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Egerton MS 3040
- Record Id:
- 032-001985162
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001985162
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000057.0x000371
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100156353233.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Egerton MS 3040
- Title:
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Frédéric Chopin: Two polonaises, op. 40, no. 1 in A (ff. 2-3), and no. 2 in C minor (ff. 4-5v), for pianoforte
- Scope & Content:
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Autograph. Composed on the Island of Majorca, 1838-1839, and published in 1840. Autograph title page (f. 1) '2 Polonaises pour le piano forte dediées a Mr. Jules Fontana par Chopin. Oe[u]v. 40 [altered from 39]'. In some bars the music is not written out but indicated by numbers and letters. Some corrections have been made by the composer. Paper; ff. 5. Oblong folio. A.D. 1838-1839.
Julius Fontana, pianist: Two Polonaises by Chopin dedicated to: 1838-1839.
- Collection Area:
- Music Collections
- Project / Collection:
- Egerton Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-001985162", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Egerton MS 3040: Frédéric Chopin: Two polonaises, op. 40, no. 1 in A (ff. 2-3), and no. 2 in C minor (ff. 4-5v), for pianoforte" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001985162
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001985162
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100156353233.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1838
- End Date:
- 1839
- Date Range:
- 1838-1839
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- Custodial History:
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Belonged to Wilhelm Heyer (G. Kinsky, Musikhistorisches Museum von Wilhelm Heyer in Cöln, 1916, Katalog iv, no. 664); Henrici and Liepmannssohn's cat., 6 Dec. 1926, no. 97. From the Farnborough Fund.
- Information About Copies:
- Digitised copy available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Egerton_MS_3040
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)