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Brotherton Collection8
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operas37
songs with piano5
songs with continuo4
vocal duets with piano4
glees, catches, rounds, etc3
flute and continuo music1
guitar and continuo music1
songs (high voice) with guitar1
songs (high voice) with harp1
songs (high voice) with harpsichord1

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Bishop, Sir Henry R (1786-1855)7
Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802)6
Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778)4
Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)4
Linley, Thomas (1733-1795)4
Colman, George3
Jefferys, Charles3
Jefferys, Charles (1807-1865)3
Lind, Jenny3
Lind, Jenny (1820-1887)3

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The temple of love : a pastoral opera

Saggione, Giuseppe Fedeli; Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)

1706

The persons represented: Sylvander - Mr Laroon; Thyrsis - Mr Lawrence; a satyr - Mr Cook; a country man - Mr Pack; Eurilla - Maria Margarita Gallia; Phillis - Mrs Bracegirdle; Diana - Mrs Bowman; Venu...

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Love in a village : A comic opera. As it is performed at the Theater-Royal, in Covent-Garden

Bickerstaff, Isaac (1735-1812); Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778)

1771

Music by Thomas Arne.

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Love in the East : or, Adventures of twelve hours. A comic opera, in three acts

Cobb, James (1756-1818); Linley, Thomas (1733-1795)

1788

Without the music (by Linley).

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Love in a village : A comic opera as it is perform'd at the Theatre Royal in Covent-Garden

Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778); Bickerstaff, Isaac (1735-1812); Walsh, John (1709-1766)

[1763]

Libretto by I. Bickerstaff; music composed or compiled by T.A. Arne from various sources. Overture arr. for keyboard; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and continuo (figured bass)

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The grove, or, Love's paradice : an opera represented at the Theatre Royal in Drury-lane

Oldmixon, John (1673-1742); Purcell, Daniel (1660-1717)

1700

Libretto only. With book-list of R. Parker (1 p.) at end. Music by D. Purcell.

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The shepherd's invitation : a favorite Scotch air : sung by Mrs. Catley in Love in a village

Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778)

[ca. 1760]

Song; for 2 violins and voice, with figured bass.

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Love in the east, or Adventures of twelve hours : a comic opera as performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane

Linley, Thomas (1733-1795); Cobb, James (1756-1818)

[1788]

Libretto by J. Cobb. Overture arr. for keyboard; vocal numbers mostly arr. for voices and keyboard or for vocal lines and bass. Without the spoken dialogue.

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The overture, songs & duetts in the opera of Artaxerxes

Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710-1778); Metastasio, Pietro (1698-1782); Johnson, John (fl.1762)

[1762?]

Overture set for keyboard with partly figured bass; songs for voices and continuo (figured bass) Libretto by the composer after Metastasio's Artaserse.

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Mrs. Billington's additional song introduced at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden in the opera of Inkle and Yarico : with the harp accompaniment

Paisiello, Giovanni (1740-1816); Arnold, Samuel (1740-1802); Billington, Elizabeth (1768-1818); Meyer, Mr

[ca. 1805]

Song adapted from 'Nel cor più non mi sento' from Paisiello's 'Molinara', and introduced into the opera by S. Arnold. With a version for the guitar (on p. 4) Caption title.

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Marian : an opera, as perform'd at the Theatre Royal Covent Garden

Shield, William (1748-1829); Brooke, Frances (1724?-1789)

[1788]

Overture "adapted as a harpsichord lesson"; vocal numbers mostly in condensed score, some with continuo (figured bass) Without the spoken dialogue.

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'Tis the harp in the air : romance in the grand opera of Maritana

Wallace, William Vincent (1812-1865); Fitzball, Edward (1792-1873)

[ca. 1845]

For voice and piano.

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Scenes that are brightest : ballad... in the grand opera, Maritana

Wallace, William Vincent (1812-1865); Fitzball, Edward (1792-1873); Bunn, Alfred (1796?-1860)

[1846?]

"Sung by Miss Romer."

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