Incidental music for Much ado about nothing arranged by Emile E. Mori [manuscript], ca. 1903.

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Incidental music for Much ado about nothing arranged by Emile E. Mori [manuscript], ca. 1903.

The part books contain 24 numbered items for Much ado about nothing, including curtain tunes, marches ("Don Pedro March," "Wedding march" (by Felix Mendelssohn)), dances (including one based on music by Mozart) and pieces by Alfred Mori and Emile E. Mori. In addition, the drums part-book includes incidental music for The old guard (6 pieces) and The taming of the shrew (18 pieces). The music for these two additional plays corresponds to that in Y.d.508 (1-13).

10 ms. part books ; 19 x 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7887629

Folger Shakespeare Library

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