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

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Who's responsible?: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG Unibersity Libraries (Repository)
How much has been digitized?: Only a part of this collection has been digitized.
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Topics: Performing Arts
People
Subject headings: Cellists
Cello -- Instruction and study
Cello music
Music -- Manuscripts
Silva, Luigi (1903-1961)
Contributing Institution: Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries

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: Cadenza [for the] Haydn cello concerto in D major; For violoncello alone. Caption title. Photocopy of manuscript copied by Torini. On caption: "From recording copied by Toroni." Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva in pencil. Cadenza is for the first movement. [3] folded leaves of ms. music ; 32 cm

: Canti di maggio : cinque soavi impronte melodiche di Dante e primavera italiana; 1 score (39 pages) ;35 cm. Song settings for medium voice and piano, some also with violin, mainly of 14th century Italian texts by Dante. Cover title. Words for "A Dante" by Gabrielle D'Annunzio. Words for no. 1-3 by Dante; no. 4 by Ignoto and no. 5 by Poliziano. Song settings for medium voice and piano, some also with violin, mainly of 14th century Italian texts by Dante. Cover title. Words for "A Dante" by Gabrielle D'Annunzio. Words for no. 1-3 by Dante; no. 4 by Ignoto and no. 5 by Poliziano.

: Canzone romanesca e saltarello; Arranged for violoncello alone by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Two movements from the ballet suite, "Volti la laterna," by the composer. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Saltarello incomplete; first six measures only. [2] pages of ms. music ; 33 cm

: Cent leçons pour le violoncelle accompagnés d'un second violoncelle. Opus 123. 4e suite de la méthode de violoncelle.; 2 parts.34 cm. Lithographed. For violoncello. Cover title. Library has fourth suite only. Library's copy imperfect: brittle and torn; some notes missing.

: Collection of vocal and instrumental music of the 12th to 17th centuries; A collection of vocal and instrumental music from the middle ages through the early Baroque period. Numbering system in red suggests belongs to pre-existing collection. Title supplied by cataloger. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Annotations in pencil and blue pencil. Contains works by Rambaut de Vaqueiras (d. 1207), Walter von der Vogelweide (ca. 1160-1228), Adam de la Hale (ca. 1220-1287), Frauenlob (Heinrich von Meissen, d. 1318), Johannes de Florentia (ca. 1300-1351), Francesco Landini (d. 1397), Matheus de Perusio (fl. 14th century), "Lied der Geissler" (written, 1349), "Drei Ta?nze fu?r Viola allein" (composer unknown, 15th century), "Due carole inglesi del XV secolo (written ca. 1420), Josquin des Pre?s (ca. 1450-1521), Francesco Spinacino (15th-16th centuries), Ja. Tadinghen (ca. 1500), Hans Sachs (1494-1576), Johann Walther (1496-1542), Ludwig Senfl (ca. 1492-1455), Pierre Attaingnant (1529), Pietro Borrono (16th century), Francesco Corteccia (d. 1571), Tomaso Cimello (written, 1545), Adrien Willaert (ca. 1480-1562), Gerolamo Cavazzoni (16th century), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557-1612), Miguel de Fueullana (written, 1554), Domenico Gabrielli (ca. 1640-1690), Alessandro Stradella (1645-1681), Johann Schenk (ca. 1660-1725), Antonio de Cabezo?n (1510-1566), Johann Kupelmann (16th century), and Cypriano de Rore (1516-1565). Accompanied by a partial list of sources. Encapsulated. 1 ms. score (49 p.) ; 33 cm.

: Concerto en ré pour violoncelle avec accompagnement d'orchestre; Originally for violoncello and orchestra; accompaniment arranged for piano. Copy in cello books: part is no. [2], score is no. [3] of a volume with title: Concerti. 1 score (35 pages) + 1 part (13 pages) ; 34 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 in B [flat] major. Cadenza; Incomplete version of cadenza (third movement) transcribed by Luigi Silva and in his hand. Title supplied by cataloger. Encapsulated. 21 pages of ms. music ; 30 cm

: Concerto in re maggiore (no. 2); Ms. transcription of piano reduction by Luigi Silva and in his hand. Includes cadenzas by Silva. Caption title. At foot of p. [1] written in red ink: "Copyright 1960 (1959 crossed out) by G. Ricordi." Score and another copy of a portion of 3rd movement, encapsulated. Another copy of third movement, score only. Includes five copies of third movement cadenza in two versions. One copy of 3rd movement cadenza laid in and encapsulated. Additional copy ([1] leaf) of first movement cadenza laid in and laminated. Part has performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. At foot of p. [1] written in red ink: "Copyright 1960 (1959 crossed out) by G. Ricordi". 1 ms. piano score (31 pages) ; 34 cm + 1 part (10 pages) ; 32 cm

: Concerto in re maggiore : per violoncello e orchestra; Ms. of transcription of piano reduction by Luigi Silva and in his hand. Another copy with small section of p. 16 of score cut out. Two photocopies of score with performance notes by Luigi Silva. Additions and corrections pasted in. "Copyright 1960 by G. Ricordi ... New York" written in red ink at foot of p. 1 of part and on one photocopy of score. 1 ms. piano score (40 pages) + 1 part (10 pages) ; 31 cm

: Concerto in re maggiore, op. 34; Ms. transcription in ink by Luigi Silva for violoncello and orchestra. Cover title. Some staves have measures sketched in pencil. Cadenza included for second movement only. Encapsulated. 1 ms. score (48 pages) ; 35 cm

: Concerto in sol maggiore, no. 3; Ms. transcription in pencil by Luigi Silva for violoncello and string orchestra. Cover title. Rough copy; not all parts complete. Third movement incomplete. Sketch for first movement cadenza included. 1 ms. score ([25] pages) ; 35 cm

: 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.

: Concerto pour violoncelle; Vlle. princ. av. 2 cadences. Two cadenzas (for 1st movement (4 p.) and 2nd movement (1 p.)) by C.R. [i.e. Karl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke] included; Cello Books copy lacks cadenza for 2nd movement (1 p.). Manuscript performance notes; encapsulated. 1 score (23 pages) & 1 pt.

: Deux thèmes variés pour pianoforte et violoncelle, oeuv. 55; 1 part (11 pages) ;26 x 34 cm + 1 part (4 pages) ;34 cm. Title from cover of piano part. Engraved. Publication date determined from Deutsch, Musik Verlags Nummern. Title from cover of piano part. Engraved.

: Deuxième concerto patetico : pour le violoncelle et orchestra ou piano, op. 36; 1 score (21 pages) + 1 part (11 pages) ;35 cm. Cover title. Cover title.

: Dix morceaux pour violoncelle et piano, op. 11; 1 score (49 pages) + 1 part (17 pages) ;34 cm. Cover title. Cover title.

: Duo concertant pour violoncelle et pianoforte; For violoncello and harpsichord or piano. Caption title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Three copies of score, all in ink: one on double leaves with small sections cut and crossed out; another with additions pasted in, corrections in pencil and an extra p. 12 (alternate version); a third with performance notes in pencil and red pencil. Three copies of part, all in ink: one on double leaves, another on folded leaves, and a third with corrections pasted in and performance notes and corrections in pencil. Another copy of second movement (Pastorale); some parts of solo line lacking. Photoreproductions (2) of p. 1, copy 1, of score (26 cm.). 1 ms. score (26 leaves) + 1 part (8 leaves) ; 35 cm

: Etudes pour le violoncelle; 25, 27 pages of music ; 34 cm. "Composées de Gammes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, et Variées avec differens doigtés en parcourant toutes les cordes, et avec des Préludes en accord et en double corde dans tous les tons." Engraved. No. [1] in bound volume with title: Studi per violoncello, autori diversi.

: Exercices pour toutes les positions du pouce; 1 ms. score ([46] pages) ; 30 cm. Additional short exercises in pencil, labeled "Melody per violoncello" and dated 1897, in another hand on t.p. and at end (p. [46]). For violoncello, mainly with accompaniment for a second violoncello. Manuscript in brown ink in unknown hand (signature on t.p. in pencil, illegible). No. [3] in a bound volume with title: Studi per violoncello, autori diversi. Stamp on t.p.: Biblioteca, Instituto musicale di Firenze.

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