Collection of Ricordi records
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
- 1810-1959
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1969
Creator
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.). Music Library (Organization)
- Ricordi (Firm) (Organization)
- Ricordi, Giovanni, -1853 (Person)
- Ricordi, Tito (Person)
- Ricordi, Giulio, 1840-1912 (Person)
- Ricordi, Tito (Person)
- Valcarenghi, Renzo, 1860-1947 (Person)
- Clausetti, Carlo, 1869-1943 (Person)
- Colombo, Alfredo, 1877-1962 (Person)
- Alfano, Franco, 1875-1954 (Person)
- Malipiero, Gian Francesco, 1882-1973 (Person)
- Martucci, Giuseppe, 1856-1909 (Person)
- Montemezzi, Italo, 1875-1952 (Person)
- Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886 (Person)
- Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924 (Person)
- Sardou, Victorien, 1831-1908 (Person)
- Tosti, F. Paolo (Francesco Paolo), 1846-1916 (Person)
- Zandonai, Riccardo, 1883-1944 (Person)
- Clausetti, Pietro, 1817-1892 (Person)
- Ganardini, A. (Person)
Extent
12.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged in 4 series: 1. General correspondence (alphabetical); 2. Interoffice correspondence (chronological by oldest item in folder); 3. Clausetti annual reports (choronological); and 4. Photographs.
Method of Acquisition
Initial purchase in the 1970s from Richard Macnutt with additional purchases from Macnutt and other dealers following.
- Title
- Guide to the Collection of Ricordi records
- Author
- Morris S. Levy
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Music Library Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu