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Incidental music for Twelfth night [manuscript], ca. 1910.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night.; Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778. Twelfth night. Come away Death.; Howson, Frank A.; Reissiger, Carl Gottlieb, 1798-1859. Libella. Ouverture; arranged.; Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894. Soirées à Saint-Pétersbourg. Romance; arranged.; Simonetti, Achille, 1859-1928. Madrigale; arranged.; Thoma, Rudolf. Polish dances, piano, op. 51; arranged.; Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Symphonies, H. I, 100, G major; arranged.; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Ruinen von Athen. Marcia alla turca; arranged.; Hartog, Henri. Bonheur; arranged.; Sudessi, P. (Pompilio), 1853-1923. A petits pas.; Edwards, Leo. Just for me and Mary; arranged.; Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950, former owner.; Sothern, E. H. (Edward Hugh), 1859-1933, former owner.
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Title
Incidental music for Twelfth night [manuscript], ca. 1910.
Description
11 ms. parts ; 32 x 25 cm
Associated name
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Twelfth night.
Howson, Frank A.
Marlowe, Julia, 1865-1950, former owner.
Sothern, E. H. (Edward Hugh), 1859-1933, former owner.
Scope and content
Set of orchestral part books containing both manuscript and printed music. A list of parts appears on the front cover of the "conductor" part book (which contains both first violin and printed pieces scored for piano, some with violin, along with cues for other instruments). The manuscript content includes a curtain tunes, entr'acte music, dances, a march, a textless song, "Come away death" by Dr. Arne, and an untitled work arranged by Howson.

Printed compositions: Libella overture by Carl Gottlieb Reissiger, arranged by George Purdy; Romanze by Anton Rubinstein, arranged by Theodore Moses Tobani; Madrigale by Achille Simonetti, arranged by Theodore Moses Tobani; Polish dance by Rudolf Thoma, arranged by Theodore Moses Tobani; Menuet by Joseph Haydn, arranged by Theodore Moses; Turkish march by Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged by Theodore Moses; Bonheur gavotte-serenade by Henri Hartog, arranged by Theodore Moses Tobani; À petits pas! marcietta by Pompilio Sudessi, arranged by Theodore Moses Tobani; and Just for me and Mary one step by Leo. Edwards, arranged by William Schulz. Printed pieces no. 2-4 bear the stamp "Property of G.R. Ladd."
Note
Numerous inscriptions in parts dated 1910-1920.
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
Arne, Thomas Augustine, 1710-1778. Twelfth night. Come away Death.
Reissiger, Carl Gottlieb, 1798-1859. Libella. Ouverture; arranged.
Rubinstein, Anton, 1829-1894. Soirées à Saint-Pétersbourg. Romance; arranged.
Simonetti, Achille, 1859-1928. Madrigale; arranged.
Thoma, Rudolf. Polish dances, piano, op. 51; arranged.
Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809. Symphonies, H. I, 100, G major; arranged.
Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Ruinen von Athen. Marcia alla turca; arranged.
Hartog, Henri. Bonheur; arranged.
Sudessi, P. (Pompilio), 1853-1923. A petits pas.
Edwards, Leo. Just for me and Mary; arranged.
Genre/form
Incidental music.
Part books.
Scores.
Overtures.
Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
Y.d.695 (1-11)
Folger accession
no cs or acc number