Musical autograph album of Eliza Wesley, containing short pieces, inscriptions and signatures of numerous composers, musicians, singers and others
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passim. Album begun by Eliza Wesley in 1836, containing the autographs of the principal composers, vocalists, and instrumentalists, and a few others, then in London; 1836-1895. Besides the compositions described below, there are also signatures, and in a few cases transcripts of fragments of mus...
Collections by Eliza Wesley relating to English and foreign composers, musicians, singers and others
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Consists of engraved portraits, photographs, newspaper-cuttings, and other printed matter, with a few original letters, etc. The names are all given in the index. Includes: ff. 1-3 Samuel Wesley, composer and organist: Biographical notices, etc.: 1798-1850. f. 2 Frederick Hohl: Note to - Crus...
Vol. II. J. F. Barnett (signature, f.2), ff. 1-5b; H. Bedford (signature, f. 6), ff. 6-11; J. Benedict, ff. 12-15b; G. F. Handel, ff. 17-24; B. Marcello, ff. 25- 30b; P. Mazzoni (signature, f. 39), ff. 31-39; A. L. Niedermeyer, ff. 40- 45; G. Oberhoffer (signature, f. 47), ff. 46-47; H. Purcell,...
CARDEW COLLECTION. Vol. xix. ‘Collection of Songs’; 1971-1972. Ink scores except where indicated, with typewritten introductory notes (f. ii). ff. ii+11. Overall size 350 x 236mm. 1. ff. 1-2. ‘Soon’ (words based on Mao Zedong), for unison voices and piano; 1971. For a new version, see Add. 707...
CARDEW COLLECTION. Vol. xlvi. Songs mainly by other composers. ff. 71. Overall size 361 x 252mm. 1. f. 1. Giuseppe Verdi: ‘Va pensiero’ from ‘Nabucco’, melody only with words and chord symbols; [1972?]. Pencil and ink. Headed ‘Chorus of Hebrew Slaves’. For the arrangement used in Cardew’s ‘Col...
HUMPHREY SEARLE COLLECTION. Vol. cxxxv. Letters to Searle relating to Liszt research and publications; 1969-1981, n.d. ff. 223. Overall size 335 x 240. includes: f. 1 Cedric Thorpe Davie, composer: Letters to Humphrey Searle rel. to Franz Liszt: 1965, 1969.ff. 2, 9, 10, 15, 30 Ernest Lubi...
EDWARDS PAPERS. Vol. XIII (2). (ff. 39.) Miscellaneous letters, locks of hair, and photographs, mainly of eminent musicians, including:- (1) Fragment of a letter from Ludwig van Beethoven to Frau Nanette Streicher; n.d. Printed by A. C. Kalischer, Beethovens sämtliche Briefe, no. 575, and with...
GIUSEPPE VERDI (b.1813, d.1901): ‘Rigoletto’, opera to a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, after Victor Hugo; 2nd half of the 19th century. Full score, in ink. Copy in several hands on pages ruled with between 10 and 24 staves. Comprises the complete three-act version in Italian together with t...