Tag Archives: Sacred songs with harpsichord

Rural beauty, or, Vaux-Hal Garden

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“View overlooking gardens, showing a band playing from the orchestra on the right; elegantly dressed figures strolling through gardens or seated at tables amongst trees; head-piece illustration to ‘The Musical Entertainer’, p. 21; with the score of a song below, all printed from the same plate.”–British Museum catalogue.

  • Printmaker: Bickham, George, 1706?-1771, printmaker.
  • Title: Rural beauty, or, Vaux-Hal Garden / the words by Mr. Lockman ; set by Mr. Boyce ; Bickham sc.
  • Publication: [London] : [G. Bickham], [1737?]

Catalog Record

737.00.00.04

Acquired February 2022

The musical bouquet, or, Popular songs and ballads

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For voice and harp or harpsichord

 

  • Author: Jones, Edward, 1752-1824.
  • Title: The musical bouquet, or, Popular songs and ballads : some of which are composed, & others selected by the editor : to which are added proper accompaniments for the harp or harpsichord, and most respectfully inscribed to his scholars / by Edward Jones, bard to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, & teacher of the harp.
  • Published: London : Printed and sold at no. 3 Green Street, near Grosvenor Square …, [1799]

Catalog Record

74 799 J76

Acquired October 2020

The psalms & hymns with the ode or anthem

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  • Title: The psalms & hymns with the ode or anthem, sung at the Magdalen Chapel : adapted for the voice, harpsichord, &c. / the words corrected from the chapel ed., with other improvements.
  • Edition: A new edition.
  • Published: London : Printed for Button & Whitaker, St. Paul’s Church Yard, [1791?]

Catalog Record

74 791 P974

Acquired October 2018