The Parlor Companion: An Anthology of Music from the William Aiken Mansion by Jean A. Boyd ; keyboard editing by Robert Blocker

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

The Parlor Companion: An Anthology of Music from the William Aiken Mansion by Jean A. Boyd ; keyboard editing by Robert Blocker

Entry/Object ID

ELIZABETH.048.5.2

Scope and Content

Typed manuscript (draft) that contains historical background on Charleston and the Aiken family, a chapter on Charleston's aristocracy and its impact on musical life; several musical selections and scores with commentary by the author; and a guide to the Aiken music collection, including a list of the entire contents. Music: "Robert! Robert! Thou Whom I Love" (opera aria); "My Boyhood's Home" (ballad); "Ahi! Fu Sogno Ingannatore" (Romanza) and "I Live for Thee Alone" (ballad); "When the Swallows Homeward Fly, Again," "Cradle Song," and "La Serenade" (German art songs with English translations); keyboard transcription from opera "La Traviata" Fantaisie; "Souvenir de Charleston. Valse Originale" (keyboard waltz); two popular keyboard dances "Palmetto State Waltz" and "Buchanan Polka"; and Nocturne, Op. 91, No. 1. Typed manuscript: 186 pages, illustrations and scores, includes bibliography.

Collection

Aiken-Rhett House

Acquisition

Accession

ELIZABETH.048.

Source or Donor

48 Elizabeth Street (Aiken-Rhett House)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Manuscript

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Music, Songs

Search Terms

Aiken-Rhett House (Charleston, S.C.), Aiken-Rhett Family, Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs, Music--Manuscripts--Facsimiles, Music--Collections

Archive Details

Creator

Boyd, Jean Ann, Keyboard editing by Robert Blocker

Archive Size/Extent

Typed manuscript: v, 186 p. : ill.

Archive Notes

Date(s): Undated Associated Material: See ELIZABETH.048. for materials in other repositories. Level of Description: Item

Location

Location

Container

Box

Shelf

ARH Shelves

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Aiken Family

Person or Organization

Rhett Family

Related Entries

Notes

Related Units of Description: Various items in HCF Archives. See ARH collection record (ELIZABETH.048.) and related materials.

General Notes

Note

Notes: A note (undated) had been in the file from Wyrick & Company (publisher) indicating that the manuscript had been rejected ("not the kind of thing we publish") but was forwarded to HCF as Aiken-Rhett House information. PDF on CD in PublicationCD/DVDs 1 and on External Hard Drive MyPassport1 (parlorcompanion.pdf).

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 20, 2007

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

April 20, 2021