Op. 26, 'Ouvertüre zur einsamen Insel'
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 58
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Op. 26, 'Ouvertüre zur einsamen Insel'
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 58
Summary
Copyist's full score of op. 26, 'Ouvertüre zur einsamen Insel', probably dating from the winter 1829-1830: see Gerald Abraham, 'The Scores of Mendelssohn's "Hebrides"', Monthly Musical Record, vol. 78, 1948, p. 174. The minor correction on fol. 8v may be in Mendelssohn's own hand.
Date
1829-1830
Language
German
Physical facet
Bound in the Bodleian Library.
Physical extent
28 Leaves
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
Op. 26, 'Ouvertüre zur einsamen Insel'
