Incidental music for The Corsican brothers [manuscript], 1860.

Incidental music for The Corsican brothers [manuscript], 1860.

12 ms. part books ; Fo.

Set of orchestral parts in the hands of multiple copyists. Part books contain 23 numbered items, including curtain tunes, entre act music, a galop and a polka. Handwritten part names on covers read: "Flute," "Oboe," "Clarinette," "Fagotti," "Cornetts," "Corni," "Trombone," "1st Violin," "Violin 2nd," "Viola," "Bass & C'llo," and "Drums."

Covers and leaves vary in size. Part books range from 8 to 14 ms. leaves per volume.

Music arranged for performances of Charles Kean in Liverpool, Manchester, and the Queens Theatre, Edinburgh, 1860-1861.

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Purchased in the sale of Kean's library at Sotheby's, 23 June 1898.

Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger, 145

Y.d.500 (1-12)