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1. Hirsch II.231.(2.)

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Hirsch II.231.(2.)
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FRIEDRICH, Freiherr VON FLOTOW (b.1812, d.1883): ‘Martha’, abridged version of the opera in 4 acts to a libretto by W. Friedrich, in a French version by J. H. Vernoy de Saint-Georges; late 19th cent. Full score, in ink. Copy in several hands on pages ruled with 22 or 24 staves, with performance ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Hirsch II.767.(2.)

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Hirsch II.767.(2.)
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JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (b.1683, d.1764): excerpts from ‘Castor et Pollux’, opera in 5 acts to a libretto by Pierre-Joseph Bernard; 18th cent. Short score, in ink. French text. Copy in a single hand, on pages ruled with 12 staves. First performed at the Paris Opéra, 24 Oct. 1737. The ornamentation ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Hirsch II.794.

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Hirsch II.794.
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FRANÇOIS FRANCOEUR (b.1698, d.1787) and François Rebel (b.1701, d.1775): ‘Pirame et Thisbé, tragedie’, opera in 5 acts with a prologue to a libretto by J.-L.-I. de La Serre, after Ovid; circa 1730. Vocal score, in ink. Copy. French. First performed at the Opéra in Paris, 17 October, 1726 and...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
French
Date Range:
c 1730
Extent:
1 item

4. Hirsch II.920.

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Hirsch II.920.
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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...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
2nd half of the 19th century
Extent:
4 items

5. Hirsch III.1012.

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Hirsch III.1012.
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FRENCH SONGS; mid 18th cent. In ink. Copy, in a single hand, on hand-ruled staves. Words and melodies only, the latter in treble or soprano clef. The words of additional verses appear after the music in many cases. A pencil note concerning Michel Bouvard de Fourqueux, in the hand of Paul Hi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Mid 18th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Hirsch IV.1692.a.

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Hirsch IV.1692.a.
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JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY (b.1632, d.1687): ‘Recueil des plus beaux endroits des Opéra’, Tome II; circa 1697. Vocal score, in ink, with a printed table of contents bearing the imprint of le Sieur Foucault, Paris (ff. ii v–iii) and an engraved portrait of Lully by N. Bonnart (f. iv v). Copy, in a sin...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
c 1697
Extent:
1 item