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Date(s)
- 1863 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 f. ; Lard-Esnault paper on a backing board : 145 x 220 mm.
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Biographical history
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Previously sold by Doyle auction house, New York, in 2004. Sold by J & J Lubrano in 2024 on behalf of the purchaser in the 2004 sale.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians; Syosset, NY; Purchase; March 2024; 995086905402419.
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Scope and content
A lengthy autograph musical quotation signed by Italian composer G[ioachino] Rossini, Paris, 14 April 1863, and dedicated to Welsh pianist and composer [Henry] Brinley Richards.
The quotation consists of nine bars from an unidentified piece for piano in E-flat major, in 3/4 time with the time signature 'Mod[era]to'.
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Usual copyright laws apply.
Language of material
- French
Script of material
Language and script notes
French.
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Backing board affected by insects.
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Note
Title based on contents.
Note
'39445' and '0923' (J & J Lubrano stock numbers) in pencil on verso.
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Rules and/or conventions used
Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH
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Dates of creation revision deletion
March 2025.
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Archivist's note
Description compiled by Rhys Jones.