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Celestí Sadurní music scores

 Collection
Identifier: MS-048

Collection Scope and Contents

The collection consists of multiple musical works composed by Catalan composer and conductor Celestí Sadurní in the late 19th and early 20th century. The works, which were mostly unpublished, are handwritten either by Sadurní or a copyist and most are autographed and dated. Compositions in the collection include a ballet, a piano score, a religious march, and a number of short instrumental works. Also included are multiple zarzuelas, which are lyric-dramatic works popular in Spain that alternate between spoken and sung scenes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1879-1907, undated

Creator

Languages

The collection is in Spanish.

Access

The collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.

Biographical Note

Celestí Sadurní i Gurguí (1863-1910) was a Catalan composer and conductor who studied at the Conservatori del Liceu, and worked as a professor for various music schools in Barcelona, Spain during the 1880s. In 1886 he established the Municipal Orchestra and Municipal Music School of Barcelona with fellow composer Josep Rodoreda. In 1887 he became the assistant conductor of the Municipal Orchestra, and its director in 1897. In addition to the orchestra, Sadurní conducted a number of choral groups, operas, and other groups in Spain and France. Sadurní also composed a number of works, both religious and secular, although most of his works were unpublished.

Extent

4.21 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Abstract

The collection consists of multiple musical works composed by Catalan composer and conductor Celestí Sadurní in the late 19th and early 20th century. The works, which were mostly unpublished, are handwritten either by Sadurní or a copyist and most are autographed and dated. Compositions in the collection include zarzuela operas, a ballet, a piano score, a religious march, and a number of short instrumental works.

Collection Arrangement

The collection has been arranged by musical work, into the following 7 series:

  1. Series 1. "¡Despierta España!", 1898
  2. Series 2. "El Honor Militar", undated
  3. Series 3. "Marcha Religiosa Ad Lento", 1884
  4. Series 4. [Miscellaneous Short Works], 1879
  5. Series 5. "Oriana", 1907
  6. Series 6. "Phriné de Tespia", 1903-1907
  7. Series 7. "Salve Regina", undated

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2019.

Processing History

Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2019.

Title
Celestí Sadurní music scores
Status
Processed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Description is in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
University of California
Rivera Library
P.O. Box 5900
Riverside 92517-5900 USA