![Cover image for Music : [three bound folios of sheet music belonging to Mrs William Fletcher, Hobart, 1834]](/client/assets/5.898/ctx//client/images/no_image.png "Cover image for Music : [three bound folios of sheet music belonging to Mrs William Fletcher, Hobart, 1834]")
Music : [three bound folios of sheet music belonging to Mrs William Fletcher, Hobart, 1834]
Title:
Music : [three bound folios of sheet music belonging to Mrs William Fletcher, Hobart, 1834] / Mrs W. Fletcher.
Author/Creator:
Production:
[Hobart, Tasmania] : Mrs W. Fletcher, 1834.
Physical description:
3 volumes (various pagings ; vol. I pages 75-310, hand-numbered) : music ; 35 cm.
; score ; staff notation
Binding:
Three volumes folio, bound in contemporary half red morocco with gilt rule over marbled paper boards, the upper boards each with matching red morocco label lettered in gilt: "Mrs. W. Fletcher, 1834" within an ornamental gilt border; spines lettered in gilt, "Music. Vol. I [II or III]". The front hinge of Vol. I binding is split, revealing the original lining within the backing, which is a strip from the classifieds section of the Hobart newspaper 'Colonial Times' for Tuesday 15 October, 1833. The binder is unidentified, but various possibilities have been suggested: perhaps George Henry Peck (1810-1863), who arrived in Hobart in June 1833 and was in business as a 'carver, gilder, ornamental designer and binder' with a shop in Liverpool Street, Hobart, by early 1834; George Rolwegan or George Howard; or the binder who worked for Andrew Bent in 1834, Polish-born London convict Ernest Elsmer. Carla Baker (in her essay "Mysterious broken binding proves a silver lining", in 'The Van Diemen anthology 2023 : the best of the Van Diemen History Prize 2022-2023') discusses the likelihood of the binder being George Peck, James Wood, Andrew Bent or Dr James Ross - noting that "I believe the most likely binder of Hannah Fletcher's folios to be Dr James Ross ..."
Format:
musical score
Accession number:
1394
Notes:
Title from spine, subtitle devised by cataloguer from bookseller's catalogue.
Vols. II and III each have a manuscript contents page bound in at the front: each on watermarked pale blue paper and written in a fine copperplate hand, presumably by Mrs Fletcher. Vol. I has manuscript page numbers 75-310 written at upper page corners.
Includes Hannah Fletcher folio index compiled by Carla Baker as part of her HiPES (Humanities in Place Industry Engagement Scholarship) project.
History note:
Hannah Fletcher, née Hone, ca. 1804-1879, was born in Bath, Somerset, and arrived in Hobart in 1824 with her family. She married William Fletcher (1796-1872), Deputy Commissary General, in Hobart in 1826. At the time, her father Joseph Hone was acting Attorney-General of Van Dieman's Land.
Contents:
Volume 1 : O' There's a soft & pleasing hour -- The Heart which loved thee Dearly, A song -- Let Every Gentleman fill up his glass (second edition, with additional verses) -- Ruler of this awful hour -- The Vision in the Grand Romantic and Fairy Opera Oberon -- Toujours! Toujours! Romance -- Ce Lui qui sut toucher mon Coeur – Tyrolienne -- Quand on est deux, Romance -- Mes a mis c'est dans sa patrie, Nouvelle Tyrolienne -- Le Chat, Le Chien et L'Amateur, Canon perpetuel a 3 voix -- L'Estrema Preghiera -- Vedrai Carino - Il Don Giovanni -- Gentil Usignolo – Canzonetta -- La Meuniere – Chansonnette -- L'usato ardir il mio valor dave, Terzetto in the Opera of La Semiramide -- The Regatta Quadrilles Containing La Sarah, Le David, La Forbes, La Eiffe, La Stevenson -- Quadrilles A La Masaniello: Second Edition. As performed by the most admired quadrille bands at the Nobillities Balls, Almack's Rotunda Rooms Selected from Auber's Celebrated Opera and arranged for the Piano-Forte or Harp -- "Les Delices De Terpsichore" La Trisene suite de Quadrilles -- Overture to Die Zauberflote (New and Superior Edition) -- Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia (New and Superior Edition) -- Overture to Tancredi (New and Superior Edition) -- Duett No. 64, Romberg's Celebrated Overture Don Mendoza, Arranged for two performers on the Piano Forte, with accompaniments for the flute, violin and violoncello -- First Series. Gems De L'Opera, A selection of the most admired Airs, Marches, Waltzes from the best Italian, French and German Operas, Arranged for two performers on the Piano Forte - No.4 March from "La Muette Di Portici" -- First Series. Gems De L'Opera, A selection of the most admired Airs, Marches, Waltzes from the best Italian, French and German Operas, Arranged for two performers on the Piano Forte - No.7 Mia Moglie from "Il Turco in Italia" -- First Series. Gems De L'Opera, A selection of the most admired Airs, Marches, Waltzes from the best Italian, French and German Operas, Arranged for two performers on the Piano Forte - No. 9 An Original German Air -- First Series. Gems De L'Opera, A selection of the most admired Airs, Marches, Waltzes from the best Italian, French and German Operas, Arranged for two performers on the Piano Forte - No. 5 Air de Ballet -- First Series. Gems De L'Opera, A selection of the most admired Airs, Marches, Waltzes from the best Italian, French and German Operas, Arranged for two performers on the Piano Forte - No.11 The Bird Waltz from "Il Turco in Italia" -- Three Waltzes for Two Performers on the Piano Forte (New and Superior Edition) Book 2 -- Two Favourite Waltzes for the Piano Forte -- La Ci Darem La Mano from Mozarts Celebrated Opera 'Il Don Giovanni' - Arranged as a Rondo for the Piano Forte -- Roland and Helen, A ballad - The subject from Masaniello -- A Favourite Waltz with variations for the Piano Forte.
Volume 2 : A favourite quick march in the Turkish style followed by Le Pantalon, A French Quadrille, Arranged as a Rondo for the Harp -- Fantasia and Rondo in the Italian Style for the Piano Forte -- The Maid of Llangollen -- Les Arbres Les Plus Choisis Du Jardin - six easy lelsons for the Piano Forte -- Les Lutins, Rondoletto, Compose pour le Piano Forte -- Rondo a la Polonaise avec une Introduction et Recitatif -- Three Sonatas for the Piano Forte with accompaniments for the flute and violoncello (this book only has the violoncello accompaniment) -- L'Elegante a la Songtag, Fantasia for the Harp, Introducing una voce poco fa rode's air, The favorite duet in 'Il Barbeire di Siviglia" and the Finalie in 'La Donna Del Lago' -- The four-pawed kitten dance, A Mew-sical Fest for the Piano Forte, Purr-formed with e-claw at the Cat-eaton St Assemblies, by Miss Cat-herine Grumalkin and her Talon-ted sister -- Saxon Air, with Introduction & Variations for the Piano Forte -- The Charms of Berlin Introduction & Rondo for the Piano Forte (New and Superior Edition) -- Rondo in C for the Piano Forte (New and Superior Edition) -- A second divertimento for the Piano Forte Op.117 -- 'The Fowler' from Mozarts Celebrated Opera Il Faluto Magico - Arranged as a Rondo for the Piano Forte -- La Sempete, Rondo pour la Harpe -- The admired Polacca from the Opera of 'Il Tancredi', arranged as a Rondo for the harp -- Sonata, for the Piano Forte -- Second Divertimento for the Piano Forte, in which is introduced Rossini's Cavatina D'Innebaca Donzella (New and Superior Edition) -- Characteristic Rondo for the Piano Forte on the Barcarolle de Marie -- Polonoise for the Piano Forte -- La Petite Rosette A Rondo for the Piano Forte No.1 -- Two Rondinos for the Piano Forte set II -- Les Brilliants De La Pasta No.1 Il Braccio Mio Conquise - arranged for the harp.
Volume 3 : No.3 The Tarantella Three Airs De Ballet from L Muette de Portici (as performed at the Kings Theatre under the title of Masaniello - arranged for the Piano Forte -- Stockhausen's Variations to The Swiss Drover Boy of Appenzell -- Di Tanti Palpiti Arranged with variations for the Piano Forte (new & superior edition) -- Di Tanti Palpiti from Rossini's celebrated opera 'Il Tancredi' Arranged as a Rondo for the Piano Forte -- The Swifs Drover boy of Appenzell -- A second series of Caledonian Airs No.18 "Blue Bonnets" and "Roslin Castle" Arranged for the Piano Forte with an accompaniment for the Flute ad Lib -- A second series of Caledonian Airs No. 17 "There's nae luck about the house" arranged for the Piano Forte with an accompaniment for the Flute ad lib -- Kenmure's on and awa' (being the 1st number of a series of Caledonian Airs) with variations for the Piano Forte -- The Evergreen being No.5 of a series of Hibernian Airs for the Piano Forte -- A series of Hibernian Airs arraged for the Piano Forte No.1 - Planxty Connor -- We're a noddin at our House at home, the much admired and celebrated Scotch Air, arranged as a Rondo -- The favourite Air 'Cease your fanning' Arranged for the Piano Forte with variations -- The Old Woman, being No.5 in a series of Hibernian Airs, for the Piano Forte -- Variations on the Chorus of Highlanders. From Boieldieus Opera La Dame Blanche, Composed for the Piano Forte -- Air, with variations, for the Piano Forte - March, in Le Sacrifice Interrompu, an Opera by Winter -- Hibernian Impromptu In which is introduced Two Favorite Airs Adapted as a Divertimento for the Piano Forte -- A selection of choruses from Handel's celebrated Oratorios Arranged as single pieces for the Piano Forte - no.45 -- ("Still Caressing and caressed" from the Oratorio of Alcides) -- Sacred voluntary for the Harp. On favorite subjects from Handel's works. Performed extempore at St Patricks Church, Dublin. On the Oratorio given on Installation of the Knights of St Patrick by Hi Majesty George the Fourth -- Mozart's favorite Air,' Life let us Cherish' with new Variations for the Piano Forte -- The Knights Chorus from Il Crociato in Egitto, Arranged for the Piano Forte -- The Admired Air, 'She Never Blamed him, never!' Arranged with variations for the Piano Forte -- The favourite Minuet & Gavot in the ballet of Nina, with an Introduction & variations for the Harp -- The Favorite Scotch Air, Blue Bonnets are over the border, arranged for the Piano Forte -- Homage to Charlie, the celebrated Scotch Song, arranged as a Rondo for the Piano Forte -- A Favourite Air, with Variations for the Piano Forte -- Moggy Lawder, A Favorite Air with Variations for the Piano Forte -- Mille Vati, Divertimento for the Pinao Forte from Rossini's Opera, Pietro di Paragone -- Tyrolesian Air with Variations for the Piano Forte (New and Superior Edition).
Summary:
"... the three volumes contain approximately 75 pieces of sheet music in total, all of them arrangements for pianoforte published by various London or Dublin music sellers, including pieces by composers such as Mozart, Rossini, Auber, von Weber, and Bochsa, as well as a large range of popular compositions by lesser known Irish, English, Italian and French composers..."--Bookseller's catalogue.
Cover title:
Cover title: Mrs. W. Fletcher, 1834
Other Authors/Creators:
Record ID:
SD_ILS:1166515
Electronic resources:
Index to volumes compiled by Carla Baker