Luigi Ricci collection of scores, 1865-1969
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of printed scores: vocal exercises, opera and other large-scale vocal genres, instrumental music and songs. Many are annotated, some heavily, by Ricci and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1969
Extent
22 boxesBiographical / Historical
Luigi Ricci (1893-1981) was an Italian assistant conductor, accompanist, vocal coach and author.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in series by type of work.
Appraisal
Taken as a whole, the collection illustrates the knowledge and taste of an important figure in the musical world of twentieth-century Italy.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Luigi Ricci collection of scores, 1865-1969
- Author
- Émilie Blondin and Christina Linklater
- Date
- 2022
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- mus00049
Repository Details
Part of the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library Repository
The Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library is the primary repository of musical materials at Harvard. The Music Library’s collecting mission is to serve music teaching and research programs in the Music Department and throughout the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. In addition, it supports the musical needs of the broader Harvard community as well as an international scholarly constituency. We collect books, musical scores, serial titles, sound recordings and video formats, microforms, and rare and archival materials that support research in a wide variety of musical disciplines including historical musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and historically informed performance practice, as well as interdisciplinary areas related to music. The special collections include archival collections from the 19th, 20th and 21st century.
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