Incidental music for Merchant of Venice

Folger bibliographic ID: 235951
Charteris, R. Annotated catalogue of the music manuscripts in the Folger: 161
Folger call number: FILM Fo. 4407.3
Folger holdings ID: 289750

Set of manuscript orchestral part books. The part books contain 15 numbered items, including curtain tunes, barcarolles and marches. Some part-books include one or more additional manuscript pieces: "Mask dance," "Fair maiden of Seville" (by Alphons Czibulka and arranged by Theodore Moses Tobani), "Ballet music," and "Turkish ofal." The "Corni" part-book concludes with a printed march, "Georgia sunset" by Albert W. Brown, arranged by J. Bodewalt Lampe. (12), an unnamed part-book, contains manuscript copies of another set of first violin parts and underlaid soprano and bass parts for the song "Come my love" as well as a second bass part for an "Evening song," the text underly of which begins "The twilight shades fast descending." (13), the "Conductor" book, consists of a manuscript score for flute and first violin of item number five as well as printed keyboard scores of "The original lancers" arranged by William Dressler and of the song and chorus "When you ain't got no money" by Alfred B. Sloane

General notes

Much of the music corresponds to that in Y.d.642 (1-10), but the two sets were copied for different productions Former owner: Charles B. Hanford Also available on microfilm Gift of Emogene B. Gehret and John D. Long, 21 August 1945

Extended title: Incidental music for Merchant of Venice 190-?

associated with: Dressler, William
former owner: Hanford, Charles B. (Charles Barnum), 1859-1926