Collection of French songs, with a printed Italian operatic excerpt by L. Savi
Volume of French songs, in early 19th-century copies by two different hands (fols. 1-6, 7-8v), with a printed Italian operatic excerpt at the end from Caterina di Cleves by Luigi Savi (1803-1842).
- (fols. 1-6) Albert Grisar: 'Au nom du père. Romance. Paroles de Mr. Edouard Chierry'. For soprano and piano. Decorative printed portmanteau title-page with imprint 'Copisteria e magazzino di musica, Strada Trinitá de' Spagnoli ... a Toledo';
- (fol. 7) [Nicolas Dalayrac]: 'Air de Philippe et Georgette'. For soprano and guitar. Words by J. M. Boutet de Monvel. Begins: O! ma Georgette;
- (fol. 7v) [Edmée Sophie Gail]: Ni jamais, ni toujours. For soprano and guitar;
- (fol. 8) [Anon.]: 'La bergère'. For soprano and guitar. Begins: À peine eus-je atteint l'âge;
- (fol. 8v) [Anon.]: 'L'hirondelle et le proscrit'. For soprano and guitar. Begins: Pourquoi me fair sagère hirondèle'. [Not the version by F. F. Huber]
Dates
- Creation: early 19th century
Extent
8 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. Mus. d. 302, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. d. 302
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 16046
Abstract
Collection of French songs, in early 19th-century copies, with printed Italian operatic excerpt by L. Savi.
Biographical / Historical
Albert Grisar (1808-1869) was a Belgian composer, mainly active in Paris. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Nicolas-Marie Dalayrac (1753-1809) was a French composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
(Edmée) Sophie Gail, née Garre (1775-1819) was a French singer and composer. See Grove Music Online for further details.
Custodial History
Robert Bridges (stamp 'Robert Bridges: O.U. Music Students Library').
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Faculty of Music, 2002.
Physical Facet
8 leaves (manuscript portion only); 9-10 staves to a page. The leaves are disbound presumably from a larger volume. Fols. 7-8 have been cropped with some loss of text.
Dimensions
Oblong folio (208 × 285 mm)
Subject
- Title
- Collection of early 19th-century French songs
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Hannah Jordan and Margaret Czepiel
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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