Book of music containing six songs composed by Horatia Gaisford, c.1830s
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Mus. 305 c.14
Music book containing six songs composed by Horatia Gaisford. The cover indicates that the pieces were composed and dedicated to the Polish nobleman, Prince Adam Czartoryski, and that this book was "Sold for the Benefit of the distressed Refugees in London". The publisher is T.Boosey & Co., 28 Holles St, Oxford St, London.
While the book is undated, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, to whom the pieces are dedicated, lived in exile in London between 1831 and 1832. The pieces are titled as follows:
- The Wild Gazelle, poetry by Lord Byron
- The Song of Nourmahal from Lalla Rookh [poem by Thomas Moore]
- Nahe des Geliebten, words by Goethe
- Annot Lyle's Song from The Legend of Montrose [novel by Sir Walter Scott]
- When Last We Parted, words by Lord Byron
- The March to Siberia, words by Hon[oura]ble Mrs. Norton
- The March to Siberia, Harmonized for 3 voices, words by Hon[oura]ble Mrs. Norton
Dates
- Creation: c.1830s
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
- English
Conditions Governing Access
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Shelfmark
Mus. 305 c.14
Biographical / Historical
Henrietta Horatia Maria Gaisford, née Feilding (1810-1851), was Talbot's half-sister. She married Thomas Gaisford (1816-1898) in 1850.
Subject
Creator
- From the Collection: Gaisford | Henrietta Horatia Maria | 1810–1851 | née Feilding (Person)
- From the Collection: Talbot | William Henry Fox | 1800-1877 | MP, pioneer of photography (Person)
Repository Details
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk