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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.

6 solo sonatas (suites) for violoncello
For violoncello alone. Short preface by the editor. Fifth suite has two versions on parallel staves and uses the scordatura tuning. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 55 pages 31 cm
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra, op. 85
1 score (34 pages) + 1 part (14 pages) ;34 cm. Cover title. Copy in SPECCOLL SILVA: performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. Copy in SPECCOLL SILVA: part lacking. Copy in SPECCOLL SILVA: encapsulated. Copy in SPECCOLL COWLING: performance notes and annotations in the hand of Elizabeth Cowling. Copy in SPECCOLL EISENBERG: two additional copies of score; both have last two pages lacking. Copy in SPECCOLL EISENBERG: all copies of score have performance notes in the hand of Maurice Eisenberg. Copy in SPECCOLL MAGG: part fragile, encapsulated. Copy in SPECCOLL MAGG: performance notes in the hand of Fritz Magg. Copy in SPECCOLL MAGG: includes additional photocopy of part with further performance notes in the hand of Fritz Magg. Copy in Special Collections Greenhouse lacks part.
Concerto no. 1 for violoncello and piano
1 score (23 pages) + 1 part (9 pages) ;31 cm. Orchestra acc. arr. for piano. Pl. no.: 20377-32. Special Collections Silva copy: performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. Special Collections Magg copy: 2 photocopies of part; score wanting; performance notes in the hand of Fritz Magg. Special Collections Greenhouse copy: performance notes in the hand of Bernard Greenhouse. Special Collections Aronson copy: performance notes in the hand of Lev Aronson.
Halling : Norwegian dance = Danse norvégienne : [for] cello and piano
1 ms. score (8 pages) + 1 part (3 pages) ;35 cm. Originally for orchestra or violin and piano. Arranged for violoncello and piano. Holograph in ink. Rehearsal numbers circled in red pencil. Written on cover in ink: "Carl Fischer, Inc. New York. ";Originally for orchestra or violin and piano. Arranged for violoncello and piano. Holograph (?) in ink. Rehearsal numbers circled in red pencil. Written on cover in ink: "Carl Fischer, Inc. New York".
Kadenzen zu den Violoncello-Konzerten von Haydn, Schumann und Raff : Violoncello und piano
1 score (3 pages) + 1 part (7 pages) ;31 cm.. Cover title. Score contains piano reduction of orchestral acc. for Schumann cadenza only; part is for all three. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. Title from cover. Score contains piano reduction of orchestral acc. for Schumann cadenza only; part is for all three. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva.
Schelomo = Solomon : rapsodie hébraïque pour violoncello solo et grand orchestre
1 score (35 pages) and part ;31 cm.. For violoncello and piano; originally for violoncello and orchestra. "Original-Verlag von G. Schirmer, New York. ";For violoncello and piano; originally for violoncello and orchestra. "Original-Verlag von G. Schirmer, New York. ";Special Collections Silva copy: performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. Special Collections Aronson Box 18-15 copy: includes photocopy of part only ; performance notes in an unknown hand. Special Collections Aronson Box 18-15 copy: performance notes in the hand of Lev Aronson and in an unknown hand. Photocopy. 28 cm. Reproduction of cello part, ARONSON BOX 18-15.
Sei sonate (suites) per violoncello solo
Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 1 score (53 pages) ; 32 cm
Sonate I
For violoncello and piano; originally for solo violoncello. Caption title. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 1 score (13 pages) + 1 part (5 pages) ; 32 cm.

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