Ode on Aeolus's Harp / Composed by Mr. J. Burton ; Words by Mr. Mason
Burton, John (Composer)
Mason, Rev. William
Binder (person):
Cockerell Bindery
1 ms. score (4 leaves, bound) ; 24 x 32 cm.
Language: English
Secular cantata for solo voice (S) and continuo.
Manuscript in ink, either holograph or Miss Dacre.
First line: 'Aethereal race, inhabitants of air'.
Caption title.
Paper: 12 staves (219x309mm); watermark: cross in circle (incomplete) ; countermark: "?????" over "????????" (very feint letters)
Former classmark: 32.G.27.
Dated at the end: 'Miss Dacre scripsit [?] 24 September 1778 Paris' - note at end.
Probably received unbound. Bound as tract 5 in a miscellany, probably about 1890, and rebound separately in quarter rmorocco, marbled paper sides and vellum tips by the Cockerell Bindery, DC 6540, October 1979.
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History note: Probably the Founder's bequest, possibly from the composer in 1782.
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
Production date: AD 1778 : [England?], [1778?]
Accession number: MU.MS.166.E
Primary reference Number: 300297
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Manuscripts and Printed Books
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