George Powell Archive 1333-1915

Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850

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Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1830-1848. From the description of [Invitation] 1840 oct. 8 [to] comte Abrial / Louis Philippe. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 259486814 Louis-Philippe est le fils aîné de Louis Philippe Joseph, duc de Bourgogne (dit Philippe Egalité) et d’Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre, elle-même descendante du comte de Toulouse (fils légitimé de Louis XIV et de la marquise de Montespan). Ainsi, il est également le cousin des rois Lo...

Mozart, Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus

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The Serenade from which this movement is taken originally composed for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons, 1781; second version, with the addition of 2 oboes, in 1782 (see callno.: 2329). This transcription 1941.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Adagio, K. V. 375 / Mozart ; transcribed by Zoltán Fekete. [c1941]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42631243 Composed originally for solo piano, 1788. This transcription 1986.--Cf. Fleisher C...

Ouseley Frederick Gore 1825-1889 Sir 2nd Baronet Professor of Music at Oxford University

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Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822

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Italian sculptor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome, to an unidentified "Excellence," possibly Talleyrand, 1814 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133670 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome, to John Trumbull, 1822 June 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270134700 From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1790-1834. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78155641 Italian sculptor whose work is general...

Salomon, Johann Peter, 1745-1815

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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...

Pignotti - fl 1760-1799

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De Launay Emmanuel Louis Henri Alexandre 1753-1812

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Hartweg, Carl Theodor 1812-1871

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Albinoni, Tomaso

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Croft William 1677-1727

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Paisiello, Giovanni

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Libretto by the Duke of San Angelo Morbilli; first performed in Rome at the Argentina, carn. 1776. Cf. New Grove. From the description of Sò che frà poco indegno : manuscript, [178-?] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 612843217 Libretto by Metastasio; first performed in Naples at the Teatro San Carlo, 12 January 1785. Cf. New Grove online. From the description of Nell'Antigono S. Carlo Rec.vo [i.e. Recititativo] con duetto Non temer non sono amante : musica del si...

Porpora, Nicola, 1686-1768

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Leo, Leonardo

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Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842

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Allan Cunningham was a Scottish author. Trained as a stonemason, he made a name for himself by passing off his own poetry as a collection of traditional Scottish ballads. As a professional man of letters, he had diverse interests, writing plays, novels, short stories, collecting and editing anthologies, and writing biographies and other nonfiction, but was probably most successful as a poet. From the description of Allan Cunningham letters, 1825-1839. (Pennsylvania State University L...

Willis, Browne, 1682-1760

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English antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Whaddon Hall, near Fenny Stratford, Bucks., to Samuel Bentham at Ely, 1723 Sept. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588613 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to the Rev. Mr. Blomfield [sic] at Fersfield, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587928 Epithet: of Whaddon Hall British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/8105...

Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870

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French man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?, n.d.], to [Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873526 French author and administrator of antiquities. From the description of Letters, 1826-1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80148610 ...

Benevoli, Orazio, 1605-1672

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Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909

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British poet. From the description of The descent into hell [manuscript poem], 1873 Jan. 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416044 From the description of Autograph quotation, [ca. 1890?]. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315968127 Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English lyric poet, dramatist, and critic of the Victorian era. He was famous for the innovative versification of his poetry and infamous for his violent attacks on Victorian morality. ...

Gluck, Christoph Willibald, 1714-1787

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From the opera in 2 acts with libretto by Marco Coltellini after a play by Carlo Sigismondo Capece. First performance Burg Theater, Vienna, 30 January 1765. This work was later used as the Overture to Armide (callno.: 4406).--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Overture : Il Telemaco osia [sic] L'isola di Circe / Gluck. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49863952 18th century German opera composer. From the description of ...

Drury Lane Theatre

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The Drury Lane Theatre in London is the oldest English theater still in use. From the description of Financial records, 1747-1817. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78201833 From the guide to the Financial records, 1747-1817., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) The performances took place at the King's theatre, Haymarket and at the Lyceum between 1809 and 1812. Some of Benjamin Wyatt's plans for the rebuilding of...

Mores, Edward Rowe, 1730-1778

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Epithet: FSA; of Add MS 37219 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x0000c0 Epithet: FSA; of Stowe MS 1051 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x0000c2 ...

D'Astorga Emanuele Gioacchino Cesare Rincon 1680-1757

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Sarti, Giuseppe, 1729-1802

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From the opera in 3 acts, libretto by Metastasio; first performed in Florence at the Pergola, autumn 1779. Cf. New Grove online. From the description of Rondo : atto 2do : manuscript, [after 1779] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 671539312 ...

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863

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Amy Crowe (1831-1865) was a family friend who lived with Thackeray as his adopted daughter and later married Thackerays̓ cousin Edward Talbot Thackeray. From the description of [Letter] to Amy Crowe, 27 September [1854], 36 Onslow Sqr. Brompton. [1854] (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 35091085 Thackeray was an English novelist and satirist. J. Pearson and Co. and George William Childs were booksellers in London. Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchi...

Hasse, Johann Adolf, 1699-1783

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German composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Venice Jan. 7 1775, to Sigr. [Antonio] Salieri, 1775 Jan. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270665419 ...

Scarlatti, Alessandro, 1660-1725

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Ms. of the original toccata for harpsichord is in the Conservatorio di Musica Giuseppe Verdi, Milan. This transcription for full orchestra, 1945; first performance Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 11 September 1945, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Désiré Defaw conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Tocatta nona / Alessandro Scarlatti ; orch. by Leon Stein. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54030281 Italian composer. From th...

Salieri, Antonio, 1750-1825

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Italian composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Vienna, 22 Aug. 1820, to [Ignaz von] Seyfried, 1820 Aug. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270668678 From the description of [In questa tomba oscura : two settings]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569145 From the description of Picciolo Terzetto vocale di me Ant. Salieri-- / Vien̄a, 1 ag.to 1818. 1 ag.to 1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569149 From the description of Autog...

Puglielmi Pietro fl 1760-1799

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Blow John 1648-1708

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Van Beethoven, Ludwig, 1770-1827, composer

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000622.0x000251 ...

Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801

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German author and physiognomist. From the description of Vermischte physiognomische Regeln : Manuscript fuer Freunde, 1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497464 From the guide to the Vermischte physiognomische Regeln : Manuscript fuer Freunde, 1789, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) Swiss physiognomist. From the description of Letter, 1781, Mar. 16 : Zürich. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35130848 Swiss scholar. From th...

Powys Sir Littleton c 1648-1732

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Tomaschek Johann Wenzel 1774-1850

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Corelli, Arcangelo

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Italian composer and violinist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Rome, 22 April 1705, to his brother Ippolito in Faenza, 1705 Apr. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270564634 Pieces are arrangements of movements from: op. 5, no. 4; op. 5, no. 10; op. 5, no. 9; op. 5, no. 5. Arranged 1918.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Four pieces / by A. Corelli ; arranged in form of a Suite, in A major for string orchestra by Wm. F. H...

Covent Garden Theatre

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Thomas Harris, John Philip Kemble and others proprietors of the New Theatre Royal called Covent Garden Theatre. From the description of Grant for 85 years from Covent Garden Theatre to George Raikes of Cornhill, Esq. [manuscript], 1809 September 18. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 281643481 The Covent Garden Theatre was built by John Rich in London in 1732. Also known as the Royal Opera House. From the description of Documents concerning finance...

Portogallo Marcos Antonio 1762-1830

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Rich, John, 1682-1761.

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Fox-Chawner Claude F d 1867

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Neukomm, Sigismond

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Austrian composer, pianist, and scholar. From the description of [Sanctus, etc.] : autograph manuscript, 1837 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270942511 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Paris, 20 November 1824, to [Gaspare Spontini], 1824 Nov. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270582870 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p., Paris?, n.d., 1828], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d., 1828]. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Spontini, Gaspare, 1774-1851

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Italian opera composer and conductor. From the description of [O salutaris hostia]. [n.d.] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569602 From the description of [Nurmahal. Draft.] : autograph manuscript, [1822?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270975700 From the description of [Incipit oratio Jeremiae Prophetae] : autograph manuscript, 1843 June. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270569600 From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 11 January...

Landwehr J fl 1830-1870

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Wellesley Arthur 1769-1852 1st Duke of Wellington Field Marshal, statesman

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Martini, Giovanni Battista

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Italian writer on music, teacher, and composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Bologna, 15 May 1758, to an unidentified padre in Padua, 1758 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270581886 ...

Louis XV, 1710-1774.

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Buonaparte Lucien 1775-1840 Prince of Canino Brother of Napoleon 1

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Bononcini, Giovanni, 1670-1747

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Powell, George Ernest John 1842-1882

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George Ernest John Powell was born on the 10th of February 1842. Born into a politically influential Cardiganshire family, he was brought up on the family estate of Nanteos, near Aberystwyth. He received his education at Eton, and at Brasenose College, Oxford. Powell lived the life of a gentleman. He travelled widely through North Africa and Europe, especially Iceland. He was a great collector, and acquired pieces both at home and abroad. He also closely followed literar...

Boyce, William, 1711-1779

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Epithet: composer and organist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x0000bc ...

Handel George Frederick 1685-1759

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