Emma Hamilton

Bound collection of ten pieces of music, all of different authors and dated c.1795-1807. The first piece is "Capi d'Opera", with music by Ferrari and dedicated to Lady C. Stuart Wortley, who was Lord Nelson's sister. One of the pieces, "Four canzonets and four duetts for one and two voices" bears the signature of 'E. Hamilton 1807' and it is signed A, Rosselli; one is signed R. J. S. Stevens. Note on flyleaf, upside down, reads: "Miss Catherine Matcham, 4 Baker Street, Portman Square, London".
Contents: Capi d'opera, being a selection of III favorite duetts by Padre Martini, III favorite duetts by Fr. Durante, and XII pieces for 1, 2; 3 voices extracted from the celebrated psalms of B. Marcello -- VI favorite Italian canzonetts with a piano forte accompaniment, composed and dedicated to the Right hon. Lady Charlotte Campbell, by G. G. Ferrari -- Twelve duettos with an accompanyment for the piano forte, composed and dedicated to Her Excellence the Marchioness Gherardini, by Signo Bonifazio Asioli -- Four Italian songs with piano forte accompaniment, composed and dedicated to Mrs A. Hamilton, by G. G. Ferrari -- Ode of Q. Horatio Flacco [Horace], translated by Savelli, set to music for three voices with a piano forte accompaniment and dedicated the the Count of Dietrichstein Proskau Leslie by G. G. Ferrari -- Fairy glee for four voices, as performed at Messrs Harrison; Knyvetts, vocal concerts, the poetry attributed to Ben Johnson, set to music by R.J.S. Stevens -- Part of a score, being pages 46-49, of Quartetto, sung by Mr Kelly, Mr Suett, Mrs Bland and Miss Menage -- Die grosse Seeschlacht bei Abukir von 1 bis 3 August 1798, eine charakteristisc​he Sonate fürs Clavier oder Piano forte, von Herrn Iohann Wanhal, aus verehrung zugeeignet dem Helden Sir Horatio Nelson -- Four canzonets and four duetts for one and two voices, with an accompaniment for the piano forte composed by Sig. Agrippino Rosselli -- Duetto 4. Favorite [sic] duetto with an accompaniment for […] piano-forte composed by Sig. Agrippino Rosselli.