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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.

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Sonata 22 in mi bemolle maggiore
Transcribed for violoncello and bass by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo, rough sketch only, pencilled in and unrealized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Parts include performance notes in his hand. Sonata no. 14 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 14); no. 22 in Silva's projected edition. 1 ms. score (19 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm
Autographed Photos of Musicians to Silva
Appunti per Haydn concertato
Sketch and fragment of cadenza for the Haydn concerto in D major for violoncello, first movement. Caption title. Manuscript sketch in the hand of Luigi Silva. Enclosed in mylar sleeve. [3] pages of ms. music ; 29 cm
Sonata 16 in do minore
Ms. score and parts for viola and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Transcribed for viola or violoncello and bass or continuo by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Sonata no. 18 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 18); no. 16 in Silva's projected edition. Possibly originally for the alto-violoncello. See Ge?rard, G. 18. 1 ms. score (14 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm
A tonadas de caracter popular chileno
Originally for piano; transcribed for violoncello and piano by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Original title: 12 (Doce) tonadas de cara?cter popular chileno. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva in black and green pen and in pencil. Two sketches in pen and pencil laid in. Ms. incomplete: tonadas 4 and 10-12 lacking. Part lacking. 1 ms. score (24 pages) ; 32 cm
Autographed Photos of Musicians to Silva
Salmo 21
Originally for solo voices (ATBB) and continuo; arranged for 4 violoncellos by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink with performance notes in pencil. P. 16 includes unidentified sketch, probably of another psalm from this work. Original work contains 50 sacred part-songs. Additional ms. copy of parts with changes pasted in. Salmo 21 -- Salmo 15 -- Salmo 13 -- Salmo 36. 1 ms. score (16 pages) + 4 parts ; 35 cm
Larghetto per cello e archi
Larghetto movement from an unidentified work, probably for string quintet; arranged for solo violoncello with string quintet or string ensemble. Cover title. Ms. score and parts transcribed by Luigi Silva and in his hand. Score incomplete. Line for double bass has missing measures. Bass part: outline only. Not in Ge?rard thematic catalog. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva in blue pencil.
21 exercices pour le violoncelle
75 pages of music ; 33 cm. Cover title. Exercises include accompaniment for 2nd violoncello. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva.
Mes matinées, ou, étude pour le violoncelle
22 pages of music ; 34 cm. Engraved. Imprint on label pasted on t.p. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. No. [2] in bound volume with title: Studi per violoncello, autori diversi.
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.
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.
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
Teme [con] varierioni
Variations originally for melody instrument and continuo, transcribed by Luigi Silva. Continuo part realized from figured bass, melody line lacking. Caption title. Ms. in pencil in the hand of Luigi Silva; includes figured bass symbols. Second of four pieces, based on English, Scotch and Irish folk tunes, each with four variations. Based on the aria, "What shall I do to show how much I love her?" by Henry Purcell. Realization of continuo part by Luigi Silva. Incomplete: Variation 4 and theme lacking. 1 ms. score ([3] pages) ; 33 cm
Ricercari o lezione
For violoncello solo, violoncello with continuo and two violoncellos. Cover title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink. Includes performance notes in pencil. Includes figured bass symbols. First work from Seven ricercare for violoncello solo: nos. 3 and 5 lacking. Ricercari 8-10 also used as Sonata no. 1 in G major. No separate part for second violoncello. Ricercare for continuo and violoncello: score only, no parts. On caption of Canon a? due violoncelli: "uno entra, una battuta doppo l'altro." Continuo part (on score) incomplete: upper line sketched in pencil; many sections blank. On caption of Canon a? due violoncelli: "uno entra, una battuta doppo l'altro". 305101701124P Ricercari (1, 2, 4, 6, 7) for violoncello solo -- Ricercari (8-10) for violoncello and basso continuo -- Canon a due violoncelli. Continuo part (on score) incomplete: upper line sketched in pencil; many sections blank. 52, [4] leaves of ms. music ; 32 cm
Sonata pian e forte
Arranged for 2 choirs (Coro 1 and 2) of 8 violoncellos. Originally for 8 instruments in 2 choirs; cornet and 3 trombones, and violin and 3 trombones, respectively. Title from caption of Violoncello 1. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink with performance notes in pencil. Rough copy; many corrections and additions. Score lacking. Additional copies of all parts. Violoncelllos 1, 5, and 8 have 3 copies; 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 have 2 copies. 8 ms. parts ; 32-35 cm
Ricercar del primo tuono
Arranged for four violoncellos; originally for four unspecified instruments, strings or winds or in combination. Caption title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in black ink. Includes performance notes in red ink. Additional copies of all parts, also in Silva's hand. 1 ms. score (5 pages) ; 35 cm + 4 parts ; 32 cm
La follia
Originally for violin and continuo; arranged for violoncello and piano by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Title supplied by cataloger. Sonata in one movement in the form of variations. Original has 23 variations. Transcription based on different rhythms from original. Rough copy. One set of variations in manuscript; another in printed version. Most of print pages encapsulted. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink. Solo line consists of fragments of printed music pasted in ms. score. Some pages of printed music have cut outs and are superimposed on other versions of printed page. 1 ms. score ([22] pages) ; 28-35 cm
[Adagios] dalle 6 sonate per violino e basso [di Corelli]
For violin and bass or continuo (bass line only, with figured bass symbols, unrealized). Caption title. Consists of adagio movements alledgedly written as introductions for Corelli's sonatas op. 5, 1-6. Two different sonatas are captioned no. 5. Introductions do not match sonatas in either key or meter and appear to be by Silva, not Corelli. May be intended for second set of sonatas in op. 5, nos. 7-11; however relationship is still in question. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Score has two lines: upper line for violin, lower line is bass line of continuo part. Part for violin is for Sonata 3, Adagio only. Included on same page is melody line of Handel's Largo from Xerxes. Sonata III. Adagio --- Sonata V (?). Adagio -- Sonata I. Adagio -- Sonata II. Adagio -- Sonata V. Adagio -- Sonata VI. Adagio. 1 ms. score ([5] pages) + 1 part ([1] pages) ; 29 cm
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

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