| Description | One volume, with Shaw Hellier bookplate containing:
1/ Stanley, J. [Cantatas, op. 3]
Six cantata's for a voice and instruments. Set to musick by John Stanley, MB, organist of the Temple and St Andrew's in London.
London: Printed for John Stanley, and sold at his house in Walbrook, and all the musick-shops. [1742]
Score. 49pp. Printed.
Contents: 1. Marcus the young, the noble...Teach a young unskilful lover. 2. To Wisdom's cold delights...Cupid's power I despise. 3. Teach me, Venus, every art. 4. In the manner of Anacreon (Whilst others barter ease for state). 5. Compell'd by sultry Phoebus' heat...Brightest Cynthia, heavenly maid. The god Vertumnus...What beauteous scenes enchant my sight.
With privilege.
CPM (1744). RISM S 4639
2/ Stanley, J. [Cantatas, op. 8]
Six cantata's for a voice and instruments. Set to music by John Stanley, MB. Verba loquor socianda chordis. Hor. condisce modos, amanda. Voce quos reddas minuentur atrae. Carmine curae. Id.
London: Printed for John Stanley, and sold at his house in Walbrook, and all the musick-shops. [1748]
Score. 49pp. Printed.
Contents: 1. Imitated from the Italian of Guarini (Who'll buy a heart?). 2. Aloft, and near her highest noon...By the Moon's soft-beaming light. 3. Cease, cease Eugenio thus to gaze. 4. Cymon, a rough unpolish'd swain...By Heav'n, I'll stoop no more. 5. Alas, my Julia. 6. No sooner had my infant face.
With privilege.
Score. 45pp. Printed.
CPM. RISM S 4640
3/ Stanley, J. [Cantatas, op. 9]
Three cantata's and three songs for a voice and instruments. Set to music by John Stanley, MB.
London: Printed for the author and sold at the music-shops. [1751]
Score. 27pp. Printed.
Contents: Cantata 1: As in pensive form...Go hence the maid (with softness) cries. Cantata 2: As Delia...Where partial nature. Cantata 3: Long had fair Delia...love begone, no more deceive me. Song 1: I feel new passions rise. Song 2: Love has possessed my heart. Song 3: Immortal goddess, heav'nly fair.
CPM. RISM S 4641 |