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

Pages

: Farewell to Cucullain; Folk melodies transcribed by Luigi Silva for violoncello and piano. Caption titles. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink. Part lacking. Enclosed in stiff paper cover. Farewell to Cucullain (op. 49, no. 1) -- Foggy dew (op. 49, no. 3). 1 ms. score ([4] p.) ; 35 cm.

: Berceuse; For violoncello and piano; transcribed by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink with performance notes in pencil. Score only. Encapsulated. 1 ms. score ([2] p.) ; 31 cm.

: 12 toccate per violoncello solo; For violoncello and piano; transcribed by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink with performance notes in pencil. Score only. Encapsulated. 1 ms. score ([2] p.) ; 31 cm.

: 12 sonate per 2 violoncelli e basso; For two violoncellos and continuo or bass (bass line only, unrealized). Transcribed by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Violoncello lines in ink; bass line of continuo sketched in pencil. Sonata 11 followed by an alternate version ("Sonata 11, alternate"). Sonata 9, unfinished: rhythms sketched, but notes not filled in. Sonata 12 includes first solo cello line and bass only; last section (from measure 23) omits bass. Score only. 1 ms. score (80 leaves) ; 32 cm

: Valses nobles for solo violoncello and orchestra; Originally for piano; transcribed for violoncello and orchestra by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in pencil. Waltzes from op. 9, 18, 33, 50, and op. posth. 127. Op. 50 = Valses sentimentales. Version for violoncello and piano also by Silva uses same 20 waltzes. Orchestral score incomplete; portions of various lines missing. Part for solo violoncello lacking. 1 ms. score ([71] pages) ; 29 cm

: Tre sonate a violoncello e basso. no. 1; For violoncello and bass or continuo (bass line only, unrealized), transcribed by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Solo line in ink; bass line sketched in pencil with a few figured bass symbols. Sonata no. 1 in D minor. Score only; part lacking. 1 ms. score (5 leaves) ; 32 cm

: 6 Sonaten fur Violoncell; Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. G dur -- D moll -- C dur -- Es dur -- C moll -- D dur. 43 pages of music ; 34 cm

: Konzert in D dur fur Violoncell und Pianoforte; Manuscript performance notes. Part lacking. 1 score (25 pages) + 1 part (11 pages) ; 30 cm

: Konzert, fur Violoncello und Orchester; Manuscript performance notes. 1 score (27 pages) and part. 31 cm

: Trio op. 14, n. 2 (G.C. 96). Adagio; Transcribed for string trio by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Ms. score in the hand of Luigi Silva. Trio no. 20 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 96), second movement only. 1 ms. score ([2] p.) ; 32 cm.

: Trio op. 14, n. 1; Transcribed for string trio by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Ms. score and parts in the hand of Luigi Silva. No violoncello part. Ge?rard thematic catalog, G. 95, Trio no. 19, second movement only. Theme in violoncello part also used in Sonata no. 17 for cello and bass in C major (G. 17), second movement. This work also used by Boccherini in Six sonatas for harpsichord solo and violin ad lib. (G. 24), No. I., Sonata in F. 1 ms. score ([4] p.) + 2 parts ; 32 cm.

: Sonata VII in B flat major; Transcribed for violoncello and bass or continuo by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Facsimile of a ms. part in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes. On cover: "Copied from Silva manuscript for publisher, Oct. 1958." Duration: 12 minutes. Sonata no. 23 (G. 565) in Ge?rard thematic catalog. From the Liverpool collection of F. Spiegl, Sonata no. 7. (See Ge?rard, p. 649.). Closely resembles the B? major violoncello concerto (G. 482) and possibly a source for this work. (See Ge?rard, p. 551-552.). Part for violoncello only. At foot of p. 8: "Charles G. Wendt, New York City, Oct. 17, 1958." P. 9 consists of three 1-measure sketches of alternate versions labeled "from page 1." 1 ms. score + 1 part (9 leaves) : facsimile ; 34 cm

: Sonata 10 in mi bemolle maggiore; Transcribed for violoncello and bass or continuo by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes on violoncello part. Sonata no. 26 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 568). Sonata no. 10 in Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 11 in Spiegl collection. 1 ms. score (14 leaves) ; 32 cm

: Sonata 9 in mi bemolle maggiore; Transcribed for violoncello and bass or continuo by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes on violoncello part. Sonata no. 25 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 567). Sonata no. 9 in Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 10 in collection of F. Spiegl. 1 ms. score (13 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm

: Sonata in mi [flat] magg; Transcribed for violoncello and continuo or bass by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes in parts. Additional copy of score with bass line of continuo sketched in but not realized. Copy 1 of score has realization in pencil. Sonata no. 24 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 566). Sonata no. 8 in Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 9 in F. Spiegl collection. First movement is a transposition to E? major of the sonata in F major, G. 1. 1 ms. score (21 pages) ; 33 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm

: Sonata 5 in re maggiore; Transcribed for violoncello and bass or continuo by Luigi Silva. Bass line of conintuo sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Parts include performance notes. Sonata no. 22 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 564). Sonata no. 5 in Luigi Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 3 in F. Spiegl collection. 1 ms. score (16 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm

: Sonata 3 in sol maggiore; Transcribed for violoncello and bass or continuo by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass in the hand of Luigi Silva. Violoncello part includes performance notes. Sonata no. 21 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 563). No. 3 in Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 2 in F. Spiegl collection. 1 ms. score (19 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm

: Un gran pianto; 1 score (6 pages) + 1 part (1 page) ;35 cm. Cover title. Cover title.

: Il corricolo napoletano; 1 score (6 pages) + 1 part (3 pages) ;35 cm. Cover title. Cover title.

: Mazurka; Arranged for violoncello and piano by Luigi Silva; originally for piano. Caption title. Mazurka in A minor. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink with performance notes in pencil. Score only. 1 ms. score (5 [i.e. 6] pages) ; 33 cm