SearchGetRecordAcademy of Ancient Music (1733-77)
Collection Summary
Collection Title
Academy of Ancient Music (1733-77)
Description
A collection of programmes with words for performances given by the Academy of Ancient Music on 31 January 1733, 27 February 1755, 5 May 1757 and 27 March 1777, held as four volumes.
Also, 'The Words of Such Pieces as are usually performed by the Academy of Ancient Music', being a 166-paged indexed document published in London in 1761.
No venue is cited for these performances, although this is likely to have been the Academy's regular meeting place at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand. No information is provided regarding the individual performers.
The listing below records the wording on the spine of the individual volumes followed by that on the title page.
Academy of Ancient Music 1733/The Words of the Music perform'd by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 31 January 1733.
Motets etc. 1755/Motets, Madrigals and Other Pieces, performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 27 February 1755.
Motets etc. 1757/Motets, Madrigals and Other Pieces, performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 5 May 1757.
Solomon 1777/A Serenata called Solomon; an anthem, and other pieces; performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 27 March 1777.
Also, 'The Words of Such Pieces as are usually performed by the Academy of Ancient Music', being a 166-paged indexed document published in London in 1761.
No venue is cited for these performances, although this is likely to have been the Academy's regular meeting place at the Crown and Anchor Tavern in the Strand. No information is provided regarding the individual performers.
The listing below records the wording on the spine of the individual volumes followed by that on the title page.
Academy of Ancient Music 1733/The Words of the Music perform'd by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 31 January 1733.
Motets etc. 1755/Motets, Madrigals and Other Pieces, performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 27 February 1755.
Motets etc. 1757/Motets, Madrigals and Other Pieces, performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 5 May 1757.
Solomon 1777/A Serenata called Solomon; an anthem, and other pieces; performed by the Academy of Ancient Music on Thursday 27 March 1777.
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Date range of collection
1733 - 1777
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Location Details
Foundling Museum
40 Brunswick Square
Bloomsbury London WC1N 1AZ United Kingdom Open Map
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Collections Overview
The Gerald Coke Handel Collection is an internationally important collection of material relating to Handel and his contemporaries, including manuscripts, printed books and music, libretti, paintings and engravings, memorabilia, art works and ephemera. The Handel collection is open for research Wednesday-Friday, and the display room (with access to recorded music) is open with the rest of the museum Tuesday-Sunday 10-6.
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