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concertos (keyboard instrument)1
glees, catches, rounds, etc1
pantomimes with music1
piano trios1
trios (piano, flute, violoncello)1
violin and harpsichord music, arranged1
violin and piano music, arranged1
vocal duets with piano1
vocal quartets with piano1

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Storace, Stephen (1762-1796)5
Dale, Joseph4
Dale, Joseph (1750-1821)4
Shield, William (1748-1829)3
Cobb, James2
Cobb, James (1756-1818)2
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)2
Longman and Broderip (London, England)2
O'Keeffe, John2
O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)2

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Fontainbleau, or Our way in France : a comic opera as performed at the Theatre-Royal Covent-Garden

Shield, William (1748-1829); O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)

[1784?]

Overture arr. for keyboard; vocal numbers mainly for voices and continuo (unfigured bass), some in condensed score. Publisher's catalogue: final page (another issue exists with the catalogue in a di...

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Paul and Virginia : a musical drama performed with unbounded applause at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Mazzinghi, Joseph (1765-1844); Reeve, William (1757-1815); Cobb, James (1756-1818); Goulding, Phipps and D'Almaine

[1800]

Libretto by J. Cobb. Overture arr. for piano; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and piano. Without the spoken dialogue. "A complete catalogue of the works of Joseph Mazzinghi": final page. ...

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Sweet little Barbara : A duett. Sung by Sigra. Storace & Mr. Bannister Junr. in the Iron chest

Storace, Stephen (1762-1796); Storace, Anna Selina (1765-1817); Bannister, John (1760-1836); Dale, Joseph (1750-1821)

[ca. 1797]

Arr. on 2-3 staves for two voices and piano. Publisher's catalogue: p. [1]. In this issue, the catalogue is unnumbered and the last song under 'The three & the deuce' is the glee 'Around the old oak...

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The woodman : a comic opera, as performed with universal applause at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Shield, William (1748-1829); Dudley, Sir H Bate (1745-1824); Longman and Broderip (London, England)

[1791]

Overture "adapted as a lesson for the harpsichord or piano forte"; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and keyboard, some in condensed score. Without the spoken dialogue. Publisher's catalogue: p...

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The lord of the manor : a comic opera

Jackson, William (1730-1803); Burgoyne, John (1722-1792); Marmontel, Jean François (1723-1799); Preston, John (fl. 1774-1798)

[1781]

Libretto by J.S. Burgoyne, after J.F. Marmontel's 'Silvain'. Overture arr. for harpsichord; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and harpsichord or in condensed score. Publisher's catalogue: final...

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The overture, favorite airs, duett, glees & chorusses, in the new musical entertainment, call'd The glorious first of June : as performed with universal applause for the first time at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on Wednesday July 2nd. 1794

Storace, Stephen (1762-1796); Cobb, James (1756-1818); Dale, Joseph (1750-1821)

[1794]

Afterpiece in 1 act. Libretto by J. Cobb and others. Overture arr. for keyboard; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and continuo (unfigured bass) Without the spoken dialogue. Publisher's cat...

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My grandmother : a musical entertainment, as performed at the Theatres Royal Hay-Market & Drury Lane

Storace, Stephen (1762-1796); Hoare, Prince (1755-1834); Dale, Joseph (1750-1821)

[1794]

Afterpiece in 2 acts. Libretto by P. Hoare. Overture arr. for keyboard; vocal numbers arr. mostly arr. for voices and keyboard. Without the spoken dialogue. This issue has 2 publisher's catalo...

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The castle of Andalusia : A comic opera as it is performed with universal applause, at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden

Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802); O'Keeffe, John (1747-1833)

[1782?]

The accompaniment arr. for harpsichord or piano. Some of the songs also with violin or violin and German flute accompaniment. The libretto is by John O'Keeffe, altered from his earlier libretto fo...

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The songs, duetts, quartetts, chorusses &c. &c. in the Picture of Paris : now performing at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Shield, William (1748-1829); Bonnor, Charles (fl. 1777-1829?); Merry, Robert (1755-1798); Naumann, Johann Gottlieb (1741-1801)

[1791?]

Pantomime ballet, devised by C. Bonnor; lyrics by R. Merry. Overture arr. for keyboard; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and keyboard, with some in condensed score. Without the spoken dialogue...

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Six overtures for violins in all their parts as they were perform'd at the Kings Theatre in the operas of Floridant, Flavius, Otho, Radamistus, Muzio Scaevola, Acis & Galatea (Violin 2)

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)

[ca. 1725]

For further information see: Handel, a descriptive catalogue of the early editions / by William C. Smith. London * Cassell, 1970.

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A third sett of six concertos for the harpsichord or piano forte, with accompaniments for two violins and a bass, two hautboys and two French horns ad libitum : Op. 13 (Keyboard parts only)

Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782)

[1777]

Title within decorative border. With a [4] p. publisher's catalogue in the keyboard part. References: Terry, C. S. 'John Christian Bach' (London, 1967), p. 295. In the keyboard part, the tuttis ...

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Six sonatas for the piano forte or harpsichord with an accompaniment for a flute or violin & violoncello

Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831); Longman and Broderip (London, England)

[1788?]

Piano part in score with flute. C major -- G major -- B♭ major --A major -- E minor -- D major. Indexed in: RISM,

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