Incidental music for The merchant of Venice [manuscript], 19th or 20th century.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Merchant of Venice.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Henry VIII.; Saenger, Gustav, 1865-1935, attributed name.; Lewis, Frederick, active 1911.; German, Edward, 1862-1936. Henry VIII. Selections; arranged.; Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950, former owner.; Sothern, E. H. (Edward Hugh), 1859-1933, former owner.
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Title
Incidental music for The merchant of Venice [manuscript], 19th or 20th century.
Description
14 ms. parts ; 33 x 26 cm
Associated name
Scope and content
Set of orchestral part books consisting of print and manuscript music. The manuscript pieces include an overture, curtain tunes, and entr'acte music. A manuscript keyboard score of an additional work, "Lazy nigger" by Frederick Lewis (signed Boston, Xmas 1911), concludes the conductor/violino I leader part. Printed music consists of a single item at the end of the horn part: a horn part for Three dances from the music to Henry VIII by Edward German.
Note
Several items attributed to Gustav Saenger, but his name is crossed out on most parts and horn part indicates "not by Gustav Saenger." Other parts have been edited to read "copied by G. Saenger."
Provenance
Former owners: Julia Marlowe and Edward Hugh Sothern.
Source of acquisition
Gift of Julia Marlowe Sothern, March 16, 1942.
Cited/described in
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger, 164
Includes
German, Edward, 1862-1936. Henry VIII. Selections; arranged.
Lazy nigger.
Lazy nigger.
Call number
Y.d.692 (1-14)
Folger accession
no cs or acc number present