A collection of various compositions, chiefly operatic
MS. Tenbury 408
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
A collection of various compositions, chiefly operatic
Shelfmark
MS. Tenbury 408
Summary
Volume from a portion of a large collection of choral works by various composers in full score (MSS. Tenbury 391-408), belonging formerly to the Abbé Giuseppe Cecchi, who was possibly a near relative of Dominique Cecchi, a famous singer at the end of the 17th century.
Contents:
(p. 1) I'ho gl'arcolai (3 voci). Anon.
(p. 23) Dalle pene agitato (Madrigale, a 5). Anon.
(p. 29) Magnificat a 4 voci. Anon.
(p. 87) Giacchè morir degg'io (Terzetto nella Vergine del Sole). Niccola Zingarelli
(p. 139) O che barbaro (Terzetto). Giacomo Tritto
(p. 187) Lode a gli Dei (scena). [Johann Christian Bach. Catone in Utica]
(p. 215) Sento scherzar nel (Terzetto). Leonardo Vinci
(p. 239) Regina coeli (a 2 voci). Giov. Clari
(p. 247) Fiumicel (Aria). [Johann Christian Bach. Catone in Utica]
(p. 271) Io non sò se'amor (Aria). Anon.
(p. 279) Ah se in ciel (Aria). David Perez
(p. 291) Terger vorrei (Aria). Niccola Vasnier
(p. 299) Ah che ah la pena (Aria). Domenico Fischetti [Fischietti]
(p. 311) Senza temer (Aria). N. N.
(p. 323) Io non so se'amor. (The same as item on p. 271, but in a different hand)
(p. 331) Nell'orror (Aria). Domenico Fischetti [Fischietti]
(p. 349) Io non pretendo O Stella. C. W. R. Gluck
(p. 361) Non nobis (Offertorium). Joseph Haydn
Date
late 18th cent.
Language
Italian
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 various compositions, chiefly operatic
