Guide to the
Nozze Slave Dance Notation and Costume Design Drawings
Processed by Karen Rosen
© 2004
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Nozze Slave Dance Notation and Costume Design Drawings
Collection number: MS-P57
Special Collections and Archives
The UCI Libraries
University of California
Irvine, California
- Processed by:
- Karen Rosen
- Date Completed:
- 2004
- Encoded by:
- Andre Ambrus
© 2004 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Nozze Slave dance notation and costume design drawings,
Date (inclusive): circa 1895
Collection number: MS-P057
Creators:
Coppini, Cesare, director. Graeb, Emilio, choreographer. Zamperoni, Luigi, costume designer.
Extent:
0.2 linear feet (2 oversize folders)
Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library.
Special Collections and Archives.
Irvine, California 92623-9557
Abstract: This collection comprises two groups of material documenting work on a ballet in one act,
Nozze slave: divertimento danzante in un atti, (
Slave wedding: a ballet in one act), which appears to have been staged by Cesare Coppini at La Scala, an opera house in Milan, on January 22, 1895. The first
group includes two manuscripts relating to the choreography of the ballet by Emilio Graeb, to music by P. Hertel. One is
a hand-written and illustrated choreographic synopsis, possibly fragmentary, reproduced and signed by Coppini, showing the
placement of dancers in fifteen scenes. The other is a listing of the order of the dances written in Coppini's hand. The
second group includes thirteen costume drawings from the ballet by Luigi Zamperoni, drawn in ink on tracing paper and mounted
on stiff backing, annotated in black and red ink, and featuring costumes for the major dances.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. These materials are in the public domain. For permissions to reproduce
or to publish, please contact the Head of Special Collections and University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Nozze Slave dance notation and costume design drawings. MS-P57. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California.
Acquisition Information
Acquired, 2002.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Rosen, 2004.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection comprises two groups of material documenting work on a ballet in one act,
Nozze slave: divertimento danzante in un atti, (
Slave wedding: a ballet in one act), which appears to have been staged by Cesare Coppini at La Scala, an opera house in Milan, on January 22, 1895. The first
group includes two manuscripts relating to the choreography of the ballet by Emilio Graeb, to music by P. Hertel. One is
a hand-written and illustrated choreographic synopsis, possibly fragmentary, reproduced and signed by Coppini, showing the
placement of dancers in fifteen scenes. The other is a listing of the order of the dances written in Coppini's hand. The
second group includes thirteen costume drawings from the ballet by Luigi Zamperoni, drawn in ink on tracing paper and mounted
on stiff backing, annotated in black and red ink, and featuring costumes for the major dances.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Nozze slave (Choreographic work: Graeb) -- Archives.
Costume design -- Italy -- Archives.
Genres and Formats of Materials
Costume design drawings -- Italy -- 19th century.
Dance notation -- Italy -- 19th century.
Contributors
Graeb, Emilio, choreographer.
Zamperoni, Luigi, costume designer.
Hertel, Peter Ludwig, 1817-1899, composer.
Collection Contents
Box FB-64 : 5
Choreographic notation and listing of the order of dances,1895.
Physical Description:
2 items.
Box FB-64 : 6
Costume drawings,1895.
Physical Description:
13 items.
Box FB-64 : 5
Cover in which materials were stored,1895
