Maendelijks Musikaels Tydverdryf, bestaende in Nieuw Hollandsche canzonetten of zang-liederen op d'Italiaensche trant in 't musiek gebragt October 1751-June 1752 - Mahaut, Antoine; Elsevier, Kornelis (Amsterdam Olofsen, 1751)
October 1751-June 1752
Nine issues of this monthly musical magazine. The music and text are fully engraved. Each issue contains 12 pages of songs, most songs are one page only, printed in score (voice and figured bass) with extra verses below. There are a few duets, and a few songs that occupy more than 1 page. The songs are secular, mainly about love, nature, etc.
Antoine Mahaut (c. 1720-c. 1785) was a Wallonian musician who lived in Amsterdam for a while
with an index of songs of these 9 volumes in the back
there is a typed index card inserted, with information on this volume in English, probably by a British bookseller
met een Basso Continuo. meede zeer bekwaem om op de Clave-Cimbael, Viool, Dwars-fluit, Hoboe en andere instrumenten gespeelt te wordne, gecomponeerd door A: Mahaut, en in Digtmaat door K. Elzevier.
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Song; Periodical; Domestic music-making; Netherlands