Manuscript keyboard score with a collection of songs, instrumental pieces and incidental music mostly by British composers

Folger bibliographic ID: 223189
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger: 115
Folger call number: W.b.529
Folger holdings ID: 279833

Scored for keyboard and voice. Book compiled by four different scribes in the late eighteenth century. Contents include J.E. Galliard's setting of Congreve's Reconciliation, A. Corelli's 7th sonata, R. Leveridge's Macbeth (attributed to Purcell); excerpts from several of G.F. Handel's oratorios and harpsichord pieces; and miscellaneous theatrical songs, such as Arne's setting of a song in Milton's Comus

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The Macbeth is not based on Boyce's edition of 1770; cf. W.b.540. For a discussion of the attribution to Leveridge see cards under Leveridge for "The music in Macbeth" (W.b.537) Also available on microfilm and portions available as a digital reproduction This record contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email HamnetHelp@folger.edu for assistance

Extended title: Manuscript keyboard score with a collection of songs, instrumental pieces and incidental music mostly by British composers ca. 1790
Alternate titles: Commonplace book of theatrical music, ca. 1790

Congreve, William, 1670-1729 Milton, John, 1608-1674 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

subject: Congreve, William, 1670-1729
subject: Milton, John, 1608-1674
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
associated with: Galliard, John Ernest, -1747
attributed name: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695
associated with: Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778