The Historical Gallery
These incredibly beautiful manuscripts from masters of past centuries have been collected and made available through the generosity of private collectors and institutions such as The Morgan Library and Museum, The Lila Acheson Wallace Library at Juilliard, and the New York Philharmonic Archive among others. Additional manuscripts will be added over time.
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Ludwig van Beethoven, German, 1770-1827. Piano Sonata, Op 110 (private collection).
Frėdėric Chopin, Polish/French, 1824-1849, “Variations on Mozart’s La ci darem la mano, 1838-47, Morgan Library and Museum
Aaron Copland, American, 1900-1990, Copland/Bernstein: El Salon Mexico, 1936, Juilliard Manuscript Collection
Claude Debussy, French, 1862-1918, Pour les arpeges compose, Morgan Library and Museum
Granados, Enrique, Spanish, Enrique Granados sketchbook: autograph manuscript (1890 - 1916), The Morgan Library and Museum
Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, German, 1805-1847, 'Selmar und Selma', 1830s-'40s, Morgan Library and Museum
Jacques Offenbach, German-French, 1819-1880, "La Grande Duchese de Gerolstein', The Morgan Library and Museum
Niccolo Paganini, Italian, 1782-1840, 'Cadenza for Violin', 19th cent., The Morgan Library and Museum
Giacomo Puccini, Italian, 1858-1924. "La Faniculla del West", Juilliard Manuscript Collection.
Camille Saint-Saens, French, 1835-1921, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No3, Eb major, Op 29, 1869, Morgan Library and Museum
Igor Stravinsky, Russian, French-American, 1882-1971, "Petrushka", Juilliard Manuscript Collection