Giulio Ricordi - letter received from Paolo Giorza, 24 April 1880
Giulio Ricordi - letter received from Paolo Giorza, 24 April 1880
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Date
24 Apr. 1880
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MLMSS 7282
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Language
Italian
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1 folder - 0.01 Meters
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Fonds
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24 Apr. 1880; Letter sent by Paolo Giorza to his friend, Giulio Ricordi, with letterhead 'Sydney International Exhibition, 1879 - Office of the Commission', enclosing a copy of his Exhibition Cantata [not included here]. Most of the letter concerns Giorza's feelings on music in general, with a passionate defence of the superiority of Italian compo...
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Giulio Ricordi - letter received from Paolo Giorza, 24 April 1880
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Notes
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Two copies of Giorza's Cantata are available in the Mitchell Library's Printed Books Collection at F782.8/G and Q782.8/G, and his Exhibition Album is at F786.2182/1.
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Acquired from Roslyn Maguire in 2003
Administrative / Biographical history
Paolo Giorza, composer, conductor and organist, was born in Milan, Italy in 1832. He came to Sydney in 1871, conducting and arranging for the Italian Opera companies of Lyster, Cagli and Pompei, and for J.C. Williamson's first performances of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was organist and choirmaster at St Francis', Melbourne in 1872-74, and conducted a...
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MLMSS 7282
Record Identifier
YezdPd79
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YezdPd79
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431206
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