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London: John Watts, 1729-31.
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| Publisher. Info.
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London: J. Wren, 1750
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| Misc. Notes
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Published separately under the title The Spinnet, or Musical Miscellany, Being a Collection of Choice Songs, and Lyrick Poems: Set to Musick by the most Eminent Masters.
Includes an interesting early version of Auld lang syne.
A large number of songs by John Sheeles.
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General Information
| Work Title
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The Musical Miscellany
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| Alternative. Title
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Being a Collection of Choice Songs set to the Violin and Flute by the most Eminent Masters; The musical miscellany; being a collection of choice songs, and lyrick poems: with the basses to each tune, and transpos'd for the flute [i.e. recorder]
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Various
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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| First Publication.
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1729
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| Librettist
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various, including
- Mr Baker
- Mr Booth
- Arthur Bradley
- Mr Concanen
- Mr Tickell
- John Gay (1685–1732)
- Tony Aston
- author of The Fair Circassian
- Lord Lansdown (George Granville) (1666-1735)
- Matthew Prior (1664–1721)
- Mr Torkington
- Richard Estcourt
- Mr Welsted
- Mr Theobald
- Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
- Sir George Etheridge
- Benjamin Griffin
- Mr N. Rowe
- a Lady
- Richard Leveridge (1670–1758)
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
- James Moore
- John Dryden (1631–1700)
- Henry Carey (1687–1743)
- a Person of Quality
- William Duncombe
- Monsieur De la Motte, translated by William Duncombe
- William Bedingfield
- J. D. Esq.
- Mr Dart
- Dr. Stukeley
- Sir W. Y.
- Mr Manlock
- Mr Wilks
- Sappho, translated by Mr A. Philips
- Ambrose Philips (1674–1749)
- Fontenelle, translated by Mr Tickell
- a Gentleman of Oxford
- Anacreon (translated/imitated)
- Thomas Say
- Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)
- Dr. Parnell
- Mr Mitchell
- Charles Sedley (1639–1701)
- Mr Yalden
- Richard Savage
- Aaron Hill
- George Sewell
- John Hughes (1677–1720)
- James V of Scotland
- Mr Dumbleton
- author of Sparabella's Complaint
- Henry Fielding (1707-1754)
- John Lockman (1698–1771)
- Mr Bedford Aldrich
- a Gentleman of Magdalen College, Oxford
- Rev. George Arnet
- Mr Davis
- Earl of ----
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| Language
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English
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| Piece Style
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Baroque
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| Instrumentation
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voice (solo in vols 1,2), continuo (some with transposed versions for recorder); 3 voices (catches)
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Navigation etc.
Composers without IMSLP pages
- Mr Gouge
- Mr Cole
- Mr Ramondon
- Mr Webber
- Mr Holmes
- Arthur Bradley (1 tune attributed to him)
- Mr Brailsford
- Mr Vincent (too early for Thomas Vincent)
- James Graves
- Mr Flemming or Hemming
- Mr Seedo
- Mr Potter
- David Rizzio
