Lied ohne Worte
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Lied ohne Worte (Ger.; Fr. Chanson sans paroles). Song without words. Term introduced by Mendelssohn to describe pf. solo in which song-like melody progresses against acc. Pubd. in 8 books each containing 6 pieces:
Book I, Op.19, 1829–30;
Book 2, Op.30, 1835;
Book 3, Op.38, 1837;
Book 4, Op.53, 1841;
Book 5, Op.62;
Book 6, Op.67, 1843–5;
Book 7, Op.85, 1842;
Book 8, Op.102, 1842–5. Most of the titles given to these pieces were not Mendelssohn's, but the 3
Venetian Gondola Songs were. He also wrote a
Lied ohne Worte for vc. and pf., Op.109.
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Fanny and Adelaide: The Lives of the Remarkable Kemble Sisters
Magazine article from: Opera News; 7/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...The Lives of the Remarkable Kemble Sisters by Ann Blainey Ivan R...27.50 Fanny and Adelaide Kemble were born into the great theatrical...s Regency era. Their aunt, Sarah (Kemble) Siddons, was an actress of towering talent...
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Clinton, Catherine. Fanny Kemble's civil war.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Kliatt; 5/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...514815-0. $15.95. SA Fanny Kemble (1809-1893) was a leading member...included her aunt, the famous Sarah Siddons. Kemble is not as well known today as she...contact with their two daughters, Sarah and Frances, until they came of...
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A woman of many lives; Fanny Kemble.(Fanny Kemble: A Performed Life)(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 6/23/2007; 700+ words
; ...London town A FRIEND of Fanny Kemble once apologised for declining...more on the crises. Fanny Kemble (1809-93) was the niece...Shakespearean tragedians, Sarah Siddons and Siddons's brother, John Philip Kemble. Her father and her French...
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She dreaded the boards Paula Byrne on a biography of Fanny Kemble, reluctant stage star, opponent of slavery and friend of Henry James
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 1/30/2005; ; 700+ words
; FRANCES ANNE KEMBLE had little desire for...actor-manager Charles Kemble, whose older siblings...renowned John Philip Kemble and the legendary Mrs Siddons. Despite her reluctance...of her brilliant Aunt Sarah, Fanny was persuaded...
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Sarah Siddons as Hamlet: three decades, five towns, absent breeches, and rife critical confusion.(theatrical actor)(Critical essay)(Biography)
Magazine article from: ANQ; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...assumption pertaining to Sarah Siddons's series of performances...brother John Philip Kemble as Laertes March...theater in Bath where Siddons had already become...the entry mentions Kemble's appearance as...piece of evidence for Siddons's performance as...
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Books: A better actress than the elephant Fanny Kemble By Rebecca Jenkins SIMON & SCHUSTER pounds 18.99 pounds 17.99 (P&P FREE) 08700 798 897
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 2/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...19-year-old Fanny Kemble's acting debut, as...Niece of the magnificent Sarah Siddons (with whom she was unfavourably...Her parents were Charles Kemble, actor- manager of the...Marie- Therese Decamp. Kemble put his novice daughter...
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REVISITING FANNY KEMBLE, FAMOUS LONG AGO
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/24/2000; ; 700+ words
; Fanny Kemble is probably the most famous...British acting family (Sarah Siddons was an aunt), she counted...wore their hair in Fanny Kemble curls. In Boston, she...Pierce Butler in 1834, Kemble purchased a home in Lenox...
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Fanny Kemble's Journals.(Review)
Magazine article from: The New Leader; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Fanny Kemble's Journals Edited by Catherine...AT THE AGE of 18 Fanny Kemble wrote a letter carefully...English theater (one aunt was Sarah Siddons) against her dream of becoming...means of fame...." Kemble could laugh at her fantasies...
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Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars.(Review)
Magazine article from: The New Leader; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Fanny Kemble's Civil Wars By Catherine...AT THE AGE of 18 Fanny Kemble wrote a letter carefully...English theater (one aunt was Sarah Siddons) against her dream of becoming...means of fame...." Kemble could laugh at her fantasies...
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English furniture at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...paintings it contains -- Jonathan Buttall: The Blue Boy, by Thomas Gainsborough (see Pl. I), for example, and Sarah (Kemble) Siddons as the Tragic Muse of 1783-1784, by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792). The English furniture, by contrast...
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Sarah Kemble Siddons
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sarah Kemble Siddons 1755-1831, English actress. The most distinguished of the famous Kemble family, she had early theatrical experience...company, and at 18 she married William Siddons, an actor. Brought to the attention...
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Sarah Kemble
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sarah Kemble see Siddons, Sarah Kemble .
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Kemble, Sarah
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Kemble, Sarah, see Siddons, S.
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Roger Kemble
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...famous; the best known of the children was Sarah Kemble (see Siddons, Sarah Kemble ). The eldest son, John Philip Kemble, 1757...became manager in 1788 and often played opposite Sarah Kemble Siddons. He managed Covent Garden (1803-8) and...
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Siddons Sarah
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre
Siddons Sarah [ née Kemble ] (1755–1831...of 18 married William Siddons (1744–1808...second appearance by Mrs Siddons in London in 1782 was...her brother John Philip Kemble did not improve with age...
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