COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYLIBRARIES
MUSIC LIBRARYZARZUELA COLLECTION
[Shelvedoff-sST BlOTJ^ COU-tCTloh) - X S Shelvedoffeftf
1 9 9 3
CONTENTS
page
DESCRIPTION OF THECOLLECTION 1
LISTING OF CONTENTS INBOXORDER 4
BIBLIOGRAPHIC TITLESHEETS(duplicates are included in boxes and have been
filmed with the materials)
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESMUSIC LIBRARY
ZARZUELA COLLECTION
DESCRIPTION
The Zarzuela Collection at Columbia University consists of almost fivehundred different zarzuelas. Both nineteenth and twentieth centuryworks are represented by libretti, scores, and separate instrumentalparts. Formats include printed, typewritten, and handwritten items.Many of the libretti contain role assignments and other handwrittennotes which indicate they were used by a traveling zarzuelacompany. Among the authors of the libretti are Javer de Bergos ySarragoiti, Jose Estremero y Cuenca, Jacinto Benavente, and theQuintero brothers.
BACKGROUND
The Zarzuela Collection was given to the Columbia Music Library bythe Hispanic Institute in 1986. The Institute was founded in 1916 asthe Instituto de las Espanas en los Estados Unidos by Frederico deOnis, the year he became head of the Spanish Department atColumbia University. In 1940 the Institute acquired its presentname, and in 1961 it moved to the Columbia campus. Since therewas no space in the new quarters for the collection, it was donated tothe Music Library in two installments the first included the musicscores, the second the libretti and other texts.
The source and original organization of the collection are difficult todetermine, since the card catalog which accompanied it did notaccurately reflect it. In an unpublished study, Janet L. Sturmanhypothesized that the scores and books of the Institute werecompiled by a number of elite New York collectors to represent theiridea of popular Spanish culture, and that the collection was unrelatedto student performances encouraged by the pianist and composerEmilio de Torre, friend of Frederico de Onis.
It appears from evidence in the collection itself that it could havearrived at the Institute as a unit. Most of the instrumentalarrangements and libretti bear the signature of Luis de Rueda,
apparently an actor and singer active in the first quarter of thiscentury. In many cases, the stamp "Property of Mathilde Lopez" issuperimposed on Rueda's signature. It appears she added a fewitems to his collection, primarily piano-vocal scores.
Patricia Bentivegna, in correspondence with the Music Library, notesthat there are items in this collection which are not availableelsewhere, even in Spain, as the Spanish National Library in Madridhas not yet been able to catalog and provide access to much materialnow in storage. The Columbia collection is the largest known in thiscountry.
ARRANGEMENT
Order of Titles
The collection is housed in 82 boxes. The majority of the zarzuelasare arranged alphabetically by title in a single sequence in boxes 1-67. Where items were originally bound together they have beenseparated in order to maintain the alphabetic sequence.
Boxes 68-70 contain two sets of materials added after the first 67boxes had already been arranged and listed. Boxes 71-72 containmiscellaneous pieces of music, and boxes 73-81 containmiscellaneous texts.
Each item is numbered. Originally the numbers corresponded to thealphabtic arrangement; unfortunately the numberic sequence had tobe disrupted several times to interfile materials alphabetically. Thenumbers are recorded on the folders enclosing the materials, and onthe microfilm of each item.
Order of Pieces Pertaining to Each Title
All materials, both music and text, pertaining to an individual titleare grouped together. A standard order has been imposed for alltitles:
libretto;
piano-vocal score;
instrumental sets. The latter are arranged in the followingorder: violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, clarinet,bassoon, trumpet, trombone, french horn, percussion,cornet, figle, and piano-vocal manuscript or conductor'spart.
Each zarzuela title is introduced by a bibliographic sheet. Thiscontains the following information:
brief title and number of the zarzuela;
composer;
author of the text;
full title and historical information if available, for instanceplace and date of first performance;
checklist of pieces contained in the collection. A blank beforethe name of the type of material indicates no such pieceis present, since some sets are incomplete. A number
) indicates how many pieces of that type are included, for) instance "1 violin" indicates a single piece, for either the
first or second violin, while "2 violin" indicates twodifferent parts for violin. A duplicate copy is listed at theend, e.g. "extra violin part";
notes, if any, for instance information on the original gatheringof items which have been disbound to allow alphabeticfiling.
Luisa Vilar-PayaColumbia University
ICES
Bentivegna, Patricia. 1983. Letter to Thomas Watkins, MusicLibrarian, Columbia University.
Sturman, Janet L. 1987. Zarzuela in New York: Contributions of theLyric Theater to Hispanic Identity. Columbia University Dissertation.
BOX LISTING
)
j
Please note that at the end of the Zarzuela collection there are 9 boxes ofunprocessed materials [Boxes 82-90].
WoX ^helved of/-sfteB o x # T i t l e Comnoser A u t h o r
"El Abuelito"
"Los Africanistas"
"Agua, Azucarillosy Aguardiente**
"El Agua del Manzanares"
"El Aire"
"Al Agua, Patos!"
"Al Cine!"
"Al Fin, Solos"
"La Alegre Trompeteria*
"La Alegria de laHuerta"
"La Alegria del Batallon*
"El Alma del Pueblo"
Fernandez Caballero
Caballero and Hermoso
Federico Chueca
Tomas Barrera andAntonio Estremera
Mariani and Lleo
Angel Rubio
Ramon Lopez-Montenegro
Franz Lehar
Lleo
Fredrico Chueca
Jose Serrano
Ruperto Chapi
Manuel Fernandez de la Puente
Gabriel Merino andEnrique Lopez Marin
M. Ramos Carrion
Carlos Arniches
Paso and Abate
Jose Jackson Veyan
Ramon Lopez -Montenegro
A.M. Willner andR. Bodanski
Paso
Enrique Garcia Alverezand Antonio Paso
Carlos Arniches andFelix Quintana
Jose Lopez Silva andCarlos Fernandez Shaw
"Alma Llanera"
"Alma Negra"
"Las Amapolas"
"El Amigo del Alma"
"El Amigo Mesquiades'or "Por la BocaMuere el pez"
"Amor Ciego"
Pedro Elias Gutierrez
Fredrico Chaves
Tomas L. Torregrosa
Giminez and Vives
Valverde and J.Serrano
Manuel Penella
Rafeal Bolivar Coronado
Luis Linares Becarraand Javier de Burgos
Carlos Arniches andCelso Lucio
Francisco de Torresand Carlos Cruselles
Carlos Arniches
J. Pastor Rubira andManuel Penella
W \ S (Shelved off-site
BOY# Title Comnoser Author
i
"El Amor Que Huye"
"El Amor yel Almuerzo"
"El Anillo de Hierro"
"Los Apaches de Paris"
"Apaga y Vamonos"
"Los Aparecidos"
"Aqui Hace Faltaun Hombre"
"Armas al Hombro!"
"El Arte de Ser Bonita"
"La Balada de la Luz"
"La Balsa de Aceite"
"El Barberillo deLavapies"
T.L. Torregosa
J. Gaztambide
Marques
Quinto Valverde andLuis Foglietti
Lleo
Fernandez Caballero
Chapi
Torregrosa and Alonso
Gimenez and Vives
Amadeo Vives
Vicente Lleo
Barbieri
Julio Pardo
D. L. Olona
Marcos Zapata
Ventura de la Vega
J. Jackson Veyanand J. Lopez Silva
Carlos Arnichesand Celso Lucio
Jorge and Josede la Cueva
Carlos Dotesio
Paso andJimenez-Prieto
Eugenio Selles
Sinesio Delgado
Luis Mariano de Larra
(Shelved off-site \irvf-\ r e Vt>K *vi ^Shelved olf-a
'
Bo* Title
)
"El Barbiero deSevilla"
ME1 Barquillero"
"Los Batturros"
"La Bayadera"
"La Bayadera"
"El Bebe de Paris"
"El Becerro de Oro"
"La Bejarana"
"La Bella Molinete"
"Los Bohemios"
[Shelved off-sKe"
"Los Borrachos"
"Las Bravias"
"Las Bribonas"
"La Bruja"
"La Buena Moza"
"La Buena Sombra"
"La Buena Ventura"
"El Bueno de Guzman"
"Un CaballeroParticular"
Composer Author
Nieto and Gimenez
Ruperto Chapi
Nieto
Emmerich Kalman
Kalman
Vivente Lleo
Alvarez del Castillo
Emilio Serrano andFrancisco Alonso
Calleja
Amadeo Vives
Guillermo Perrin andManuel Palacios
Jose Lopez Silva andJose Jackson Veyan
Eduardo Jackson Cortes andJose Jackson Veyan
Giulio Brammer andAlfredo Grunwald
Jose Juan Cadena andEmilio G. del Castillo
Sinesio Delgado
Jacinto Capella
Luis Fernandez Ardavin
Ventura de la Vega
Perrin and Palacios
\ s Shelved off-site
Geronimo Gimenez
Chapi
Rafael Calleja
Chapi
Luis Foglietti andPrudence Monoz
A. Brull
Vives and Guervos
Serafin and JoaquinAlvarez Quintero
Jose Lopez and CarlosFernandez Shaw
Antonio M. Viergol
Ramon Lobo Regidor andLuis Pasqual Frutos
Alvarez Quintero
L. Lopez-Ballesterosand C. Shaw
Alonso and Garcia Alvarez Enrique Garcia Alvarez andRamon Asensio Mas
Francisco AsenjoBarbieri
Carlos Frontaura
Shelved offsite n-l-irt W "A ^Shelved off-siteCaballero and Manuel de Labra andHermoso Enrique Ayuso
Giuseppe Mazza
Leo Fall
Nietyo y Alvira
Morera
