Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

  • This present Friday, Feb. 20, 1818, will be performed a grand selection. In which will be introduced The intercession. A sacred oratorio - composed by M.P. King. The words selected from Milton's Paradise lost.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 1998.
    PMC 1284.1

  • This present Friday, March 15, 1816, will be performed (for the only time this season) the sacred oratorio of The Messiah. Composed by G.F. Handel. To particular parts of which will be introduced the additional accompaniments of W.A. Mozart.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 1998.
    PMC 1283.7

  • This present Friday, March 6, 1818, will be performed a grand selection ... End of Part I, a concerto on the flute by Mr. Drouet, at the commencement of Part II, an organ voluntary by Mr. Jacob. End of Part II, a concerto on the violin by Master Willis.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 1998.
    PMC 1284.2

  • This present Friday, Oct. 9, 1812, will be acted a new grand romantick drama called The Æthiop, or, The child of the desert ... To which will be added (17th time) the revived comick burletta of Midas.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1332.2

  • This present Friday, Sept. 18, 1812, will be acted (2d time this season) the play of The foundling of the forest ... To which will be added (second time) the revived comick burletta of Midas.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1332.1

  • This present Friday, September 1, 1797, will be presented, a comedy, called, The belles stratagem ... End of the play, a duet for the violin and violoncello, by Mr. and Master Ware. After which, an interlude, in one act, called, Cross purposes ... To which will be added, a grand serio comic pantomime, called, The deserter of Naples ; or, Royal clemency.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund, 1998.
    PMC 1275

  • This present Monday, Dec. 27, 1790 The haunted tower ... With (1st time) a pantomime partly new and partly compiled, called, The fairy favour ; or, Harlequin animated.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1327

  • This present Saturday, April 2, 1814, their Majesties servants will perform, (for the first time at this theatre,) the comedy of Every one has his fault ... at the end of the comedy, Master Barnett will sing a ballad, called The Nelson of the day. (composed by Mr. Parry.) to which will be added, the grand musical romance of Lodoiska. With the original music, from the scores of the late Mr. Storace.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1115

  • This present Saturday, Dec. 18, 1813, will be acted the comick opera of Love in a village ... To which will be added (4th time) a new melo-dramatick opera (in two acts)called For England, ho!

    Purchased on the Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1283.4

  • This present Saturday, Dec. 8, 1804, will be acted a tragedy, called Douglas ... To which will be added a farce, called The sultan.

    Purchased on the Mary Flagler Cary Fund in 1998.
    PMC 1344