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  Picchi, Giovanni (1571-1643) Intavolatura di Balli d'Arpicordo. Venezia 1621 Bollettino Bibliografico Musicale Milano: Milan, 1934. Half Octavo. 60 pp. Top and bottom of spine damaged, otherwise excellent.

  This is a facsimile of Picchi's Balli d'arpicordo, or Dance for Harpsichord, composed in 1621.
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  Piccinni, Nicolò (1728-1800) Iphigenie en Tauride. [Full score]. Chez le Suisse de l’Hotel de Noailles: Paris, [1781]. first edition. Engraved. Quarto. 264 pp. Half leather with tan marbled boards. Red gilt label and raised bands at spine. In very good condition on the whole. Marginal water stain to pp. 157-264 (only just affecting music on the last ten pages), but otherwise crisp and clean with occasional minor spotting typical of age. Spine a bit worn at either end; corners lightly bumped; back board with minor scuffs.

  Having fallen out of favor in Rome by the early 1770s, Piccinni accepted a post at the French court in 1776 to become the first Italian since Lully to write operas for the Academie Royale de Musique. The move was, on the whole, a success: his operas were well received, he was popular socially, and he secured several lucrative teaching engagements. The Grand Opéra, however, proved a thorn in Piccinni's side.

  The Opéra management proposed that Piccinni and Gluck each compose an opera on Iphigénie en Tauride simultaneously, promising Piccinni upon his acceptance of the challenge that his work would be the first staged. But this was a lie: Gluck's (now beloved) opera premiered in 1779 and Piccinni's did not follow until 1781. Piccinni was so concerned that his good reputation would be compromised, he issued a disclaimer that he did not intend his opera to become a "rival" of Gluck's. This did little, though, to deter Parisians from dividing into "Piccinnists" and "Gluckists", and their bitter fighting continued even after Gluck left Paris.

  Upon Gluck's death in 1787, Piccinni proposed that a public monument be erected in the elder composer's honor. The gesture was a testament to Piccinni's character, but the "Gluckists" rejected the suggestion on the grounds that Piccinni had made it.
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  Piccinni, Nicolò (1728-1800) Sinfonia del Gionata per Cembalo, o Piano-forte, con Violino obbligato Luigi Marescalchi: Naples, [c 1750]. Pl.n: 285. Oblong folio. 5 + 2 pp. 19th-century paper cover. Browning and some staining throughout, violin leaf closely trimmed on one side but with no loss of musical text, otherwise good. Name of former owner both on cover and first page of music. As indicated on cover, formerly with a Meyerbeer piece which has been excised.

  Piano part and separate violin part.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) A Favorite Sonata, for the Piano Forte Preston: London, [ca 1810-1822]. Engraved. Quarto. 13 pp. Disbound. Tears and chips to bottom margins of some pages (not affecting). Some ink transfer throughout, but otherwise in goodand crisp condition.

  An arrangement for piano of the Duo for Violin and Viola (or Two Violins), B530, orginally published in 1796.

  Published between 1810 and 1822, based on publisher's address.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) A Select Collection of Favourite Airs and Rondos for the Piano Forte. Harrison & Co.: London, [1797]. Engraved. Octavo. 17 pp. Disbound. A crisp copy in excellent condition.

  The first three pieces with original printed fingerings.

  Publication date as per WorldCat.

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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Dodici Sonatine per Cembalo, o Piano Forte Luigi Marescalchi: Naples, [c 1786-1799]. Engraved. Oblong quarto. 10 pp. Disbound. In very good condition with just a few pencil markings. Final blank page creased and worn.

  Luigi Marescalchi began publishing in Florence in 1770, single-handedly reviving Italian music publishing after seven decades of inactivity. After obtaining an exclusive royal license to publish in Naples in 1785, he and his brother Francesco ran a successful business there as publishers, copiers, music renters, and instrument dealers. They were also very likely the first to publish Mozart's music in Italy.

  Though undated, this Pleyel score must have been published between 1786 and 1799, when Marescalchi operated in Naples.

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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Manuscript of Three Quartets Trois Quatuors pour deux Violons, Alto & Violoncelle, Op. 16 Nos. 1, 2 and 3 Narrow large quarto. 16 pp.+2 pp. blank+12 pp.+1 p. blank+13 pp. Missing first violin part. In paper wraps with ovalized lithograph on title page and the name of the owner: G. F. Biller. Overall very nice and crisp; printed covers ratty along edges.

  A handsome contemporary manuscript copy of Three Quartets being the first three quartets of what was published as a set of Six Quartettos for Two Violins, Tenor & Violoncello Composed & Dedicated to the King of Naples, Op. 23, as published by W. Forster in London, 1810 - see Benton 3509.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Piano Trio, B465, "Three Grand Sonatas for the Piano Forte, with Accompaniments for Violin & Bass, Being the [1st] Book of A Sett of Twelve New Sonatas...[Op. 31, 1st set]" Corri, Dussek & Co.: London, [1798]. Pl.n: n.p.n. Folio. 47 pp. 19th-century paper wrappers, spine reinforced. Fine.
  Piano part only. Benton 4645. Striking title page vignette with a mixture of elements from Chinese landscapes and European decorative devices. Cover includes a statement about the issuing of spurious works and how Corri, Dussek & Co. will be Pleyel's official publisher.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Piano Trio, B465, "Three Grand Sonatas for the Piano Forte, with Accompaniments for Violin & Bass, Being the [Second] Book of A Sett of Twelve New Sonatas...Op. 31 [2nd Set.]" Corri, Dussek & Co.: London, [1798]. Pl.n: n.p.n. Folio. 45 pp. Spine reinforced with paper tape. Title page detached from binding with one tear and one corner bent, otherwise very good.
  Piano part only. Benton 4647. Striking title page vignette with a mixture of elements from Chinese landscapes and European decorative devices. Cover includes a statement about the issuing of spurious works and how Corri, Dussek & Co. will be Pleyel's official publisher.
  MUS-06250 $150Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Piano Trios, B431-33, "A Single Sonata [Sonatas I, II & III] for the Piano Forte with an Accompaniment [for flute] Composed & Dedicated (by Permission) to Her Majesty, the Queen of Great Britain" Goulding, Phipps & D'Almaine: London, [1806]. Pl.n: "Pleyels Son.s Op". Folio. 67 pp. Disbound. Fine.
  Piano score alone, with full flute line. Benton 4345.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Piano Trios, B452-54, "Twelve Grand Sonatas for the Piano Forte or Harpsichord, with Accompaniments for a Violin and Violoncello In which is Introduced a Variety of Scotch Airs and Favorite Pieces...Op. 14 [Nos. 4-6]" J. Dale: London, [1798]. Pl.n: n.p.n. Folio. Paginated 33-57. Disbound. Fine.

  Piano part only. Benton 4604. Title page with handsome engraved border of thistles. Includes J. Dale catalogs on title page and final leaf.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Piano Trios, B463, "Three Celebrated Sonatas for the Piano Forte, in which are Introduced [five] Favorite Airs...No. 2 G.E. Blake: Philadelphia, [1818-22]. Pl.n: "Three Celebrated Sonatas, Pleyel". Folio. Paginated 16-29. Disbound. Waterstained, with detached cover, with pencil performance markings, otherwise good.
  Piano part with selected flute/violin cues. Benton 4628.3. According to Benton, this is a second state of the sonatas, issued with a collective title page and pages 16-29 only.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Piano Trios, B471-73, "Suite de Douze Grandes Sonates de Forte Piano Avec Accompagnement de Violon et Violoncelle par J. Pleyel Dédiée à Madame Martiliere. Opera 33. 3e. Livraison" Pleyel: Paris, [1798/1803-6]. Pl.n: 130. Folio. 45 + 11 + 11 pp. Attractive handmade decorated paper boards. Piano title page foxed, otherwise very good.
  Complete set of parts. Benton 4672. Dealer's label on piano title page for "Thipographie de la Syrene," original publisher visible on the string parts. Only two complete copies of this edition are listed in Benton.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Pleyel's Cottage Maid With Variations for the Piano Forte by T. A. Geary Rt. Birchall: London, [ca 1819-1824]. Pl.n: "Blands Harp.d Col. No. 28 Vol. 3". Quarto. Paginated 272-277. Disbound. Overall good. Ink transfer throughout. Chips along centerfold. Small tear to bottom margin of each page (not affecting); chip to last page (not affecting).

  An arrangement of the first movement of Pleyel's Symphony in A (B137), composed in 1786. This movement became an extremely popular tune for arranging; Benton's catalogue of Pleyel's works contains three full pages of pieces based on its melody.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartet, B331, "No. [1] of Three Quartetts dedicated to His Majesty The King of Prussia" Longman & Broderip: London, [1787]. Pl.n: n.p.n. Folio. 13 + 11 + 11 + 11 pp. Violin part without cover, other parts in paper wrappers. Violin title page sunned, some foxing in all parts, otherwise very good.
  Complete set of four parts. Benton 3272. Longman & Broderip catalog in first violin part.
  MUS-06222 $175Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B301-12, "Six Quartetts for two Violins, a Tenor and Violoncello, opera I [& II]" Longman & Broderip: London, [1786]. Pl.n: 467/n.p.n. Folio. 19/27 + 16/23 + 14/23 + 15/21 pp. Disbound. Viola part has closely trimmed right-hand margin but not affecting the musical text, otherwise very good.
  Two complete sets of four parts for the six quartets in each opus (12 total). Benton 3018 & 3094. Longman & Broderip catalog in Op. II first violin part.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B301-6, B307-12 & B313-18, "Six Quartetts for two Violins, a Tenor and Violoncello, opera 1 [2, 3]" Clementi: London, [c 1801-6]. Pl.n: "Pleyel's Quartett's Op: 1 [...Op. 2/n.p.n.]. Folio. Opp. 1 and 2 continuously paginated, 45 + 39 + 37 + 33 pp.; Op. 3, 31 + 26 + 19 + 20 pp. Disbound. Marginal waterstains on violin and viola parts in first set of quartets, otherwise very good.
  Three complete sets of four parts with six quartets in each opus (18 total), published together. Benton 3010, 3087 & 3124.
  MUS-06214 $700Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B319-24, "Six Quartetts for two Violins, a Tenor and Violoncello, opera 6" Longman & Broderip: London, [c 1790]. Pl.n: n.p.n. Folio. 21 + 18 + 18 + 16 pp. Disbound. Fine.
  Complete set of four parts. Benton 3154. Longman & Broderip catalog in first violin part.
  MUS-06221 $300Inquire
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B331-42, "Douze Nouveaux Quatuors dédiés A Sa Majesté le Roi de Prusse, 1[-4] Livraison" Imbault: Paris, [1787-94]. Pl.n: 67, 70, 71, 72. Folio. 13/13/13/13 + 10/13/12/12 + 10/11/12/12 + 10/11/12/10 pp. 4th page of second violin part is in contemporary manuscript. Disbound. Title pages faded and crudely restored, the edges of some pages reinforced, musical text of back pages of second violin and viola worn but legible, otherwise good.

  A complete set of parts for the twelve Prussian Quartets. Second violin pp. 7-8 supplied in contemporary manuscript. Title page on first violin only. Benton 3247, 3253, 3259, 3265.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B331-42, "Three Quartettos for two Violins, a Tenor and Violoncello, Composed & Dedicated to the King of Prussia...Op. 9, Book 1[-4]" W. Forster: London, [1787]. Pl.n: 69-72. Folio. 47 + 38 + 34 + 34 pp. Disbound. Very light browning in first two books of each part, otherwise very good.

  Complete set of four parts of the complete opus of twelve quartets, with attractively engraved title pages bearing an elaborate coat of arms that is actually a careful reproduction of the title page on Imbault's edition of the Prussian Quartets. Benton 3230-33.
  MUS-06223 $600Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B337, "No. [3] of Three Quartetts dedicated to His Majesty The King of Prussia" Clementi: London, [c 1806]. Pl.n: "Pleyels Quartetto's Book 3d". Folio. Paginated 26-37 + 24-34 + 24-33 + 22-31. Disbound. Fine.
  Complete set of four parts. Benton 3220.
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• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B346-51, "A Seventh Sett of Six Quartettos, for Two Violins, Tenor & Violoncello, composed & dedicated to his Royal Higness the Prince of Wales...Op. 20" W. Forster: London, [1799]. Pl.n: 128. Folio. 25 + 25 + 21 + 17 pp. Disbound. Fine.
  Complete set of four parts, each with handsomely engraved title page. Benton 3400.
  MUS-06233 $375Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B346-51, "Six Quartets for Two Violins, Tenor & Violoncello, Dedicated to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales...7th Sett" J. Dale: London, [1791-1802]. Pl.n: n.p.n. Folio. 22 + 21 + 19 + 15 pp. Disbound. First violin title page soiled with some wear and ink markings, a few pencil perfmance markings with many bifolios detached, otherwise very good.
  Complete set of four parts. This edition noted in neither Benton nor BUC.
  MUS-06236 $275Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B346-51, "Six Quatuors concertans pour deux Violons, Alto et Basse, composés et dédiés à S. A R. le Prince de Galles, 7e. Liv. de Quatuors" Imbault: Paris, [1806-11]. Pl.n: 96. Folio. 24 + 24 + 24 + 19 pp. Disbound. Fine.
  Complete set of six quartets, with title pages on each of the four parts. Benton 3409.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B353-58, "An Eighth Sett of Six Quartettos, for Two Violins, Tenor & Violoncello Composed & Dedicated to the King of Naples...Op. 23" W. Forster: London, [1810]. Pl.n: 129. Folio. 25 + 25 + 19 + 19 pp. Disbound. Slight browning on some pages, otherwise very good.

  Complete set of six quartets with elegantly engraved title page on each of the four parts. Benton 3509.
  MUS-06239 $350Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B353-58, "Six Quatuors concertans pour deux Violons, Alto et Basse, dédiés à S. M. le Roi de Naples, oeuvre 8, I [& 2] Partie" Janet et Cotelle: Paris, [1812-22]. Pl.n: 235/244. Folio. 13/14 + 13/12 + 12/12 + 12/12 pp. Disbound. Fine.
  Complete set of six quartets with title page on each of the four parts. Benton 3527 & 3528
  MUS-06238 $275Inquire
• Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) String Quartets, B365-67, "Trois Nouveaux Quatuors concertans pour deux Violons, Alto et Violoncelle, dediés à Son ami Louis Bocherini [sic]...Op. 67" André: Offenbach am Main, [1804]. Pl.n: 1904. Folio. 19 + 15 + 13 + 13 pp. Disbound. Some waterstaining on right edge of all parts, title page of violin with minor repair, top edge very slightly trimmed but not affecting musical text, otherwise good.
  Complete set of four parts, each with title page. An early Pleyel lithograph. Benton 3597.
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Third Sonata from the Queen's Sett With an Accompaniment for a Flute or Violin, & Violincello Hime: Dublin, [c 1791-1811]. first edition. Engraved. Quarto. 12 pp. Disbound. Overall very good condition. Some ink transfer throughout and a wormhole at margin (affecting only an occasional stave bracket).

  The third of a set of six keyboard sonatas that Pleyel dedicated to the Queen Charlotte of Great Britain (B433 in Benton's catalogue).
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  Pleyel, Ignaz (1757-1831) Three Grand Sonatas, for the Piano-Forte or Harpsichord, With Accompaniments for a Violin and Violoncello, In which are included for the Subjects of The Adagios & Last movements, Select Scotch Airs and Favorite Pieces. Signed "J. Dale" J. Dale: London, 1795-96. first edition. Engraved. Quarto. 27 pp. Overall very good. Disbound.

  Title page signed by the publisher.

  Between 1794 and 1796, J. Dale published four sonata sets for Pleyel; each set bears its own title page and includes three sonatas, though the page numbering is continuous across the four sets. This is the third of those sets, published either in 1795 or 1796; the sonatas are numbered 7, 8, and 9, and span pages 58 to 81.

  The "Scotch Airs" on which several movements are based are named throughout the score; these include "Ally Crocker," "Lewie Gordon," and "Edinburgh New Town."

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  Pole, William (1814-1900) Manuscript: Impromtu in Canone Perpetuo. Signed"William Pole, E. R. S.". London, October 1880. 6" h x 12" w. 1 p. With accompanying autograph letter signed Wm. Pole. Manuscript very good condition with vertical crease. ALS also fine.

  The manuscript of Pole's Impromptu in Canone Perpetuo, which he wrote for the Leeds Festival at the request of its choral director, James Broughton. Pole signs with compliments and congratulations to the Chorus-Master. William Pole. E.R.S. Mus. Doc. Oxon. October 1880.

  As indicated above the upper staff, each note of the canon's opening phrase pays homage to a person, group, or place related to the festival: "A" for Arthur Sullivan, who served as conductor during the 1870s; "B-flat" for composer John Francis Barnett, who premiered a cantata there in 1880, etc.

  The canon is accompanied by a letter in which Pole extends further praise to Broughton: …congratulations on the present success of your festival, and especially on the excellent training and superb singing of your chorus.

  William Pole was an English civil engineer and music scholar who wrote and lectured on musical theory and acoustics.
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  Pollini, Francesco (1762-1846) Grande Sonate Caprice et Variations pour Harpe et Piano ou Deux Forte-Pianos. Artaria: Vienna, [1807]. Pl.n: 1943. Oblong folio. 27 pp + 27 pp. Primo and Secondo parts. Paper wraps. In good condition. Spine nearly disbound, pages torn at edges, some spotting and fading throughout.

  Pollini was a pianist, violinist, and tenor with an active career based mostly in Italy. Although he is overlooked today, he was a musician of some stature in his own time: he knew and sang for Mozart, had two of his pieces performed at Napoleon's Italian coronation in Milan, was appointed as one of the first piano teachers at the Milan Conservatory, and was solicited to write what is now considered the first Italian piano method, which was published by Ricordi in 1812.
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• Porro, Pierre-Jean (1750-1831) Six Sonatas Pour la Guitare avec Accompagnement de Violon, Op 11, Dixieme Ouverture. Facsimile of the c. 1780 printed edition Editions Chanterelle: Monaco, 1981. Oblong quarto. 32 pp. of facsimile + English introduction by Robert Spencer. Wrappers. Fine.
  Included in the volume is a three-page factimile of the printed score of the overture to Gluck's d'Iphigénie en Aulide, arranged for guitar and violin by Porro.
  FAC-01844 $30Inquire
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  Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Figure Humaine; Poèmes de Paul Eluard. Cantates pour double choeur mixte à Cappella. Salabert: Paris, 1959. Nouvelle édition revue et corrigè par l'auteur. 82 pp. Full Score.
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  Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963) Les Mamelles de Tirésias. Piano Vocal Score Heugel: Paris Pl.n: Plate H31162. first edition. Large quarto. 139 pp. New cloth boards with facsimile of original cover on front and original covers bound in. Very slightly sprung but excellent otherwise.

  Les Mamelles de Tirésias, Poulenc's first opera, used as its libretto a 1905 Apollinaire play. Poulenc started it in 1939 but wrote it mostly during the summer of 1944 shortly before the end of World War II. The plot is about a wife who discards womanhood - her breats float away as two balloons - and whose husband takes on the role of childbearing, producing 40,000 babies per day. After the devastation of the war, Poulenc promoted the government's call to increase population with this burlesque opera, the chorus declaiming at the end: "Frenchmen, make babies!". The opera is dedicated to Poulenc's good friend the composer Darius Milhaud, to celebrate his return from the U.S.A. after the war. The premiere was given at the Opéra - Comique in Paris in June of 1947. The emminent Russian artist Erté, who designed the décor, also designed the title page of the score
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  Praetorius, Michael Syntagmatis Musici Michaelis Praetorii c. Tomus Secundus de Organographia [Michael Praetorius: De Organographia zweiter teil des syntagma musicum] Wolfenbüttel, 1619 Im Bärenreiter-Verlag Zu Kassel: 1929. Quarto. 236 pp. + 42 pp. plates (including several foldout). Cream calf with 5 raised bands on spine in original slipcase. Excellent condition in original slipcase.

  Facsimile from the original dating 1619.
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• Prelleur, Peter (1705-1741) An Introduction to Singing, Peter Prelleur, the Modern Musick-Master Bärenreiter: London Quarto. 48 facsimile pp. Paper wraps. Fine. FAC-01171 $30Inquire
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  Proch, Heinrich (1809-1878) Rosenknospen. Preis-Walzer. Op. 32. Ant. Diabelli und Comp.: Vienna, [ca 1837]. Pl.n: D.et C.No.6212. Engraved. Oblong quarto. Disbound. A crisp copy in very good condition. Minor stains and dealer stamp to title page.

  Published in or about 1837, based on plate number.
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  PROHIBITION SHEET MUSIC Six Songs about Prohibition. 1918-1930. Small quarto / Quarto. Illustrated color title pages. Group in excellent condition.

  Five Prohibition-era songs relating to the proposal, passage, and repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, which greatly curtailed the public sale and consumption of alcohol in the United States from 1920 to 1933:

  "Every Day Will Be Sunday When The Town Goes Dry", by William Jerome and Jack Mahoney. Leo Feist: New York, 1918. 3 pp. Small quarto.

  "How Are You Going to Wet Your Whistle When the Whole Darn World Goes Dry?", by Francis Byrne, Frank McIntyre, and Percy Wenrich. Leo Feist: New York, 1919. 3 pp. Small quarto.

  "It's the Smart Little Feller Who Stocked Up His Cellar That's Getting the Beautiful Girls", by Grant Clarke and Milton Ager. Leo Feist: New York, 1920. 3 pp. Small quarto.

  "Oh! Doctor", by Billy Joyce and Rubey Cowan. Stark & Cowan Music Publishers: New York, 1920. 3 pp. Small quarto.

  "I'd Like to Find the Guy That Wrote the Stein Song", by Johnny Johnson and Harry McDaniel. Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.: New York, 1930. 5 pp. Quarto.

  "Cocktails for Two", by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow. Famous Music: New York, 1934. 5 pp. Quarto.

  The group represents a fascinating history of twentieth-century American prohibition from start to finish. "Everyday Will Be Sunday" and "How Are You Going to Wet Your Whistle" were published after the Senate proposed the Eighteenth Amendment in December 1917. As states gradually ratified it in the course of the following year, songs of the type reflected the concerns of those partygoers and revelers who feared the enforcement of its laws nationwide.

  Although the amendment passed in early 1919, it did not go into effect until January 1920. Affluent Americans used the interim year to stockpile wine, beer, and liquor for at-home consumption, which would remain permissible under the new laws. Even grape juice sales soared as people realized they could let it ferment and turn to wine. Songs like "It's the Smart Little Feller" amusingly noted the popularity of those individuals with an ample alcohol supply. Still, every stockpile began to wane sooner or later, and people began to exploit one of the amendment's loopholes by soliciting their doctors for prescriptions for hard liquor. "Oh! Doctor", one of the funnier songs in the group, reflects this popular practice.

  "I'd Like to Find the Guy" is a parody song about a man who cannot bear to hear "The Maine Stein Song", a collegiate drinking tune, on the radio any longer. The top song of 1930, "The Maine Stein Song" was massively popular, but it was also criticized in some circles for being anti-prohibitionist.

  The Eighteenth Amendment was repealed in December 1933. Its toll on the economy and agriculture, the difficulty of its enforcement alongside the rise of bootlegging, and the general lack of fun all contributed to its demise. Celebratory songs like "Cocktails for Two" reflected the widespread joy at the end of prohibition.

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  Prokofiev, Sergei (1892-1953) Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano or Violin and Piano. Op. 94. Edited with special annotations by Joseph Szigeti. Leeds Music Corporation: New York, 1946. Possible first edition. Quarto. 19 pp. [vln part] + 48 pp. [pno part]. Original paper wrappers (detaching at spine). On front cover, "#2" has been added in pencil in the work's title. Internally very clean and good.

  Prokofiev requested that Joseph Szigeti, the editor of this volume, give the United States premiere of this sonata. The performance took place in Boston on November 26, 1944.

  This sonata was first published in 1946 by different publishers in London and New York (Boosey & Hawkes, Leeds Music Corporation, Anglo-Soviet Music Press), although it is difficult to determine which, if any, preceded the rest.

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  PROKOVIEV'S 3RD CONCERTO, A SPECIAL COPY Prokofiev, Sergei (1892-1953) Third Piano Concerto. Op. 26. Piano reduction.  Signed "Eugene List" on the title page Moscow, 1937. first edition. Quarto. Green buckram boards. In excellent condition. Corners lightly bumped.

  Formerly the copy of American pianist Eugene List, with his copious pencil markings, including many fingerings, throughout the score, and signed by him in pencil on the title page.

  Of Prokofiev's six piano concertos, the third is the most well known. The composer himself premiered it in Chicago in 1921; its melding of diatonicism and Russian folk tunes immediately appealed to the American audience. In 1932, the concerto became the first of Prokofiev's works to be recorded.

  American pianist Eugene List's broad repertory included works both old and new. He first made a name for himself by giving the American premiere of Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto at 16, having been asked by Leopold Stokowski to perform it with only six weeks notice. His career flourished thereafter. He performed at the Potsdam Conference for Truman, Churchill, and Stalin, collaborated with his violinist wife, Caroll Glenn, and was instrumental in the revival of Louis Moreau Gottschalk's music.
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  Quidant, P. R. J. (1815-1893) Grande Etude. Galop de Concert pour Piano Forte. [Tunes from Mazeppa]. William Hall & Son: New York, [1854]. Pl.n: 3016. Engraved. Quarto. 9 pp. Disbound and detaching. Water stain to right margin throughout (not affecting); ink transfer throughout. Pencilled pagination above printed pagination. Otherwise fine.

  European editions of this piece note on the title page that its melodic material derives from Mazeppa. In this edition, there is a small note beneath the last stave on the first page: This Galop is known under the Title of MAZEPPA.

  Published in 1854, based on plate number.

  MUS-14929 $25Inquire
• Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764) Traité de l'Harmonie réduite à les Principes naturels; divisé en quatre livres Broude Bros.: New York, 1965. Facsimile of the 1722 printed edition. Quarto. 432 facsimile pp. + 17-page supplement. Cloth boards. Fine.
  Rameau's first and greatest theoretical work, with numerous music examples throughout, comprising four books in one volume with the last being a treatise on keyboard accompaniment.
  FAC-07563 $175Inquire
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  Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) and Lucien Garban, arranger Concerto pour Piano et Orchestre. [Arrangement for Two Pianos]. Durand: Paris, 1932. Pl.n: D.&F. 12.143. Folio. 57 pp. Title page missing, upper left and lower right corners creased, last leaf chipped and tattered, but with no loss of music, otherwise good.

  Second part in score (meaning, no separate second part).
  MUS-10232 $40Inquire
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  Ravel, Maurice (1875-1937) and Paul Bazelaire, transcription Pièce en Forme de Habanera. Alphonse Leduc: Paris, 1926. Pl.n: A. L. 16,1712. Large quarto. 1 p. [cello part] + 4 pp. [piano part]. Original covers. A few chips and minor tears to margins. Pages quite toned, but very clean and in good condition.
  MUS-07114 $25Inquire
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  Reicha, Anton (1770-1836) Cours de Composition Musicale ou Traité Complet et Raisonné d'Harmonie Pratique. Chez Gambaro: Paris, [1818]. first edition. Engraved. Quarto. 269 pp. Contemporary green paper boards. A desirable copy in very good, clean condition internally. Title page a bit dusty and creased; only very minor spotting thereafter. Boards worn and front detaching; backstrip missing. With the publisher's stamp on the title page.

  Although a prolific composer, Reicha made his greatest contributions as a theorist and teacher. He wrote this harmony method in 1818, shortly after being appointed professor of counterpoint and fugue at the Paris Conservatoire. It is among the first textbooks to use examples written expressly for the text (rather than preexisting music) and became a fixture in the school's curriculum.

  As per Grove's Dictionary, the treatise stresses the point that theory must be justified by practice and that the pupil must learn about contemporary usage, not solely about ancient principles.

  Reicha was a lifelong friend of Beethoven and his pupils included Liszt, Berlioz, and Ceasar Frank.
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• Reichardt, Johann Friedrich (1752-1814) Goethes Lieder, Oden Balladen und Romanzen. Facsimile of the printed score Breitkopf & Härtel: Leipzig, 1969. Oblong quarto. 29 facsimile pp. Cloth. Fine. FAC-08226 $100Inquire
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  Reissinger, G. Variationen für das Piano-Forte über ein Thema der Arie (Durch die Waelder) aus der Oper Der Freyschütze. Op. 12. Artaria und Comp.: Vienna, [c 1822]. Pl.n: 2667. Engraved. Oblong quarto. 9 pp. Title page stained, outer pages detaching, and edges rumpled with minor tears, but music quite clean.

  Published in or about 1822, based on plate number.
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  Ries, Ferdinand (1784-1838) Trois grandes Marches à quatre mains pour le Pianoforte composàes et dediàes A Monsieur le Baron de. Kruft par F. Ries. Oeuv. 12 Kühnel: Leipzig, [1808]. Pl.n: 698. first edition. Oblong quarto. 15 pp. Disbound. Soiling and light stain on title page, soiling at lower right corner from use, otherwise very good.
  MUS-10215 $125Inquire