The Samuel Butler Collection at Saint John's College, Cambridge Part 16

The Val Leventina, 1681.

Trapani, Monte S. Giuliano and neighbourhood, in two sheets.

Trapani (Ordnance).

Ithaca and Corfu (three sheets).

An envelope containing maps and plans relating to Butler's Run, Mesopotamia, New Zealand.

VII. MUSIC FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF SAMUEL BUTLER

These volumes contain many pencil notes, exclamations, and marks by Butler. x.x.x means very great admiration; xx moderate admiration; x slight admiration.

HANDEL'S ORATORIOS in Novello's octavo edition:--

Acis and Galatea.

Alceste.

Alexander Balus.

Athaliah.

Belshazzar.

Chandos Te Deum and St. Cecilia's Day.

Deborah.

Dettingen Te Deum.

Israel in Egypt.

Jephtha.

Joshua.

Miscellaneous.

Occasional Oratorio.

The Pa.s.sion.

Samson.

Selections.

Semele.

Solomon.

Susanna.

Theodora.

Time and Truth.

HANDEL'S 16 SUITES, TROIS LECONS, CHACONNE, SEPT PIECES, SIX GRANDES FUGUES (p. 118. Note in Butler's writing at no. 6, "This is the 'Old Man' Fugue"; cf. the _Memoir_ of Butler), and SIX PEt.i.tES FUGUES.

TWELVE GRAND CONCERTOS. By G. F. Handel. Pencil marks by Butler, _e.g._ p. 27, "x.x.x the whole of this concerto"; and by Butler and Jones, _e.g._ p. 88, "cf. Sarabande Suite, xvi. (Set 2, no. 8)" (so far by Jones and the rest is by Butler), "cf. 'When Myra Sings,' Clarke's 'Beauties of Purcell,' pp. 124-5."

A volume containing CONCERTOS by Handel and Ha.s.se and SIX OVERTURES by Handel. Two papers pasted in; one printed with verses, the other MS.

with "Upbraid me not, capricious fair." This was set to music by H. F.

Jones, and at that time we were told, through _Notes and Queries_, that the words were by Alexander Brome.

A volume inscribed "15, Clifford's Inn, Fleet Street, E.G." containing ARRANGEMENTS OF HANDEL, by Wm. Hutchins Callcott; HANDEL'S HAUTBOY CONCERTOS, Nos. 2, 4 and 5; Eight of his SUITES; his CONCERTANTE; his SIX ORGAN CONCERTOS; a FANTASIA; his WATER MUSIC, and TWO MINUETS by Geminiani.

A volume containing HANDEL'S CORONATION ANTHEM; ACIS AND GALATEA; an ORATORIO with no t.i.tle or composer's name, the first song being "Tune your Harps to Chearful Strain"; the OVERTURE, SONGS, DUETS and TRIO in "Comus" by Dr. Arne; and THE BLACKBIRDS, a Cantata by M. Isaac.

A volume with "Miss E. Parkes" on a label outside; inscribed, "Samuel Butler, with the love of his Aunt, Ellen Worsley, January 2nd, 1865"; containing Corelli's Sonatas and Concertos, "Thorough-Ba.s.s," by M. P.

King, and a few of Handel's Overtures. Pencil marks by Butler.

A volume containing L'INDISPENSABLE (a Manual for performers on the Pianoforte); MELODIES OF ALL NATIONS, ENGLISH AIRS, and various pieces by Handel, Bach and others.

Two Portfolios containing unbound music by Handel and others, including the SIX FUGUES, of which no. 6 in C Minor is the "Old Man" Fugue.

THE HANDEL ALb.u.m FOR THE PIANOFORTE. Arranged by William Hutchins Callcott.

HANDEL'S CONCERTOS AND ROSEINGRAVE'S SUITES. Walsh's edition. Inscribed, "To S. Butler, with kind regards from Julian Marshall, June 20, 1873."

THE FITZWILLIAM VIRGINAL BOOK. Ed. by Fuller Maitland and Barclay Squire. Butler subscribed for this at the instigation of Fuller Maitland. He had the parts bound and gave the volumes to me.

THE BEAUTIES OF PURCELL (John Clarke), inscribed "S. Butler."

THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVICHORD. By John Sebastian Bach. (Czerny).

371 VIERSTIMMIGE CHORALGESANGE VON JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH.

LIEDER OHNE WORTE. 6 books, by Mendelssohn.

A MUSICAL MS. Sc.r.a.p-BOOK, containing Notes of Rockstro's lessons; also pieces copied by Butler, including some composed by him for Alfred to learn.