Miscellany of music.
Scope and Contents
The material consists of:
(i) A setting, 1772, for voice and piano by John Collett of 'An ode in honour of the birthday of Andrew Crosbie' by John Maclaurin, Lord Dreghorn (folio 1);
(ii) A copy, in an early nineteenth-century (apparently contemporary) hand, of Karl Czerny, 'Choix de Walses brillantes et faciles pour le piano-forte' (folio 11);
(iii) A full score, in an apparently late eighteenth-century hand, of the aria 'Son confusa pastorella' from the opera "Alessandro Nell' Indie" by Davide Perez, which was first produced in 1745 (folio 19);
(iv) The parts, in an apparently late eighteenth-century hand, of a "Sinfonia a due violini e basso del' Sigʳ Gio: Bãtta Pergolesi" (folio 24);
(v) The parts, in an apparently late eighteenth-century hand, of an unidentified andantino in A major for string quartet (folio 28);
(vi) A miscellany of vocal and keyboard pieces of the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth- centuries, including works by Charles Avison, William Jackson 'of Exeter', Stephen Storace, Galuppi and Handel (folio 34).
Dates
- Creation: 1745-early 19th century.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
51 Leaves ; Folio and (chiefly) oblong Folio.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
51 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Christie's, 7 December 1976, lots 38-39, 44, 46, 52-53.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk