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Record Id:

032-002021582

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002021582

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ISAD(G)

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Add MS 29999

Title:

ORIGINAL letters, etc., of musical composers and singers; 1780-1858:-

1. Franz Peter Schubert: Song, 'Idens Nachtgesang'; 7 July, 1815. Begins 'Vernimm es, Nacht, was Ida dir vertrauet,' with pianoforte accompaniment, in score. Autograph. The words are by [Ludwig Theobulus] Kosegarten. f. 2.

2. Lines, " Klopstock," by Johann Heinrich Rolle, director of music at Magdeburg; 20 Aug. 1780. Germ. f. 3.

3. Friedrich Rochlitz to -; Leipzig, 14 Oct. [180]5. Germ. f. 4.

4. Ferdinand Ries to C. F. Peters; London, 18 Sept. 1815. Germ. f. 6.

5. [Gaspard] Spontini to [Louis Luc Loiseau de] Persuis; 8 Apr. 1816. Fr. f. 8.

6. [Friedrich] Rückert to - Schuler; Ebern, 16 July, 1817. Germ. f. 1 0.

7 . Benedetto Rocco to Abate Francesco Cancellieri; Naples, 24 Apr. 1818. Ital. f. 13.

8. [Johann Nepomuk] Hummel to C. F. Peters; Weimar, 23 May, 20 Dec. 1826. Germ. ff. 14, 18.

9. I[gnaz] Moscheles to the same; Hamburg, 18 Aug. 1826. Germ. f. 16.

10. [Sir] George [Thomas] Smart to [Henry] Phillips; Derby, 13 Aug. 1842. f. 20.

11. [Sir] Henry R[owley] Bishop to - Mackinlay; Edinburgh, 15 Oct. 1843. f. 22.

12. Richard Wagner to Messrs. Breitkopf and Härtel ; Dresden, 25 Nov. 1844. Germ. f. 25.

13. Louis Spohr to F. W. Sörgel; Cassel, 6 Dec. 1845. Germ. f. 26; and to Wilhelm Speyer; Cassel, 20 Sept. 1858. Germ. f. 32.

14. Jetty Treffz to W. Holland; London, 6 May, 1849. f. 28.

15. Camillo Sivori to the same; London, 15 May, 1851. Fr. f. 29.

16. Warrant from Richard Wagner to Theodor Uhlig to deliver to F. Engelken, director of the State Theatre at Würzburg, a copy of his opera " Tannhäuser "; Zürich, 24 Aug. 1852. Germ. f. 30.

17. P[eter Joseph von] Lindpaintner to C. Haslingen; Stuttgart, 7 Sept. 1853. Germ. f. 31.

18. Elizabeth ]Rainforth to [W. Holland]; Old Windsor, 5 May, 1860. f. 35.

19. J. W. Davison to the same; London, 21 May, s.a. f. 37.

20. Pauline Viardot to the same; London, 20 May, s.a. f. 39.

21. Leopold de Meyer to the same; London, 4 June, s.a. f. 40.

22. " Prosper " [Guillaume Marguery ?] to the same; London, 13 Apr. s. a. f. 42.

23. Joseph Joachim to the same; 14 Apr. s. a. f. 43.

24. Louisa Pyne to the same; Theatre Royal, Liverpool, n. d. E 45.

25. Hermine Mansfeld Rudersdorff to the same; London, n. d. f. 47. c 2 26. Clara Schumann to the same; London, 6 May, 8. a. f. 48. Paper; ff. 49. Folio.

Scope & Content:

William Holland: Letters to, from musicians: 19th cent.

Music: Letters of musical composers: 1780-1858.

includes:

f. 2 Franz Peter Schubert, composer: Idens Nachtgesang. 1815.
f. 3 Johann Heinrich Rolle, Director of Music at Heidelberg: Verses by: 1780.
f. 4 Friedrich Rochlitz: Letter to 1805.
f. 6 Ferdinand Ries, composer and pianist: Letter to C. F. Peters: 1815.
f. 8 Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini, composer: Letter to L. L. Loiseau de Persius: 1816.
f. 10 Friedrich Rückert: Letter to Schuler: 1817.
f. 13 Benedetto Rocco: Letter to Abbate Cancellieri: 1818.
ff. 14, 18 Johann Nepomuk Hummel, composer: Letters to C. F. Peters: 1826.
f. 16 Ignaz Moscheles, pianist and composer: Letter to C. F. Peters: 1826.
f. 20 Sir George Thomas Smart, musician: Letter to H. Phillips: 1842.
f. 22 Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, composer: Letter to - Mackinlay: 1843.
ff. 23, 32 Louis Spohr, composer: Letters to F. W. Sorgel and W. Speyer: 1845, 1858.
f. 25 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer: Letter to Breitkopf and Härtel: 1844.
f. 28 Jetty Treffz: Letter to W. Holland: 1849.
f. 29 Camillo Sivori: Letter to W. Holland: 1851.
f. 30 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer: Order: 1852.
f. 31 Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner, composer: Letter to C. Haslingen: 1853.
f. 35 Elizabeth Rainforth: Letter to W. Holland: 1860.
f. 37 J- W- Davison: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1850.
f. 39 Michelle Ferdinande Pauline Viardot-Garcia, singer: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1850.
f. 40 Leopold de Meyer: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1850.
f. 42 Guillaume Marguery, called ' Prosper.': Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1850.
f. 43 Joseph Joachim, violinist: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1850.
f. 45 Louisa Pyne: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1860.
f. 47 Hermine Mansfeld Rudersdorff: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1860.
f. 48 Clara Josephine Schumann, née Wieck; pianist and composer; wife of R Schumann: Letter to W. Holland: circ. 1860.

Collection Area:

Music Collections

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032-002021582

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 volume

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
German

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1780

End Date:

1858

Date Range:

1780-1858

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Paper. Oblong octavo.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Bishop, Henry Rowley, Knight, composer, 1787-1855
Davison, James William, music critic, 1813-1885
Holland, William
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk, composer and pianist, 1778-1837
Joachim, Joseph, violinist and composer, 1831-1907,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108578868,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/59269863
Lindpaintner, Peter Joseph von, composer
Marguery, Guillaume, called ' Prosper.'
Meyer, Leopold, pianist and composer, 1816-1883
Moscheles, Ignaz, pianist and composer, 1794-1870
Pyne, Louisa, of Add MS 29999
Rainforth, Elizabeth, of Add MS 29999
Ries, Ferdinand, composer and pianist
Rocco, Benedetto
Rochlitz, Friedrich, of Add MS 29999
Rolle, Johann Heinrich, Director of Music at Heidelberg
Rudersdorff, Hermine, singer, 1822-1882,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000053034870,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/316739307
Rückert, Friedrich
Schubert, Franz Peter, composer, 1797-1828
Schumann, Clara Josephine, née Wieck, pianist and composer, wife of Robert Schumann, 1819-1896
Sivori, Camillo, violinist, 1815-1894,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120370509,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/34722696
Smart, George Thomas, Knight, conductor, organist and composer, 1776-1867
Spohr, Louis, violinist and composer, 1784-1859
Spontini, Gasparo Luigi Pacifico, composer, 1774-1851
Treffz, Jetty, of Add MS 29999
Viardot, Michelle Ferdinande Pauline, née Garcia, singer and teacher, 1821-1910
Wagner, Wilhelm Richard, composer, 1813-1883,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122779084

Subjects:

Songs