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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.

57 Kleine duette : für 2 violoncelli ; op. 52, 58, 63, 156, 159 ; für das Studium sorgfältig ausgewählt, progressiv geordnet und genau bezeichnet von Johannes Klingenberg ; Cah. 2. (no. 29-57) = Petit duos = Little duets
2 parts ;31 cm.. For 2 violoncellos. Cover title. Library lacks Cah. 1.
Sechs Sonaten (Suiten) fur Violoncell solo
Copy in Special Collections Silva: performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 1 score (41 pages) ; 31 cm
Sechs Suiten (Sonaten) fur Violoncello solo
Publisher's no.: Edition Peters Nr. 238. Copy in Special Collections Silva: performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 45 pages of music ; 31 cm

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