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Brotherton Collection6
English Literature4
Ripon Cathedral1

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operas24
songs with piano5
vocal duets with piano3
madrigals, english2
part-songs, english2
songs with flute2
vocal quartets with piano2
bluebeard (legendary character)1
english drama1
flute and continuo music1

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Storace, Stephen (1762-1796)4
Bishop, Sir Henry R (1786-1855)3
Shield, William (1748-1829)3
Storace, Stephen3
Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802)2
Carey, Henry (1687?-1743)2
Dibdin, Charles (1745-1814)2
Hullah, John2
Hullah, John (1812-1884)2
Lampe, John Frederick2

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Up to 189913

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Robin Hood; or, Sherwood forest: a comic opera : As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, in Covent Garden

MacNally, Leonard (1752-1820); Shield, William (1748-1829); Almon, John (1737-1805)

1786

The libretto to the opera with music selected and composed by W. Shield (1784) Signatures: [A][sup]1 B-I[sup]4 K[sup]3.

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Lady, when I behold : madrigal for S.S.A.B. From "The first set of madrigals"

Wilbye, John (1574-1638); Storace, Stephen (1762-1796); Moore, Thomas (1779-1852); Hullah, John (1812-1884)

[between 1856 and 1863]

For 4 voices and piano. Piano accompaniment by J. Hullah?. Caption title. Series published between 1859 and 1885 (CPM). Peaceful slumb'ring on the ocean printed in vocal score format. With: ...

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Lady, when I behold : madrigal for S.S.A.B. From "The first set of madrigals"

Wilbye, John (1574-1638); Storace, Stephen (1762-1796); Moore, Thomas (1779-1852); Hullah, John (1812-1884)

[between 1856 and 1863]

For 4 voices and piano. Piano accompaniment by J. Hullah?. Caption title. Series published between 1859 and 1885 (CPM). Peaceful slumb'ring on the ocean printed in vocal score format. With: ...

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The shepherdess of the Alps : a comic opera, in three acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden

Dibdin, Charles (1745-1814)

1780

Based on J. F. Marmontel, La Bergère des Alpes. Music by Dibdin not included.

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The artifice : a comic opera in two acts

Miles, William Augustus (1753?-1817); Arne, Michael (1741?-1786)

1780

Libretto only. Composed by Arne; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 3, p. 287.

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The Chelsea pensioner : a comic opera in two acts

Dibdin, Charles (1745-1814)

1779

"As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden."

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Les fausses apparences, ou L'amant jaloux : comedie, en trois actes, mêlée d'ariettes : représentée devant Leurs Majestés, à Versailles en novembre 1778

Grétry, André Ernest Modeste (1741-1813); Hèle, Thomas d' (1740?-1780)

1779

Statements of responsibility from verso of half-title (first leaf). Cast: title page verso. Without the music. Indexed in: New Grove Indexed in: Loewenberg Indexed in: Sonneck

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Lodoiska : a musical romance, in three acts, as performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Storace, Stephen (1762-1796); Kemble, John Philip (1757-1823); Kreutzer, Rodolphe (1766-1831); Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842); Dale, Joseph (1750-1821)

[1794]

Afterpiece in 3 acts. Libretto by J.P. Kemble, after J.E.B. Dejaure; includes music from the operas of the same name by R. Kreutzer and L. Cherubini. Overture arr. for piano; vocal numbers arr. fo...

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The favorite duett of Tink a tink : as sung by Mrs. Bland & Mr. Bannister jun. in the opera of Blue Beard

Kelly, Michael (1762-1826); Dussek, Johann Ladislaus (1760-1812); Corri, Dussek & Co

[1799?]

Without the words. Caption title. Originally for voices and orchestra; arr. for piano. Indexed in: RISM,

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Little Sally : a favorite ballad sung by Mrs Bland at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the opera of The shipwreck

Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802)

[1796?]

For voice and pianoforte; accompaniment for flute.

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The chaplet : a musical entertainment

Mendez, Moses (1758); Boyce, William (1711-1779)

[1777]

The music for 'The chaplet' by W. Boyce. Dropped-head title.

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Orpheus and Eurydice : an opera

Theobald, Mr Lewis (1688-1744); Lampe, John Frederick (1703?-1751)

[1777]

Words by L. Theobald, music by J.F. Lampe. With engraving of 'Miss Catley in the character of Euphrosyne'. Dropped-head title.

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