves
Dates: c 1726
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Orchestral parts used at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford

Orchestral parts of works by various composers used at the Holywell Music Room, Oxford, c 1755 - c 1820
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. c. 638
Extents: 115 Leaves
Dates: c 1755 - c 1820
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Overtures by C. H. and J. G. Graun

Full scores of the overture to C. H. Graun's opera Lucio Papirio (1745) and J. G. Graun's Overture in D minor, late 18th-early 19th cent.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. b.15, fols. 52-65
Extents: 14 Leaves
Dates: late 18th-early 19th cent.
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'Paratum cor meum Deus', motet by Johann Wolfgang Franco [Franck]

'Paratum cor meum Deus', motet by Johann Wolfgang Franco [Franck], mid-17th cent?
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. Sch. c. 148
Extents: 22 Leaves
Dates: mid-17th cent?
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Philip Hayes: Behold O God our defender (verse anthem)

The verse anthem, 'Behold O God our defender', by Philip Hayes, autograph fair copy, dated 27 Apr 1778.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. c.98
Extents: 30 Leaves
Dates: 27 Apr 1778
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Philip Hayes: The Lord will wait (verse anthem)

Verse anthem by Philip Hayes, 'The Lord will wait'. Autograph fair copy, dated 12 Dec 1771.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d.225
Extents: 9 Leaves
Dates: 12 Dec 1771
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Pier Francesco Cavalli: 'Erismena', opera in a prologue and 3 acts

'Erismena', opera in a prologue and 3 acts, by Pier Francesco Cavalli. Full score with English words, copied in England c 1670.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 282
Extents: 180 Leaves
Dates: c 1670
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Ruled music-book in the hand of Maurice Greene

Ruled music book in the hand of Maurice Greene, mid-18th cent.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. Sch. e. 563***
Extents: 1 box
Dates: mid 18th cent.
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Services and anthems scored by Gilbert Heathcote, Fellow of New College (1765-1829)

Services and anthems scored by Gilbert Heathcote, Fellow of New College (1765-1829), n.d.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 176
Extents: 94 Leaves
Dates: Date not recorded at time of cataloguing
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'Sinfonie' for strings, lute and organ

'Sinfonie' for strings, lute and organ, early 18th cent.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. Sch. d. 260 (Former reference: Music School B. 4. 20)
Extents: 1 box
Dates: early 18th cent.
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Some 100 Scottish dance tunes with a copy of The Repository of Scots & Irish Airs [Glasgow, c 1801]

A copy of The Repository of Scots & Irish Airs [Glasgow, c 1801] containing some 100 Scottish dance tunes at the front and the back of the volume, late 18th-early 19th cent.
Shelfmark: Mus. 61. d. 62
Extents: 22 Leaves
Dates: late 18th-early 19th cent.
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'Sonatas a 2 violini con Violone'

'Sonatas a 2 violini con Violone', [early 18th cent.].
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. e. 39
Extents: 15 Leaves
Dates: [early 18th cent.]
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Songs and catches for one, two and three voices, sometimes with bassoon accompaniment

Songs and catches for one, two and three voices, sometimes with bassoon accompaniment, c 1800.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. f. 34
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates: c 1800
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Songs, cantatas, and airs with English words

Songs, cantatas, and airs with English words, copied between 1730 and c 1750.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. e. 41
Extents: 355 pages
Dates: 1730-c 1750
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'Stabat mater del Sigr. Gio. Bat[tis]ta Pergolose, a 2 voci, 2 violini, alto, e basso'

'Stabat mater del Sigr. Gio. Bat[tis]ta Pergolose, a 2 voci, 2 violini, alto, e basso by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi', mid-18th cent.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. e. 52
Extents: 60 Leaves
Dates: mid-18th cent.
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Three settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate in full score, by Henry Purcell, William Croft and George Frederic Handel

Three settings of the Te Deum and Jubilate in full score, by Henry Purcell, William Croft and George Frederic Handel, 1730s.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. c. 575
Extents: 222 Leaves
Dates: [1730s]
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'Twelve canticles taken from the compositions of Carlo Clari and adapted to English words selected from the Psalms [by Charles Avison]. Collection the third'

'Twelve canticles taken from the compositions of Carlo Clari and adapted to English words selected from the Psalms [by Charles Avison]. Collection the third. Newcastle 1769'.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 267
Extents: 126 pages
Dates: 1769
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'Twenty four [really 23] canticles in 2 volumes [taken from works] by Carlo Clari'

Twenty four [really 23] canticles in 2 volumes, taken from works by Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari. Adapted to English words selected from the Psalms by Charles Avison, [late 18th cent.].
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. d. 268
Extents: 168 pages
Dates: [late 18th cent.]
Collection

Two vocal part-books from a set, 'Canto Chorus 1st' and 'Canto Chorus 2nd'

Two vocal parts from a set, 'Canto Chorus 1st' and 'Canto Chorus 2nd', 18th cent.
Extents: 0.22 Linear metres (2 boxes)
Dates: 18th cent.
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'Violino Secundo' of sonatas for two violins, bass and basso continuo by Corelli, Bassani and Finger

'Violino Secundo' of sonatas for two violins, bass and basso continuo by Corelli, Bassani and Finger, c 1700.
Shelfmark: MS. Mus. Sch. c. 62 (Former reference: Music School B. 6. 40)
Extents: 1 volume
Dates: [c 1700]