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Innocent sins. To gaze on the moon is a beautiful sight: MU.MS.1150.C

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Innocent sins. To gaze on the moon is a beautiful sight
To gaze on the moon is a beautiful sight : Song, Pigicato / [G.A. Macfarren]

Maker(s)

Composer: Macfarren, G. A.
Author: Macfarren, George

Categories

Description

Song voice (Pigicato) and orchestra from the operatic burletta "Innocent sins"
Orchestration: 1.0.1.0 - 2.0.0.0 - strings
Title from first line and caption.
Written by George Macfarren; composed by G. Alexander Macfarren.
Holograph manuscript in ink.
Paper: 18 staves, 190x250mm, no watermark.

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (3 leaves) ; 25 x 31 cm.

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905) by Davenport, Clarina

Dating

Production date: AD 1836 : [London],[1836]

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.1150.C
Primary reference Number: 278526
ALMA control 001: 995260813803606
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Thursday 18 February 2021 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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