'Die Hebriden. Ouvertüre'. Op. 26
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 71
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Description
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Title
'Die Hebriden. Ouvertüre'. Op. 26
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 71
Summary
Autograph final draft of the full score of Die Hebriden. Ouvertüre. Op. 26 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
Date
20 June 1832
Language
German
Physical facet
i + 20 leaves (19-20 blank). Probably bound in Leipzig for either the composer or William Sterndale Bennett in green half-calf covered boards.
Physical extent
21 Leaves
Custodial history
Given by the composer to William Sterndale Bennett in Leipzig, 17 March 1837; sold at Puttick & Simpson auction, 26 Apr. 1875, to Thomas William Taphouse; acquired from him by Thomas Case (relative by marriage of Bennett) and descended from him to Thomas Odling.
Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby's, 17 May 2002, lot 123, with funds provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Friends of the Bodleian and individual donors.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Autograph single works
'Die Hebriden. Ouvertüre'. Op. 26
