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- Plain and easy introduction to practical music
- In 1597, while Morley was negotiating for the patent, he wrote his musical treatise, A Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practicall Musicke. Although his preface contains the statement that he had “nothing better to do,” Morley probably knew publishing a treatise on the science of music would boost public interest in purchasing musical works. In addition, by publishing such a work, the English audience would view Morley as an authority in music (and he would become more likely to obtain the patent) (Smith, “Print Culture and the Elizabethan Composer,” 163). The work is practical, and is organized into three sections: teaching to sing simple song, teaching to sing two parts over a plainsong or ground, and teaching counterpoint.
- Handel's Songs, Selected From His Oratorios: Volume 2
- This is the second of a five-volume anthology featuring 160 arias and songs from various oratorios by G. F. Handel. The vocal score contains musical selections arranged for 1-2 voices with unrealized figured bass intended for harpsichord (continuo), oboe, or flute accompaniment. The English text is printed between the treble and bass, or alto staves. A publisher's note in the t.p. announced the availability of instrumental parts are available separately for concerts. The table of content that follows after the t.p. indicates the titles of the oratorio from which the arias and songs were taken. The songs are numbered continuously from 81-160 paginated from 172-332.
- Thomas and Sally
- 1782 vocal score of Thomas Arne's opera Thomas and Sally, or the Sailors return. Dramatic pastoral in two acts by Thomas Augustine Arne to a libretto by Isaac Bickerstaff; London, Covent Garden, 28 November 1760. Thomas and Sally can claim to be the first all-sung English comic opera. It is noteworthy as well for the introduction of clarinets into the orchestra (Grove Music Online).
- The Occasional: an Oratorio in Score Composed by Mr. Handel
- A sacred oratorio for mixed chorus (SATB) and orchestra (2 violins, viola, "principale", 2 oboes, 2 trumpets, timpani, and continuo). The score includes a list of subscribers and an index for each of the three sections of the oratorio. The anthem "God save the King" is included on pp. 164-26, each page bearing an additional sequence number from 14-26.
- Handel's Songs, Selected From His Oratorios: Volume 3
- This is the third volume of a five-volume anthology featuring arias and songs from various oratorios by G. F. Handel. The vocal score contains musical selections arranged for 1-2 voices with unrealized figured bass intended for harpsichord (continuo), oboe, or flute accompaniment. The English text is printed between the treble and bass, or alto staves. A publisher's note on the t.p. announced the availability of instrumental parts sold separately. The table of content indicates the oratorio from which the arias and songs were taken. The songs are numbered continuously from 161-240 paginated from 334-498.
- Hymns, &c. composed on various subjects
- The tenth edition of J. Joseph Hart's collection of hymn lyrics.
- Hercules: an oratorio in score
- The plot of this oratorio centers around Hercules's death by an inadvertent action of his wife Dejanira. Handel set to music the English libretto by Rev. Thomas Broughton's English, based on Sophocles' Trachiniae, and additions from Ovid's Metamorphoses. The performance forces include: soloists (SATB) and mixed chorus with oboes (2) violins (2), viola, Bass (unspecifdied) and continue. The index that appears on p.248 contains the incipits of arias, recitative and choruses for each of the three acts.
- The musick for the Royal fireworks
- This is a [ca. 1788] score of one of the arrangements Handel made of his "Music for the Royal Fireworks." The caption title gives indication that this version contains the music as performed in 1749. The Grove Dictionary of Music lists two other arrangements from ca. 1746. The performance forces of this edition include: trumpets (3), horns (3), timpani, oboes (2), bassoon, and strings (violin, viola, violoncello, and contrabass). The plate no. appears in both Roman and Arabic forms: No. XXIV and No. 24.
- [Binder's Collection: Mrs. Phillips]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison. An inscription on the page facing the inside front cover reads "Mrs. J.M. Phillips, Priory St."
- Saul: a sacred oratorio, in score
- Musical score of Saul, a sacred oratorio including vocal soloists (SATB), mixed chorus, and orchestra (2 oboes, bassoon, trombones (3), horns (2), strings (violin, viola, violoncello, bass), timpani, organ, harp and continuo). A content index with the incipits of recitatives and arias appears on a separate page at the end of the score.
- Esther, a sacred oratorio in score
- This is a ca. 1794 score of "Esther," a sacred oratorio by Handel. According to the Grove Dictionary of Music, the English libretto of the oratorio was probably a collaborative work between John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope with additional words by Samuel Humphreys. The engraved frontispiece that precedes the t.p. bears the title "Apotheosis of Handel," and the inscription, "The portrait from an original picture of Hudson's in the possession of Dr. Arnold. Designed by Rebecca [Biagio]. Engraved by [James] Heath. Published the 26th of May 1787, being the anniversary of the commemoration of Handel." A table of contents appears on p. 185 with incipits of first lines of text of recitatives and aria. The performance medium includes: oboes (2), flute, bassoon (2), trumpet, strings (violins, viola, violoncello, and bass), harp, soloists (S) and mixed chorus (SATB), and basso continuo. The choral number that appears in the appendix on p.183, contains a note, "This chorus comes in page 122."
- Esther, a sacred oratorio in score
- This is a bound copy of a ca. 1794 score of "Esther," a sacred oratorio by Handel. The cover contains the inscription, "The works of Handel, edited by Dr. Arnold." It does not include the frontispiece preceding the t.p. According to the Grove Dictionary of Music, the English libretto of the oratorio was probably a collaborative work between John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope with additional words by Samuel Humphreys. A table of contents appears on p. 185 with incipits of first lines of text of recitatives and aria. The performance medium includes: oboes (2), flute, bassoon (2), trumpet, strings (violins, viola, violoncello, and bass), harp, soloists (S) and mixed chorus (SATB), and basso continuo. The choral number that appears in the appendix on p.183, contains a note, "This chorus comes in page 122."
- [Binder's Collection: Mrs. Bright]
- Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by Mrs. Bright. Almost all selections in the volume were published in London, with songs in English, German, and Italian. Six out of the forty-six titles in the volume are by Henry R. Bishop, with several works by J. Augustine Wade and Peter von Winter as well, among others.
- [Binder's Collection: A. Worrell]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison, presumably compiled by Ann Worrell, whose name is inscribed on multiple works within the volume. The vast majority of titles in this collection were published in Philadelphia, and the remainder in Baltimore, between 1796 and 1830. A number of items have themes related to Scotland, along with several works about soldiers. Composers Michael Kelly, Joseph Mazinghi, John Stevenson, and Thomas H. Thompson are most prominent, with three works each, and Thomas Moore was the lyricist for four works. George Willig, G.E. Blake, and various iterations of the Carr publishing company are the most prominent publishers in this volume.
- The gentle shepherd, a pastoral comedy
- This is a copy of the libretto of the pastoral opera, "The gentle shepherd" by Allan Ramsey. It includes an engrave image bearing the inscription "Alan Ramsey Scotus," and "A. Ramsey, ad viv. del." (translatable as, drawing of the living subject) at the bottom left. It also bears the disclaimer and engraving signature, "Published according to Act of Parliament by D. Allan Edin, July 12, 1788" at the bottom right. The libretto includes twelve numbered plates depict various scenes from scenes of each act and include corresponding portions of text or dialog, melodies with figured bass, and a 15-page glossary at the end.
- Oeuvres de Haydn - cello
- Cello parts for Haydn's Oeuvres complettes. Copies of English-language description are pasted on the opening end pages.
- Elements of Musical Composition; comprehending the Rules of Thorough Bass, and the Theory of Tuning.
- Manual describing musical composition for beginners. The manual is divided in 9 chapters and includes 479 musical examples engraved in 59 pages at the end of the book, as well as four plates with figures (plate no. II appears at the beginning of the book. The musical examples cover the following subjects: scales, intervals (diatonic and chromatic) and their inversion, counterpoint rules, harmonic progressions, use of non-harmonic tones (suspensions, passing notes, appoggiaturas, and upper-lower neighbor. It also includes several examples taken from Handel's "Dettingen Te Deum," "Messiah," and from Haydn's oratorio "Creation," among others.
- [Binder's Collection: R. S. Harrington]
- Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by R.S. Harrington. The collection consists of music for dances, ballads, and minstrel songs, notably juxtaposing songs with related titles, (Young Folks at Home and Old Folks at Home; Are We Almost There? and We Are Almost There). Most selections were published in Boston or New York. This item contains racial slurs and stereotyping.
- [Binder's Collection: G. K. Whitaker]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison, compiled by Gertrude K. Whitaker. The selections include multiple titles on military themes, including works dedicated to military figures of the time. Other works include ballads, waltzes, and the three-part cantata, The May Queen. Five works in this volume were composed by Charles Grobe. Almost half of the thirty-six items in the collection were published in Philadelphia, with others published in Baltimore, New York, and Boston.
- [Binder's Collection: E. & F. Schetter]
- Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by E. and F. Schetter. A blank page near the end is inscribed with "To be sent to Miss Ellen Schetter, care of Doct. Louis Schetter, Piqua, Ohio." The collection consists primarily of variations and other works based on those of other composers. The volume also contains Books 1 and 3 of Carl Czerny's L'ecole des expressions. Four works by Henri Herz are present, and source material for derivative works comes from Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, and D.F.E. Auber, among others. Half of the works in this volume were published in Philadelphia, and five in New York, with the remainder in Baltimore and Boston. The publisher George Willig of Philadelphia is the most prominent in this collection, publishing five works out of twenty in the compilation.
- [Binder's Collection: E. M. Peachey]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison. The contents were assembled by Edith Mills Peachey, and the 57 works in this volume include multiple ballads, quadrilles, polkas, and waltzes, with five different compositions by Henry Russell. Other composers with two works in the collection include Edwin Flood, Charles E. Horn, Louis Antoine Jullien, and Camille Schubert. About half of the works were published or co-published by the Musical Bouquet Office. All titles were published in London, but they cover a geographical scope including the British Isles and continental Europe, along with past and contemporaneous areas of British colonization in North America and India.
- [Binder's Collection: Mary Waddington]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison, compiled by Mary Alsop King Waddington, an author who was born in New York, but lived in France beginning in 1871, and was married to French statesman William Henry Waddington. This volume consists largely of excerpts from operatic works, particularly by Gaetano Donizetti, Saverio Mercadante, Gioacchino Rossini, and Giuseppe Verdi. Most works were published in Paris, with a few published in Mayence (present-day Mainz), Vienna, and Boston.
- [Binder's Collection: Schieffelin, Book 2]
- Bound compilation of sheet music with the surname Schieffelin attached. The collection was bound in Yonkers, New York, which strongly suggests a location for the owner, and digitized historical newspapers and genealogical records do show a prominent Schieffelin family in that city. Three quarters of the titles in the volume are variations, of which five were composed from various sources by Henri Herz. The collection includes a variety of publishers and locations in Europe and the United States. Where dates can be determined, they range from 1821 through the 1840s.
- [Binder's Collection: Schieffelin, Book 1]
- Bound compilation of sheet music with the surname Schieffelin attached. Nearly all works in this volume are derivative works by Henri Herz, with two by Jacques Herz. The titles are largely fantasies or variations on works by other composers (including four by Gaetano Donizetti), with a particular emphasis on operas. A majority of works were published in Mayence (present-day Mainz), and some in Anvers (better known as Antwerp), Paris, Bonn, and New York. B. Schott or Fils de B. Schott published or co-published most titles, and works in this volume range in date from 1825 through 1855. The stamp of music seller C. Breusing on works throughout the volume provides insights on how the works were acquired.
- Cathedral Chants
- A collection of Anglican chants, harmonized and with figured bass, without words. This item is numbered as copy 567, and is signed by the editors. Substantial space is given to a list of subscribers, and brief biographical information on the composers.
- Aurora che Sorgereai with Brilliant Variations for the PIano Forte
- This is a digital copy of the ca. 1830 edition of Henri Herz's Brilliant variations for the piano forte on the cavatina "Aurora che sorcerai" from Rossini's two-act melodrama "La donna del lago," (i.e., The lady of the lake). The library's copy is part of a bound collection of piano music by variopus nineteenth-century composers. The pianist, and Herz's friend, Franz Hünten adapted several passages of the music to suit the range of the contemporaneous piano fortes. A note on the t.p. indicates that "Mrs. [Lucy] Anderson had the distinguished honor of performing this piece before their Majesties at Brighton." Plate no. 476.
- [Binder's Collection: S. L. Schieffelin]
- Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by S. L. Schieffelin. As is the case with the other Schieffelin binder's collections, this volume emphasizes variations and derivative works based on other compositions, and particularly operas. Works in this volume are entirely from the 1830s, with many by Henri Herz, Carl Czerny, and Franz Hünten, and include material frequently sourced from Giacomo Meyerbeer, Gioachino Rossini, and Gaetano Donizetti. Most works were published in Mayence (present-day Mainz) and Anvers (better known as Antwerp) or Leipzig, and publishers Fils de B. Schott and C.F. Peters are the most prominent in this volume.
- [Binder's Collection: Anna Pease]
- Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by Anna M. Pease, from the collection of Thurman Morrison. All works were published in London, with multiple items published by Duff and Hodgson, Chappell, Robert Cocks & Co., and Joseph Williams. The volume features a variety of composers, including two works each by George Linley and Frank Mori. An additional set of three songs is attributed to the unnamed author of "Will you love me then as now," surmised to be Charles William Glover, though only "The rich man's bride" verifies as one of his works. For topics covered, two works are concerned with the month of May, and three others with Ireland (one of which, "The May Dew," overlaps in both areas).
- [Binder's Collection: Columbus Public Library, Scores]
- Bound compilation of sheet music for violin and piano, assembled by the Columbus Public Library (now the Columbus Metropolitan Library). This volume consists of scores and piano parts, although its contents do not overlap entirely with those of the accompanying set of violin parts. The library catalog record follows the handwritten numbering in the volume, which generally assigns numbers to titles held in common between the two volumes. Therefore, some works are described by their position relative to numbered items, such as a set of three between numbered selections 23 and 24. The volume itself heavily emphasizes "potpourris" and other arrangements of larger works, such as those by Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini. Charles Auguste de Bériot is prominent in this volume as both a composer and arranger. About half of the works were published in Mayence (present-day Mainz) or Offenbach (surmised from other evidence in some cases), with Fils de B. Schott as the most prominent publisher.
- [Binder's Collection: Schumann u. Mendelssohn]
- Bound compilation of sheet music with the title "Schumann u. Mendelssohn." In addition to Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, the volume also contains works by Franz Schubert, Franz Liszt, and Carl Maria von Weber. Titles in this collection were published in Leipzig, Berlin, Vienna, and possibly Braunschweig. Publishers Ed. Bote & G. Bock, Breitkopf und Härtel, and J. Schuberth account for just over half of the selections. Where a date can be determined or estimated, works in this volume were published between 1838 and 1889.
- [Binder's Collection: E. M. Wagner]
- Bound compilation of sheet music assembled by Ellen M. Wagner. About half of the titles in the volume were published in Boston, with others published in New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati. Many of the works in the volume are set as theme and variations.
- [Binder's Collection: Minnie Greene, Book 1]
- Bound compilation of sheet music. The dates of publication range between 1840 and 1880, and most of the publishers' imprints were located in New York or Philadelphia, along with several other locations. Discard stamps from the Columbus, Ohio public library, and a stamp for R.B. McAdow, Music Dealer in the same city suggest the compiler's residence was also there; the name Minnie S. Greene is written in pencil on the first page of music. Page 127 of the scan, or 114 of the music, is also inscribed "Presented to Minnie Greene."
- [Binder's Collection: Sarah Carpenter]
- Bound compilation of sheet music collected by Sarah Carpenter. The collection includes many works arranged for piano from larger works such as operas, as well as galops, marches, and fantasies. Eugène Ketterer, Brinley Richards, and William Vincent Wallace have multiple works in this volume. About half of the titles were published in New York City, with others in Philadelphia and Boston, as well as several European cities.
- [Binder's Collection - Eva Eve - Duke M1507-C655-1841]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from a variety of composers, with multiple works from Giuseppe Verdi, M.W. Balfe, and Gaetano Donizetti. This volume is held by Duke University, and is posted here in conjunction with the Binders Volumes Research Initiative, a project funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities - Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (PW-290538-23).
- [Binder's Collection - Eva Eve - Duke M20-E94-1843]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from a variety of composers. Works by Friedrich Burgmüller, Joseph Lanner, and Samuel Lover are particularly prominent. This volume is held by Duke University, and is posted here in conjunction with the Binders Volumes Research Initiative, a project funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities - Humanities Collections and Reference Resources (PW-290538-23).
- [Binder's Collection: Civil War Pieces]
- Bound compilation of sheet music from a variety of composers, prominently featuring songs about subjects related to the U.S. Civil War, from the Union perspective. Other works include dances for piano with a particular emphasis on galops and waltzes. A majority of titles in this volume were published in Boston, primarily by Oliver Ditson & Co. While the works range in date from 1846 through the 1870s, the most frequently appearing dates are between 1864 and 1866.
- [Binder's Collection: Ida Coit]
- Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by Ida Burroughs Coit. The volume prominently features adaptations or arrangements of larger works (often operas), along with multiple waltzes and galops. Most works were published in Boston or St. Louis, with a smaller number published elsewhere. The St. Louis publisher Balmer & Weber and Boston publishers Oliver Ditson and W.A. Evans are most prominent in this collection. Most works were published in the 1870s, although items range in date from 1848 to 1884.
- The Musical Library, Vocal: Volumes 1 & 2
- This is a digital copy of volumes 1 and 2 of "The musical library," a bound collection of part songs and songs with piano accompaniment edited by William Ayrton. It includes arrangements of famous nineteenth-century tunes, madrigals, ballads, canzones, elegies, and opera arias by various composers.
- The Musical Library, Vocal: Volumes 3 & 4
- This is a digital copy of volumes 3 and 4 of "The musical library," a bound collection of part songs and songs with piano accompaniment edited by William Ayrton. It includes arrangements of famous nineteenth-century tunes, madrigals, ballads, canzones, elegies, and opera arias by various composers.
- [Binder's Collection: Fannie Schieffelin]
- Bound compilation of sheet music collected by Fannie K. Schieffelin. The volume contains a variety of composers, though Diederich Krug is most prominent as a composer and arranger, along with three works each by Louis Moreau Gottschalk and Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Many kinds of works are present, though two adjacent compositions are funeral marches. Numerous publishers are present, and are more or less evenly divided between the East Coast of the United States and Europe (particularly Leipzig and present-day Mainz).
- [Binder's Collection: Florence Paulson, Book 2]
- Bound compilation of sheet music, collected by Florence B. Paulson. This volume consists primarily of ballads and love songs, most of which were published in Philadelphia, New York, and Boston.
- [Binder's Collection: Minnie Greene, Book 2]
- Bound compilation of sheet music. The dates of publication range between 1852 and 1879, and most of the publishers' imprints were located in New York, Philadelphia, and Boston, with others from Cleveland and New Orleans. Several items have the name of Minnie S. Greene on the first page, and some have the location of the Southern Home School in Baltimore, or Patapsco [Ins. or Tns.]. A wide variety of composers and lyricists appear in the volume, with multiple entries from Virginia Gabriel, Luigi Arditi, Fabio Campana, Charles Gounod, John Hullah, and Harrison Millard.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Index
- Indexes to topics and pieces of music appearing in the sixth volume of a biweekly music periodical.
- New-York Musical Review and Choral Advocate, Volume 6, Number 10, May 10, 1955
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Number 11, May 19, 1855
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Number 12, June 2, 1855
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Number 13, June 16, 1855
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Number 14, June 30, 1855
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Number 15, July 14, 1855
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.
- New York Musical Review and Gazette, Volume 6, Number 17, August 11, 1855
- Biweekly periodical containing information about music-related news and events, printed scores and lyrics, advertisements, and other related information.