La Romanesca (Anonymous)

Ambox notice.pngAccording to several scholarly articles, this work is very likely a forgery by François-Joseph Fétis (1784-1871), See also below, Comments.


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For Piano (Liszt)
See: La romanesca, S.252a
For Piano (Thalberg)
See: 10 Piano Pieces, Op.36 No4
For Violin and Piano (Alard)
For Violin and Piano (Achron)
Arranger Joseph Achron (1886–1943)
Publisher. Info. Wien: Universal-Edition, 1925. Plate U.E. 8197.
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For Violin and Piano (Bott)
Arranger Jean Joseph Bott
Publisher. Info. Kassel: Carl Luckhardt, n.d.[1852]. Plate 269.
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Misc. Notes Possibly Monatsbericht (1866), p.131 instead. Unclear from Luckhardt plate table, which needs filling. The jump from 1852 to 1873 is unconvincing, however.
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For Violin and Piano (Ernst)
Arranger Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Editor Adolf Grünwald (1826-1901)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d. Plate S. 2699
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For Viola and Piano (Ritter)
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Nuremberg: Wilhelm Schmid, n.d.[1878]. Plate W.S. 294-95, 297, 299-300, 305-312, 314.
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For Cello and Piano (Casella)
Arranger César A. de Casella (1822–1886)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d. Plate 1428.
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Misc. Notes Op.50
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For Cello and Piano (Ganz)
Arranger Moritz Ganz (1802–1868)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.[1843]. Plate S.2699.
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For Cello and Piano (Lee)
Editor Sebastian Lee (1805-1887)
Publisher. Info. Album for Cello and Piano, Vol.1
London: Augener, No.7661A, n.d. Plate 6172.
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Misc. Notes Volume 2 published ca.1883, volume 3 by 1884, according to the Monthly Musical Record (Dec. 1 1883, p.285) and Bibliographie de la France (Mar. 1 1884, p.144), respectively, so one tentatively dates this volume to published sometime between 1880 and 1883?
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For Cello and Piano (Mandozzi after Achron)
Arranger Joseph Achron (1886–1943) and Orfeo Mandozzi
Publisher. Info. Winterthur: Orfeo Mandozzi 2.5.2014
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For Cello and Piano (Servais)
Arranger Adrien-François Servais (1807–1866)
Publisher. Info. Vienna: E. Mollo & A.O. Witzendorf, n.d.(ca.1840). Plate A.O.W. 2940. 2941.
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Arranger Adrien-François Servais (1807–1866)
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Gutheil, n.d. Plate A. 2700 G.
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For Cello and Piano (Vogel and Guérout)
Arranger Charles Vogel (1808-1892)
Henri Guérout (1822–1913)
Publisher. Info. 30 Transcriptions de Morceaux célèbres p. Piano et Vcelle., Vol.2, No.17.
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.[1875]. Plate 10129.B.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Flute and Guitar (Sor)
Arranger Fernando Sor
Editor Stefan Apke (b. 1963)
Publisher. Info. Vlotho: Stefan Apke, 2018.
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For Guitar (Coste)
See: La romanesca, Op.19b
For Guitar (Fortea and Wilkinson after Sor)
Arranger Fernando Sor and Daniel Fortea (1878-1953)
Editor Tony Wilkinson
Publisher. Info. Tony Wilkinson
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General Information

Work Title La Romanesca
Alternative. Title La Romanesca Danse du XVIème Siècle
Composer Anonymous
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IA 741
Piece Style Renaissance
Instrumentation original instrumentation unknown

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According to Grove Music, the origin of the Romanesca is uncertain. This work is a gavotte pastiche at best. No part of this piece is congruent with 16th-century music.