Smith, John Christopher  (1712-1795)

Oratorio Rebecca Aria, part 1

"From me this golden earring take”,

Tenor, bassoon, strings, continuo.                               

Staats und Universitätsbibliothek, Hamburg MA 671, pp 57-60.

Oratorio Paradise lost Aria, part 3

"Fond man forbear",

Tenor, bassoon, strings, continuo.

Staats und Universitätsbibliothek, Hamburg MA 672,

Oratorio Gideon (Pasticcio: Handel/JC Smith)

Air, part 2, # 26 “Return! Tumultuous ruin shun!”,

Bass, 2 bassoons, strings, continuo.                        

CD  Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, 2003 Naxos 8.557312-13 CD 2, track 7

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Smith sources:

McCredie AD, John Christopher Smith as a dramatic composer.

Music and Letters 1964; 45: 22-38          

King RC, John Christopher Smith’s Pasticcio Oratorios.

Music and Letters 1998; 79: 190-218.