Melody

M-H 2/8-1: 1 to 22

Orchestral parts. A  brown paper folder containing orchestral parts of ‘Melody.’ 32.5cm x 25cm x  1cm. Parts are on 12-stave score paper, black inked, and all in the same hand.  The front cover is inscribed in black ink: ‘Marshall-Hall. Melody in F.’ The  words: ‘Full score’ have been struck through and ‘orchestral parts only’  substituted in pencil. Inside front cover contains an inscription in blue  pencil which may read ‘Sc. G.W.L. M-H’ with an indecipherable word below. It  also contains a list of the orchestral parts and scores originally present but  which are now reduced to the orchestral parts listed hereafter.

The original list  reads: ‘5 violino primo, 4 violino secondo, 2 viola, 2 violoncello, 1 c. basso,  harp, piccolo, 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 horn, 1 trumpet,  trombone, tuba, 1 drums etc., organ, pianoforte, conductor, full score.’  Present are: 5 first violin, 5 second violin, 2 viola, 2 violoncello, 1 double  bass, 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 French horn, 1 trumpet, 1  kettledrum.