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Author

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

Uniform title

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620. Was wollte ich darum nicht geben. Italian. Vocal score

Title

Ah! potessi al dolce amore, terzetto, in the opera of Il flauto magico, / composed by Mozart..

Varying form of title

Spine title: Vocal. Vol. III.

Imprint

London, : printed & sold by R^t. Birchall, 140, New Bond Street, [182-]

Physical description

1 vocal score (5, [1] p.) ; 35 cm

Note

Without title page; title from caption.

Note

For vocal soli, Aretusa, Iperetusa and Egle [i.e. Die drei Damen], and orchestra; the orchestral part arranged for piano forte.

Note

Doubly paged: pages 1-5 = pages 20-24; apparently, therefore, an offprint from a complete vocal score of Act 1 of 'Die Zauberflöte'.

Note

Robert Birchall died on 19th December, 1819 whereafter the firm continued trading. Under the style Birchall and Co., the firm was certainly located at 140, New Bond Street between June 1824 and January 1829 (see, for example, advertisements in The Morning Post, June 16, 1824 and January 15, 1829).

Note

Plate no.: Il Flauto Magico. Act 1.

Language

Sung Italian words translated from the German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.

Provenance

Stamped in gold letters on the upper board of this bound collection: "M. A. Corfe." This is Mary Ann Corfe (1797-1849), eldest child of Arthur Thomas Corfe and his wife, Frances, née Davies. Inscription, in ink, on upper endleaf of this bound collection: "C. W. Corfe Oxon."

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; this collection must have been bound after 1830 as it contains a solo from 'Norma' by Bellini, first performed in 1831; now in archival box.

Copy-specific note

At head of page 1, an inscription, in pencil: "This - 2^d. part."

Copy-specific note

On page 1: "Price 1^s/6^d."

Copy-specific note

One of a collection of prints of vocal music bound together; in pencil, on upper endleaf, the inscription: "Già fan ritorno ... Blow gentle gales [H. R. Bishop] Deh t'arrendi [Donizetti] L'Alba Oh cara ... Oh never say Le faccio un inchino [Cimarosa]"

Copy-specific note

On spine of this bound collection of prints: Vocal Vol. III.

Subject

Operas Excerpts Vocal scores with piano.

Subject

Vocal trios with piano, Arranged.

Added entry--name

Birchall, Robert, -1819 publisher.

Added entry--name

Schikaneder, Emanuel, 1751-1812 Zauberflöte. Selections. Italian.

Added entry--name

Corfe, M. A. (Mary Ann), 1797-1849 former owner.

Added entry--name

Corfe, Charles William, 1814-1883 former owner.

Added entry--name

Hackworth, Timothy William, 1933-2017 former owner.

Added entry--name

College of St. George, Windsor Castle donor.

Added entry--place

England London.

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1001#$aMozart, Wolfgang Amadeus,$d1756-1791

24014$aDie Zauberflöte,$nK. 620.$pWas wollte ich darum nicht geben.$lItalian.$sVocal score

24510$aAh! potessi al dolce amore, terzetto, in the opera of Il flauto magico, /$ccomposed by Mozart..

24638$aVocal.$nVol. III.

260##$aLondon, :$bprinted & sold by Rt. Birchall, 140, New Bond Street,$c[182-]

300##$a1 vocal score (5, [1] p.) ;$c35 cm

500##$aWithout title page; title from caption.

500##$aFor vocal soli, Aretusa, Iperetusa and Egle [i.e. Die drei Damen], and orchestra; the orchestral part arranged for piano forte.

500##$aDoubly paged: pages 1-5 = pages 20-24; apparently, therefore, an offprint from a complete vocal score of Act 1 of 'Die Zauberflöte'.

500##$aRobert Birchall died on 19th December, 1819 whereafter the firm continued trading. Under the style Birchall and Co., the firm was certainly located at 140, New Bond Street between June 1824 and January 1829 (see, for example, advertisements in The Morning Post, June 16, 1824 and January 15, 1829).

500##$aPlate no.: Il Flauto Magico. Act 1.

546##$aSung Italian words translated from the German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.

561##$aStamped in gold letters on the upper board of this bound collection: "M. A. Corfe." This is Mary Ann Corfe (1797-1849), eldest child of Arthur Thomas Corfe and his wife, Frances, née Davies. Inscription, in ink, on upper endleaf of this bound collection: "C. W. Corfe Oxon."

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; this collection must have been bound after 1830 as it contains a solo from 'Norma' by Bellini, first performed in 1831; now in archival box.

590##$aAt head of page 1, an inscription, in pencil: "This - 2d. part."

590##$aOn page 1: "Price 1s/6d."

590##$aOne of a collection of prints of vocal music bound together; in pencil, on upper endleaf, the inscription: "Già fan ritorno ... Blow gentle gales [H. R. Bishop] Deh t'arrendi [Donizetti] L'Alba Oh cara ... Oh never say Le faccio un inchino [Cimarosa]"

590##$aOn spine of this bound collection of prints: Vocal Vol. III.

650#0$aOperas$xExcerpts$vVocal scores with piano.

650#0$aVocal trios with piano, Arranged.

7001#$aBirchall, Robert,$d-1819$epublisher.

7001#$aSchikaneder, Emanuel,$d1751-1812$tZauberflöte.$kSelections.$lItalian.

7001#$aCorfe, M. A.$q(Mary Ann),$d1797-1849$eformer owner.

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

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

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

752##$aEngland$dLondon.