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Novello Cowden Clarke
1739-1966
The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...
NOVELLO, Clara Anastasia
1838-1910
Material related to the soprano singer Clara Anastasia Novello, including a gift presented to her; notes, manuscripts and partial typescripts for 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' published in 1910; hon...
NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla
1838-1904
Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...
NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Family
1739-1950
Material relating to the Novello, Cowden Clarke and Gigliucci families which is not attributable to a single member of the family. Includes financial and legal records, creative collaborations between...
NOVELLO, Vincent
1808-1964
Five boxes containing jewellery, legal documents, manuscript music, newspaper cuttings, notebooks, photographs and the travel diaries from Vincent Novello's journey across Europe with his wife Mary Sa...
NOVELLO COWDEN CLARKE, Music
c. 1800-1900
Manuscript music associated with the Novello Cowden Clarke family, primarily composed, transcribed or arranged by Vincent Novello and performed by his daughter Clara Anastasia Novello.
NOVELLO, Mary Sabilla (née HEHL)
1789-1860
Mary Sabilla Novello's pocket watch, Will, drafts of letters and songs, thoughts on Christianity and the working classes, scrapbooks and commonplace books, family accounts, prose manuscripts, portrait...
Music
1833-1907
Material relating to Clara Anastasia Novello's career as a prominent and celebrated soprano singer, including honorary membership of musical bodies, contracts for performances in Europe, programmes an...
Notes
1850-1900
Examples of Clara Anastasia Novello's signature and various notes, verses and memos in Clara's hand and in the hands of her family and friends. Includes a selection of complimentary verses and letters...
Press cuttings
1838-1911
Press cuttings relating to Clara Anastasia Novello, including performances, obituaries and reviews of the publication 'Clara Novello's Reminiscences' edited by her daughter Valeria Gigliucci and publi...
Events
1868-1877
Printed materials related to musical and theatrical events held by the Novello Cowden Clarke family at their home, Villa Novello, in Genoa, Italy.
Societies
1845
A personalised invitation to a series of meetings and performances of the Beethoven Quartett Society and two leaflets detailing the first and third meetings, with notes in Vincent Novello's hand and p...