Add MS 36739

Collection of rough drafts, sketches, and autograph fragments, chiefly in full score, of compositions mostly published only in pianoforte score, by Arthur Goring Thomas. In four volumes. [about 1878-1894].

Vol I.

Paper; ff. 196.

Sketches, and portions in full score, of Operas by Arthur Goring Thomas. In two volumes. [about 1885-1892].

1. Part of the unpublished French version of 'Esmeralda' (written for Madame Melba, 1890), and of the Italian version [1889]. The instruments are flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets (trombe, cornetti, tuba), trombones. ophicleide, drums, harp, and strings. At f. 11b is a fragment of the 'Mountebanks'. ff. 1-141b.

2. Fragments of music for a new edition of 'Nadeshda' [originally produced in 1885]. ff. 142-171.

3. Sketches for an Operetta written to W. S. Gilbert's libretto, afterwards used by Alfred Cellier for 'The Mountebanks' [1892]. ff. 172-180.

4. Fragments of 'The Golden Web' [left unfinished in 1892], the orchestra for which appears to have consisted of flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, trumpets, drums, triangles, and strings, ff. 181-196b.

SONGS:-

Rough drafts and sketches of songs, mostly in score, by Arthur Goring Thomas. In four volumes. [about 1878-1894]. 'Knowst thou the land.' Melody only. Different from the version published in 1883; probably dating from the time when the composer was engaged upon the French and Italian versions of 'Esmeralda,' sc. 1889-1890. f. 75b.