Egerton MS 2740

Almost entirely autograph. With the exception of no. 5, they are in full score, the instrumental portions being written for flutes (ottavino, etc.), oboes, clarinets, trumpets, horns, bassoons, trombones, drums (including occasionally tamburo militare), cymbals (not indicated in no. 1), ophicleide, and strings. Other instruments occasionally employed are mentioned below.

1-4. Recit. and romance (Jules), begins 'My soul is one unbroken sigh.' f. 1; — Scena cavatina (Isoline, with chorus of ladies), begins 'The heart that once hath fondly teem'd with hopes.' f. 8; — Duet (Isoline and Marquis), begins 'Oh, why should I weep.' f. 24; — and the Finale to Act i, begins 'My bosom with hope that hath bounded.' f. 34. From 'The Maid of Artois' [1836], but differing widely from the corresponding numbers in Add MS 29327. Only the instrumental part of the score appears to be autograph.

5, 6. Overture (differing from that in the published score), and aria with chorus (Ford, etc.), begins 'Che mai vedo'; with cornets, etc. [From 'Falstaff,' 1838 — cf. Add MS 29334.] ff. 40, 74.

7. 'Pas de cinque' (sic), written for Act ii of 'Der Mulatte' (sc. 'The Bondman,' see Add MS 29346, Add MS 29347), but not published; dated Berlin, 20 Jan. 1850. f. 101.

8. Overture in D, 1850. f. 124.

9. Pianoforte score of 'Finale 2do ' [in 'Pittore e Duca,' 1855]. Characters: Olivia, Ines, Moro, Vargas, and il Duca; with Chorus of Ladies and Judges. Copy. f. 154.

10. Overture in C; Paris, 8 Dec. 1856. f. 194.

11. Overture to 'Bianca, the Bravo's Bride': a Romantic Opera in four Acts — 'First produced at the Royal English Opera, Covent Garden, in 1860' (v. Add MS 29356, Add MS 29357). f. 224.

12. Overture to 'La fille de St Marc'; dated Paris, 8 May, 1868. It varies considerably from that in the published pianoforte score (for the Opera, see Add MS 29341, Add MS 29342). Two harps, a triangle, etc., are introduced in the orchestra, f. 258.

13. Overture in C. 'Re-instrumented and altered; Paris, 23 May, 1868.' Begins with the same passage as 'Blanche de Nevers' (see Add MS 29361, Add MS 29362), but is otherwise different from it. f. 299.

14. Overture to 'L'Enchanteresse'; with organ, harp, triangle, etc. Dated Paris, June, 1868. Differs from the overture assigned to this Opera in Add MS 29344, f. 332.