Silvain

Description

This one-act opera to a libretto by Marmontel is dedicated "a son Altesse Royale Monseigneur Le Prince Charles de Pologne." This full score features a catalogue of Grétry's music on the verso of the title page. The opera was premiered in Paris on 19 February 1770 at the Comédie-Italiènne.

Physical Description

1 score (134 p.); 33 cm. (fol.)

Creation Information

Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813 1770~.

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  • Place of Publication: Paris

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  • Main Title: Silvain
  • Added Title: Comedie en un Acte

Description

This one-act opera to a libretto by Marmontel is dedicated "a son Altesse Royale Monseigneur Le Prince Charles de Pologne." This full score features a catalogue of Grétry's music on the verso of the title page. The opera was premiered in Paris on 19 February 1770 at the Comédie-Italiènne.

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1 score (134 p.); 33 cm. (fol.)

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Silvain
  • RISM No.: RISM A/I, G 4438
  • Call Number: M1500.G74 S5 1770
  • UNT Catalog No.: 2660525 | View in Discover
  • OCLC: 21846734
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc463628

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Virtual Music Rare Book Room

The Virtual Music Rare Book Room is composed primarily of digitized materials held in the UNT Music Library's Edna Mae Sandborn Music Rare Book Room. The collection is particularly strong in eighteenth-century French opera, due in large part to the influence of musicologist Lloyd Hibberd on the development of the collection.

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Creation Date

  • 1770~

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • Dec. 11, 2014, 12:57 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • June 6, 2016, 2:37 p.m.

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Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813. Silvain, score, 1770~; Paris. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc463628/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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