The beggar's opera
By: 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
Contributors: Gay, John, 1685-1732
Publisher: Argonaut Books
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Larchmont, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 60
Subjects: Ballad operas -- Librettos; Ballad operas -- Scores; Music -- Manuscripts -- Facsimiles
Work titles: Beggar's opera. Libretto. English
Notes: Music compiled, composed, and arr. by J. Pepusch

"The sources of the songs in The beggar's opera, Max Goberman": p. xxv-liv