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This bibliography offers descriptions of almost 200 issues of secular voice music published in England, 1703-1726, including works by Giovanni Bononcini, Henry Purcell, John Weldon, Attilio Ariosti and Richard Leveridge. 2296 song first lines are listed and indexed. The books described represent the first extended effort to issue entirely commercial printed versions of musical stage works and they are also the first song books to be printed by engraving on a systematic basis.
In addition to clarifying the bibliographic history of the books through examination of 856 copies (92% of those identified), the bibliography tests and extends the standard concepts of bibliographical description. Several new descriptive features are introduced. There are over 200 illustrations of title-pages, frontispieces and musical engraving styles. By permitting access to material that is not currently widely available in print, the bibliography will be of assistance to musicians, music and theatre historians, and literary scholars, as well as to librarians and bibliographers.
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Opera and Songbooks is an essential reference tool not only for those wishing to examine music-making and printing during the first quarter of the eighteenth century, but is also an extremely well produced example of bibliographical research. (John Woodford, Music Teachers Online Journal, Edit.2, Aug. 00.)
David Hunter's listing of all operas and songbooks published in England between the years 1703 and 1726 is an important research tool ... the volume is easy to use, with information presented in a manner that facilitates easy reading and cross-referencing. (John Woodford, Music Teachers Online Journal, Edit.2, Aug. 00.)
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Opera and Song Books Published in England, 1703-1726: A Descriptive Bibliography
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Condition: New. A bibliographical description of 180 collections of opera and other secular songs. It lists the first lines of all the songs included in each volume that is described, indexed so as to allow identification and dating of single songs of the period. Num Pages: 572 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AVQ; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1327. . 1998. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # 9780948170102
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Condition: New. A bibliographical description of 180 collections of opera and other secular songs. It lists the first lines of all the songs included in each volume that is described, indexed so as to allow identification and dating of single songs of the period. Num Pages: 572 pages, numerous halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; AVQ; GBCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1327. . 1998. hardcover. . . . . Seller Inventory # 9780948170102
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Octavo. Boards. xlix, 521 pp. With descriptions of approximately 200 items, including works by Giovanni Bononcini, Henry Purcell, John Weldon, Attilio Ariosti, and Richard Leveridge, with 2,296 first lines listed and indexed. From the collection of musicologist Stanley Boorman. Seller Inventory # 33000
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Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm, xlix, 521 pp, plates. From the introduction: "This bibliography offers descriptions of almost 2000 issues of secular vocal music published in England 1703-1726, including works by Giovanni Bononcini, Henry Purcell, John Weldon, Attilio Ariosti and Richard Leveridge. The only exclusions are 'reprints' or subsequent volumes of books first published before 1703, books comprising solely the work of Handel, and the issues of the Monthly Mask of Vocal Music. The book indexes 2296 song first lines. The books described here represent the first extended effort to issue entirely commercial printed versions of musical stage works and they are also the first song books to be printed by engraving on a systematic basis. The book is a sequel to Day and Murrie's English Song Books 1651-1702, published by the Bibliographical Society in 1940, and augments David Foxon's English Verse 1701-1750. In addition to clarifying the bibliographic history of the books through examination of 863 within-scope copies (91.3 % of those identified), the bibliography tests and extends the standard concepts of bibliographical description. Several new descriptive features are introduced. There are over 200 illustrations of title-pages, frontispieces and music engraving styles. By permitting access to material that is not currently widely available in print, the bibliography will be of assistance to musicians, music and theatre historians, and literary scholars, as well as to librarians and bibliographers. Contents: Introduction (Definitions; Method; Bibliographical Description; etc); Descriptions; Indexes to the Descriptions (1 First lines and translations; 2. Composers, librettists, adaptors; 3 Singers; 4 Literary or dramatic works, operas, occasions; 5 Short-titles, publishers, dates; 6 Printers, publishers, sellers, with short-titles and dates; 7 Engravers and engraving styles; 8 Passe-partout title-page uses; 9 Books published in versions with one or both sides of; each leaf printed; 10 Libraries). List of Tables: I Publications issued 1711-16 comprising secular; vocal music solely by Handel; II Books published 1703-26 that are listed in Day and Munie,; English Song-Books; III Summary of library collections and copies; IV Passe-partout title-pages used in song books; published 1703-26; V Summary of descriptions; VI Summary of collation of A Collection of the Choicest Songs & Dialogues. Front board and textblock slightly curled, otherwise Very Good. Seller Inventory # ABE-50457