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[Binder's Collection: G. K. Whitaker]

Description: Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison, compiled by Gertrude K. Whitaker. The selections include multiple titles on military themes, including works dedicated to military figures of the time. Other works include ballads, waltzes, and the three-part cantata, The May Queen. Five works in this volume were composed by Charles Grobe. Almost half of the thirty-six items in the collection were published in Philadelphia, with others published in Baltimore, New York, an… more
Date: 1818/1859
Creator: Whitaker, Gertrude K.

[Binder's Collection: E. & F. Schetter]

Description: Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by E. and F. Schetter. A blank page near the end is inscribed with "To be sent to Miss Ellen Schetter, care of Doct. Louis Schetter, Piqua, Ohio." The collection consists primarily of variations and other works based on those of other composers. The volume also contains Books 1 and 3 of Carl Czerny's L'ecole des expressions. Four works by Henri Herz are present, and source material for derivative works comes from Gaetano Donizetti, Vincenzo Bellini, and… more
Date: 1819/1856
Creator: Schetter, E. & Schetter, F.

[Binder's Collection: R. S. Harrington]

Description: Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by R.S. Harrington. The collection consists of music for dances, ballads, and minstrel songs, notably juxtaposing songs with related titles, (Young Folks at Home and Old Folks at Home; Are We Almost There? and We Are Almost There). Most selections were published in Boston or New York. This item contains racial slurs and stereotyping.
Date: 1817/1859
Creator: Harrington, R. S.
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Elements of Musical Composition; comprehending the Rules of Thorough Bass, and the Theory of Tuning.

Description: Manual describing musical composition for beginners. The manual is divided in 9 chapters and includes 479 musical examples engraved in 59 pages at the end of the book, as well as four plates with figures (plate no. II appears at the beginning of the book. The musical examples cover the following subjects: scales, intervals (diatonic and chromatic) and their inversion, counterpoint rules, harmonic progressions, use of non-harmonic tones (suspensions, passing notes, appoggiaturas, and upper-low… more
Date: 1812
Creator: Crotch, William, 1775-1847

Iphigenie en Aulide; tragédie. Opera en trois actes

Description: Although he did not have a production planned, Gluck composed the music for Iphigénie en Aulide for Paris, with the intention (along with Roullet) of establishing himself at the Opéra. He initially had difficulties convincing the Academy of Music to arrange for the production, but with the support of Marie Antoinette, the opera was finally realized in 1773. Gluck revised Iphigénie for performances in 1775. The most significant change was the addition of Diana as a character, whose appearance… more
Date: 1811
Creator: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 & Du Roullet, François Louis Gaud Lebland, marquis, 1716-1786

Iphigenie en Aulide; tragédie. Opera en trois actes

Description: Although he did not have a production planned, Gluck composed the music for Iphigénie en Aulide for Paris, with the intention (along with Roullet) of establishing himself at the Opéra. He initially had difficulties convincing the Academy of Music to arrange for the production, but with the support of Marie Antoinette, the opera was finally realized in 1773. Gluck revised Iphigénie for performances in 1775. The most significant change was the addition of Diana as a character, whose appearanc… more
Date: 1811
Creator: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 & Du Roullet, François Louis Gaud Lebland, marquis, 1716-1786

Didon; tragédie lyrique en trois actes

Description: With Didon, Piccinni demonstrated his ability to combine both Italian and French styles to create a compelling tragédie lyrique. The opera includes lyrical Italian melodies and a second-act finale, as well as French choruses and numbers that transition continuously without pauses. Didon was premiered at Fountainebleau on 16 October 1783, and it remained one of Piccinni’s most popular French operas, with performances through the first part of the nineteenth century. The story of Dido had been… more
Date: 1815
Creator: Piccinni, Niccolò, 1728-1800 & Marmontel, Jean François, 1723-1799

Armide: drame héroïque

Description: Armide was premiered at the Paris Opéra on September 23, 1777, recalling the earlier success of Lully’s opera of the same name, which premiered nearly a century earlier on February 15, 1686. After collaborating on several reform operas with Calzabigi, Gluck revived the older dramatic tradition of Quinault (Lully's librettist) by setting the older text in the modern musical style. The seventeenth-century five act model requires more continuous music, with few distinct arias, as well as diverti… more
Date: 1811
Creator: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787 & Quinault, Philippe, 1635-1688
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