Thanks Steve. I think, however, it is Charlotte's contribution that is important. Das klinget/O cara armonia was adapted and altered considerably to turn it into a very popular English song titled "Away with Melancholy." It is THAT VERSION that Sor used in the variation set, which he first publ. in London, 1821. Compare these examples:
Sor used something like this version (Sor halved the note values, and changed equal eighths into doted 8th + 16th) scroll down: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mussm&fileName=sm2/sm1857/611000/611690/mussm611690.db&recNum=3&itemLink=D?mussm:1:./temp/~ammem_1lMu::&linkText=0 For banjo (variations): http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mussm&fileName=sm/sm1879/10200/10217/mussm10217.db&recNum=1&itemLink=D?mussm:39:./temp/~ammem_Kjn4::&linkText=0 For piano (rather nicely worked out as a "rondino") http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mussm&fileName=sm/sm1876/14800/14824/mussm14824.db&recNum=1&itemLink=D?mussm:5:./temp/~ammem_UoZR::&linkText=0 One could hardly call the adaptation a work by Mozart, although Sor did use Mozart's original "Das Klinget" in an arrangement in Opus 19 (first ed. Paris, ca. 1825). In other words, Sor's theme is an adaptation of the "Flauto magico" piece that was turned into an English song, "Away with melancholy, nor doleful charges sing." It was tremendously popular song, first published in England in 1794 (three years after Mozart's Singspiel) and reached Philadelphia by 1797. It was published as a glee in New Zealand as late as 1934. There are nearly 60 editions of "Away with Melancholy" listed in the British Union Catalogue. Nearly 20 others were published in the U.S. The Boston Public Library alone owns a dozen editions (now on exhibit commemorating Mozart's Semiquincentennial). Sor did use Mozart's orginal inhis Opus 19. arthur ============================================== "Steven Bornfeld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Arthur Ness wrote: > Dear Steve, Steve and Angelo, > > piano-vocal score for the 1811 Italian language version used in London > > http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=2581452&n=90&s=4&res=3 > <http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=2581452&n=90&s=4&res=3> > http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=2581452&n`&s=4&res=3 > <http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=2581452&n`&s=4&res=3> > > Sor's opening > http://www.tecla.com/extras/1001/1200/op09beg.pdf > Thanks, Arthur! Steve -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
