Celestí Sadurní music scores
Finding aid prepared by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian.
Special Collections & University Archives
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Celestí Sadurní music scores
Date (inclusive): 1879-1907, undated
Collection Number: MS 048
Creator:
Sadurní, Celestí (i Gurguí), 1863-1910
Extent:
4.21 linear feet
(6 boxes)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Abstract: The collection consists of multiple musical works composed by Catalan composer and conductor Celestí Sadurní in the late 19th
and early 20th century. The works, which were mostly unpublished, are handwritten either by Sadurní or a copyist and most
are autographed and dated. Compositions in the collection include zarzuela operas, a ballet, a piano score, a religious march,
and a number of short instrumental works.
Languages: The collection is in Spanish.
Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Material is in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [date if possible]. Celestí Sadurní music scores (MS 048). Special Collections & University Archives,
University of California, Riverside.
Acquisition Information
Purchased in 2019.
Processing History
Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2019.
Biographical Note
Celestí Sadurní i Gurguí (1863-1910) was a Catalan composer and conductor who studied at the Conservatori del Liceu, and worked
as a professor for various music schools in Barcelona, Spain during the 1880s. In 1886 he established the Municipal Orchestra
and Municipal Music School of Barcelona with fellow composer Josep Rodoreda. In 1887 he became the assistant conductor of
the Municipal Orchestra, and its director in 1897. In addition to the orchestra, Sadurní conducted a number of choral groups,
operas, and other groups in Spain and France. Sadurní also composed a number of works, both religious and secular, although
most of his works were unpublished.
Collection Scope and Contents
The collection consists of multiple musical works composed by Catalan composer and conductor Celestí Sadurní in the late 19th
and early 20th century. The works, which were mostly unpublished, are handwritten either by Sadurní or a copyist and most
are autographed and dated. Compositions in the collection include a ballet, a piano score, a religious march, and a number
of short instrumental works. Also included are multiple zarzuelas, which are lyric-dramatic works popular in Spain that alternate
between spoken and sung scenes.
Collection Arrangement
The collection has been arranged by musical work, into the following 7 series:
- Series 1. "¡Despierta España!", 1898
- Series 2. "El Honor Militar", undated
- Series 3. "Marcha Religiosa Ad Lento", 1884
- Series 4. [Miscellaneous Short Works], 1879
- Series 5. "Oriana", 1907
- Series 6. "Phriné de Tespia", 1903-1907
- Series 7. "Salve Regina", undated
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Composers
Composition (Music)
Music -- Manuscripts
Music -- Spain
Zarzuelas
Genres and Forms of Materials
Musical compositions
Scores (documents for music)
Series 1. "¡Despierta España!"
1898
Series Scope and Contents
Zarzuela for voices and orchestra, with lyrics by Rafael del Castillo. The manuscript is signed and dated by Sarduní.
Series Arrangement
The series is arranged by composition number.
Series 2. "El Honor Militar"
undated
Series Scope and Contents
Zarzuela in one act with five scenes. Manuscripts are for instrumental and vocal parts, along with two copies of the libretto.
In a copyist's hand.
Series Arrangement
Materials in the series are arranged alphabetically.
Box 2, Folder 1
Libretto [Working Manuscript]
undated
Box 2, Folder 3
Ricardo [vocal part]
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Rosa [vocal part]
undated
Box 2, Folder 5
Sargento [vocal part]
undated
Series 3. "Marcha Religiosa Ad Lento"
1884
Series Scope and Contents
Musical manuscipt parts, autographed by Sadurní.
Series Arrangement
Materials in the series are arranged alphabetically.
Box 2, Folder 15
"Lento" - Contrabajo
undated
Box 2, Folder 18
"Lento" - Violin 1.º
undated
Box 2, Folder 19
"Lento" - Violin 2.º
undated
Box 2, Folder 20
"Lento" - Violoncello
undated
Box 2, Folder 21
"Marcha Religiosa" - Armonium
1884
Box 2, Folder 22
"Marcha Religiosa" - Contrabajo
1884
Box 2, Folder 23
"Marcha Religiosa" - Piano
1884
Box 2, Folder 24
"Marcha Religiosa" - Timpani
1884
Box 3, Folder 1
"Marcha Religiosa" - Viola
1884
Box 3, Folder 2
"Marcha Religiosa" - Violin 1.º
1884
Box 3, Folder 3
"Marcha Religiosa" - Violin 2.º
1884
Box 3, Folder 4
"Marcha Religiosa" - Violoncello
1884
Series 4. [Miscellaneous Short Works]
1879, undated
Series Scope and Contents
Multiple short works, including "Fragmentos de Sinfonias," "Fragmentos de Orquestra," and works for chamber groups.
Series Arrangement
Materials in the series are arranged alphabetically.
Box 3, Folder 5
[Miscellaneous Short Works]
1879, undated
Series 5. "Oriana"
1907
Series Scope and Contents
A ballet in four acts. Inclues working manuscript of the Prelude and three acts with numerous corrections and alterations,
as well as autographed manuscript full score and a libretto.
Series Arrangement
Materials in the series are arranged alphabetically.
Box 3, Folder 6
[Autograph Manuscript Full Score]
1907
Series 6. "Phriné de Tespia"
1903-1907
Series Scope and Contents
An opera in three acts with a libretto by Joan Olivia Bridgman. Signed and dated by Sarduní.
Series Arrangement
Materials in the series are arranged by act.
Box 6, Folder 2
Act II [Alternate Sections]
undated
Series 7. "Salve Regina"
undated
Series Scope and Contents
Instrumental and vocal parts, in a copyist's hand.
Series Arrangement
Materials in the series are arranged alphabetically.
Box 4, Folder 6
Tenores 2.os (Coro)
undated
Box 4, Folder 14
Violoncello y Bajo
undated
