Mount of Olives: an oratorio by Beethoven [1814]

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (composer); Smart, George Thomas, Sir, 1776-1867 (previous owner)

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Mount of Olives: an oratorio by Beethoven [1814]

Set of manuscript orchestral parts for the oratorio Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85, likely used for the first performances in London as "The Mount of Olives" in 1814 at the Drury Lane theater, directed by Sir George Smart. With signature of George T. Smart on title pages and a label printed with his name pasted to the covers. Each part bound in marble boards with calf spines. A list of parts is handwritten on the inside cover of the part Violino primo No. I: Leader. Lacks vocal parts and parts for serpent and drums. Includes additional parts not listed: violino primo (nos. 6-7), violino secondo (no. 6), viola (no. 4), basses (no. 5), horns 3-4, bassoons 3-4, and soprano trombone.

Date

1814

Resource Type

Music manuscript

Creator

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827 (composer)
Creator
Smart, George Thomas, Sir, 1776-1867 (previous owner)
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Campus

San Jose

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Date created

2023-04-04

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12680/arch.d504rv32j

Identifier

islandora:25102
ABSms8

["Purchase, Reeves 311/461 (19951017)"]

Alternative Title

Uniform Title: Christus am Ölberge

Notes

Inventory number: m1c0005

Extent

35 parts; 30 cm

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This work is in the public domain and therefore the digital images attached to this catalog record may be used without permission for study and research purposes. Credit statements for these images should read “From the collections of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University.” For information on obtaining higher resolution reproductions and permission to publish, see the Beethoven Center's website https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php

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	Mount of Olives trombone alto & tenor no. 1 Public Trombone alto & tenor in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "tromboni alto e tenor no. I." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives trumpet 1 & 2 Public Trumpet 1 & 2 in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "trumpets primo e secondo no. I." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives trumpet 3 Public Trumpet 3 from the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "3rd trumpet no. 2." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives viola 1 & 2, no. 3 Public Viola 1 & 2, no. 3 in the set of manuscripts performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "viola primo e secondo no. 3." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives viola 1, no. 1 Public Viola 1, no. 1 in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "viola primo no. 1." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives viola 2, no. 2 Public Viola 2, no. 2 in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), "labelled "viola secondo no. 2." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives viola no. 4 Public Viola no. 4 in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "viola no. 4." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives violin 1, no. 1 Public Violin 1, no. 1 in the set of manuscript parts for The Mount of Olives, labelled "Violino primo principale. No. I. Leader." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives violin 1, no. 2 Public Violin 1, no. 2 in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "violino primo next the leader no. 2." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download
	Mount of Olives violin 1, no. 3 Public Violin 1, no. 3 in the set of manuscript performance parts for The Mount of Olives (1814), labelled "violino primo ripieno no. 3." Date Uploaded: 2025-04-30	Download

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Mount of Olives trombone alto & tenor no. 1 Public

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Mount of Olives trumpet 3 Public

Mount of Olives viola 1 & 2, no. 3 Public

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Mount of Olives viola 2, no. 2 Public

Mount of Olives viola no. 4 Public

Mount of Olives violin 1, no. 1 Public

Mount of Olives violin 1, no. 2 Public

Mount of Olives violin 1, no. 3 Public