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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.

Sonatas for cello & basso
Manuscript collection of 55 pieces, predominantly for violoncello and basso continuo or for tenor and bass instrument by Ariosti, Arne, Boni, Bononcini, Corelli, Fesch, Handel, Le Jeune (Jacob Klein), and unidentified composers. Performance notes in red ink, possibly in the hand of János Scholz. Gift of János Scholz. Instrumental music mainly for violoncello accompanied by a second violoncello, bass, or keyboard (mainly unfigured bass line). Vocal music consists mainly of arrangements of arias from Handel operas. Cover title. Typescript of contents laid in (incomplete) possibly compiled by János Scholz; another partial list created by another hand, in pencil, on front endpaper. Bound in blue linen paper over soft boards. P. 69 lacking; 8 other pages are blank. Pages 136-143 were bound into document incorrectly; the digital surrogate reflects the correct order and orientation.

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