Miscellaneous papers in several hands, 1816-1863
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MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 29
1-9: Papers written entirely or in part by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
10-22: Papers written by several different hands.
- (fols. 1-4) English lesson for Cécile, with her translations, [1837].
- (fol. 6) Draft of a poem on the birthday of Julie Schunck, née Jeanrenaud. Leipzig. [29 Sep 1839 or later.]
- (fols. 7-8) Diary. London, 27 Sep-1 Oct 1840. Formerly folded inside MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn g. 7.
- (fols. 9-10) 'Hieroglyphe', drawn for 'The Family Chronicle, Wednesday June 22 1842' for the Beneckes, Denmark Hill, London. Explanatory verses in another hand.
- (fol. 14) List of 14 cantatas by J.S. Bach. F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's favourites are marked with a cross. Sent with a letter to his family in Berlin, 18-20 May 1830 (Sämtliche Briefe, 299).
- (fols. 15-23) Accounts on loose leaves, not all dated, including entries in Cécile's hand. Sep 1838, May 1843, 1845.
- (fols. 26-29) List of his own and Cécile's books, Nov 1844, and of belongings packed in boxes numbered 101-132, stored in Berlin. Inventories in other hands are on fols. 30-39.
- a. (fols. 40a-b) List of the godparents of his 5 children, annotations and Lili's list in F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's hand. b. (fol. 40c) Cécile's copy of verses by Dr. H[ermann] Härtel, written on Härtel's letter, 27 Oct 1845, on the birth of Lili Mendelssohn Bartholdy. c. (fol. 40d) Verses in another hand headed by F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy 'VerlobungsGedichte'.
- (fols. 41-42) Draft of the dedication of op. 37 to Thomas Attwood, and of the title of op. 55.
- (fols. 45-62) Passages copied from the letters of Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy [to her cousin Henriette von Pereira-Arnstein], relating to her children, 1809-1827.
- (fols. 63-64) Copy of part of a letter from Friedrich August Wolff to Carl Friedrich Zelter, 9 Apr 1824, and of Zelter's to Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, concerning F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's education.
- (fols. 65-70) Eduard Souchay's account of his niece Cécile and F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Copied on paper watermarked 1863. A translation of the first two paragraphs was printed in Petitpierre, Romance of the Mendelssohns, tr. D. Dobson, 1947, pp. 126-128.
- (fols. 71-72) Accounts of the fee for the state wedding of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Cécile.
- (fols. 73-4) Paul Appia: address in French at the wedding of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Cécile, 'abgeschrieben von H. der kein Französisch verstand'. A translation of part of this address, from another source, printed Petitpierre, op. cit. pp. 145-146.
- (fols. 75-78) Funeral sermon on Cécile, copied by her mother.
- (fols. 80-83) Programmes of the 'Niederrheinische Musikfeste seit 1818 bis 1845'.
- (fols. 85-90) Verses in several hands, including a poem by Minna [Hensel] beg. 'Auch ich möchte Freude dir verleihen', and a copy of the words of the 'Nachtlied', F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's op. 71 no. 6, dated 'den 8ten Nov. 1847'.
- (fols. 92-93) List of contents of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy's sketchbooks.
- (fols. 94-97) Transcript of the beginning of MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn g. 1.
- (fols. 98-102) Reports on F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy and certificates from Dr. Messow, Vorsteher der Lehr-, Pensions-und Erziehungsanstalt, Kronenstraße, Berlin, 1 Mar 1816-1 Apr 1818.
- (fols. 103-114) Discussion of draft of Act I of 'Die Hochzeit des Camacho' by Friedrich Voigts.
- (fols. 117-128) Medical prescriptions, 1840-1852.
- (fol. 132) Photograph of Wilhelm Hensel's pencil portrait of Lili Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Frankfurt, 1859.
Dates
- Creation: 1816-1863
Extent
1 volume
Language of Materials
- German
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 29
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Items 1-19 are from the Wach collection; items 20-22 were bequeated by Helena Deneke, 1973.
Repository Details
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