Mark had a query: 'My guess is that the music was
by the Albrici boys who were looking after "The King's Italian Musick" at the time. Anyone hazard a guess if that is correct?' Have you got access to a set of 'Highfill'? This is shorthand for 'a BIographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & other stage personnel in London 1660-1800' by Philip Highfill,Jr., Kalman A Burnim, and Edward A Langhans. It is a bulky 16 volumes, so usually available in the reference section of a good (academic) library. It is arranged alphabetically, like all good dictionaries. Once you have dived in it hard to climb out again, quite fascinating - almost anyone who is even mentioned in the records is listed, alongside more comprehensive biogs. As the theatre and the court were very closely linked, the references for musicians cover seemingly everyone. I also found a link to this book which gives just a taster page but might be worth looking up as well. [1]http://www.jstor.org/pss/735886 Restoration theatre research is my particular area of interest, although I don't have a note from Highfill about the Abrici. Regards Karen [2][email protected] -- References 1. http://www.jstor.org/pss/735886 2. mailto:[email protected] To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
