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Falstaff : Op. 68 / Edward Elgar.: MU.MS.733

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Falstaff : Op. 68 / Edward Elgar.

Maker(s)

Elgar, Edward,
Conservator: Cockerell Bindery

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Description

Symphonic study for orchestra.
Caption title. -- f. 1.
Holograph manuscript in ink, on the recto of each leaf only.
Signed at the end (1) on f. 229: "Fine / Edward Elgar / Hampstead" ; (2) on f. 230: "Fine" ; (3) on p. 2: "The End / (Penmaenmawr) / Ed. Elgar"
With publisher's plate number (13934) and copyright statement ("Copyright 1913 by Novello & Co. Ltd") in pencil at foot of f. 1.
p. 1-2 contains the final version of the ending.
Foliation: 1-230, lacking 39, and with additional leaves 31A, 74A, 74B, 100A, 103A, and 205A; the two pages are wrongly bound before f. 1.
Leaf 39 was offered for sale at Sotheby's on 28th May 1992.
Paper (f. 1-230): 32 staves, printed for orchestral music, including 4 lines for percussion, no maker's name; watermark: "D & Co." below fleur de lis in crowned shield.
Paper (p. 1-2): 26 staves (380x240mm), no maker's name.
Former shelf mark: 23.H.21
Quarter red levant morocco, cloth sides. Rebound to include additional leaves, and conserved by D.C. & Son, October 1979. Conservation notes at back

Measurements and weight

1 ms. score (2 p., 230 [i.e.234] leaves) ; 46 cm.

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1968-06-28) by Elgar, Carice

Dating

Production date: ca. AD 1913 : Hampstead ; Penmaemawr, c1913

Identification numbers

Accession number: MU.MS.733
Primary reference Number: 278732
ALMA control 001: 994579823803606

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 December 2020 Updated: Thursday 17 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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