[Fragment of a song book]

Name:

Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791

Timespan:

18th century

Date:

1755

Language:

English

Provenance:

Hopkinson, Edward Jr. (donor); Hopkinson, Francis; Hopkinson, Oliver

Subject:

Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 Manuscripts; Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791; Manuscripts; Music -- Manuscripts; Songs with harpsichord -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century; Operas -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century -- Excerpts -- Vocal scores; Operas; Songs with harpsichord

Resource Type:

Still Image

Form/Genre:

songs (musical compositions); Vocal scores; excerpts; manuscripts (documents); scores (documents for music)

Physical Description:

1 score (47-84 manuscript pages)

Geographic Subject:

Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Page 1-46, 51 & 52 wanting.; Hopkinson's signature on back cover.; Photocopy in suppl.; Contains songs with keyboard, chiefly arranged from operas, copied by Francis Hopkinson.; Contents indexed in: Richards, Caroline. An eighteenth century music collection. Thesis (M.A.) -- Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1968.; Table of contents: L'amour a mille tourments / Anon. (p. 53) -- Air [unidentified] / Arne (p. 66) -- Atalanta. If love my dearest treasure / Handel (p. 78-79) -- Handel's Water piece (p. 84) -- Occasional oratorio. Prophetic visions strike my eye / Handel (p. 70-74) -- Samson. Great Dagon has subdued our foe; Let the bright seraphim / Handel (p. 75-77, 67-69) -- Fissa ne squardi miei / Hasse (p. 81-83) -- No more the fabled names confin'd / Anon. (p. 80) -- Duetto [unidentified] / Palma (p. 64-66) -- Alexis, a cantata / Pepusch (p. 60-64) -- Stizzoso mio stizzoso / Pergolesi (p. 54-56) -- Silvia bright nymph / Anon. (p. 57) -- A song in the Triumph of Hibernia / Anon. (p. 58-9) -- Merope. Figlio ascolta / Terradellas (p. 48-50; incomplete) -- Dimmi una volta addio (duetto) / Vinci (p. 47; incomplete)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Rare Book Collection, Folio M1.A11 .H6 v. 15

Collection:

Hopkinson collection of music