Scope and Contents
The Galeazzi Collection consists primarily of copyists' manuscripts of 19th-century Italian opera excerpts. These excerpts appear as full scores, as vocal scores with piano, or as chamber music arrangements for various combinations of instruments. The Collection also holds copyists' scores of 19th-century chamber music. Composers include Alard, Baldoni, Beethoven, Bellini, Bizet, Boccherini, Borroni, Bottesini, Comandini, Coppola, Donizetti, Federici, Flotow, Galeazzi, Giorgetti, Giuliozzi, Gounod, Haydn, Krommer, Kuhlau, Lipinski, Lombardi, Masseau, Massenet, Mayr, Mayseder, Mercadante, Morlacchi, Mosca, Mozart, Nicolini, Onslow, Pacini, Paër, Paganini, Paoletti, Peri, Perosi, Persiani, Petrella, Petrini-Zamboni, Pleyel, Ponchielli, Ricci, Ronzi, Rossini, Rutini, Schall, Schubert, Sessa, Vaccai, Verdi, and Zingarelli.
Dates
- 1806-1898 (inclusive)
Creator
- Galeazzi family
- Alard, Jean Delphin, 1815-1888
- Baldoni, Pacifico
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
- Bellini, Vincenzo, 1801-1835
- Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875
- Boccherini, Luigi, 1743-1805
- Borroni, Alessandro, 1820-1896
- Bottesini, Giovanni, 1821-1889
- Comandini, Carlo
- Coppola, Pietro Antonio, 1793-1877
- Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797-1848
- Federici, Francesco, -1830
- Flotow, Friedrich von, 1812-1883
- Galeazzi, Giuseppe Galeazzo, 1846-1918
- Giorgetti, Ferdinando, 1796-1867
- Giuliozzi, Carlo, 1863-
- Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893
- Haydn, Joseph, 1732-1809
- Krommer, Franz, 1759-1831
- Kuhlau, Friedrich, 1786-1832
- Lipiński, Karol Józef, 1790-1861
- Lombardi, Giacomo, 1810-1877
- Masseau, L.
- Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912
- Mayr, Giovanni Simone, 1763-1845
- Mayseder, Joseph, 1789-1863
- Mercadante, Saverio, 1795-1870
- Morlacchi, Francesco, 1784-1841
- Mosca, Luigi, 1775-1824
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
- Nicolini, Giuseppe, 1762-1842
- Onslow, Georges, 1784-1853
- Pacini, Giovanni, 1796-1867
- Paër, Ferdinando, 1771-1839
- Paganini, Nicolò, 1782-1840
- Paoletti, N.
- Peri, Achille, 1812-1880
- Perosi, Lorenzo, 1872-1956
- Persiani, Giuseppe, 1799-1869
- Petrella, Errico, 1813-1877
- Petrini Zamboni, Nicola, 1785-1849
- Pleyel, Ignaz, 1757-1831
- Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886
- Ricci, Luigi, 1805-1859
- Ronzi, Luigi Antonio, approximately 1813-1873
- Rossini, Gioacchino, 1792-1868
- Rutini, Giovanni Marco, 1723-1797
- Schall, Claus Nielsen, 1757-1835
- Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828
- Sessa, Luigi
- Vaccai, Nicola, 1790-1848
- Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901
- Zingarelli, Nicola, 1752-1837
Language of Materials
Materials chiefly in Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
The Papers are open to researchers by appointment. There are no restricted materials in the collection. Please contact the Special Collections staff to schedule an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
The Galeazzi Collection is the physical property of the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library of Yale University. Copyrights belong to the composers and authors, or their legal heirs and assigns.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Galeazzi Collection was purchased by the Music Library of Yale University from a member of the Galeazzi family, Marchesa Novella Castiglioni, in 1971.
Arrangement
In 2 series as follows: I. Vocal music. II. Orchestra and chamber music.
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (10 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Copyists' manuscripts of 19th-century Italian opera excerpts (in full score, reductions, or arrangements), as well as copyists' scores of 19th-century chamber music
- Title
- The Galeazzi Collection
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Compiled by Alfred B. Kuhn
- Date
- 1996-2007
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared According To Local Music Library Descriptive Practices
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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