Box 4

Scope and Contents Handwriten on decorative title page of bound volume of staff paper: "Eliza Wagstaff/Royal Academy of Music/1832". Printed at foot of title page decoration: "London, Sold by J.B. Cramer, Addison & Beale. Music Sellers, 201 Regent Street." There was more than one Eliza Wagstaff active in the musical communities of 19th century England. The creator of this manuscript was likely the one whose obituary ran in the Limerick Chronicle, June 6, 1846, where she was...

Scope and Contents Part books (cantus and basso only) for antiphons in 9 voices, each cover labelled "lib. 3o. Canto (or Basso), Antifone in Contrapunto. à 9." Includes settings of "Inefabi liber ex Virgine," "Orta est stella," "Templu dei," "Venit lumen," "Apertis Thesauris obtulerunt magis Domino," "Stella ista sicut flamma," "Inbus miraculis," as well as music for the feast days of St. Hildebrand and the apostles Peter and Paul. Occasional corrections, amendments, and deletions. The paper wrappers are...

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Part books (cantus, altus, tenor, bassus) for antiphons in 6 or 12 voices. Includes settings of "Quam dinumerare nemo," "Throni et Dominazione," "Desseu dit de celo," "Exterrior sunt." Occasional corrections, amendments, and deletions. The paper wrappers are fragile but holding.