Title The beggar's opera / by John Gay ; a faithful reproduction of the 1729 ed., which includes the words and music of all the airs, as well as the score for the overture ; with commentaries by Louis Kronenberger and Max Goberman on the literary and musical background and with the original words of all the airs that John Gay adapted for this work.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Talbott Reference	M1500 .B44	Available	---

Description	xxiii, 60, 46, pages xxv-liv : illustrations, facsimiles, music ; 25 cm
	score
Note	Music compiled, composed, and arranged by J. Pepusch.
	"The sources of the songs in The beggar's opera, by Max Goberman": pages xxv-liv.
Subject	Ballad operas -- Librettos.
	Ballad operas -- Librettos.
	Ballad operas -- Scores.
	Ballad operas.
Genre/Form	Scores.
Subject	Music -- Manuscripts -- Facsimiles.
	Music -- Manuscripts -- Facsimiles.
Genre/Form	Librettos.
	Librettos.
	Scores.
	Facsimiles.
	Facsimiles.
Added Author	Pepusch, John Christopher, 1667-1752.
	Gay, John, 1685-1732.
	Kronenberger, Louis, 1904-1980.
	Goberman, Max, 1911-1962.
Added Title	Beggar's opera. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83212304
	Beggar's opera. Libretto.