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Luigi Silva Musical Score and Personal Papers Collection, 1920-1961

Luigi Silva (1903-1961) is remembered as a distinguished musician, teacher, and scholar of the violoncello. The Luigi Silva Cello Music Collection, dedicated on April 5, 1964, spans nearly 1400 scores, many of which are transcribed or highly annotated by Silva. This collection is renowned among musicologists for its impressive number of annoted Bach suites.

Quatuor [pour] violon, alto, violoncelle [et] piano, op. 47
1 score (45 pages) + 3 parts ; 34 cm. For piano, violin, viola and violoncello. Caption title. Stamp on captions: Jules Silva. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. Additional copy, viola (alto) and violoncello parts only.

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