2 options
[A collection of Russian, Ukrainian, and other popular folk and other types of dances, Including Jewish Traditions].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts GM-56
By Request
Request an item
Access options
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- French
- Italian
- Multiple languages
- Russian
- Ukrainian
- Subjects (All):
- Waltz--Russia--Scores.
- Waltz.
- Dance--Russia--Scores.
- Dance.
- Mazurkas--Scores.
- Mazurkas.
- Marches--Europe, Eastern--Scores.
- Marches.
- Lullabies--Russia--Scores.
- Lullabies.
- Quadrilles--Scores.
- Quadrilles.
- Genre:
- Waltzes (Music)
- Mazurkas (Music)
- Quadrilles (Music)
- Scores.
- Manuscripts.
- Dance music.
- Penn Provenance:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries by Gratz College, 2023.
- Ownership signatures and ink stamps from previous holders in various scripts (page 2 of cover).
- Physical Description:
- 1 ms. score (192 unnumbered pages of notated music, 2 blank pages)
- Production:
- Zvenyhorodka (Ukraine) , 188-?
- Language Note:
- Titles and textual elements occur in multiple languages--principally Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, and French--inscribed in both Cyrillic and Latin scripts; numerous entries are faint, irregular, or otherwise difficult to decipher.
- Contents:
- Вальсъ "Пережитое" [Valʹsʺ "Perezhitoe]
- Мазурка Палчовка [Mazurka Palchovka]
- Мазурка [Mazurka]
- Вальсъ Люблю тебя [Valʹsʺ Li︠u︡bli︠u tebi︠a︡[
- Мазурка Фантазія [Mazurka Fantaz̄ii︠a︡]
- Вальсъ [Valʹsʺ]
- Мазурка [Mazurka] - Полька [Polʹka]
- Вальсъ „Румынское сердце" [Valʹsʺ "Rumynskoe serdt︠s︡︡︡e]
- Колыбельная пѣсня [Kolybelʹnai︠a︡ pi︠e︡snai︠a︡]
- Вальсъ Смерть [Valʹsʺ Smertʹ]
- Облидо Фрейшицъ [Oblido Freĭshit︠sʺ]
- Вальсъ № 2 [Valʹsʺ No. 2]
- Вальсъ № 1 [Valʹsʺ No. 1]
- Вальсъ смерть мозга [Вальсъ smertʹ mozga]
- Nr. 4, L.H.
- 6 Венгерка [6 Vengerka], Вальсъ вѣтріи [Valʹsʺ vi︠e︡tr̄iĭ]
- Малороссійская пляска [Maloross̄iĭskai︠a︡], Полковой Маршъ [Polkovoĭ marshʺ]
- Соколъ [Sokolʺ], Чехотка [Chekhotka]
- Мотенька [Motenka, Choboty[
- Журавль [Zhuravlʹ], Канарейка [Kanareĭka]
- Мазуръ полька [Mazurʹ polʹka]
- Пѣснь рекрута [Pi︠e︡nʹ rekruta]
- Мазуръ полька [Mazurʺ polʹka]
- Шумило [Shumilo]
- Полька [Polʹka]
- Томительное [Tomitelʹnoe]
- Вальсъ не извѣстный [Valʹsʺ ne izvi︠e︡stny̆i]
- Унитожа [Unitozhe]
- Маня [Mani︠ ︡a]
- Учтивость [Uchtivostʹ] ]
- Дозоръ [Dozorʺ]
- Вальсъ Помеща [Valʺs Pomeshcha]
- Вальсъ Помеща {Вальсъ "Гелико" [Valʹsʺ "Geliko"]
- [water smudge?]
- Маршъ Маргариты / Кто [же] изъ насъ не зналъ... [Marshʺ Margarity ... Kto [zhe] izʺ nasʺ ne znalʺ]
- [Marshʺ Margarity]
- Пѣснь [Pi︠e︡snʹ] / соч. Чернявскаго [Cherni︠︡avskago]
- Пѣсня [Pi︠e︡sni︠a︡]
- Романсъ [Romansʺ]
- Голосъ [Golosʺ]
- Кадриль малороссійскій [Kadrilʹ malorossiĭskiĭ]
- Тож=е [Tozhe]
- Тоже Вальс [Tozhe Val̆ʹs]
- Тоже / Зепл Пейсахович [Zepl Peĭsakhovich] - [Tozhe]
- Тоже [Tozhe]
- Булгаръ [Bulgarʺ]
- Тоже, Соборн [Tozhe, Soborn]
- Шотландская полька.[Shotlandskai︠a︡ polʹka]
- Венгерскомъ солѣ -[Vengerskomʺ soli︠e︡]
- Вальсъ воздушный Танцуютъ [Vaḷʹsʺ bozdushnyĭ Tant︠s︡ui︠u︡tʺ]
- Романсъ [Romansʹ]
- Полька Дуся [Polʹka Dusi︠a︡]
- Маршъ тарарабумбія ]Marshʺ tararabumbii︠a︡]
- Вальсъ Страданье [Valʹsʺ Stradanʹe]
- Моя Маня [Moi︠a︠ Mani︠a︡]
- Полька мазурка Роза [Polʹka mazurka Roza]
- Полька,19/8 1896 года, Заблотовскій [Polʹka, 19/8 1886 goda, Zablotovsk̄iĭ]
- Мазурка шаг за шагом [Mazurka shag za shagom]
- Полька Дамская ручка / Сеня Пейсаховичъ фраистут [Polʹka Damskai︠a︡ ruchka / Seni︠a︡ Peĭsakhovich Fraystut]
- Полька Анита [Polʹka Anita], Тщеславнымъ [Tshcheslavniymʺ], бъ тещиныхъ днесь у насъ заступеи [Vʺ teshchnykhʺ u dnesʹ zastupei]
- Попурри малороссійское [Popurri maloross̄iĭskoe]
- Попурри вольное [Popurri volʹnoe]
- И горе само [I gore samo]
- Горе само [Gore samo]
- Гайду сопеле [Gaĭdu sopele]
- Мазурка выселая [Mazurka vyselai︠a︡]
- Маршъ Запорожецъ [Marshʺ Zaporozhet︠︡sʺ]
- Вальсъ ческій [Balʹsʺ chesk̄ĭ]
- О. Б. Скорный [O. B. Skornyĭ]
- Гапонъ [Gaponʺ]
- Испанскіе Козачки [Ispanskīe Kozachki]
- Полное маззурко [Polnoe mazzurko]
- Vittoria, eccoti pronta
- Маршъ Козлов [Marshʺ Kozlov]
- Полька Малаго [Polʹka Malago]
- Вальсъ [Balsʺ]
- Маршъ [Marshʺ]
- Вальсъ ожиданіе [Valʹsʺ ozhdan̄ie]
- Вальсъ тоска на сердце [Valʹsʺ toska na serdt︠s︡e]
- Ноты [Noty]
- Скерцо [Skert︠s︡o]
- Вальс Рудовскаго [Valsʹ Rudovskago]
- Галопъ [Galopʺ]
- Вальс Скучное Время [Valʹsʺ Skuchnoe Bremi︠a︡]
- Испанская серенада [Ispanskai︠a︡ serenada]
- Болгарка [Bolgarka]
- Полька Дамскаи︠а︡ ручка / Сени︠а︡ Пейсакхович фраистут [Polʹka Damskai︠a︡ ruchka / Seni︠a︡ Peĭsakhovich Fraystut] Вальс продавец птиц [Valʹsʺ prodavet︠s︡ ptit︠s︡]
- Попури [Potpuri]
- Польскій Краковякъ [Polʹsk̄iĭ Krakovīa︡kʺ]
- Вальсъ II продавецъ птицъ [Valʹsʺ ī prdavet︠s︡ʹptit︠s︡]
- Бах [Bakh]
- Belle Monaca
- Bruber Monaca, Еврейская фантазія [Evreĭskai︠a︡ fantaz̄ii︠︡a]
- Скачна [Skachna]
- Декабрь 15, Вальсъ "Очарованіе", Соч. М. Штейнберга [Dekabrʹ 16, Valʹsʺ "Ocharoban̄ie, Soch. M. Shteĭnberga]
- Вальс Плачь девицы [Valʺsʹ Plachʹ devit︠s︡y]
- Вальсъ Моментъ любви [Valʺsʹ Momentʺ li︠u︡bvi
- Болгаръ, Фантазія [Bolgarʺ, Fantaz̄ii︠a︡]
- Ужасная фантазія [Uzhasnaa︠ia︡ fantaz̄ii︡a] / Лейбахъ Гершковичъ, ФРАНКФУРТЪ [Leĭbakhʺ Gershkovichʺ, FRANKFURTʺ]
- А. Дашевскій [A. Dashevsk̄iĭ], Лейбахъ Гершковичъ Франкфуртъ Звенигородка Кіевск. губ. [Лейбахъ Гершковичъ, ФРАНКФУРТЪ Zvenigorodka Kievsk. gub].
- Notes:
- Some of the titles listed in the contents note may not accurately correspond to the works included in this compilation. This is because the source material appears to be quite old and in fragile condition, with handwriting that is extremely faint and written in highly individualized styles. These factors make it difficult to interpret the original titles with certainty, and some readings may be approximate.
- Title devised by cataloger.
- Unnumbered pagea 116 conatins a table of contents presented in Cyrillic script, and the facing page appears to contain a handwritten primer or reference guide on musical notation.
- On unnumbered page 114, the lower portion of the manuscript page functions not as musical repertoire but as pedagogical material. It contains a two-octave pitch sequence--likely a C-major scalar framework--extending across both treble and bass clefs, suggesting practice with the full grand staff. The dense use of ledger lines indicates deliberate training in reading and notating extreme registers. Below this, repeated treble-clef symbols and evenly spaced whole-note heads resemble handwriting and spatial-placement exercises. A large ornamental flourish at the center aligns with common 19th-century scribal habits. Collectively, the notation reflects foundational skill development rather than compositional intent, consistent with a student's workbook or a teacher's demonstration page.
- Unnumbered page 141 contains extensive handwritten annotations--primarily a mix of Russian phrases and musical terminology--applied in a loose, overlapping "working draft" manner that suggests use by the composer or a student. A faint inscription in the upper left appears to read "для скрипки" ("for violin"), consistent with the single-staff melodic writing, accompanied by several unclear names or initials. The upper right is densely layered with cursive notes, including scattered numbers and what may be a partially obscured Latin-script signature beginning with G or B. Additional musical markings include "Flaut(o)" above the second staff, "1 mo" likely indicating a first part, and a clearly written "Allegro" near the lower left. Small numerals (2, 3, 0) appear throughout as fingering indications. Overall, the manuscript resembles an actively used notebook page or compositional draft rather than a finalized score..
- Local Notes:
- Bound in browinish red leather
- OCLC:
- 1535444568
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.