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Name Adam, Adolphe, composer, 1803-1856

1. Add MS 33965

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Add MS 33965
Title:
Original letters of musicians, arranged as in the preceding volume. Among them are letters of:- Dr. Thomas Augustus Arne, Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, Dr. William Boyce, Orlando Gibbons, Henry Lawes, Matthew Locke, André Ernest Modeste Grétry, Hector Berlioz, François Adrien Boieldieu, François Gounod, Étienne Henri Méhul, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frederic Handel, Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Robert Alexander Schumann, Louis Spoh...
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includes: f. 1 E- T- Allan, husband of Mad. Caradori-Allan: Letter to P. F. Laporte: 1834. ff. 1, 372 Pierre François Laporte, actor and impresario: Letters to him: 1832-1841.: Fr. f. 3 Thomas Augustine Arne, composer: Letter to G. Woodfall: n.d. f. 3 George Woodfall, Printer: Letter to, from D...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Polish, and Swedish
Date Range:
16th century-19th century
Extent:

1 volume (418 folios)

2. Add MS 52947 EE

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Add MS 52947 EE
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Scope & Content:
Le roi des Halles, opéra comique in three acts and four tableaux by ‘MM. A. de Leuven et Brunswick’ (i.e., A. R. de Leuven and L. Lévy, for the music by Adolphe Adam). Printed (Paris; Nouveau répertoire théâtral, 1853). French. Original first performance at Théâtre-Lyrique 11 April 1854. Tit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1854
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 52966 F

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Add MS 52966 F
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Les Pantins de Violette, opérette-bouffe in one act by Léon Battu (for the music by A. Adam). Printed (1856). French. Licence sent 11 May 1857 for performance at the St. James’s. Original first performance at Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens 29 Avril 1856. Cover and title page stamped ‘J. Mi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
11 May 1857
Extent:
1 item

4. MS Mus. 1716/1

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MS Mus. 1716/1
Title:
Adolphe Adam: Grande Marche Diabolique and overture to Giralda
Scope & Content:
Adolphe Adam: 'Faust. Grande Marche Diabolique' [1833]. 'Faust', ballet in 3 acts, choreographed by André Deshayes. Orchestral parts for 'Grand Marche Diabolique'. Strings, flute and horn. With some annotations in pencil and a small pencil drawing. First performed in London at the King's Theatre,...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1833-1865?
Extent:
folios

5. MS Mus. 1796/1

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MS Mus. 1796/1
Title:
Letters of nineteenth-century musicians, etc. A-E
Scope & Content:
f. 1. Letter from Johan Joseph Abert; n.d. With a musical quotation, signed by the composer; 1874 (f. 2). ff. 3-4. Letter from Franz Abt; 1870. With a portrait engraving (f. 5). ff. 6-7. Letter from Adolphe Charles Adam; 1854. f. 8. Letter from Désirée Artôt to [Matteo?] Salvi; n.d. f. 9. Le...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1836-1938
Extent:

ff. 157. 336 x 248mm

6. R.M.18.a.23

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R.M.18.a.23
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Scope & Content:
ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. A Miscellaneous Music Book from Kensington Palace; 1832. A volume belonging to ‘L. Lehzen’ and presented by her to Queen Victoria on Dec. 24, 1832. 53 miscellaneous pieces for piano solo or for voice and piano, many anonymous. Paper. ff. 98. 1. ff. 1-2. Anon: Vive la gu...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1832
Extent:
1 item

7. R.M.24.l.5

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R.M.24.l.5
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Album of vocal duets; before 1832. A volume of 12 vocal duets, with pianoforte accompaniment, by various composers. Inscribed on the flyleaf ‘To my dearest Victoria, 16th December, 1832’. Paper. ff. i + 64 + 2*. 1. ff. 1b-6. Gabussi (Vincenzo): Una candida colomba. 2. ...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
before 1832
Extent:
1 item

8. R.M.24.l.9

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R.M.24.l.9
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ROYAL MUSIC COLLECTION. Album of songs and opera excerpts; 1832. A presentation copy given ‘To the Princess Victoria from Her Royal Highness’s most devoted servant Catherine J. Jenkinson. January 1832’. 24 pieces. Songs with pianoforte accompaniment or arrangements for piano by various composers...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
1832
Extent:
1 item