Wilhelm Schneider manuscript translation, Theory of Harmony..., [late 1840s or early 1850s]

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

This collection is an undated 53-page manuscript, containing portions of the English translation of a work of organ music theory and practical application by German organist and instructor Wilhelm Schneider. The manuscript's first page corresponds to page 87 of Schneider's Practical Organ School . . . to which is added a complete Treatise on Harmony and thorough Bass. Translated and Adapted to the wants of Young Organists (Boston: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1851). Afterward, the manuscript follows a different organization from the printed work—chapter one of the manuscript corresponds, for example, to chapter two of the published version. A comparative analysis has not been completed, though a cursory review suggests that the manuscript has textual and possibly other variations from the published version.

Extent:

53 pages

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Cheney J. Schopieray, January 2023

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection is an undated 53-page manuscript, containing portions of the English translation of a work of organ music theory and practical application by German organist and instructor Wilhelm Schneider. The manuscript's first page corresponds to page 87 of Schneider's Practical Organ School . . . to which is added a complete Treatise on Harmony and thorough Bass. Translated and Adapted to the wants of Young Organists (Boston: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1851). Afterward, the manuscript follows a different organization from the printed work—chapter one of the manuscript corresponds, for example, to chapter two of the published version. A comparative analysis has not been completed, though a cursory review suggests that the manuscript has textual and possibly other variations from the published version.

Biographical / Historical:

Lobegott Wilhelm Schneider was born in July 1783 and became domorganist zu Merseburg, Germany—organist at the Merseburg Cathedral. Wilhelm Schneider died October 9, 1843, in Merseburg, Germany.

Acquisition Information:

1980. M-1898 .

Arrangement:

The collection is a single volume.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Bibliography

Henshaw, W. B. "Wilhelm Schneider" in Biographical Dictionary of the Organ (Database: Bardon Enterprises).

Saxony, Anhalt, Anhalt-Bernburg, Anhalt-Dessau and Anhalt-Köthen, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1890 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Music theory--Germany--History--19th century.
Music theory--Instruction and study.
Organ music--Germany--19th century.
Organ music--Instructive editions.
Organ music--United States--19th century.

Formats:

Instructional materials.
Music books.
Translations (documents)

Names:

Schneider, Lobegott Wilhelm, 1783-1843.