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The Bay of Biscay O! : sung by Mr. Incledon, in Spanish dollars, or, The priest of the parish / composed by John Davy.
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- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Davy, John, 1763-1824, composer.
- Standardized Title:
- Spanish dollars. Bay of Biscay. Vocal score
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Operas--Excerpts--Vocal scores with piano.
- Operas.
- Songs with orchestra--Vocal scores with piano.
- Songs with orchestra.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Excerpts.
- Vocal scores.
- Songs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 vocal score (4 pages) ; 33 cm
- Other Title:
- First words of text: Loud roar'd the dreadful thunder
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Publish'd by I. & M. Paff, no. 54 Maiden Lane, [1805?]
- Language Note:
- English words.
- Biography/History:
- First performed in London at Covent Garden, 9 May 1805--See Grove Music Online.
- Notes:
- Excerpt from the opera, Spanish dollars, arranged for voice and piano; accompaniment originally for orchestra.
- Caption title.
- Opera libretto by Andrew Cherry.
- Page 4 includes arrangements for guitar and flute, "arranged by E. Riley, teacher of the guittar and German flute."
- "Engrav'd by E. Riley, no. 16 Chamber Street, New York"--Foot of page 3.
- Cited in:
- Wolfe, R.J. Secular music in America, 1801-1825, 2289, except in this issue the verso of page 2 is blank, not the verso of page 4.
- OCLC:
- 63611630
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