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Author

Pierson, Henry Hugo, 1815-1873

Title

"Thoughts of melody," ten canzonetts, / composed & inscribed to the Right Hon^ble. the Countess Dowager of Pembroke and Montgomery, by Henry Hugh Pearson, Trin. Coll. Cambridge..

Varying form of title

Portion of title: Thoughts of melody

Varying form of title

Cover title: Thoughts of melody

Imprint

London, : J. Alfred Novello, music seller (by appointment) to Her Majesty, 69, Dean Street, Soho., [1839]

Physical description

1 score ([2], 46 p.) ; 36 cm

Note

For voice and piano.

Note

On title page: "Ent. Sta. Hall." [Entered at Stationers' Hall.]

Note

At foot of title page: "Each canzonet may be had separately."

Note

This publication was advertised within a list of the books of songs published in March 1839 by J. A. Novello; see: The Bucks Gazette, March 16, 1839, page [2].

Note

At foot of page 1 (in N^o. 1): The beautiful music composed by Mendelssohn to these words [There be none of beauty's daughters] did not appear until long after this song had been written. The author would not otherwise have attempted it.

Note

The composer was born Henry Hugh Pearson in 1815; he adopted, during the mid-1840s, a quasi-Germanic orthography of his name: Henry Hugo Pierson; he emigrated permanently to Germany, via Austria, in 1847.

Note

Nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 designated 'Canzonet', nos. 2, 4, 6, 'Song', no. 10, 'Cavatina'.

Note

In addition to the overarching pagination, each piece is paged individually.

Note

Plate nos.: 587-595; each piece has its own plate number, as recorded in the list of contents.

Formatted contents note

Contents: N^o. 1. There be none of beauty's daughters : for a barytone or contralto voice (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.1. Plate no. 593) ; N^o. 2. Beware of the black friar : basso (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.2. Plate no. 595) ; N^o. 3. Maid of Athens, ere we part (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.3. Plate no. 588) ; N^o. 4. The isles of Greece! where burning Sappho loved and sung : (for either a soprano or tenor) (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.4. Plate no. 594) ; N^o. 5. When we two parted in silence and tears (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.5. Plate no. 591) / words by Lord Byron -- [No. 6]. Under the greenwood tree / words by Shakspeare [sic] (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.6. [Without plate no.]) -- N^o. 7. Go, you may call it madness, folly! / the words by Samuel Rogers (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.7. Plate no. 592) -- N^o. 8. Had I a cave on some far distant shore / the words by Robert Burns (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.8. Plate no. 590) -- N^o. 9. Maiden, wrap thy mantle round thee / the words by Henry Kirke White (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.9. Plate no. 587) -- N^o. 10. When lovely woman stoops to folly / words by [Oliver] Goldsmith (Pearson's vocal pieces. N^o.10. Plate no. 589).

Provenance

Inscription on upper endleaf: "C. W. Corfe, Close, Salisbury. From the Author".

Provenance

Bequeathed to the Archives of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle by Brigadier Tim Hackworth, military knight of Windsor and a direct descendant of Joseph Corfe (1740-1820) and Arthur Thomas Corfe (1773-1863); subsequently donated by the Archives of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle to Salisbury Cathedral Library, with the agreement of the family of the late Brigadier Hackworth.

Provenance

Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century, reprinted 2019) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

Binding

19th-century purple cloth.

Copy-specific note

Inscription at head of upper endleaf: "2/32".

Copy-specific note

The score marked in pencil here and there; examples: the mark X in two places (pages 1 and 6) apparently drawing attention to a chromatic moment in the harmony; b-flat corrected to b-natural on page 17 (in N^o. 4); at head of page 20 (in N^o. 5), the inscription "quite"; parallel 5ths. and 8ves. marked in pencil, apparently indicating technical errors; the inscription "why not G?" written below bass clef f in bar 1 of N^o. 10 on page 44.

Copy-specific note

On title page: Pr. 18/-

Copy-specific note

Title page, and pages 1-2 detached.

Subject

Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824

Subject

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Subject

Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855

Subject

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

Subject

White, Henry Kirke, 1785-1806

Subject

Goldsmith, Oliver

Subject

Songs with piano.

Added entry--name

Pierson, Henry Hugo, 1815-1873 donor.

Added entry--name

Corfe, Charles William, 1814-1883 former owner.

Added entry--name

Hackworth, Timothy William, 1933-2017 former owner.

Added entry--name

Novello, J. Alfred (Joseph Alfred), 1810-1896 music seller.

Added entry--name

College of St. George, Windsor Castle donor.

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0410#$aeng

1001#$aPierson, Henry Hugo,$d1815-1873

24511$a"Thoughts of melody," ten canzonetts, /$ccomposed & inscribed to the Right Honble. the Countess Dowager of Pembroke and Montgomery, by Henry Hugh Pearson, Trin. Coll. Cambridge..

24630$aThoughts of melody

24634$aThoughts of melody

260##$aLondon, :$bJ. Alfred Novello, music seller (by appointment) to Her Majesty, 69, Dean Street, Soho.,$c[1839]

300##$a1 score ([2], 46 p.) ;$c36 cm

500##$aFor voice and piano.

500##$aOn title page: "Ent. Sta. Hall." [Entered at Stationers' Hall.]

500##$aAt foot of title page: "Each canzonet may be had separately."

500##$aThis publication was advertised within a list of the books of songs published in March 1839 by J. A. Novello; see: The Bucks Gazette, March 16, 1839, page [2].

500##$aAt foot of page 1 (in No. 1): The beautiful music composed by Mendelssohn to these words [There be none of beauty's daughters] did not appear until long after this song had been written. The author would not otherwise have attempted it.

500##$aThe composer was born Henry Hugh Pearson in 1815; he adopted, during the mid-1840s, a quasi-Germanic orthography of his name: Henry Hugo Pierson; he emigrated permanently to Germany, via Austria, in 1847.

500##$aNos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9 designated 'Canzonet', nos. 2, 4, 6, 'Song', no. 10, 'Cavatina'.

500##$aIn addition to the overarching pagination, each piece is paged individually.

500##$aPlate nos.: 587-595; each piece has its own plate number, as recorded in the list of contents.

5050#$aNo. 1. There be none of beauty's daughters : for a barytone or contralto voice (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.1. Plate no. 593) ; No. 2. Beware of the black friar : basso (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.2. Plate no. 595) ; No. 3. Maid of Athens, ere we part (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.3. Plate no. 588) ; No. 4. The isles of Greece! where burning Sappho loved and sung : (for either a soprano or tenor) (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.4. Plate no. 594) ; No. 5. When we two parted in silence and tears (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.5. Plate no. 591) / words by Lord Byron -- [No. 6]. Under the greenwood tree / words by Shakspeare [sic] (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.6. [Without plate no.]) -- No. 7. Go, you may call it madness, folly! / the words by Samuel Rogers (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.7. Plate no. 592) -- No. 8. Had I a cave on some far distant shore / the words by Robert Burns (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.8. Plate no. 590) -- No. 9. Maiden, wrap thy mantle round thee / the words by Henry Kirke White (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.9. Plate no. 587) -- No. 10. When lovely woman stoops to folly / words by [Oliver] Goldsmith (Pearson's vocal pieces. No.10. Plate no. 589).

561##$aInscription on upper endleaf: "C. W. Corfe, Close, Salisbury. From the Author".

561##$aBequeathed to the Archives of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle by Brigadier Tim Hackworth, military knight of Windsor and a direct descendant of Joseph Corfe (1740-1820) and Arthur Thomas Corfe (1773-1863); subsequently donated by the Archives of St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle to Salisbury Cathedral Library, with the agreement of the family of the late Brigadier Hackworth.

561##$aSalisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (20th century, reprinted 2019) with design based on the Dean and Chapter seal, and inscription “Sarvm Cathedral Library.”

563##$a19th-century purple cloth.

590##$aInscription at head of upper endleaf: "2/32".

590##$aThe score marked in pencil here and there; examples: the mark X in two places (pages 1 and 6) apparently drawing attention to a chromatic moment in the harmony; b-flat corrected to b-natural on page 17 (in No. 4); at head of page 20 (in No. 5), the inscription "quite"; parallel 5ths. and 8ves. marked in pencil, apparently indicating technical errors; the inscription "why not G?" written below bass clef f in bar 1 of No. 10 on page 44.

590##$aOn title page: Pr. 18/-

590##$aTitle page, and pages 1-2 detached.

60010$aByron, George Gordon Byron,$cBaron,$d1788-1824$xMusical settings.

60010$aShakespeare, William,$d1564-1616$mMusical settings.

60010$aRogers, Samuel,$d1763-1855$xMusical settings.

60010$aBurns, Robert,$d1759-1796$xMusical settings.

60010$aWhite, Henry Kirke,$d1785-1806$xMusical settings.

60010$aGoldsmith, Oliver$xMusical settings.

650#0$aSongs with piano.

7001#$aPierson, Henry Hugo,$d1815-1873$edonor.

7001#$aCorfe, Charles William,$d1814-1883$eformer owner.

7001#$aHackworth, Timothy William,$d1933-2017$eformer owner.

7001#$aNovello, J. Alfred$q(Joseph Alfred),$d1810-1896$emusic seller.

7102#$aCollege of St George, Windsor Castle,$edonor.