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The fairies : (London, 1755) : violin 1, violin 2, viola, violoncello, contrabass and continuo / John Christopher Smith ; edited by Thomas J. Martino.
LIBRA M1104.S65 F3 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, John Christopher, 1712-1795, composer.
- Series:
- Masterworks from 18th century England.
- Masterworks from 18th century England
- Standardized Title:
- Fairies. Overture
- Language:
- English
- No linguistic content
- Subjects (All):
- Overtures (String orchestra)--Scores.
- Overtures (String orchestra).
- Operas--Excerpts--Scores.
- Operas.
- Genre:
- Overtures.
- Operas.
- Scores.
- Excerpts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 score (17 pages) ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Mannheim Editions, 2014.
- Language Note:
- staff notation
- Notes:
- Continuo realized for harpsichord.
- Includes editor's note in English.
- This music comes from Smith's 1750 opera of the same name, which was based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. This edition is based on the first print, published in 1755 by Walsh in London.
- OCLC:
- 900166676
- Publisher Number:
- EN-10 Mannheim Editions
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