Score of Satie's nine scènes nouvelles, holograph, with corrections by Satie and brief annotations written by dancer Serge Lifar and in unidentified hands. Appended are a transposition of Gounod's quintet from act three, written in holograph by Georges Auric, and a vocal score of the final octet, written in an unidentified hand, possibly that of Edouard Flament. Laid in are a text of the quintet, typescript, and an excerpt in vocal score showing the transition to the final scene, written in holograph by Satie
Description:
Charles Gounod's opéra-comique Le médecin malgré lui, with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Molière's play, was first performed in 1858. For a revival at the Festival Français in Monte Carlo, Serge Diaghilev commissioned recitatives by Satie to replace original spoken dialogue. A final vocal octet was adapted by Georges Auric from Gounod's quintet in act three. Le médecin malgré lui, with nine "scènes nouvelles" by Satie and the final scene by Auric, was conducted by Edouard Flament at the Casino Theater, Monte Carlo, on January 5, 1924., Available on microfilm, Staff notation., Vocal text in French., Title devised by cataloger., Date of creation supplied by cataloger., and "Médecin malgré lui: opéra comique de Gounod" -- caption title, written in an unidentified hand.
Score, holograph, with corrections and conductor's markings. The score varies from the first published edition and is apparently an earlier version of the work. Accompanied by a fragment of score paper with Walton's name and the Sitwells' London address, written by Walton in holograph
Alternative Title:
Sinfonia concertante, piano, orchestra
Description:
William Walton composed the Sinfonia Concertante while living in London with the Sitwell family. Walton dedicated the three movements of the work to Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell. The Sinfonia Concertante was first published in 1928 and revised in 1943., a Available on microfilm, Staff notation., Title from cover., and Date of creation supplied by cataloger.
Manuscript music book containing hymns and songs, vocal parts only, for treble and tenor. Most are identified by names of hymn tunes or Psalm numbers, and most are without texts. Songs with texts include "An Elegy Made on the Death of Queene Mary" and "King George's Anthem." Music is preceded by printed leaves titled "The Gamut or Scale of Musick," rules for "finding your Mi," and "Musical Characters" (no place, publisher, or date); and manuscript "Rules for Tuning the Voice."
Description:
Staff notation., Vocal texts in English., and Title from title page.
Subject (Name):
Miles, Susanna, active 1759., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Subject (Topic):
Hymns, English, Singing, Instruction and study, Songbooks, English, and Songs, English
Engraved caption title from page 2. Page 1 blank., Date based on watermark., "Price 1 s/-"., Staff notation., and Disbound; paper watermarked ‘1805’. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed & sold by Preston, at his wholesale Warehouse, 97, Strand
Subject (Name):
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 and Incledon, Charles Benjamin, 1763-1826.
For voice and piano; on two staves with interlinear words., Caption title., Publication date approximated from holdings of the British Library., All engraved., "Sung by Master Walsh at the Oratorios. Miss Poole -- and Miss Broadhurst at the Ladies Private Subscription Concert.", and Inscribed "John Percy" and "131" at foot of page 2. For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed for the author, No. 13 Tavistock Street, Bedford Square
Title from item., Engraved song sheet with an etching at top of plate. Music on two staves with interlinear words. Additional three stanzas below. Part for flute at foot of page., Plate numbered '42' in upper right corner., "To ye tune of ye Black Joke"--Lower right corner of plate., Opening words: Whence comes it that ye shining great, to titles born and awful state ..., Plate from: The Musical entertainer / George Bickham, volume1., Watermark: countermark E., and Annotation in an unidentified hand at bottom of sheet, recto.
In a sparsely furnished bedroom, a woman in a high night cap lies in a curtained bed on the right . A man stands in the center of the room, facing her, hat under his left arm. His riding crop lies on a table by the window
Description:
Title from item., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Engraved song for two voices and violin with a version for flute. Illustrated with an etching at top of sheet., Opening words: Off [sic] all comforts I miscarried ..., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: Pro patria., and Window mounted to 37 x 27 cm.
Title from item., Publication date from unverified data in local card catalog record; dated by costume., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Engraved throughout, illustrated with an etching by Cole at top of sheet., For voice and harpsichord. Music on 2 staves with interlinear words. Additional two stanzas below. Part for flute at foot of page., and Opening words: Trust not man for he'll deceive you ...
Title from item., Publication date from an unverified card catalog record; dated by costume., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Engraved throughout, illustrated with etching by Cole at top of sheet., For voice and harpsichord. Music on 2 staves with interlinear words. Additional two stanzas below. Part for German flute at foot of page., and Opening words: When morn her sweets shall first unfold ...
