A collection of secular cantatas and songs
MS. Tenbury 971
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A collection of secular cantatas and songs
Shelfmark
MS. Tenbury 971
Summary
Contents:
(fol. 1) Cantata (begins 'Damon who long defied'). S. Howard
(fol. 5) The charms of lovely Peggy. S. Howard
(fol. 6) Ambition never me seduced. S. Howard
(fol. 6v) A winter scene at Ross. W. Hayes
(fol. 9v) Second Cantata (begins 'Why Lycidas should men be vain'). W. Hayes
(fol. 14) Gentle love. Comte de St-Germain
(fol. 14v) Where the bee sucks. T. A. Arne
(fol. 15v) The charms of Isabel. Anon.
(fol. 16) The complaint. Anon.
Date
mid-18th cent.
Language
English
Physical extent
1 volume
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Collection contents
Music manuscripts from the Library of St Michael's College, Tenbury Wells
A collection of secular cantatas and songs
