Marcello, Marco, 1855
Scope and Contents
Over 1,000 items, mainly correspondence to the directors of Ricordi (in chronological order: Giovanni Ricordi, Tito Ricordi, Giulio Ricordi, Tito Ricordi (Giulio's son), Carlo Clausetti, Alfredo Colombo), with some correspondence from and between the directors as well as photographs of the Ricordi and Clausetti families and annual reports written by Clausetti. The correspondents include composers, librettists, singers, music critics, and nobility from throughout Europe. Most folders of correspondence contain 1-3 items, some with translations and/or summaries from the dealers; more extensive is the correspondence of Franco Alfano, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Giuseppe Martucci, Italo Montemezzi, Amilcare Ponchielli, Giacomo Puccini, Victorien Sardou, F. Paolo Tosti, and Riccardo Zandonai.
Dates
- 1855
Creator
- From the Collection: Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Music Library (Organization)
- From the Collection: Ricordi (Firm) (Organization)
- From the Collection: Ricordi, Giovanni, -1853 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ricordi, Tito (Person)
- From the Collection: Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ricordi, Tito (Person)
- From the Collection: Valcarenghi, Renzo, 1860-1947 (Person)
- From the Collection: Clausetti, Carlo, 1869-1943 (Person)
- From the Collection: Colombo, Alfredo, 1877-1962 (Person)
- From the Collection: Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954 (Person)
- From the Collection: Malipiero, Gian Francesco, 1882-1973 (Person)
- From the Collection: Martucci, Giuseppe, 1856-1909 (Person)
- From the Collection: Montemezzi, Italo, 1875-1952 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886 (Person)
- From the Collection: Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (Person)
- From the Collection: Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916 (Person)
- From the Collection: Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944 (Person)
- From the Collection: Clausetti, Pietro, 1817-1892 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ganardini, A. (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 12.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Library Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
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Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
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