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Suits of the most celebrated lessons

Title: Suits of the most celebrated lessons / collected and fitted to the harpsichord or spinnet by Mr: Wm: Babell ; with variety of passages by the author.
Publication: London : Printed for I: Walsh, servt. to his majesty at the Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street in the Strand, [1730?]

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Description

1 score ([ii], 77 pages); 32 cm

Alternative Title

Lessons for the spinnet

Subjects

Genre/Form

Operas.
Suites.
Arrangements (Music)
Scores.

Note

Arrangements by William Babell of excerpts from six operas (originally for orchestra or voice and orchestra), compiled into four suites for harpsichord or spinet ; unattributed preludes and arias presumably by Babell himself.
Excerpts are from operas by Handel, Francesco Gasparini and Nicola Haym (all first performed in London, 1711-14) ; the operas of Haym's are London adaptations of both text and music of Italian operas by G. Bononcini (Etearco) and G. Polani (Creso tolto a le fiamme).
"A table of the lessons contain'd in this book"--Page [1].
"Note there are two precedent books for ye harpsicord by ye same hand"--Page [i].
Imprint of "I: [i.e. J.] Walsh" only ; not in association with J. Hare.
Date from Smith & Humphries.
"No. 174" - at foot of title page after imprint.

Indexed In (note)

Smith, W.C. and Humphries, C. A bibliography of the musical works published by the firm of John Walsh during the years 1721-1766 (1968)

Contents

Prelude -- The overture in Rinaldo -- Soura balza : in Rinaldo -- Lascia ch'io pianga : in Rinaldo -- Sulla routa di fortuna : in Rinaldo -- Prelude -- Si t'intendo : in Croesus -- Questo conforto solo : in Antiochus -- Bel piacere : in Rinaldo -- Se in ombre nacosta : in ye pastorall -- Prelude -- Si lieto si contento : in Antiochus -- Nume alato : in Etearco -- Hor la trumba : in Rinaldo -- Si tamo caro : in Theseus -- Prelude -- No no che quest'alma : in Rinaldo -- Aria -- Aria -- Vo far guerra : in Rinaldo.

Call Number

Drexel 5604

OCLC

650760749

Title

Suits of the most celebrated lessons / collected and fitted to the harpsichord or spinnet by Mr: Wm: Babell ; with variety of passages by the author.

Publisher

London : Printed for I: Walsh, servt. to his majesty at the Harp & Hoboy in Catherine Street in the Strand, [1730?]

Type of Content

notated music

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

Smith, W.C. and Humphries, C. A bibliography of the musical works published by the firm of John Walsh during the years 1721-1766 (1968), page 29, no. 115.

Language

Staff notation.

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Added Author

Babell, William, approximately 1690-1723, arranger of music.

Walsh, John, 1665 or 1666-1736.

Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Pastor fido (1712) Se'in ombre nacosta; arranged.

Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Teseo. Si tamo caro; arranged.

Container of (work): Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Rinaldo. Selections; arranged.

Container of (work): Gasparini, Francesco, 1661-1727. Antioco. Selections; arranged.

Container of (work): Haym, Nicola Francesco. Etearco. Nume alato; arranged.

Container of (work): Haym, Nicola Francesco. Creso. Si t'intendo; arranged.

Drexel collection.

Cover Title

Lessons for the spinnet

Publisher No.

No. 174 I: Walsh

Research Call Number

Drexel 5604

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