Le carnaval de Venise, Op.18 (Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm)

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For Guitar and Piano (or 2 Guitars) (Morkov)
Arranger Vladimir Morkov (1801–1864)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Gutheil, n.d. Plate A. 3040 G.
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Misc. Notes from Matanya Ophee Collection
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For Violin and Piano (Composer)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.[1844]. Plate 1405. 1406.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Schlesinger, n.d. Plate M.S. 3975.
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Misc. Notes From the uploader's library. Copper plate engraving published shortly after Kistner's (op.19 on the Cover and Title Page but the score itself bears no.18). Some minor differences in the layout.
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Editor Edmund Singer (1831–1912)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff’s Verlag, n.d.(ca.1870). Plate 2170.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Piano 4 hands
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Fr. Kistner, n.d.[1844]?. Plate 1436.
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For Piano (B.C.)
Arranger B. C.
Publisher. Info. Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, n.d. Plate 2955.
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General Information

Work Title Le carnaval de Venise
Alternative. Title Variations burlesques sur la canzonetta “Cara mamma mia”
Composer Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.18
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHE 3
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Andante, Theme, 25 variations and Coda
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1837
First Publication. 1843/44 - Leipzig: Fr. Kistner
Dedication King of Denmark
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation see below
Related Works Based on The Carnival of Venice
Extra Information Violin principal scordatura tuning: A E B e

Navigation etc.

  • info on the melody O cara mamma mia or My Hat, It Has Three Corners
  • The Kistner edition gives the instrumentation as "pour la Violon principal avec accompagnement de Quatuor et de Contra-Basse ou de Piano"
  • According to RISM, the original manuscript is held at the Lippische Landesbibliothek, Detmold, but a search of this library doesn't seem to bring up the details (possibly manuscripts are searched in another way).
  • RISM lists the title as: "[cover title:] Carneval in Venedig