"Je n'ai rien su," song for voice and piano on signed manuscript, poem in German translation on separate leaf, 4 pages total, circa 1893
Scope and Contents
This item includes two documents: a song for voice and piano on a signed manuscript score with lyrics in French and German, and the original poem by Silvestre in German translation on a separate leaf. The German lyrics and the poem differ slightly (e.g., in word order).
The handwriting of the poem and the German lyrics on the score appear to be identical and may be that of Bernhard Wolff, who arranged the song (and 9 others) for piano for the publisher Fürstner circa 1893-1894.
The work in which this song was published is recorded in the December 1893 edition of Hofmeister's Musikalisch-literarischer Monatsbericht, while the Italian-English edition appears in OCLC (#247400065) as a 1894 publication, hence the dating of this item.
Dates
- circa 1893
Creator
- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919 (Composer, Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 40.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
French
German
Creator
- Leoncavallo, Ruggiero, 1858-1919 (Composer, Person)
- Silvestre, Armand, 1837-1901 (Lyricist, Person)
- Wolff, Bernhard (Arranger, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu