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

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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.
Adagio et finale : pour violoncelle avec acct. de piano
Engraved. Cover title. For violoncello and piano. 1 score (15 pages) + 1 part (5 pages) ; 35 cm
Variations sur un air Tyrolien : op. 18
Caption title. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. Pl. no.: 10237, 10237 A. 1 score (11 pages) + 1 part (5 pages) ; 35 cm.
Air
Arranged for violoncello and piano by David Popper; originally for soprano, two oboes and continuo from the opera The prophetess, or, The history of Dioclesian. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 1 score (3 pages) + 1 part (1 page) ; 34 cm.
Album vocale : con accompagto. di pianoforte : op. 30
For high voice (no. 1), medium voice (no. 3 and 4), and low voice (no. 2) and piano. Words in Italian. Title from list on cover. 1 score (4 volumes) ; 34 cm
Zwei russische Romanzen: der Abend und Die Spinnerin: für Violoncell mit Begleitung des Pianoforte
For violoncello and piano. Cover title. Caption titles in German and Russian. Additional copy of score. Signature of Rudolf Matz on cover. 1 score (5 pages) + 1 part ([1] pages); 33 cm.
Press Comments on Silva's Performances
Concert programs featuring Luigi Silva
Performance Programs, undated
Concert programs featuring Luigi Silva
Adagio and allegro dal Concerto in sol minore
Originally for organ and orchestra; arranged for violoncello probably with piano or continuo by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva. Part for violoncello only. [4] pages of ms. music ; 35 cm
Sonata 2 in sol minore
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. Parts have performance notes in his hand. Sonata no. 20 (G. 562) in Ge?rard thematic catalog; no. 2 in Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 1 in F. Spiegl collection. (See Ge?rard, p. 649). 1 ms. score (18 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm
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

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