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LNB5906115: Verdi, caricatured at a table, drooping on score with his hand holding his forehead. Caricature by Delfico. Caption reads: 'Lo spartito di un seccatore'. Literally: 'The score of a bore'. Verdi is painfully reading some composition given to him for judgement. Italian composer (1813-1901). / Bridgeman Images
LNB5906128: 'Barcarolle': score humorously illustrated with small figures on the staves representing the movement of the boats, as well as the music. The barcarolle is a boat song or instrumental composition with a steady rhythm reminiscent of songs of the Venetian gondoliers or 'barcaruoli'. Some bars are joined together by bridges, denoting the canals of Venice. Drawing by Grandville (1803-1847).(contemporary of Mendelssohn) / Bridgeman Images