'Copies of unpublished compositions of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy copied [in England] in 1877 - from MSS. sent to Berlin Library'
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 54
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
'Copies of unpublished compositions of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy copied [in England] in 1877 - from MSS. sent to Berlin Library'
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 54
Summary
Copied by the same hand on separate quires then bound. Item 5 was missed out of the manuscript catalogue, 1848.
(fols. 1v-2) Song 'Schlumm're sanft', 18 Sep 1822.
(fols. 3v-4v) Song 'Sanft wehe im Hauch', 28 Dec 1822.
(fols. 5v-7) Song 'Rieselt hernieder', no date.
(fols. 8-9) Canon 'Der weise Diogenes', [11 Feb 1833].
(fols. 10-11v) Andante in D major, 9 May 1823. [For organ. 2nd & 3rd staves wrongly bracketed as 'Pianoforte']. Not in 1848 catalogue.
(fols. 12-16v) Organ piece on a ground bass, no date. Catalogued in 1848 as 'Fugue' (p. 13)
(fols. 17-20) Two psalms, 5 and 31, English words, S.A.T.B., 26-27 Feb 1839.
Date
1822-c 1877
Language
German
Physical facet
i + 22 leaves. Bound probably ca. 1877.
Physical extent
23 Leaves
Custodial history
Kept by Marie Benecke.
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Helena Deneke, 1973.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Music copied by professional copyists and others, including members of the Mendelssohn family
'Copies of unpublished compositions of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy copied [in England] in 1877 - from MSS. sent to Berlin Library'
