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Academy of Ancient Music (1733-77) (Foundling Museum) A collection of programmes with words for performances given by the Academy of Ancient Music on 31 January 1733, 27 F... |
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Academy of Ancient Music (1742) (British Library) Wordbook for Esther: an oratorio; or, sacred drama, set to music by Mr Handel, and performed by the Academy of Ancien... |
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Academy of Ancient Music (1746-61) (British Library) Programmes with words for the Motets, Madrigals and Other Pieces, performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on 24 Apr... |
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Academy of Ancient Music (1758) (British Library) A programme with words for a performance of Handel, The Messiah, given by the Academy of Ancient Music on 11 May 1758... |
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Cathedral-Church, Bristol (1759) (British Library, Music Collections) A handbill with words for 'The Select Anthems, that are to be performed at the Cathedral-Church in Bristol, Thursday ... |
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Damon and Phillida. A ballad opera of one act (1765) (National Library of Scotland: Rare Book Collections) Programme and book of words from the ballad opera 'Damon and Phillida', performed by His Majesty's Servants: Theatre ... |
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Dubourg Ode wordbook: Dublin (1748) (Trinity College Dublin, Library) One wordbook entitled: 'An Ode, to be performed at the Castle of Dublin on the 30th of October, being the birthday of... |
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Funeral Concert, Edinburgh (1755) (Edinburgh Central Library, Music Library) Funeral Concert Performed by the Gentlemen of the Musical Society of Edinburgh, on the Death of the Lord Drummore, th... |
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Funeral Concert, Edinburgh (1771) (Edinburgh Central Library, Music Library) Funeral Concert Performed by the Gentlemen of the Musical Society of Edinburgh, on the Death of Sir Robert Murray, Ba... |
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Handell Wordbook: Dublin (1735) (Trinity College Dublin, Library) One wordbook entitled 'The celebrated masque of Acis and Galatea. Compos'd by Mr. Handell, for His Grace the Duke Of ... |
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Librettos (1690-1824) (Henry Watson Music Library) This is a collection of librettos produced for the performances of a work during a certain year at a specific venue: ... |
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London: Taverns (1736-1882) (Royal College Of Music, Library) Programmes from performances in London taverns from 1736 to 1882, with the majority from the late 1830s and 1840. ... |
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Marlborough-Green, Dublin (1752) (British Library) The handbill for a Grand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Musick [sic], given on 25 August 1752 at the Marlborough-G... |
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Marylebone Gardens (1730-1855) (Royal College Of Music, Library) A scrapbook of programmes and performance ephemera from Marylebone Gardens, 1730 to 1835. The collection includes pl... |
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Oxford Concert Bills 1 (1766-1808) (Bodleian Library, Music Library) A bound volume containing handbills, programmes with words, and other material relating to performances given at the ... |
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Oxford Music Room (1773-74) (Bodleian Library, Music Library) Programmes (without words) for performances given at the Music Room, Oxford [Holywell Music Room] on 6 December 1773 ... |
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Pamphlets (1746-1747) (Trinity College Dublin, Library) One bound volume of pamplets, two of which are word-books. No.1: 'Messiah, an oratorio. Composed by Mr. Handel' D... |
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Stratford Jubilee (1746-1860?) (British Library, Music Collections) A bound volume containing illustrations, portraits, newspaper cuttings, extracts from books and sale catalogues, adve... |
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Words of the Music Performed by the Academy of Ancient Music (1733-1791) (Leeds Central Library) A volume of bound 'programmes with words' for performances given by the Academy of Ancient Music: * The Words of ... |