Christ Church Library music catalogue: Mus. 945

Mus. 945

Manuscript. Arias for solo voice and continuo, many of which have been extracted from the operas 'Eteocle e Polinice' by Giovanni Legrenzi and 'Enea in Italia' by Carlo Pallavicino, both of which were first performed in Venice during Carnival 1675; unidentified Italian copyist, last quarter of 17th century. Some of the unidentified arias may be from Giovanni Legrenzi's opera 'L'Achille in Sciro' (Venice, 1663).

The arias in Mus. 945 have been numbered '83-204' by the copyist, and occupy nineteen fascicles that themselves are numbered '28-46'. This implies that Mus. 945 is the second part of a larger collection, the first part of which is either lost or has not been located.

Table of titles and composers in modern form. Display form found in manuscript.
The first column gives the modern numbering of the pieces; the second shows numbering used by the copyist(s).

1	83	Giovanni Legrenzi	Sazia pur il tuo furore (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 21)	ff. 1^r-v
2	84	Giovanni Legrenzi	Cieco ognor amante cor (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 11)	ff. 2^r-v
3	85	Giovanni Legrenzi	Vibri pur di strali (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 11)	ff. 3^r-4^r
4	86	Carlo Pallavicino	Se la piaga sanar potrò (from 'Diocleziano', Act 2, scene 6)	ff. 4^r-5^r
5	87	Carlo Pallavicino	Sei gentile, sei vezzoso (from 'Enea in Italia ', Act 3, scene 13)	ff. 5^v-6^r
6	88	Carlo Pallavicino	Se me lice baciar quel volto (from 'Diocleziano', Act 1, scene 17)	ff. 6^r-v
7	89	Giovanni Legrenzi	Su, feroci miei campioni (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 7)	ff. 7^r-8^r
8	90	Carlo Pallavicino	Chi dice mal d'Amor (from 'Enea in Italia ', Act 2, scene 7)	ff. 8^r-v
9	91		E' possibile mio core	ff. 9^r-v
10	92	Carlo Pallavicino	Basta un guardo (from 'Diocleziano', Act 1, scene 4)	ff. 10^r-v
11	93		Se giusto è Cupido	ff. 11^r-12^r
12	94	Giovanni Legrenzi	E' la guerra un gioco strano (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 23)	ff. 12^v-13^v
13	95		Occhi miei, si, si, dormite	ff. 13^v-14^v
14	96		Ditemi pur di no'	ff. 15^r-v
15	97	Giovanni Legrenzi	Quant'e folle chi s'innamora (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 14)	ff. 16^r-v
16	98	Giovanni Legrenzi	Alma mia spera (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 5)	ff. 17^r-18^v
17	99		Belezza ritrosa	ff. 18^v-20^r
18	100		Mi lasciate speranze	ff. 20^v-21^v
19	101	Giovanni Legrenzi	Lasciami in pace il core (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 13)	ff. 22^r-23^v
20	102		Si lusinga senza speme	ff. 23^v-25^r
21	103		Respira, ò core	ff. 25^r-26^v
22	104	Giovanni Legrenzi	S'ho'l pie fra catene (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 2)	ff. 26^v-27^v
23	105	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fresch'aurette (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 23)	ff. 28^r-v
24	106	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fa quanto sai (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 24)	ff. 29^r-v
25	107		Tra le guerriere nemiche	ff. 30^r-v
26	108		Agli sforzi del destino	ff. 31^r-v
27	109		Nel mar d'un bel seno	ff. 32^r-33^r
28	110		Beltà che mi fugge	ff. 33^r-34^r
29	111		Gelosia la vol con me	ff. 34^v-35^v
30	112		Qual farfalla	ff. 36^r-v
31	113		L'armato rigore	ff. 37^r-38^r
32	114	?Agostino Steffani	In amor ci vol costanza (?from 'Servio Tullio', 1686)	ff. 38^r-39^v
33	115	Giovanni Legrenzi	Vuoi ch'io viva (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 14)	ff. 39^v-40^r
34	116	Giovanni Legrenzi	Tranquillatevi (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 25)	ff. 40^r-41^r
35	117		La speranza è una Sirena	ff. 41^v-42^v
36	118		Alma mia non disperar	ff. 43^r-44^v
37	119		Prega pure quanto sai	ff. 44^v-46^r
38	120		S'io v'adoro	ff. 46^r-47^r
39	121		Cara vezzeggiami	ff. 47^v-48^v
40	122		Gia Bambin con aurea luce	ff. 49^r-50^v
41	123	Giovanni Legrenzi	Dimmi quando cesserà (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 12)	ff. 50^v-51^r
42	124	Giovanni Legrenzi	Vaghi fiori (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 19)	ff. 51^v-53^r
43	125	Giovanni Legrenzi	Areo estinta (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 8)	ff. 53^r-54^v
44	126	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fermo scoglio (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 7)	ff. 54^v-55^v
45	127	Giovanni Legrenzi	Vinca l'ira (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 9)	ff. 55^v-56^v
46	128	Giovanni Legrenzi	Nel mio petto (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 3)	ff. 56^v-57^v
47	129	Giovanni Legrenzi	Sorte perfida (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 4)	ff. 58^r-v
48	130	Giovanni Legrenzi	Rasserenati mio core (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 22)	ff. 58^v-60^r
49	131		Dove sei, dolce mia pace	ff. 60^r-61^v
50	132		Col bel raggio d'un guardo	ff. 62^r-63^r
51	133	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fra trombe (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 11)	ff. 63^r-65^r
52	134		A che giova ò gran tonante	ff. 65^r-66^r
53	135		Armato di strali	ff. 66^v-67^v
54	136		Non disperi di fortuna	ff. 68^r-69^v
55	137		Zeffiretti che vezzosi	ff. 69^v-71^r
56	138		Per cruda belezza	ff. 71^v-72^v
57	139		La speranza ed il martire	ff. 72^v-73^v
58	140		Credi pur che non è stabile	ff. 73^v-76^r
59	141		E la vita degl'Amanti	ff. 76^v-77^r
60	142		E quando cessate	ff. 77^v-78^v
61	143		Senza voi care pupille	ff. 79^r-80^r
62	144	Giovanni Legrenzi	Cessate ò pensieri (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 24)	ff. 80^v-81^v
63	145	Giovanni Legrenzi	Amor che non può (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 10)	ff. 81^v-82^v
64	146	Giovanni Legrenzi	Svegliatemi a' l'ire(from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 8)	ff. 83^r-84^r
65	147		Sparsa d'ombre usci la notte	ff. 84^r-85^r
66	148	Giovanni Legrenzi	Al suon delle trombe (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 1)	ff. 85^r-86^v
67	149	Giovanni Legrenzi	Lasciami star' Amor (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 10)	ff. 86^v-88^r
68	150	Giovanni Legrenzi	Folle è ben (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 15)	ff. 88^r-89^v
69	151	Giovanni Legrenzi	Sempre amica (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 6)	ff. 90^r-v
70	152	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fuggiamo (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 8)	ff. 91^r-v
71	153	Giovanni Legrenzi	Speranza mi dice (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 15)	ff. 92^r-v
72	154	Giovanni Legrenzi	Piangete occhi (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 17)	ff. 93^r-94^r
73	155	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fieri lacci (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 1)	ff. 94^r-95^r
74	156	Giovanni Legrenzi	Raccogliti in calma afflitto (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 8)	ff. 95^v-96^r
75	157	Giovanni Legrenzi	Si, si, morirò (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 1)	ff. 96^v-97^r
76	158		Gelosia che l'alma ancidi	ff. 97^v-98^v
77	159		Quante Amore me ne farà	ff. 99^r-100^r
78	160-1		Sù scuotete le faci	ff. 100^r-v
79	162	Giovanni Legrenzi	Si, si, vincero (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 3)	ff. 102^r-103^r
80	163	Giovanni Legrenzi	Cangia tenor ò sorte (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 9)	ff. 103^r-104^r
81	164		Un volto candido	ff. 104^v-105^v
82	165	Giovanni Legrenzi	Accendetemi pur il petto (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 1)	ff. 105^v-106^v
83	166		Vi dò bando	ff. 107^r-108^v
84	167		Cara pace date ò stelle	ff. 109^r-v
85	168	Giovanni Legrenzi	Sù, sù, a l'armi (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 11)	ff. 110^r-110b^r
86	169	Bernardo Pasquini	Chi non ama non ha core	ff. 110b^r-111^r
87	170	Giovanni Legrenzi	Fonte amiche (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 15)	ff. 111^v-112^v
88	171	Giovanni Legrenzi	Chi non prova (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 3, scene 18)	ff. 112^v-114^r
89	172		Agli strali de la sorte	ff. 114^v-115^v
90	173		Il desio della vendetta	ff. 115^v-117^r
91	174		Si lusinga questo core	ff. 117^r-118^v
92	175		Ombre cieche, horror notturni	ff. 118^v-120^r
93	176-7		Deh cara mia tromba festeggia	ff. 120^r-122^r
94	178		Sono le giovine tutte cosi	ff. 122^v-124^r
95	179		Non arda del ciglio	ff. 124^v-125^v
96	180	Giovanni Legrenzi	Di vendetta e sdegno armato (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 1, scene 4)	ff. 125^v-126^v
97	181		Per bella Giovine l'Amor	ff. 127^r-128^r
98	182		E nel mondo la bellezza	ff. 128^r-129^r
99	183		Non si dà cor più bizzarro	ff. 129^r-130^r
100	184	Giovanni Legrenzi	Riedi, riedi in libertà (from 'Eteocle e Polinice', Act 2, scene 7)	ff. 130^v-131^v
101	185		In quei roghi siamo soli	ff. 131^v-132^v
102	186		Aure dolci, aure amorose	ff. 132^v-133^v
103	187-8		Sparso d'or	ff. 134^r-135^v
104	189		Non stà bene, figlio mio	ff. 135^r-136^v
105	190		Ad armare	ff. 136^v-137^v
106	191		Se brami pace	ff. 137^v-138^r
107	192		Non te lo dissi Amor	ff. 138^v-139^r
108	193		Nò, nò, cor incostante	ff. 139^v-140^r
109	194		Se d'un sembiante	ff. 140^v-141^r
110	195		O quante stravaganze	ff. 141^r-142^r
111	196		Qui dei fiori	ff. 142^v-143^v
112	197		Non ha'un giorno di contento	ff. 144^r-145^r
113	198		Non sempre la sorte	ff. 145^v-146^r
114	199		Farà guerra	ff. 146^r-147^v
115	200		Sovra guanciedi neve	ff. 147^v-149^r
116	201		Quella dea che sempre piange	ff. 149^v-150^r
117	202		Che farai, mio core amante	ff. 150^r-151^r
118	203		La vittoria d'un regnante	ff. 151^r-152^r
119	204		Alma ch'è ignobile	ff. 152^v-153^v

Oblong format, 243 x 103 mm. 154 folios, foliated in modern pencil as '1-110, 110b, and 111-53'. Collation: 19 gatherings, numbered '28-46' by the copyist in the top left-hand corner on the recto of the first folio of each gathering. (The preceding gatherings '1-27' have not been located.) Collation details:

(ff. 1-8): fascicle '28' (arias '83-90') = A8
(ff. 9-16): fascicle '29' (arias '91-7') = B8.
(ff. 17-24): fascicle '30' (arias '88-102') = C8
(ff. 25-34): fascicle '31' (arias '102-111') = D10.
(ff. 35-42): fascicle '32' (arias '111-117') = E8.
(ff. 43-50): fascicle '33' (arias '118-123') = F8.
(ff. 51-58): fascicle '34' (arias '123-130') = G8.
(ff. 59-66): fascicle '35' (arias 130-135') = H8.
(ff. 67-74): fascicle '36' (arias '135-140') = I8.
(ff. 75-82): fascicle '37' (arias '140-145') = J8.
(ff. 83-90): fascicle '38' (arias '146-151') = K8.
(ff. 91-98): fascicle '39' (arias '152-158') = L8.
(ff. 99-106): fascicle '40' (arias '159-165') = M8.
(ff. 107-110, 110b, 111-113): fascicle '41' (arias '166-171') = N8.
(ff. 114-121): fascicle '42' (arias '172-177') = O8.
(ff. 122-129): fascicle '43' (arias '177-183') = P8.
(ff. 130-137): fascicle '44' (arias '183-191') = Q8.
(ff. 138-145): fascicle '45' (arias '191-198') = R8.
(ff. 146-153): fascicle '46' (arias '198-204') = S8.

Late 17th-century binding of thick card, the covers of which have been removed and are now mounted on guards within an early 20th-century replacement binding of red morrocco over boards. Inside original upper and lower covers annotated with the initials 'R[ichard]. G[oodson Jr]'. Bookplate 3. 19th-century shelfmark: E.1.10. Loose within the volume are five undated sheets of notes compiled by Godfrey E. P. Arkwright and Charles van den Borren, largely concerning the arias by Legrenzi; they probably date from c.1920.

Provenance: from the Goodson bequest, listed in Clement 1747 as 'Cantate [changed to 'Cantatas'] M.S. No. 60', and in Malchair 1787, f. 13, as 'A book Covred with brown paper Containing / Dramatic songs for a single voice & Bass / such as Eteocle and Polinice no name of the Composer'. Clement's number-label has been partly removed from the original outside upper cover.

Microfilm: manuscript music, reel 50.

Bibliography

Godfrey E. P. Arkwright, Catalogue of [Manuscript] Music in the Library of Christ Church Oxford, Part II: 'MS. Works of Unknown Authorship, (i) Vocal' (Oxford, 1923), pp. 102-15 (for incipits of unidentified arias).