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The dream of Gerontius / [notated music]
- Title
- The dream of Gerontius: op. 38. [print]
- Uniform Title
- Dream of Gerontius. Vocal score
- Creator
- Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934
- Names
- Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890
- Austin, John W., musician
- Places of Publication
- enk London]
- London]
- Dates Issued
- c1900 1900
- c1900
- Type of Material
- notated music
- Publishers
- enk London]
- Novello
- Languages
- English
- English words.
- Form
- Physical Description
- 1 vocal score (177 p.) ; 26 cm.
- Notes
- Publisher's proof copy heavily corrected and marked throughout by composer in pencil, blue crayon, red and various shades of black ink in preparation for publication.
- Oratorio originally for mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass soloists, chorus (SATB) and orchestra; acc. arr. for piano.
- Caption title.
- Stamped on cover and caption: Proof copy. Private.
- Cover signed by composer in red ink; also marked in red: chorus directions added.
- Cover marked in pencil: corrected.
- "Incomplete"--Cover, in blue crayon; possibly refers to annotations, as musical text is printed in its entirety.
- Drawing in pencil added to cover above composer's printed name.
- Includes inscription on cover in black ink addressed to composer's regular copyist: To J.W. Austin with kind regards from Edward Elgar Oct:1903.
- Some discoloration, with moderate wear at edges, and spine reinforced by tape. T.p. lacking.
- Housed in box constructed of black board (28 cm.) with spine embossed in gold lettering: Edward Elgar-The dream of Gerontius 1900.
- Preferred citation
- Juilliard Manuscript Collection, Lila Acheson Wallace Library, The Juilliard School.
- Acquisition
- Gift; Bruce Kovner; 2006.
- Ownership
- Purchased at auction at Sotheby's, London on December 5, 2003, lot 71.
- Citation
- Kent, Christopher. Edward Elgar : a guide to research, p. 171-174
- Subjects
- Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890--Musical settings
- Oratorios--Vocal scores with piano
- Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra--Vocal scores with piano
- Juilliard Manuscript Collection (Juilliard School. Library)
- Music--Manuscripts.
- Electronic resource
- http://juilliardmanuscriptcollection.org/manuscript/dream-gerontius
- Juilcat bibliographic record
- http://library.juilliard.edu/record=b1131001
Last Updated: 12-10-2014