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032-002020755

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032-002020755

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Add MS 29295

Title:

A collection of sketches of compositions, in the hand of Charles Weichsel

Scope & Content:

passim. Sketches of compositions in the hand of C[harles] Weichsel, with extracts from the works of [Ludwig] Spohr (ff. 119b-123, 132), [Joseph] Mayseder (ff. 124-127b), [Friedrich Ernst] Fesca (ff. 125b, 128b, 130b), and [Louis Charles] Maucourt (f. 132b), most of them apparently written for the violin, etc.; about 1797-1805.

passim. Sketches of concertos, etc., apparently for the violin, with indications of flute, oboe, harpsichord, etc., to be employed in the orchestra, in the hand of C[harles] Weichsel; about 1797-1805.. Nos. 1-16 are concertos, of which the first 12 form a set. 1. Maestoso and Rondo allegretto, in B flat. Milan, 1797. f. 1. 2. Maestoso, Andante, and Rondo allegro; in G. Bologna, 1797. f. 4. 3. Maestoso, Adagio, and Polonaise; in F. Venice, 1798. f. 9. 4. Allegro maestoso, Adagio (Lullaby), and Rondo (from Haydn); in G. f. 14. 5. Allegro Moderato and Potpourri, in B flat. f. 16. 6. Allegro, Andante, and Rondo vivace; in A minor. Venice, 1799. f. 18. 7. Allegro, Adagio, and Rondo (from Winter); in A. 1804. f. 23. 8. Maestoso, Adagio (from Haydn's 'Creation '), and Rondo (from Woelfl). 1805. f. 25. 9. Moderato, Andante, and 'Aria Scozzese'; in E. f. 32b. 10. Maestoso and Rondo 'Irlandese,' in D minor. f. 35. 11. Moderato and Andante ('Here's the bower'), in E minor. f. 37b. 12. Maestoso, in the same key. Only one movement. f. 39b. 13. Largo and Rondo allegretto, in A (no. 14). f. 44b. 14. An imperfect fragment (no. 15). f. 47 (reversed). 15. Another (without number). f. 47b (reversed) 16. Another, apparently in D minor, beginning with a Moderato movement. f. 101b. 17. Potpourri. f. 30. 18. 'Lord Wellington's March by [João D.] Bomtempo, arranged as a Rondo ... by C. Weichsel.' f. 49.

passim. Sketches of Sonatas for violin and violoncello or bass, in score, in the hand of C. Weichsel; about 1798-1799. 1. Moderato, Adagio, and Allegretto; in F minor. f. 6b. 2. Moderato, Adagio, and Rondo; in G. f. 11b. 3. Moderato, Adagio, and Polonaise; in B flat. 1799. f. 20b. 4. Moderato, Andante, and Allegro molto; in E. f. 27b. 5, 6. Molto maestoso in G minor. Two sketches, both imperfect. ff. 51b, 107b.

f. 31b-54b passim, etc. Sketches of variations for the violin, without accompaniment, in the hand of C. Weichsel, on the following airs; 18th-19th cent.:— 1. German Air. f. 31b. 2. Thema from Mozart's Grand Trio [in B flat,]. f. 42. 3. Mozart's 'O Dolce Concento.' f. 43. 4. 'Robin Adair.' f. 54b.

ff. 81-170 passim. Short pieces, some of them only sketched, others imperfect, apparently for the Pianoforte, in the hand, and probably the composition, of Charles Weichsel; 18th-19th cent. The principal ones are:— 1. Allegretto in E. f. 81. 2. Andantino grazioso in F. f. 81b. 3. Allegretto in G. f. 82. 4. Allegro in G. f. 82b. 5. Moderato in G. f. 83b. 6. Andante moderato in A. f. 84. 7. Allegretto non troppo in B flat. f. 84b. 8. Allegro agitato in C. f. 85. 9. Grazioso in A. f. 85b. 10. Allegro in A. f. 86b. 11. Allegretto in A. f. 87. 12. March in D. f. 87b. 13. 'Pantomime Music.' f. 106b. 14. Allegro in B flat. f. 140. 15. Allegretto in F. f. 140b. 16. Andantino in E flat. f. 141. 17. Moderato in A. f. 142. 18. Minuet in F. f. 143. 19. Rondo grazioso in A. ff. 143b, 165 (reversed). 20. Allegretto in D; followed by a movement in D minor. f. 144. 21. Allegretto in G. f. 145b. 22. Andante in G minor. f. 146b. 23. Polacca in G. f. 147b. Reversing the volume. 24. Andantino con moto in C. f. 170. 25. Grazioso in F. f. 168b. 26. Andante in B flat. f. 167. 27. Allegretto pastorale. f. 166b. 28. Minuet in G minor. f. 165b. 29. Larghetto in D. f. 162b. 30. Andante grazioso in G minor. f. 162. 31. Allegretto in B flat. f. 161. 32. Moderato, from a Sonata in F. f. 160.

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Music Collections

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume (170 folios)

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Languages:

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Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1899

Date Range:

18th century-19th century

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Physical Characteristics:

Paper. Oblong Folio.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Weichsel, Charles, violinist

Subjects:

Concertos
Operas
Pianoforte solos
Sketch-books
String duets
Violin solos