Volume of early 19th-century Italian popular songs with piano accompaniment
Volume of early 19th-century Italian popular songs with piano accompaniment, all except one anonymous. Professionally copied, mainly by the Roman firm of Alessandro Caverni in 1836 (date on spine). The label on the upper board, 'Ritornelli romani e neapolitani' refers to the main contents of the volume (fols. 5-42v); the two Venetian songs on fols. 1-4, are on smaller size paper and in a different hand, and were evidently bound in later.
a (fols. 1-2) 'La Gerusalemme liberata del Tasso. Canzone dei gondolieri veneziani, con accomp[agnamen]to di pianoforte';
b (fols. 3-4) 'Canzonetta veneziana: Ti lo vedi Cate mia, del Sr. Gi[ovanni] B[a]tt[ist]a Perucchini, con accomp[agnamen]to di pianoforte';
c (fols. 5-33v) 'Ritornelli romani, con accompagnamento di piano forte. Roma nel negozio di corde armoniche, e musica [Alessandro Caverni] in Piazza di Spagna No. 65':
- (fol. 5v) La samaritana;
- (fol. 6r+v) Il pescatore;
- (fols. 6v-7) La tarantella, cori della carciofolara;
- (fols. 7v-8) L'invalido;
- (fol. 8r+v) Ritornello alla marinara;
- (fols. 8v-9) La ninna nanno per addormentare un bambino;
- (fol. 9r+v) La partenza;
- (fol. 10) La sentinella;
- (fols. 10v-11) La mosca;
- (fol. 11r+v) La lavandara;
- (fols. 11v-12) Ritornello del giorno;
- (fol. 12r+v) Vavane, e vava;
- (fol. 13r+v) La macellara;
- (fol. 14) La marinara;
- (fol. 14v) Il soldato;
- (fol. 15) La terresina;
- (fol. 15v) Ritornello della sera;
- (fols. 16-17) La monicella;
- (fol. 17v) La sartrice;
- (fol. 18r+v) Il mercante di Cannetta;
- (fols. 18v-19) La minna delle creature;
- (fols. 19-20) La villanella;
- (fol. 20r+v) La gnoro Luna;
- (fol. 21r+v) La guardia;
- (fol. 22 r+v) La sposa in parola;
- (fols. 23-4) La pastorella;
- (fols. 24v-5) Il cacciatore;
- (fol. 25r+v) La servetta;
- (fols. 25v-6) La rosa;
- (fol. 26r+v) La rilvetta;
- (fols. 26v-7) Il petto di stracci;
- (fol. 27r+v) Lo spazza cammin;
- (fols. 27v-8v) Il cieco;
- (fols. 28v-9) Il galletto
- (fols. 29v-30) La bella incontranza;
- (fol. 30r+v) La donna buono;
- (fols. 30-1v) La rondinella;
- (fols. 31v-2) La donna che vuol marito;
- (fol. 32v) L'abbate;
- (fol. 33r+v) Il campanaro;
d (fols. 35-42v) 'Raccolta di ariette napolitana, con accompagnamento di piano forte. Roma nel negozio di corde armoniche, e musica [Alessandro Caverni] in Piazza di Spagna No. 65':
- (fols. 35v-36) Cannatella: canzoncina napolitana;
- (fols. 36v-37) Tu m'aja prommise quattro moccatora: canzona di lavandaja;
- (fol. 37r+v) La monacella: canzonetta luciana;
- (fol. 38r+v) Serenata di Pulcinella;
- (fol. 39r+v) 'Fenesta vascia e patrona crudele' (1st line);
- (fol. 40) La capuana: canzonetta a due voci;
- (fols. 40v-41) La fattura: canzona a dispetto;
- (fol. 41r+v) I sospiri: canzona a lamento;
- (fol. 42r+v) La ziarella.
Dates
- Creation: 1836
Extent
46 Leaves
Language of Materials
- Italian
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark, e.g. MS. Mus. d. 286, fols. 1-2].
Shelfmark:
MS. Mus. d. 286
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 15988
Abstract
Volume of early 19th-century Italian popular songs with piano accompaniment, all except one anonymous, 1836.
Biographical / Historical
Giovan Battista Perucchini (1784-1870) was an Italian musician.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Faculty of Music Library, 1995.
Physical Facet
(34 and 43-45 blank). Binding: half roan with cloth covered boards.
Dimensions
Oblong quarto (220 × 280 mm)
Subject
- Title
- Collection of early 19th-century Italian popular songs
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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