Songs, cantatas, and airs with English words
MS. Mus. e. 41
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Songs, cantatas, and airs with English words
Shelfmark
MS. Mus. e. 41
Summary
Songs, cantatas, and airs with English words, copied between 1730 and c 1750.
Date
1730-c 1750
Language
English
Physical facet
Watermarks: 'Pro Patria', countermark (rarely) IV or (more usually) crowned GR; and lion within inscribed roundel, 'Pro Patria eiusque libertate', countermark crowned GR. Ruled with 6 five-line staves, red margins at both edges. Much cut by binder. ii + 353 pages. Quired in eights, now lacking some leaves. Binding: brown calf with gold fillets and corner decoration.
Physical extent
355 pages
Custodial history
Inscribed by J. Alcock, 1771. Other names: Hen. Wood (crossed out) and Fanny Brown.
Acquisition
Bought, 1974.
Subject
Songs with continuo
Music -- Manuscripts -- 18th century
Oratorios -- Vocal scores with continuo
Operas -- Vocal scores with continuo
Music
18th century
Cantatas, Secular
