Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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    Six solos for a hautboy German flute, violin, or harpsicord with a thorough bass, opera prima / Thomas Vincent Junr. London : Printed by Wm Smith at the Golden Bass in Middle Row Holborn and sold by the author at his house in Golden Square, [1748].

    Opera number follows the statement of responsibility on the title page.

    Date from Catalogue of printed music in the British Library to 1980.

    Rockefeller Library copy formerly owned by Alfred Moffat with his signature dated 30 May 1905 and binding date of June, 1927 on the free front endpaper.

    Rockefeller Library copy includes Moffat's description of the work on the front pastedown: "1748. I have arranged Sonata II in A minor. See novello edition of Old English Violin Sonatas. no. 14. Thomas Vincent jr. was one of the three founders of the Royal Society of Musicians (1in 1738). Vincent's instrumental works consist of the present 'Solos for a Hautboy,"Op. 1 & 'A Sett of Familiar Lessons for the Harpsichord." Op. 2. They are both so rare as to be practically unobtainable. The late Dr. Charles J. Vincent, a direct descendant of Thomas Vincent, told me that some members of the family had migrated to Canada & taken with them printed copies of works & manuscripts of their ancestor."

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    Six solos for a German flute or violin with a thorough bass for the harpsicord or violoncello, opera seconda / compos'd by Sigr. Alexandro Bezozzi. London : Printed for I Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand ... [4 lines and 4 columns of advertisement], [1750].

    Date from British union-catalogue of early music printed before the year 1801.

    Rockefeller Library copy from the library of Scottish music editor and collector Alfred Moffat with his signature dated 11 Dec. 1926 on the free front endpaper.

    Rockefeller Library copy includes Alfred Moffat's notes on the work: "The Brit.Mus. authorities date this work 1760. The Trio-sonatas for 2 Flutes & Bass by Bezozzi advertised on the title page are his op. 3."--front pastedown.

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    Six solos for a German flute, violin or harpsicord, opera quarta / by John Stanley MB oranist of the Temple and St Andrews. London : Printed for & sold by J. Johnson musick seller in Cheapside & at all ye musick shops, MDCCXLV [1745].

    Opera number appears after the statement of responsibility on the title page.

    Rockefeller Library with the signature of Matt. Kenrick and date 1755 on the title page.

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