Violon

1830 · réf. 40871 — England 1830. Pierre Rode 1774-1830; Sir Henry Rowley Bishop 1786-1855; Adalbert Gyrowetz 1763-1850; Anon. Copyist musical manuscript. Oblong folio 245 x 305 mm. Sewn. Notated in black and brown ink on 14-stave rastrum-ruled paper. 10 pp. Contains five variation sets for violin by various composers: 1 Tema with Variations for the Violin. 3 pp. Nine variations on a waltz-like theme in F major. Following each variation the scribe indicates "tutti" or "to the tutti" indicating that these variations may have been performed with an ensemble of musicians. Unlocated. 2 Bishop Sir Henry Rowley 1786-1855 and Anon Variations from Home Sweet Home. 2 pp. Five variations on Rowley's well-known song. Bishop was an English composer who "in his day he enjoyed a commanding reputation as the guardian of the best traditions of English song and for a time he kept English opera alive almost single-handed. Yet he is now remembered for little but the song Home Sweet Home." Nicholas Temperley and Bruce Carr in Grove Music Online 3 Rode Pierre 1774-1830 Theme with Variations for the Violin. 2 pp. Four variations originally published as a solo for violin accompanied by a second violin viola and cello. "At the height of his career Rode was the most finished representative of the French violin school. Having assimilated Viotti's Classical approach he imbued it with characteristically French verve piquancy and a kind of nervous bravura. His artistic growth took place during the revolutionary decade and it is not surprising that his music is akin to that of Cherubini and Méhul and the operas of the 1790s; there is declamatory pathos martial dash and melting cantilena. His gift for lyrical often melancholy melody which represents a prominent trend in French music of this period made his music particularly attractive to German early Romantic composers. . At the height of his career Rode was the most finished representative of the French violin school. Having assimilated Viotti's Classical approach he imbued it with characteristically French verve piquancy and a kind of nervous bravura. His artistic growth took place during the revolutionary decade and it is not surprising that his music is akin to that of Cherubini and Méhul and the operas of the 1790s; there is declamatory pathos martial dash and melting cantilena. His gift for lyrical often melancholy melody which represents a prominent trend in French music of this period made his music particularly attractive to German early Romantic composers. . His innate gifts as a teacher are demonstrated in his 24 Caprices which balance the musical and technical needs of the student and have become an indispensable part of the violin curriculum." Boris Schwarz revised by Clive Brown in Grove Music Online 4 Gyrowetz Adalbert 1763-1850 Variations. 3 pp. Eight variations on a Tyrolean folksong popular at the time and the subject of numerous variation sets. Gyrowetz was a noted Bohemian composer and conductor. 5 Rossini Gioachino 1792-1868 Variations from the Tanti Palpiti. 2 pp. Five variations. The composer's Di tanti palpiti was the subject of variation sets by celebrated composers including Paganini Giuliani and Gelinek. Unlocated. Several small stains mainly to blank margins; minor soiling to final page mainly affecting its eight blank staves. These variations by the composers represented in the present manuscript are virtuosic incorporating rapid scales and arpeggios passages in double stops and bariolage. unknown