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Title

Sacred music : dedicated by permission to the right Hon[oura]ble. Earl of Malmesbury : in two volumes consisting of a selection of the most admired pieces of vocal music from the Te Deum, Jubilate, Anthems, & Milton's Hymn : adapted to some of the choicest music of the greatest Italian and other foreign composers : Jomelli, Pergolesi, Perez, Martini, Beretti, Scolari, &c. &c. &c. / by the late James Harris, Esqr. ; arranged and published by Joseph Corfe, gentleman of his Majesty's Chapel & organist of the Cathedral, Salisbury.

Author

Harris, James, 1709-1780.

Publication

London : Printed for the editor & to be had of him at Salisbury & the principal music dealers in town and country, [1800?]

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Additional Authors

• Corfe, Joseph, 1741-1820.
• Milton, John, 1608-1674.
• Riley, Edward, 1769-1829.
• Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736.
• Drexel Collection

Description

1 score (69, 80 p.); 37 cm.

Subjects

• Te Deum laudamus (Music)
• Milton, John, 1608-1674 > Musical settings
• Oratorios
• Sacred vocal music
• Contrafacta

Note

• Oratorio in 2 parts, compiled by James Harris from music excerpted from Pergolesi, Scolari, Cocchi, Hasse, Jomelli, Tasso, Chinzer, Vinci, Perez, Martini of Milan, Harris, Beretti and Geminiani; "... contains a full orchestral and choral setting of Milton's Hymn [of Adam and Eve] from Paradise Lost, on the model of a Handel oratorio, with nine linking recitatives apparently composed by Harris, and settings of the Te Deum, Jubilate and other anthems, with two recitatives by Harris" -- New Grove Online.
• "All the recitatives in this work are the compositions of the late James Harris" - note on page 15.
• "Engrav'd by E. Riley no. 8 Strand" -- printed note at bottom of page 1.

Indexed In (note)

• RISM, A / 1

Provenance (note)

• "Doctor Smith, Pembroke College, Oxford ... Nov. 1809" -- inscription at top right of title page.

Contents

• Vol. 1: Glory to God on high / Pergolesi -- These are thy glorious works / Cocchi -- Ye with songs / Vinci -- Thou sun of this great world / Jomelli -- Fountains and ye that warble / Scolari -- Ye birds that singing / Perez -- Witness if I be silent / Chinzer -- Hail universal Lord / Cocchi -- O Lord have mercy / Pergolesi -- My tears have been my meat / Hasse -- Turn thee O Lord again / Tasso.
• Vol. 2: To thee cherubin / Beretti -- When thou tookest upon thee / Pergolesi -- We believe that thou shalt come / Geminiani -- Make them to be numb'red / Pergolesi -- Govern them / Pergolesi -- Vouchsafe O Lord / Jomelli -- Be thankful unto him / Pergolesi -- For the Lord is gracious / Pergolesi -- And his truth / Pergolesi -- O Lord not unto us / Pergolesi -- The Lord is righteous / Martini -- Awake lute and harp / Martini -- Glory be to the Father / Pergolesi.

Call Number

Drexel 4709

OCLC

497628049

Author

Harris, James, 1709-1780.

Title

Sacred music : dedicated by permission to the right Hon[oura]ble. Earl of Malmesbury : in two volumes consisting of a selection of the most admired pieces of vocal music from the Te Deum, Jubilate, Anthems, & Milton's Hymn : adapted to some of the choicest music of the greatest Italian and other foreign composers : Jomelli, Pergolesi, Perez, Martini, Beretti, Scolari, &c. &c. &c. / by the late James Harris, Esqr. ; arranged and published by Joseph Corfe, gentleman of his Majesty's Chapel & organist of the Cathedral, Salisbury.

Imprint

London : Printed for the editor & to be had of him at Salisbury & the principal music dealers in town and country, [1800?]

Indexed In:

RISM, A / 1, C 3915.

Provenance

"Doctor Smith, Pembroke College, Oxford ... Nov. 1809" -- inscription at top right of title page.

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Added Author

Corfe, Joseph, 1741-1820. Publisher

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost. Selections.

Riley, Edward, 1769-1829. Engraver

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, 1710-1736.

Drexel Collection.

Research Call Number

Drexel 4709