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An Analysis of Virtuosic Self-Accompanied Singing As a Historical Vocal Performance Practice The Ideal Orpheus: An Analysis of Virtuosic Self-Accompanied Singing as a Historical Vocal Performance Practice Volume Two of Two Robin Terrill Bier Doctor of Philosophy University of York Department of Music September 2013 231 Contents Volume Two Contents, Volume Two 231 Appendix One. Documentation of Historical Self-Accompanied Singing 232 Newspapers and Periodicals 233 Personal Accounts 324 Literature 346 Historical Music Treatises 366 Appendix Two. Singers 374 Appendix Three. Repertoire 380 Appendix Four. Discography 401 Appendix Five. Developing a self-accompanied performance of 411 Paisiello’s ‘Nel cor più non mi sento’ Conception 411 Preparation 412 Presentation 415 Performers experience 417 Audience response 417 Bibliography 418 232 Appendix One Documentation of Historical Self-Accompanied Singing This appendix catalogues evidence in primary sources that directly portrays self- accompaniment. When indirect evidence refers to a body of repertoire that is elsewhere documented having been performed self-accompanied by the same performer, or when the evidence refers to a performer or performance context known to have been exclusively self- accompanied, or the source provides specific useful context for understanding other self- accompanied performances, it may also be included here. In the case of George Henschel and Reynaldo Hahn in particular, it should be noted that while it can be assumed that any documented performance is self-accompanied, evidence that does not identify self- accompaniment explicitly or offer new contextual information may not be included. This appendix is organized according to four basic types of material: Newspapers and Periodicals (including concert advertisements and reviews, letters to the editor, obituaries and other published articles), Personal Accounts (including published and unpublished letters, diaries, autobiographies, memoirs and contemporary biographies), Literature (including novels, poems, plays, non-academic non-fiction, musical and theatrical texts and works), and Historical Music Treatises. Material within each of these sections may be organized by evidence type, by chronological order or alphabetically by singer or composer name, depending on what is most helpful for the material in a given section. There is a note about organization at the start of each major section. Full citation information is provided in the text immediately following every entry. In the case of a series of entries from a single source, Ibid. may be used. In the case of multiple, separate passages quoted within a single entry (i.e. multiple passages from a single letter), the citation is given after the final passage. A significant omission in this appendix at the time of writing is a section devoted to evidence of historical self-accompanied singing in visual art, an area which requires substantially more research. 233 Newspapers and Periodicals Note on organization: articles are presented in chronological order. Most articles are not given in full. GDN stands for ‘Gale Document Number’, and is given for all articles that were located via the Gale News Vault database of historical newspapers, powered by Gale Cengage Learning. Radio Broadcast listings from the BBC Radio Times were sourced from the BBC Genome Project, which contains BBC listings information which the BBC printed in Radio Times between 1923 and 2009, accessible at http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/. ‘Classified ads’. Public Advertiser [London, England] 22 Jan. 1761. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001080854. Advertisement for Miss Ford’s Subscription Concert at the Little Theatre, Haymarket. Miss Ford’s Subscription Concert will be to-morrow the 23rd instant, (being the last time of her appearing in Public) at the Little Theatre in the Haymarket. The vocal part by Miss Ford who will play a Solo on the Viol di Gambo; a Lesson on the Guittar; and sing the 104th Psalm, accompanied by herself on the Arch Lute. ‘News’. London Chronicle (Semi-Annual) [London, England] May 26, 1763 - May 28, 1763. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001679315. Published excerpt of a letter by Lady Mary Wortley Montague. She made them a sign to play and dance. Four of them immediately begun to play some soft airs on instruments, between a lute and guitar, which they accompanied with their voices, while the others danced by turns. This dance was very different from what I had seen before. Nothing could be more artful, or more proper to raise certain ideas. The tones so soft!---The motions so languishing!---Accompanied with pauses and dying eyes! ‘News’. World (1787) [London, England] 24 Apr. 1789. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001514086. Review of a performance hosted by Mr. Carey at the Lyceum. Nothing could have been more judiciously selected than his Performance on Saturday last---the relief given him in the course of the evening by the two young Linleys, in an excellent Duet, heightened the performance considerably-- and Mr. Moulds sung and accompanied himself in a masterly manner on the Grand Piano- Forte, in Mr. Carey’s Little Blithesome Sparrow---his Mary of the Tyne---and Mouline’s Maria. ‘Classified ads’. Bath Chronicle [Bath, England] 18 June 1789. 19th Century British Library Newspapers. GDN: Z2000112783. Advertisement for a public entertainment at the Villa Gardens featuring the children of Mr. Bryson. The article states that all the Bryson children play the piano, and are prodigies who have performed for royalty. Between the part, the two youngest will accompany themselves on the piano forte. ‘Classified ads’. Bath Chronicle [Bath, England] 18 June 1789. 19th Century British Library Newspapers. GDN: Z2001629320. Review of a masquerade (an indoor 234 event), attended by two to three thousand people. The masquerade was attended by the Prince, who because of the Queen’s birthday party did not arrive until ‘past three’, and did not retire until after five. A St. Cecilia accompanied her lute with a tender pathetic voice. ‘News’. Public Advertiser [London, England] 21 May 1790. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001209794. Another review of the above masquerade. This article clarifies that the event was a masquerade and fireworks in honour of her Majesty’s birthday, and took place at Ranelagh House. A St. Cecilia accompanied her lute with a voice of much sweetness. ‘Classified ads’. True Briton (1793) [London, England] 1 May 1800. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001582053Advertisement for a comedy performance and Entertainments at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Mrs. Jordan is most likely Dorothea Jordon (1761-1816), famous Irish actress and mistress to King William IV. In the course of the Entertainments will be introduced an Old Scotch Ballad, called ‘The Blue Bells of Scotland’, to be sung by Mrs. Jordan, and accompanied by her on the Lute. ‘Classified ads’. Oracle and Daily Advertiser [London, England] 6 May 1800. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001010991. Advertisement for a performance of the comedy The Inconstant; Or, The Way to Win Him, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. With A Favourite Farce. In the course of which will be introduced an Old Scotch Ballad, called ‘The Blue Bells of Scotland’, to be sung by Mrs. Jordan, and accompanied by her on the Lute. ‘Arts & Entertainment’. Bell’s Weekly Messenger [London, England] 11 May 1800. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2000116678. Advertisement for ‘Mrs. Jordan’s Night’ at Drury Lane. Likely the same production as advertised in the previous entry. Mrs. Jordan’s night, to-morrow, at Drury-Lane, will prove the night of Dramatic attraction; when, in addition to her comic excellence in the ‘Inconstant’,, she means to treat her fashionable friends with the sprightly Blue-bells, rapturously accompanied by her sweet-toned lute. ‘Classified ads’. Oracle and Daily Advertiser [London, England] 25 Aug. 1800. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Z2001012750. Advertisement for a performance of Hamlet, followed by the farce, The Sultan, or A Peep Into The Seragio, at the Theatre Royal, Richmond. The Part of Roxalana by Mrs. Jordan; in which Character she will introduce the favourite Song of The Blue Bell of Scotland, accompanied on the Lute. ‘Classified ads’. Oracle and Daily Advertiser [London, England] 25 Aug. 1800. 17th and 18th Century Burney Collection. GDN: Y3207087055. Advertisement for a performance of The Way to Keep Him, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. 235 In the course of the Play a New Song (composed by Mr. Hooke) to be sung and accompanied on the Lute by Mrs. Jordan. ‘The Mirror of Fashion’. Morning Chronicle [London, England] 17 May 1802. 19th Century British Library Newspapers. GDN: BB3207087133. Advertisement and cast listing for a performance of The Tender Husband at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. This article is a good demonstration of the fact that self-accompaniment cannot be trusted to appear as a marked phenomenon in historical sources; though this article does not explicitly state that Mrs. Jordan accompanies herself, when we compare it to the numerous other articles advertising the same performer, virtually the same repertoire, presented in the same style, which do make the self accompaniment explicit, it is more logical than not to conclude this performance was also self accompanied. Biddy Tipkin, with a song accompanied on the lute, by Mrs. Jordan, (being her first appearance in that character). ‘Multiple Classified Advertisements Items’. Morning Post and Gazetteer [London, England] 25 May 1802, pg 1. 19th Century British Library Newspapers. GDN: R3211629605. Advertisement and cast listing for a performance of Twelfth Night, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. On Thursday next will be presented, Shakespeare’s Comedy of Twelfth Night.--- Viola, Mrs. Jordan, who will introduce (by particular desire), the popular Song, called ‘The Willow;’ accompanied by herself on the Lute; ‘Multiple Advertisements and Notices’. Morning Post and Gazetteer [London, England] 26 May 1802, pg 1. 19th Century British Library Newspapers. GDN: R3209453971. Advertisement for a performance of Twelfth Night at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
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