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1. Zweig MS 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 3
Title:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale preludes ‘Komm, Gott Schöpfer, heiliger Geist’ (BWV 631a) and ‘Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’ (BWV 632), for organ, both from the ‘Orgel-Büchlein’
Scope & Content:
Copy in the hand of Christian Gottlob Meissner. Written in brown ink on systems of two staves, using soprano and bass clefs. On a single leaf, with BWV 631a on the recto and BWV 632 on the verso; the titles are given in the upper margins, that of BWV 632 followed by ‘Canon:’ perhaps in another h...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[c 1730]
Extent:
1 volume (1 folio)

2. Zweig MS 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 4
Title:
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Flute part, in D, to an unidentified concerto in three movements
Scope & Content:
Apparently not autograph; in an unidentified hand. Written in ink on single staves on either side of a single leaf. Headed ‘Concerto:’, and ‘Flaut Traversiere’. The first movement, in 2/4 time but with no tempo direction, is of 147 bars; movement II, ‘adagio’, 3/4, 40 bars; movement III (occupyi...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[c 1740?]
Extent:
1 volume (1 folio)

3. Zweig MS 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 6
Title:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata in A major for cello and piano, op. 69: sketches for movements III and IV
Scope & Content:
Autograph. Written in ink, with some pencil on ff. 1v and 2r. The sketches are mostly on single staves, with piano or ‘cello indicated above at relevant points on ff. 1v, 2r and v. The number 350 added later in pencil at the bottom right of f. 1. For accompanying note of provenance see Zweig MS ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1807-1808]
Extent:
1 volume (2 folios)

4. Zweig MS 33

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 33
Title:
Gaetano Donizetti: early version of the overture to Il diluvio universale, in D major/minor, in a version for piano duet
Scope & Content:
Incomplete, 270 bars; the last page (f. 4v), though completely full, does not contain the conclusion of the work. Autograph full score. Written in ink on systems of four staves. Tempo direction ‘Larghetto - Allegro’. The name Donizetti added in lighter ink in the upper margin of f. 1r. ‘N 3’ add...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1830?]
Extent:
1 volume (4 folios)

5. Zweig MS 99

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 99
Title:
Richard Wagner: Overture in E minor to Ernst Raupach’s König Enzio (WWV 24)
Scope & Content:
Autograph draft in piano score. Written in ink on systems of two staves, with additions in red ink (f. 2v). Tempo directions ‘Sostenuto - Allegro’ (f. 1r); ‘Fine’ at end (f. 2v). The draft of the Overture ends on the fourth system on f. 2v; below this are brief sketches for the Concert Overture ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1831-1832]
Extent:
1 volume (2 folios)

6. Zweig MS 102

Reference (shelfmark):
Zweig MS 102
Title:
Richard Wagner: Symphony in C (WWV 29): piano duet version of part of movement I
Scope & Content:
Autograph score. Incomplete, breaking off after 116 bars of the Allegro. Written in ink on systems of four staves. ‘Sinfonia’ at head of f. 1r. Tempo directions ‘Sostenuto e maestoso (f. 1r) - Allegro con brio’ (f. 1v). The last two bars are written in the ‘primo’ part only, and the lower two sy...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
[1832-1833?]
Extent:
1 volume (2 folios)