rfu (three sheets).
An envelope containing maps and plans relating to Butler's Run,
Mesopotamia, New Zealand.
VII. MUSIC
FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF SAMUEL BUTLER
These volumes contain many pencil notes, exclamations, and marks by
Butler. xxx means very great admiration; xx moderate admiration; x
slight admiration.
HANDEL'S ORATORIOS in Novello's octavo edition:--
Acis and Galatea.
Alceste.
Alexander Balus.
Athaliah.
Belshazzar.
Chandos Te Deum and St. Cecilia's Day.
Deborah.
Dettingen Te Deum.
Israel in Egypt.
Jephtha.
Joshua.
Miscellaneous.
Occasional Oratorio.
The Passion.
Samson.
Selections.
Semele.
Solomon.
Susanna.
Theodora.
Time and Truth.
HANDEL'S 16 SUITES, TROIS LECONS, CHACONNE, SEPT PIECES, SIX GRANDES
FUGUES (p. 118. Note in Butler's writing at no. 6, "This is the 'Old
Man' Fugue"; cf. the _Memoir_ of Butler), and SIX PETITES FUGUES.
TWELVE GRAND CONCERTOS. By G. F. Handel. Pencil marks by Butler, _e.g._
p. 27, "xxx the whole of this concerto"; and by Butler and Jones, _e.g._
p. 88, "cf. Sarabande Suite, xvi. (Set 2, no. 8)" (so far by Jones and
the rest is by Butler), "cf. 'When Myra Sings,' Clarke's 'Beauties of
Purcell,' pp. 124-5."
A volume containing CONCERTOS by Handel and Hasse and SIX OVERTURES by
Handel. Two papers pasted in; one printed with verses, the other MS.
with "Upbraid me not, capricious fair." This was set to music by H. F.
Jones, and at that time we were told, through _Notes and Queries_, that
the words were by Alexander Brome.
A volume inscribed "15, Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street, E.G." containing
ARRANGEMENTS OF HANDEL, by Wm. Hutchins Callcott; HANDEL'S HAUTBOY
CONCERTOS, Nos. 2, 4 and 5; Eight of his SUITES; his CONCERTANTE; his SIX
ORGAN CONCERTOS; a FANTASIA; his WATER MUSIC, and TWO MINUETS by
Geminiani.
A volume containing HANDEL'S CORONATION ANTHEM; ACIS AND GALATEA; an
ORATORIO with no title or composer's name, the first song being "Tune
your Harps to Chearful Strain"; the OVERTURE, SONGS, DUETS and TRIO in
"Comus" by Dr. Arne; and THE BLACKBIRDS, a Cantata by M. Isaac.
A volume with "Miss E. Parkes" on a label outside; inscribed, "Samuel
Butler, with the love of his Aunt, Ellen Worsley, January 2nd, 1865";
containing Corelli's Sonatas and Concertos, "Thorough-Bass," by M. P.
King, and a few of Handel's Overtures. Pencil marks by Butler.
A volume containing L'INDISPENSABLE (a Manual f
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