'Zerlina'. Ophicleide, timpani, percussion and harp parts
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Title on front covers 'Zerlina'. Text in French. Red chalk markings and cuts made with paste-overs. The harp part has a note in pencil at Act 2, no. 12, 'On the stage'.
Tenor 1, tenor 2, bass. Text in Italian. Some with paste-over label of J. H. Mapleson. Cuts made with pinning. Some have a stamp of Monck Mason. Chorus names added: 'Mr Jones', 'Mr Corri', 'Mr Price', One bass part has singer's name 'Begni' [Giuseppe De Begnis] added. (Finale of Act 1).
1. Act 1, 'Alto & Tenor', 3 copies. One copy has notes in pencil on the front cover regarding the use of clefs.2. Act 1, 'Tenor only', 5 copies. One with the name and address, 'H Allcroft, 53 Dean St Soho'.3. Act 2, Tenor, 5 copies.4. Act 3, Tenor, 5 copies. 5. Act 3, Alto, 3 copies. Names ad...
1. Prompter's vocal score. In 2 volumes. Entitled 'Suggeritore'. Includes cuts made with paste-overs. Contains an early version of the baritone Cabaletta 'Tremate o miseri' in the first Act, and is apparently the only surviving source for this version. Wanting the aria 'Nell' argilla maledetta'. ...
'Un avventura di Scaramuccia'. Full score of Act 2.
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With a printed label of Ricordi, Milan. Bound together with the 'spartitino' score of part of Act 2 (a small score of the music for lower brasses and percussion which did not fit on the full score).