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

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Performance Programs, 1958-1961
Concert programs featuring Luigi Silva
Sonata no. IX
For violoncello alone. Caption title. Complete work entitled Trattenimento musicale sopra il violoncello a' solo. Only known work by this composer. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva with performance notes. [4] pages of ms. music ; 32 cm
[Six suites for violoncello solo
For violoncello alone. Title supplied by cataloger. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva. Preliminary draft of a projected edition. Fifth suite incorporates three early editions on parallel staves from the Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz: Anna Magdalena Bach (Mus. ms. Bach P 269), Johann Peter Kellner (P 804), and Wolfgang Westphal (P 289). Each suite also paginated separately. First and last pages encapsulated. Two copies of Suite 5. Suite 6 lacking. Includes [2] p. of annotations by Luigi Silva laid in (encapsulated) and a sketch for a two-part version of Suite 4 inserted on p. 16. Performance notes in the hand of Luigi Silva. 60 pages of ms. music ; 32 cm
Aria in D minor (c. 1770)
Originally for piano or harpsichord alone; arranged for violoncello and piano by Luigi Silva. Caption title. Ms. transcription in the hand of Luigi Silva. One copy in pen with performance notes in pencil; another copy in pencil. Score only; part lacking. Cover lists another work by Felipe Rodriguez not included. Ms. transcription in the hand of Luigi Silva. One copy in pen with performance notes in pencil and red pen; another copy in pencil. 1 ms. score ([4] pages) ; 31 cm
Sonata V
Transcribed for violoncello and piano and realized from unfigured bass by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva. Part consists of only 1 p. written on verso of cover with performance notes by Luigi Silva. Sonata no. 1 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 1). 1 ms. score (12 pages) ; 32 cm + 1 part (1 page) ; 34 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
Sonata 14 in si bemolle maggiore (Noseda 14)
Transcribed for violoncello and bass or 2nd violoncello by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo part sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass or second violoncello in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes in his hand. Corrections attached. Sonata no. 8 (G. 8) in Ge?rard thematic catalog. No. 14 in Silva's projected edition. 1 ms. score (16 leaves) + 2 parts ; 32 cm
Sonata 13 [i.e. 7] in do maggiore
Transcribed for violoncello and bass or 2nd violoncello by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo part sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass or second violoncello in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes in his hand. Sonata no. 7 (G. 7) in Ge?rard thematic catalog and no. 13 in Luigi Silva's projected edition. 1 ms. score (10 leaves) + 2 parts ; 32 cm
[Sonata] II, in do maggiore
Transcribed and realized for violoncello and piano by Luigi Silva from unfigured bass. Caption title. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva with corrections pasted in. Sonata no. 6 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 6); no. 12 in Silva's projected edition. Score only; part lacking. Includes [1] p. of unrelated sketches on verso of caption page. 1 ms. score (14 pages) ; 32 cm
Sonata III in sol maggiore
Ms. transcription for violoncello and continuo or piano realized from unfigured bass by Luigi Silva and in his hand. Caption title. Sonata no. 5 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 5); no. 11 in Luigi Silva's projectd edition. Original order of movements: 2, 1, 3. Additional copy of score (12 p., 31 cm.) with corrections pasted in. Another copy of part for violoncello with unfigured bass line crossed out and annotated additions from different versions of original ms. pasted in. Three parts: violoncello, violoncello secondo (bass line of continuo part), and violin from Silva's transcription of the violin version of this sonata (See Ge?rard thematic catalog, G. 20). Included are [2] leaves of ms. excerpts, some pasted in, from four different editions of this work. 1 ms. score (11 leaves) + 3 parts ; 35 cm
Sonata VI
For violoncello and continuo (unrealized); transcribed by Luigi Silva for violoncello and piano. Cover title. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva. Sonata no. 4 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 4); no. 17 in Silva's projected edition. Original order of movements: 2, 1, 3. Score only; part lacking. Some sections of violoncello line are incomplete, especially Largo movement. In spiral notebook. 1 ms. score (33 leaves) ; 18 x 32 cm
Sonata 1 a violoncello solo e basso in do maggiore
Score is for violoncello with unfigured bass; parts are for violoncello and bass. Caption title. Ms. transcribed by Luigi Silva. No. 1 in Luigi Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 3 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 3). Parts have performance notes by Luigi Silva. 1 ms. score (14 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm
Sonata 23 in do minore
Score is for violoncello with unfigured bass and a few measures of projected keyboard part sketched in; parts are for violoncello and bass or second violoncello. Caption title. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva transcribed by him from two versions of this sonata. First movement includes both versions on parallel staves. No. 23 in Luigi Silva's projected edition. Sonata no. 2 in Ge?rard thematic catalog ((G. 2 and G. 2b). 1 ms. score (19 leaves) ; 32 cm + 2 parts ; 35 cm
Sonata V in fa maggiore
Transcribed for violoncello and piano and realized from unfigured bass by Luigi Silva. Cover title. Ms. in the hand of Luigi Silva. Part consists of only 1 p. written on verso of cover with performance notes by Luigi Silva. Sonata no. 1 in Ge?rard thematic catalog (G. 1). 1 ms. score (12 pages) ; 32 cm + 1 part (1 page) ; 34 cm
Sonata 15 in fa maggiore (Noseda 15)
Transcribed for violoncello and bass or 2nd violoncello by Luigi Silva. Bass line of continuo part sketched in but not realized. Caption title. Ms. score and parts for violoncello and bass or 2nd violoncello in the hand of Luigi Silva. Includes performance notes in his hand. Sonata no. 9 (G. 9) in Ge?rard thematic catalog. No. 15 in Silva's projected edition. 1 ms. score (16 leaves) + 2 parts ; 32 cm
Performance Programs, 1946-1956
Concert programs featuring Luigi Silva
Performance Programs, 1943-1944
Concert programs featuring Luigi Silva
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
[Cadenza for the first movement of the concerto in D major (G. 479) by Boccherini
Sketch for the cadenza by Luigi Silva for the first movement of the concerto in D major for violoncello by Luigi Boccherini. Title supplied by cataloger. Manuscript in the hand of Luigi Silva in ink. Corrections and performance notes in pencil and colored pencil. Enclosed in mylar sleeve. [1] leaf of ms. music ; 32 cm

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