Restoration theatre airs

Author(s)

• Holman, Peter
• Woolley, Andrew
• Locke, Matthew, 1621 or 2
• Smith, Robert, ca.
• Turner, William
• Grabu, Louis, d. 1694
• Finger, Godfrey, ca.
• Forcer, Francis
• Croft, William
• Eccles, John, d. 1735
• Clarke, Jeremiah
• Paisible, James
• Corbett, William
• Barrett, John, ca.
• Gillier, Pierreafter 1713

Bibliographic Information

Restoration theatre airs

transcribed and editd by Peter Holman and Andrew Woolley

（Musica Britannica : a national collection of music, 110）

Published for the Musica Britannica Trust established by the Royal Musical Association, Stainer and Bell, 2025

Printed Music（Full Score）

Note

Content Type: notated music (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)

For strings; for 11th-12th work with trumpet

Prefatory matter in English

Textual commentary in English: pages 144-156

Contents of Works

• Airs for The tempest by William Shakespeare, adapted by John Dryden, William Davenant and Thomas Shadwell, for the Duke's company / Matthew Locke and Robert Smith
• Airs for Pastor Fido, or, The faithful Shepherd by Elkanah Settle, for the Duke's company / William Turner
• Airs for Mustapha, the Son of Solyman the Magnificent by Roger Boyle, earl of Orrery, possibly for an unidentified revival around 1680 / anonymous
• Airs for Valentinian by John Fletcher, adapted by John Wilmot, earl of Rochester, for the United company / Louis Grabu
• Airs for The mourning bride by William Congreve, for Betterton's company / Gottfried Finger
• Airs for The innocent mistress by Mary Pix, for Betterton's company / Francis Forcer
• Airs for Courtship A-la-Mode by David Crauford, for Rich's company / William Croft
• Airs for The mad lover by John Fletcher, adapted by Peter Anthony Motteux, for Betterton's company / John Eccles
• Airs for All for the Better, or, The infallible cure by Francis Manning, for Rich's company / Jeremiah Clarke
• Airs for She wou'd and she wou'd not, or, The kind imposter by Colley Cibber, for Rich's company / James Paisible
• Airs for Love betray'd, or, The agreeable disappointment by William Burnaby, for Betterton's company / William Corbett
• Airs for The Albion Queens, or, The death of Mary Queen of Scots by John Banks, for Rich's company / John Barrett
• Airs for The stratagem by George Farquhar, for Swiney's company / ?Pierre Gillier

Details

• NCID: BD12509678
• ISBN:
  • 9780852499757
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: und
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 1 score (lix, 156 pages)
• Size: 33 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06870337