Calendar of London Concerts 1750-1800

Concerts

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1772_04_02Thu 2 Apr 1772HVENTO 72CB10s 6dvento FAV PIECES COMPOSED FOR THE HARMONICAL MEETING. DIR GIARDINI; V GRASSI~ GERVASIO~.PA1580H1580
1761_02_20Fri 20 Feb 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dstanley o ^ZIMRI^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS (with accounts).]0692CG0692
1761_02_18Wed 18 Feb 1761CGCG ORATORIO 61 [3RD]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6dsmith-jc o ^PARADISE_LOST^ <ORATORIO>. CN ORG STANLEY; SL VN GIARDINI.PA[LS (with accounts).]0690CG0690
1766_07_09Wed 9 July 1766MMARYBONE 66GS18301ssg VINCENT~ 'THE_SAILOR' <ODE> (NEW; BY THE AUTHOR OF 'THE_SOLDIER_BRAVE').PA[And subsequently; not listed.]1057M1057
1763_08_15Mon 15 Aug 1763S&HDAVIES~m 63MI12001spiece mgl DAVIES~m <AIRS + VAR; ARMONICA>; SG DAVIES~m <SGS> (ENGLISH AND ITALIAN) + mgl DAVIES~m <ARMONICA> + FL DAVIES-r <MR>.PA1200 to 1400; 1700 to 1800. [Transferred from Pillar and Gold Lamp.] [And subsequently; not listed.]0847S&H0847
1762_08_02Mon 2 Aug 1762GLDAVIES~m 62MI13002s 6d [later 2s]piece DAVIES~m <ENGLISH AND SCOTCH AIRS>. SG DAVIES~m <SGS> + mgl <ARMONICA> / HPD. LSN HPD DAVIES~m; SN HPD DAVIES~m (OCCASIONALLY + FL DAVIES-r <MR>) <LSNS SNS>.PA1300 to 1500. [And subsequently; not listed.]0794GL0794
1788_05_30Fri 30 May 1788PPANTHEON 88OB210010s 6dphilidor o ^CARMEN_SAECULARE^. COND CRAMER-w <COND BAND>; V STORACE~.MC* [No beneficiary named.] As at the Knights Ball [26 May]. And ball.3170P3170
1772_02_20Thu 20 Feb 1772SSQSOHO 72OBo ^THRENODIA_AUGUSTALIS^ (ADAPTED BY VENTO). V CHAMPNESS DYNE JAMESON~; CHORUS.PA; PA (news)Letters of the First Earl of Malmesbury (London 1870) i.253-4Spoken and sung - in memory of [King's mother]. [For subscribers.] [Mollie Sands: 'Oliver Goldsmith' Music & Letters 32 (1951) 151-2.]1551SSQ1551
1789_02_27Fri 27 Feb 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [1ST]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN; NEVER PERFORMED). AFTER OV: o ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^ (NEVER PERFORMED [from HANDEL ARNE-ta]). DIR ARNOLD [and linley-t1]; LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~; BOYS_OF_CR BOYS_OF_STP BOYS_OF_WA. MORE THAN 130 PERFORMERS.PAPA 28 Feb; PA 2 Mar [series also reviewed in other newspapers][LS (with some details).] HAGLEY~: pupil of LINLEY-t1. [PA 28 Feb gives some details.]3187DL3187
1789_03_20Fri 20 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [7TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ <SACRED ORATORIO> (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN ARNOLD [items listed]). LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~; OB PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE>. AFTER PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (6TH APPEARANCE). END PART2: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (NEW GRAND). [end:] ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PAPA 23 Mar[LS (with complete list).]3202DL3202
1800_07_24Thu 24 July 1800VVAUXHALL 1800GS20003so ^THE_MUSICAL_SQUABBLE^ <FINALE> (NEW) [? hook o ^the_harmonic_rivals^]. indian music DUKE_OF_YORK'S_BAND (FAV INDOSTAN AIRS).TIOriental gala [celebrating victories]. [Similar subsequently; not listed.]3999V3999
1763_03_04Fri 4 Mar 1763CGCG ORATORIO 63 [4TH]OS1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6do ^THE_CURE_OF_SAUL^ <SACRED ODE> (MUSIC BY HANDEL MARCELLO PURCELL ETC). CN ORG STANLEY; CN VN HAY-r.PA[Text and selection of music] by Dr Brown. [LS.]0813CG0813
1763_04_27Wed 27 Apr 1763DLCOLLEGES 63 *OB1830PB 10s 6d; FG 5s; SG 3s 6do ^THE_CURE_OF_SAUL^ <SACRED ODE> (BY HANDEL ETC; WITH ADDITIONS). LEAD GIARDINI; V BEARD TENDUCCI NORRIS CHAMPNESS cremonini~ <CLEMENTINA> YOUNG~2 YOUNG~m <POLLY_YOUNG> [earlier: SCOTT~ YOUNG~2]. BETWEEN PARTS: CN VN GIARDINI; CN VC CERVETTO-j <JUN>.PA; PA 22 Apr* For Colleges of Philadelphia and New York. [LS.]0835DL0835
1789_03_27Fri 27 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [9TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^; handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. [DIR] ARNOLD LINLEY-t1; LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~. AFTER PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (8TH APPEARANCE). END PART2: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (NEW GRAND). [end:] ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'. LINLEY-t1 [see below].PAPA 28 Mar; PA 30 Mar (two)[LS.] Also Monody on the Death of Garrick; recited by Mrs Siddons. Music by LINLEY-t1.3208DL3208
1789_03_06Fri 6 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [3RD]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^; handel o ^ACIS_AND_GALATEA^ <SERENATA>. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~. END PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (2ND APPEARANCE). [part3:] HANDEL SG REINHOLD 'ON_THE_RECOVERY_OF_THE_KING'; CN BN PARKINSON; SG AMBROSE~ 'SWEET_BIRD' + VN SHAW; HANDEL SG KELLY-m 'SOUND_AN'; OB CN PARKE-Wt <W_PARKE> (NEW); SACCHINI SG CROUCH~ 'SE_NON'; SARTI SG AMBROSE~ 'LUNGI_DEL' + HP KRUMPHOLTZ~; ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PAPA 7 Mar; MH 7 Mar[LS.]3191DL3191
1789_03_04Wed 4 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [2ND]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^. o ^THE_TRIUMPH_OF_TRUTH^ (SELECTED BY ARNOLD FROM HANDEL PURCELL ARNE-ta CORELLI JOMMELLI SACCHINI HAYDN). END: ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ (SECOND APPEARANCE) AMBROSE~.PAPA 5 Mar; PA 6 Mar[LS.] [PA 6 Mar lists some items.]3190DL3190
1789_03_11Wed 11 Mar 1789DLDL ORATORIO 89 [4TH]OS1830B 10s 6d; P 5s; FG 3s 6d; SG 2so ^PRELUDE_ON_THE..RECOVERY_OF_HIS_MAJESTY^. (FROM HANDEL) o ^REDEMPTION^ <SACRED ORATORIO>. LEAD SHAW; V REINHOLD DIGNUM KELLY-m CROUCH~ LOCKHART~2 <MISS> HAGLEY~ AMBROSE~. AFTER PART1: SL HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (3RD APPEARANCE). END PART2: CN HP KRUMPHOLTZ~ (NEW GRAND) [replaced SG AMBROSE~ (FAV ITALIAN) + HP KRUMPHOLTZ~]. ch 'GOD_SAVE_GREAT_GEORGE_OUR_KING'.PA; PA 7 MarPA 13 Mar[LS.]3194DL3194
1769_10_31Tue 31 Oct 1769DEVODE FOR WILKES 69OB1900o ^ODE_for_THE_BIRTHDAY_OF_JOHN_WILKES^ (NEW) <...IN_COMMEMORATION_OF...>.PAText by Christopher Smart. [?Musical event.]1323DEV1323
1766_10_01Wed 1 Oct 1766MMARYBONE 66GS18001so ^ODE_ON_THE_KING_OF_DENMARK'S_MARRIAGE^ <ODE ON THE ROYAL NUPTIALS OF THE KING AND QUEEN OF DENMARK> (TO FAV AIR OF HANDEL).PA[An extra night. And subsequently; not listed.]1063M1063
1763_06_10Fri 10 June 1763MMARYBONE 63GS18301so ^ODE_FOR_THE_KING'S_BIRTHDAY^ <ODE ON HIS MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY>. V LOWE CATLEY~ SMITH~a YOUNG_GENTLEWOMAN; CHORUS_SINGERS FROM THE OPERA. HANDEL o ^CORONATION_ANTHEM^.PA0841M0841