Pepusch, Johann Christoph. (1667-1752). The Beggars Opera, as it is Perform’d at both Theatres, with the Additional Alterations by Dr. Arne, for the Voice, Harpsichord & Violin, The Basses entirely New. London: T. Straight & Skillern, in St. Martins Lane next the Strand. . [ca.1769]. Oblong folio, 32.2 cm x 24.7 cm. Title; Table; Music 2 - 29. Music block tightly bound, original half calf marble boards present but separated. Music in very clean and fine condition. RISM PP1207a.
A very rare early edition of the songs from the important satirical ballad opera, first performed at Lincoln Inn Fields on January 28, 1728.
"The Beggar’s Opera took London by storm, and it remains one of the most frequently performed operatic works in English. There was no precedent or model for the work...he ballad opera form that he created virtually out of nothing consists of spoken dialogue interspersed with thematically relevant songs, taken from a variety of mostly popular sources. Of the 69 songs, 28 have been traced to English ballads and 23 to popular Irish, Scottish and French tunes. The remaining 18 are drawn from Purcell (3), John Barrett (2), Jeremiah Clarke (2), Handel (2), Henry Carey (2), Bononcini, John Eccles, possibly Geminiani, John Wilford, Pepusch, Frescobaldi and Lewis Ramondon. The overture is based on ‘One evening, having lost my way’, an air in Act 3. The musical arrangement is usually credited to Pepusch, but there is no definite evidence to support this statement....The piece was performed in London every season for the rest of the century and productions were mounted in the 18th century throughout the English-speaking world." (Grove Online)
A very rare early edition of the songs from the important satirical ballad opera, first performed at Lincoln Inn Fields on January 28, 1728.
"The Beggar’s Opera took London by storm, and it remains one of the most frequently performed operatic works in English. There was no precedent or model for the work...he ballad opera form that he created virtually out of nothing consists of spoken dialogue interspersed with thematically relevant songs, taken from a variety of mostly popular sources. Of the 69 songs, 28 have been traced to English ballads and 23 to popular Irish, Scottish and French tunes. The remaining 18 are drawn from Purcell (3), John Barrett (2), Jeremiah Clarke (2), Handel (2), Henry Carey (2), Bononcini, John Eccles, possibly Geminiani, John Wilford, Pepusch, Frescobaldi and Lewis Ramondon. The overture is based on ‘One evening, having lost my way’, an air in Act 3. The musical arrangement is usually credited to Pepusch, but there is no definite evidence to support this statement....The piece was performed in London every season for the rest of the century and productions were mounted in the 18th century throughout the English-speaking world." (Grove Online)
Pepusch, Johann Christoph. (1667-1752). The Beggars Opera, as it is Perform’d at both Theatres, with the Additional Alterations by Dr. Arne, for the Voice, Harpsichord & Violin, The Basses entirely New. London: T. Straight & Skillern, in St. Martins Lane next the Strand. . [ca.1769]. Oblong folio, 32.2 cm x 24.7 cm. Title; Table; Music 2 - 29. Music block tightly bound, original half calf marble boards present but separated. Music in very clean and fine condition. RISM PP1207a.
A very rare early edition of the songs from the important satirical ballad opera, first performed at Lincoln Inn Fields on January 28, 1728.
"The Beggar’s Opera took London by storm, and it remains one of the most frequently performed operatic works in English. There was no precedent or model for the work...he ballad opera form that he created virtually out of nothing consists of spoken dialogue interspersed with thematically relevant songs, taken from a variety of mostly popular sources. Of the 69 songs, 28 have been traced to English ballads and 23 to popular Irish, Scottish and French tunes. The remaining 18 are drawn from Purcell (3), John Barrett (2), Jeremiah Clarke (2), Handel (2), Henry Carey (2), Bononcini, John Eccles, possibly Geminiani, John Wilford, Pepusch, Frescobaldi and Lewis Ramondon. The overture is based on ‘One evening, having lost my way’, an air in Act 3. The musical arrangement is usually credited to Pepusch, but there is no definite evidence to support this statement....The piece was performed in London every season for the rest of the century and productions were mounted in the 18th century throughout the English-speaking world." (Grove Online)
A very rare early edition of the songs from the important satirical ballad opera, first performed at Lincoln Inn Fields on January 28, 1728.
"The Beggar’s Opera took London by storm, and it remains one of the most frequently performed operatic works in English. There was no precedent or model for the work...he ballad opera form that he created virtually out of nothing consists of spoken dialogue interspersed with thematically relevant songs, taken from a variety of mostly popular sources. Of the 69 songs, 28 have been traced to English ballads and 23 to popular Irish, Scottish and French tunes. The remaining 18 are drawn from Purcell (3), John Barrett (2), Jeremiah Clarke (2), Handel (2), Henry Carey (2), Bononcini, John Eccles, possibly Geminiani, John Wilford, Pepusch, Frescobaldi and Lewis Ramondon. The overture is based on ‘One evening, having lost my way’, an air in Act 3. The musical arrangement is usually credited to Pepusch, but there is no definite evidence to support this statement....The piece was performed in London every season for the rest of the century and productions were mounted in the 18th century throughout the English-speaking world." (Grove Online)