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,...
Rigoletto, lyric drama in three acts; the libretto by F. Piave (for the music by Verdi) based on Le roi s’amuse by Victor Hugo and originally called ‘Le maledizione’. Printed. Italian with English translation by Manfredo Maggioni. Licence sent 7 May 1853 for performance at the Royal Italian ...
Il trovatore, lyric drama in four acts edited and translated by Manfredo Maggioni [for the music by Verdi]. Printed. Italian with English translation. Licence sent 10 May 1855 for performance at Covent Garden Opera. Publisher's list on back cover. This is a version of the original libretto ...
‘The gipsy’s vengeance’, opera in four acts. English version by Charles Jeffreys of Verdi’s grand opera, ‘Il trovatore’, under the direction of Mr. J. H. Tully. Licence sent 18 March 1856 for performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Songs included in MS. This version may well antedate t...
La traviata, libretto in three acts by F. M. Piave for the opera by Giuseppe Verdi. Printed (no date). Italian. Licence sent 19 May 1856 for performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Some of the actors’ names pencilled in alongside the dramatis personae. See also an earlier English version of t...
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...
