Thomas Walker Microfilm Collection

Introduction and Scope

The Thomas Walker Microfilm Collection consists of 187 reels containing reproductions of music sources from the 17^th through the 20^th century. Of particular significance are the collections of materials related to 17^th century Venetian opera, 18^th century opera seria, and the Danish composer Carl Nielsen. [1]

Background

Tom Walker came to the Faculty of Princeton University in 1988, first as a Visiting Professor then from 1989 until his death in 1995 serving as Professor of Music. Prior to this he served as Professor and Dean of the Arts Faculty and Director of the Institute of the History of the Arts at the University of Ferrara from 1982-1988. He also worked as a staff editor of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, a lecturer at King's College London, and at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley from 1963-1968. His scholarly interests were far reaching, covering music from the 13^th to the 20^th century, focusing particularly on 17^th century Italian opera, 18^th century opera seria, and the music of Carl Nielsen. It is these three areas that serve as the core of the microfilm collection in the Mendel Music Library and described here. For further biographical information see the Memorial Resolution passed by the Faculty of Princeton University (http://lib-terminal.princeton.edu/music/walker.pdf).

Collection Description

Call Number :: Microfilm 458 (shelved by reel number in the following order)

Reels 1-112 :: Microfilm from the Contarini Collection in the Biblioteca Marciana, Venice (Marciana Cat. No. in paratheses) [2]

Reels 113-119 :: Libretti

Reels 120-152 :: 18^th Century Opera Seria

Reels 153-171 :: Works of Carl Nielsen

Reels 172-187 :: 17th Century Italian Instrumental Music :: (Biblioteca Estense [Reels 172-176], Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale [Reels 177-187])

18^th Century Opera Seria

 

Reel 120

Majo, Gian Francesco de: Artaserse

Sarti, Giuseppe: Cesare

Reel 121

Majo, Gian Francesco de: Iphigenia

Reel 122

Guglielmi, Pietro Allesandro: Antigono

Latilla, Gaetano: Antigono (inizio)

Reel 123

Latilla, Gaetano: Antigono (fine)

Majo, Gian Francesco de: Eumene (inizio)

Reel 124

Majo, Gian Francesco de: Eumene (fine)

Majo, Gian Francesco de: Impermestra (inizio)

Reel 125

Majo, Gian Francesco de: Impermestra (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Alessandro

Paisiello, Giovanni: Andromeda (inizio)

Reel 126

Paisiello, Giovanni: Andromeda (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Annibale (inizio)

Reel 127

Paisiello, Giovanni: Annibale (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Artaserse (inizio)

Reel 128

Paisiello, Giovanni: Artaserse (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Il Cid

Paisiello, Giovanni: Demetrio (inizio)

Reel 129

Paisiello, Giovanni: Demetrio (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Lucio Papirio (inizio)

Reel 130

Paisiello, Giovanni: Lucio Papirio (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Montezuma (inizio)

Reel 131

Paisiello, Giovanni: Montezuma (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Olimpia (inizio)

Reel 132

Paisiello, Giovanni: Olimpia (fine)

Paisiello, Giovanni: Sismano (inizio)

Reel 133

Paisiello, Giovanni: Sismano (fine)

Scolari, Giuseppe: Cajo Mario

Scolari, Giuseppe: Il Tamerlano

Reel 134

Piccinni, Niccolo: Il gran Cid

Piccinni, Niccolo: Impermestra (inizio)

Reel 135

Piccinni, Niccolo: Impermestra (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Olimpiade, 1767 (inizio)

Reel 136

Piccinni, Niccolo: Olimpiade, 1767 (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Olimpiade, 1768

Piccinni, Niccolo: Il re pastore (inizio)

Reel 137

Piccinni, Niccolo: Il re pastore (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Tigrane (inizio)

Reel 138

Piccinni, Niccolo: Tigrane (fine)

Rutini, Giovanni Marco: Vologeso

Piccinni, Niccolo: Cesare e Cleopatra (I)

Reel 139

Piccinni, Niccolo: Cesare e Cleopatra (II-III)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Artaserse, 1768 (inizio)

Reel 140

Piccinni, Niccolo: Artaserse, 1768 (fine)

Reel 141

Galuppi, Baldassare: Didone abbandonata

Piccinni, Niccolo: Alessandro nelle Indie (inizio)

Reel 142

Piccinni, Niccolo: Allesandro (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Antigono (inizio)

Reel 143

Piccinni, Niccolo: Antigono (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Artaserse, 1762

Piccinni, Nicolo: Catone in Utica (inizio)

Reel 144

Piccinni, Niccolo: Catone in Utica (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Ciro riconosciuto (inizio)

Reel 145

Piccinni, Niccolo: Ciro riconosciuto (fine)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Demetrio (I)

Reel 146

Piccinni, Niccolo: Demetrio (II-III)

Piccinni, Niccolo: Demofoonta

Reel 147

Piccinni, Niccolo: Didone Abbandonata

Reel 148

Gassmann, Florian Leopold: Amore e Psyche

Gassmann, Florian Leopold: L'olimpiade (I)

Reel 149

Gassmann, Florian Leopold: L'olimpiade (fine)

Reel 150

Traetta, Tommaso: Armida

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Apollo

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Finta semplice

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Idomeneo

Reel 151

Vinci, Leonardi: Opera Full Scores (Items 1-2)

Reel 152

Vinci, Leonardi: Opera Full Scores (Items 6-9)

 

[1] Finding aid prepared by Daniel Boomhower with Ramsey El-Assal. Last updated: 3 April 2002.

[2] For a complete listing of items in the Contarini collection see Walker, "'Ubi Lucius': Thoughts on Reading Medoro," in Aurelio Aureli and Francesco Lucio, Il Medoro: Partitura dell'opera in facsimile, edizione del libretto, saggio introduttivo, edited by Giovanni Morelli and Thomas Walker (Milan: Ricordi, 1984):CXLI-CXLIII.