Item Detail
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Library of Congress
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Cambini quintets
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Among the Library of Congress's musical treasures are a set of unique manuscripts by Italian composer Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (1746-1825?) that contain music for over 100 of his string quintets. These scores were previously held in private ownership for well over a century, a fate that relegated the quintets (and hundreds of his other compositions) into total obscurity: to our knowledge, the manuscripts (likely in the composer's hand) were neither copied nor published. Over the past few decades, however, researchers have begun to uncover these treasures, resulting in the publication of a few dozen quintets as well as a handful of recordings. Until all of Cambini's string quintets are made available to the music community, however, a proper assessment of the composer's contribution to this genre and the degree to which he influenced the overall development of chamber music in France cannot be accurately determined. It is our intention, through this digital presentation, to allow this body of music the chance to now receive the scholarly consideration it deserves. (from the website)
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Website
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Washington, D.C.
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Library of Congress
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English
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Internet
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13620