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LevelItem
Finding Number (Click this to view full catalogue structure)SH/276
Title[Musica bellicosa] [ Forest harmony]
Extent1 volume
Date[1730-1749]
DescriptionOne volume containing:
/1: Musica bellicosa or Warlike music being a choice collection of sixty eight marches and trumpet tunes for the German flute, violin and hautboy with a thorough bass to the whole to which is added Geminiani's and Dubourg's seranading trumpet tunes and a scale of the Gamut for the bassoon being the most correct edition extant.
London: Printed for J. Walsh musick seller, number 449 [1730]
Melody line. 24pp. Printed.
Melody line only no continuo part.
CPM
RISM 18th cent.
SmiHW 1124

/2: [Musica bellicosa. Book 2] Warlike music being a collection of celebrated marches. Collected from operas composed by Mr Handel and other authors for the harpsichord violin, German and common flute.
Second book.
London: Printed and sold by I. Walsh at the Harp and Hoboy in Catharine Street in the Strand number 588 [1740?].
Score. 20pp. Printed.
A scale of notes on the bassoons inserted between items 1 and 2.
CPM
RISM 18th cent.

/3: [Forest harmony. Book 1] Forest harmony book the first being a collection of celebrated aires, minuets and marches made on purpose for two French horns. N.B These aires are proper for two German flutes, two trumpets or two violins.
London: Printed and sold by I. Walsh at the Harp and Hoboy in Catharine Street in the Strand number 46 [c 1733].
Score. 18ff. Printed.
Not in CPM
Not in RISM
SmiHW 637

/4: [Forest harmony. Book 2] Forrest harmony book the second being a collection of celebrated aires, minuets and marches together with several curious pieces out of the Water Musick made on purpose for two French horns.
Number 460.
London: Printed and sold by I. Walsh musick and instrument maker to his Majesty at the Harp and Hoboy in Catharine Street in the Strand number 46 [1733].
Score. 37ff. Printed.
Printed on one side only.
CPM
SmiHW 638

/5: [Forest harmony. Book 3] Forest harmony book the third being a collection of celebrated aires, minuets and marches and musett's made on purpose for two French horns.
Number 581.
London: Printed and sold by I. Walsh musick and instrument maker to his Majesty at the Harp and Hoboy in Catharine Street in the Strand [1736].
Score. 22ff. Printed.
Printed on one side only.
Not in CPM
RISM 18th cent.
SmiHW 639

/6: [Forest harmony. Book 4] Forest harmony book the fourth. A collection of aires, minuets and marches made on purpose for two French horns composed by Antonio Bennegger etc.
London: Printed and sold by I. Walsh Catharine Street in the Strand [1744].
Price 1s[hilling] 6d[pence]
Score. 20pp. Printed.
Printed portrait style but bound landscape style to match books 1-3.
Not in CPM
Not in RISM
SmiHW 640
With SH bookplate.
NotesFormer ref: SH 68
Access StatusOpen

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