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Collection of Ricordi records

 Collection
Identifier: Ricordi

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  • No requestable containers

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

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
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
und

Library Details

Part of the Music Library Repository

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