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- Page 17 -- Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Five Easy Pieces for Piano Duet (right hand easy) J & W Chester: London, ©1917. Pl.n: J.W.C.2909/1. Oblong small quarto. 19 pp. Bottom edge slightly rumpled, minor stains on title page, otherwise very good. MUS-10226 $50InquireThe movements are listed on the title page as Andante, Española, Balalaïka, Napolitana and Galop.
- Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) Quatre Etudes pour Piano. Op. 7, No. 1. P. Jurgenson: Moscow/Leipzig, [1910, as per plate number]. Pl.n: 33866. 1910 printing of the 1908 first edition. Quarto. 5 pp. A very good copy. Title page lightly foxed with dealer stamp and signature of former owner. Dealer stamp at bottom p. 1 (not affecting). A little wear to margin.MUS-15130 $150Inquire
- Svendson, Johan S and Aloys Reckendorf, arr. Concert, A-dur, für Violine und Orchester. Op. 6. Principalstimme/Clavierauszug. C. F. W. Siegel's Musikalienhandlung: Leipzig, [1870]. Pl.n: F.W.F.13411. first edition. Large quarto. 19 pp. [vln part] + 39 pp. [pno part]. Original green paper wrappers. Wrapper with uneven right edge and some staining around margins. A slight wear to some edges of the piano part, but a very clean copy in good condition. Publication date per Grove.MUS-06445 $100InquireAn uncommon copy of the only concerto by the Norwegian composer-violinist, Johan Svendson, who was at one time a close friend of Richard Wagner.
- Szymanowska, Maria (1789-1831) Maria Szymanowska Album Polskie Wydwnictwo Muzyczne: Krakow, 1953. Oblong folio. 173 pp. including 65 facsimiles & substantial commentary in Polish. Paper covered boards. Slightly sprung, corners & top of spine bumped; otherwise fine.FAC-07550 $350More Images/InquireThe piano music of Maria Szymanowska "occupies an important position in the history of Polish music before Chopin" (Grove VI). Szymanowska was also an important early collector. This volume contains portraits, facsimiles of letters and music by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, Paganini, Clara Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Moniuszko, etc. from her "Stammbuch" as well as ten of her own works.
- Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937) Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35. [I Koncert na skrzypce i orkiestre]. Full score. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (Universal Edition): Pl.n: PWM-6751. After 1972. Small Folio. 122 pp. Linen boards. As new except for spine faded.MUS-12622 $60Inquire
- Tausig, Carl (1841-1871) Militär-Marsch von Franz Schubert. Für das Pianoforte zum Concertvortrag bearbeitet von Carl Tausig. Bartholf Senff: Leipzig, [c 1870, based on plate number]. Pl.n: 847. Large quarto. 15 pp. Original pink wrappers (detached and chipping). Music in good condition.MUS-16409 $125InquireAlthough best remembered today as Liszt's favorite pupil and the greatest pianist of his generation, Karl Tausig also enjoyed notable success as an arranger, particularly among pianists of the early twentieth century. Rachmaninoff, Paderewski, and Horowitz all played his works, and this particular Schubert march was recorded by d'Albert, Godowsky, Levitzki, Lhévinne, Petri, and Backhaus, among several others.
- Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich (1840-1893) The Seasons [for piano] State Publishers: Moscow, 1978. Large folio;. 26 facsimile pp. In green buckram slipcase. Facsimile as new. Slipcase slightly scuffed.FAC-12450 $150More Images/InquireCommentary in Russian, English and German
- TEMPERANCE SHEET MUSIC Group of Ten Pro-Temperance Songs and Piano Pieces All large quarto. Group in quite good condition overall. Most songs with detached pages and taped spine. Occasional foxing, bleedthrough, and/or ink transfer typical of age, but a clean set on the whole. Additional notes below.MUS-15296 $450InquireAn amusing group of nineteenth-century American temperance songs and incidental piano music, listed below.
Historians divide the American temperance movement into three long waves: the first lasted from the end of the Revolutionary War (1783) through the onset of the Civil War (1861); the second from the early 1870s through the early 1890s; and the third from the mid-1890s through the end of prohibition in 1933. The music in this group dates from the first and second of these waves. Accordingly, many of the lyrics reflect the particular events and concerns of their publication dates. "Give Us Water, Cold Water", for instance, was published shortly after the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union began encouraging communities across the country to erect drinking fountains so that men would be less tempted to seek refreshment in bars. Likewise, "The Drunkard's Wife", published in 1850, derives from the massively popular pro-temperance play The Drunkard, which ran at Barnum's American Museum in New York City for over one hundred nights.
"Give Us Water, Cold Water", by Samuel C. Upham and H. P. Danks. W. H. Boner & Co: Philadelphia, 1877. Stamp on title page reads Specimen Copy.
"Temperance Marseillaise Hymn", by Minnie D. Bateham. S. Brainard's Sons: Cleveland, 1874. 5 pp. Replaces the text of the French national anthem.
"I'll Never Get Drunk Anymore", by Ned Harrigan and Dave Braham. White, Smith, & Company: Boston, 1874. 5 pp. Stain to right margin (not affecting).
"Dear Father Drink No More", by C. W. Ackerman. Oliver Ditson & Co.: Boston, 1847. 5 pp.
"Song of Deliverance", by J. Price Schell (who is billed on the title page as The Blind Advocate of Total Abstainence). No publishing information provided. 3 pp.
"Temperance Quick Step", by A. F. Knight. For piano solo. Henry Prentiss: Boston, 1841. 3 pp.
"A Little Bow of Blue", by E. Carswell and A. Lang. J. N. Stearns: New York, 1878. 5 pp.
"The Drunkard's Wife", by John Farrenberg. George Loder, arr. Firth, Pond & Co.: New York, 1850. 5 pp.
"Temperance Polka", by H. Cadmus. For piano solo. William A. Pond & Co.: New York, 1858. 5 pp.
"Ottawa Beer Song", E. L. Wheeler: Brooklyn, 1870. 5 pp. Large quarto. Pages detached with tape to spine on cover. (Ottawa beer was a type of non-alcoholic root beer).
Sold together with the cover of "The Total S'iety", by Henry Russell. Henry Prentiss: Boston, 1840. The illustrated cover of an early pro-temperance song.
- TEN OPERA ARRANGEMENTS BY DIABELLI Diabelli, Antonio (1781-1858) Euterpe eine Reihe moderner und vorzüglich beleibter Tonstücke zur Erheiterung in Stunden der Musse für das Piano-Forte Ant. Diabelli & Comp.: Vienna, [1818 - 1845]. Engraved. All oblong quarto. All disbound. The set is in good condition overall. Varying degrees of thumb wear throughout. Additional condition notes below.MUS-06808 $350InquireA set of ten operatic potpourris and arrangements by Antonio Diabelli, all belonging to a series entitled Euterpe, eine Reihe moderner und vorzüglich beliebter Tonstücke zur Erheiterung in Stunden der Musse für das Piano-Forte herausgegeben.
The above-listed publication information is applicable to all but the Otello potpourri and Cenerentola aria arrangement (details noted below). All publication dates are based on plate numbers:
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti). Erstes Potpourri. [c. 1840]. 13 pp. Pl.n D. & C. No. 6823. Outer pages detached and quite worn; tape repair to several corners (not affecting). Red pencilled pagination at top margins.
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti). Zweites Potpourri. [c. 1840]. 13 pp. Pl.n D. & C. No. 6824. Occasional staining with tape repair to pp. 2 and 4 (not affecting). Red pencilled pagination at top margins.
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti). Drittes Potpourri. [c. 1840]. 13 pp. Pl.n D. & C. No. 6825. Outer pages detached; occasional staining. Red pencilled pagination at top margins.
Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti). Viertes Potpourri. [c. 1840]. 13 pp. Pl.n D. & C. No. 6826. Some staining to title page and tape repair to pp. 6-7 (not affecting). Red pencilled pagination at top margins.
Ernani (Verdi). Erstes Potpourri. [c. 1845]. 13 pp. Pl.n D. & C. No. 7954. Paper tape reinforcement to spine; title page with manuscript and torn at corner. Internally quite clean.
Ernani (Verdi). Zweites Potpourri. [c. 1845]. 13 pp. Pl.n D. & C. 7955. Manuscript on title page. Internally quite clean.
Otello (Rossini). [Before 1818]. Cappi und Diabelli: Vienna. 3 pp. Pl.n C. & D. No. 228. Heavily foxed with tape residue at spine.
Cenerentola (Rossini). [c. 1825]. Cappi und Diabelli: Vienna. 5 pp. Pl.n. C. et D. No. 1336. Edges worn with a little ink transfer throughout. Pencil markings on title page.
Mosè in Egitto (Rossini). [c. 1825]. 5 pp. Pl.n. D. et C. No. 1759. Thick brown paper wraps. A few paper repairs to margins (none affecting). Title page a little dusty. Very light ink transfer to music.
I Puritani (Bellini). [c. 1838]. Pl.n D. & C. No. 6042. 11 pp. Detached. Title page with manuscript markings in pen and blue crayon; extensive tape repair. - Terrason, Antoine Dissertation Historique Sur La Vielle [1741] Antiqua: Amsterdam, 1966. Duodecimo. 117 facsimile pp. Buckram. Fine. FAC-01174 $40Inquire
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Célèbre Ballade de S. Thalberg executee a ses Concerts de Paris & Londres. Op. 76 Firth, Son & Co.: New York, n/d. Pl.n: 5399. Engraved. Large quarto. 11 pp. Fair condition. All pages detached (except for center bifolium). Dealer and institutional stamps to title page and manuscript numbers at top. Minor tears and chips to all edges. Heavy ink transfer.MUS-07193 $15Inquire
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Grande Fantaisie et Variations pour le Piano-Forte sur deux motifs del'Opéra Don Juan de Mozart. Op. 14. Veuve Haslinger et Fils: Vienna, [ca 1845]. Pl.n: T.H.6795. Engraved. Quarto. 27 pp. Disbound. Title page foxed; some staining. A nice copy otherwise.MUS-07182 $35More Images/InquireLikely a reprint of the first Austrian edition (issued simultaneously in 1835 with the first French edition) by Tobias Haslinger.
Sold with: Thalberg, Sigismond. Serenade de Don Pasquale. [Op. 67]. Oliver Ditson & Co.: Boston, [ca 1857, based on plate number]. Pl.n 14611. Engraved. Quarto. 11 pp. Disbound. Good condition except for heavy ink transfer throughout.
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Home! Sweet Home!, Air Anglais varié pour le Piano, op. 72. 100th Edition G. Schirmer: New York. Pl.n: 149. Engraved. Quarto. 14 pp. Disbound and most pages detached. Fair condition. Chips, minor folds, and minor tears to all edges. Two larger tears to title page (not affecting); one larger tear to p. 7 (affecting one note). Institutional stamp on several pages and occasional pencil markings throughout.MUS-09838 $20InquireLikely a reprint of the first edition. Issued some time between 1861 and 1880, based on publisher's address.
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Home! Sweet Home!, Air Anglais varié pour le Piano. Op. 72. 100th Edition. Schirmer: New York Pl.n: 149. Quarto. 14 pp. Disbound. Solid copy in fair condition: ink transfer; foxed and stained throughout with water stain at bottom margin of every page. Occasional pencil marking.MUS-07186 $20InquireLikely a reprint of the first edition. Issued some time between 1861 and 1880, based on publisher's address.
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Home! Sweet Home!, Air Anglais varié pour le Piano. Op. 72. Third Edition. W. A. Pond / Beer & Schirmer: New York, [ca 1861-1866]. Pl.n: 149. Engraved. Large quarto. Disbound. A good copy. Some ink transfer/bleed through. Staining to bottom and side margins throughout; top margins toned.MUS-07185 $30More Images/InquireAs indicated on the title page, this is the "Original Edition" (as opposed to the "Simplified Edition").
Sold with: Thalberg, Sigismond. Lilly Dale, Air Americain varié pour le Piano. Op. 74. C. Breusing: New York, 1858. Engraved. Large quarto. 13 pp. Disbound. Dealer stamp and foxing to title page. Some foxing throughout, mostly at margins. Creasing to p. 9. Overall a nice copy.
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Introduction et Variations pour le Piano sur la Barcarolle de l'Opéra: L'Elisire d'Amore de Donizetti. Op. 66. Breitkopf & Härtel: Leipzig, [ca 1850]. Pl.n: 8272. Engraved. Quarto. 23 pp. Disbound. Outer pages detached and torn (affecting but both remain legible). Title page chipped and stained with dealer stamps. Tear to p. 3 (affecting but music legible). Edges a little worn throughout. Occasional stain. The music is overall quite clean.MUS-07191 $15InquirePublished in or about 1850, based on plate number.
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) L'Art du Chant appliqué au piano. 1.re Série. No. 1. Quatuor de l'Opéra: I Puritani de Bellini. [Op. 70]. Breitkopf & Härtel: Leipzig, [ca 1853]. Pl.n: 8754. Quarto. 9 (music) + 4 (essay). Disbound with pages detaching. Title page with dealer stamp. Pencil markings throughout. Water stain to bottom margin of essay portion (not affecting). Otherwise a very nice and clean copy.MUS-07192 $25InquireThalberg composed arrangements of operatic arias to help students develop the ability to execute passagework both cleanly and lyrically, a quality for which his own technique was highly praised. His L'Art du chant appliqué au piano contains 24 such arrangements in total, of which this is the first. Thalberg's essay of the same title (Die Kunst des Gesanges auf dem Pianoforte in German) occupies the last four pages of the edition in both French and English.
Published in or about 1853, based on plate number.
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Romance Variée Pour Le Piano. No. 5. Chez les fils de B. Schott: Mayence, [1842]. Pl.n: 6493.5. Quarto. 3 pp. Disbound and all pages detached. Dealer stamp to title page. Tear to outer side margin of each page and chips to all corners (not affecting). Light staining and minor ink transfer. Music quite clean.MUS-07183 $15Inquire
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) The Last Rose of Summer. Air Irlandais varié pour le Piano. Op. 73. Beer & Schirmer: New York, n/d. Engraved. Quarto. 14 pp. Disbound. Ink transfer throughout and an occasional stain. Overall a very nice copy.MUS-07187 $15Inquire
- Thalberg, Sigismond (1812-1871) Two Morceaux: Op. 67 & Op. 42 Signed "Eugene List" on front free endpaper. Engraved. Quarto. 9 + 21 pp. Flexible purple cloth boards. Binding quite loose and spine in several spots broken or peeling off; many pages fully detached. Foxed throughout. Chips and minor folds to some edges. Both pieces with dealer stamp and manuscript of former owner ("Jeanne Meyer") on title pages.MUS-07194 $35More Images/InquireTwo of Thalberg's more successful morceaux bound together and signed at front by American pianist Eugene List:
Sérénade de Don Pasquale. Op. 67. Paris: Léon Gruss. Pl.n. L.G.2742. Published between 1863 and 1884, based on publisher's address.
Grande Fantaisie pour le piano sur La Sérénade et Le Menuet, de Don Juan. Op. 42. E. Troupenas et Cie. Pl.n. T1083. Published between 1837 and 1850, based on publisher's address.
- THOMSON-SIGNED MASSENET SCORE Massenet, Jules (1842-1912) Thaïs. [Vocal score] Heugel & Cie: Paris, 1907. Small quarto. 288 pp. With "Virgil Thomson Collections" embossed seal on half-title page. Soft black pebbled buckram boards. Boards a bit chipped around edges. Front marbled endpaper detached. Otherwise a very clean and nice copy.SSC-15091 $200InquireThis score of Massenet's beloved Thaïs is special in that Thomson has sweetly noted on the half-title page: The first time I saw Mary Garden, that was in 1911. Much later, in France, we became good friends. Virgil Thomson, 1978.
Celebrated Scottish soprano Mary Garden (1874-1967) made her American debut in the title role of Thaïs at the Manhattan Opera House in 1907.
- Thuille, Ludwig (1861-1907) Sextett, B dur, für Flöte, Oboe, Klarinette, Horn, Fagott und Klavier. Op. 6. Breitkopf & Härtel: Leipzig, [1948, reissue]. Pl.n: 18550 + K. M. 807/808. Quarto. 63 pp. Piano score with original green front wrapper, a bit chipped; back wrapper not present. All parts a bit toned with minor chips at margins; piano score binding a bit loose. Otherwise a clean copy in good condition.MUS-07355 $60InquirePiano score and five parts. Formerly in the collection of American pianist Eugene List, with his signature on piano score.
The plate number K. M. 807/808 indicates the work's inclusion in Breitkopf's Kammermusk-Bibliothek series.
- Todini, Michele (1636-?) Dichiarazione della Galleria Armonica [1676] Libreria Musicale Italiana: Lucca, 1988. Duodecimo. 92 facsimile pp. +13-page introduction. Cloth boards. As new. FAC-09461 $30Inquire
- TWO UNATTRIBUTED WALTZES La Frusta e la Bottiglia. Due Walzer per Piano-Forte. Ricordi: Milan, [c 1830]. Pl.n: 4921. Oblong quarto. 5 pp. Disbound with paper repairs at inner margins (not affecting). In very good condition.MUS-14937 $35InquirePublished in or around 1830, based on the plate number.
These waltzes have long been missing an attribution: in a list of new Ricordi publications in the Gazzetta privilegiata di Milano, Volume I, of 1830, all of the pieces are listed with their composer's name, except for this one, which is only advertised with its title.
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958) In Windsor Forest. A Cantata for Mixed Voices. [Vocal Score.] Music adapted from the Opera Sir John in Love. Oxford University Press: London, 1931. first edition. Octavo. 53 pp. Paper wrappers. A good, clean copy. Wrappers just a bit worn with signature of former owner on front. Occasional and minor pencil markings.MUS-15189 $40Inquire
- Vecsey, F. Von (1893-1935) Valse Triste. Pour Violon et Piano. [Including cello transcription] Alberti Verlag: Berlin et Leipzig, 1920. Pl.n: (R. & Co. 3753) A.V.5035. Quarto. 1 p. [vln part] + 1 p. [vlc part] + 3 pp. [pno part]. A usable copy with clean music. Pages detached and all with small tear along horizontal fold at middle (just affecting a few notes, all remain legible). Foxed at margins. Dealer stamps on cover and both parts.MUS-06410 $25InquireFormerly in the library of Italian violinist Giorgio Ciompi, with his stamp on front cover and at top of violin part. A few fingerings marked in pencil to the violin part are likely in his hand.
On the verso of the violin part is a transcription for cello.
- Venezia, Franco da (1876-1937) Pièces romantiques pour Piano. Op. 5. Cahier I. E. Buffa Fils: Milan Pl.n: 827. Quarto. 17 pp. Disbound. Inscription and signature trimmed a bit close, affecting three letters. Otherwise excellent.SSC-15076 $75InquireSigned and inscribed to the noted Hungarian pianist Ilona Eibenchütz on the title page: A la celèbre pianist Ilona Eibenschütz avec admiration, F. da Venezia.Franco da Venezia was an Italian pianist, composer, and teacher. His sizeable output included many sonatas, concertos, and incidental music for piano, but also some large-scale orchestral pieces. Verdi's frequent collaborator, Arrigo Boito, called Venezia a "very noble musical genius."
- Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) Nabucodonosor. No. 5. Coro che precede il Finale 1.o e Marcia "Viva Nabucco". Riduzione per Piano-forte del M.l. Truzzi. Giovanni Ricordi: Milan, n/d. Pl.n: 13885. Engraved. Oblong octavo. 5 pp. Disbound. First page with a little spotting and rubbing, dealer stamp, and small tear to bottom margin (not affecting). Otherwise in good condition.MUS-15218 $20More Images/InquireSold together with:
Meyerbeer, Giacomo. Baccanale nell'Opera Roberto detto Il Diavolo. Ridotto per Pianoforte dal Mo. A. Neumane. Gio. Ricordi e. Co.: Firenze/Milano, n/d. Pl.n: O 5817 O. Engraved. Oblong quarto. 4 pp. Disbound. Dealer stamp on first page (not affecting). Water stain to inner margins. Otherwise fine. - VIENNA - CONCORDIA BALL 1925 Concordia Ball. Alt-Wiener Hausmusik Ausgewählt von Johann Pilz und Josef Zuth Mit Bildern von Otto Nowak. Wiener Philharmonicher Verlag A. G.: Wien, 1925. first edition. Oblong 16mo. 71 pp. Eight unnumbered plates. Paper boards with silver string tie at right. Binding a bit dusty. Spine missing with small taped piece at top. Internally clean and crisp.MUS-15505 $75More Images/InquireA charming collection of songs for voice and piano by major German composers, including Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, with interpolated original images of musical scenes by the Austrian painter Otto Nowak. The book was very likely a souvenir from Vienna's Concordia Ball in 1925. We do not know of another copy.A publicist association sponsored the inaugural Concordia Ball in 1863 and invited Johann Strauss to compose a number for the occasion. The result was his beloved Morgenblätter waltz. Excepting only some years during wartimes, the ball has been held annually ever since, and is currently celebrated in the summer months.
- VIENNESE ROYAL FOLIO Westmeyer, Wilhelm (1829-1880) Schluss Apotheose der Kaiser Friedrich Schreiber: Vienna, 1873. Folio (14" x 17.5"). Chromolithographic title page, 3 chromolithographic illustration plates of costumes and landscapes, and 14 pages of full-score music, each with decorative chromolithographs. Full leather with colored embossed crest and gold tooling. Spine with raised bands surround in gold. All edges gilt. Blue silk end papers and gilt ornamental inner dentelle. Binding designed by the Viennese bookbinder Franz Felix Rosenberg. Excellent condition.MUS-15422 $2,800More Images/InquireRoyal folio and chromolithographic tour de force.
This amazing, handsome volume contains the full score of Wilhelm Westmeyer's Schluss Apotheose der Kaiser, a march written to honor Kaiser William I, who had ascended in 1871, when Germany was united with the Kingdom of Prussia to create the German Empire. William I was the Holy Roman Emperor and the Austro-Hungarian Emperor and King. This march was played by military bands on the occasion of his birthday. It was decided to issue a very few copies in deluxe format, to be given as gifts by the Emperor to some dignitaries of the highest order. Each copy is unique, therefore, with a custom binding by the Viennese bookbinder Franz Felix Rosenberg, who incorporated the insignia of the recipients into the binding.
This particular copy has two side-by-side escutcheons on the cover. The one on the left features the Middles Arms of Prussia, representing the Kingdom of Prussia, Mark Brandenburg, the Duchy of Silesia, Grand Duchy of Lower Rhine, Grand Duchy of Poznan, Duchy of Saxony, Duchy of Luneburg, Burgraviate of Nurenberg, the coat of arms of the Hohenzollern/County of Zollern, the Duchies of Holstein, Schleswig, and Lauenburg, the Landgraviate of Hesse, the Principality of Nassau, and the rule of Frankfurt. The escutcheon on the right features the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (English version) surmounted by an imperial crown.
As this book was created in 1873, we believe there were only two people to whom it could have been presented. The middle arms of Prussia could refer to the Crown Prince Frederick, son of Wilhelm and husband to Crown Princess Victoria (the daughter of Queen Victoria of England, hence the Royal Arms of England). Their son was Kaiser Wilhelm II, so it is also possible that this book was gifted to him or another of their children. The Kaiser Overture is still performed by the military bands on the occasion of the Kaiser's birthday. Westmeyer is the author of two operas, Amanda and Der Wald bei Hermannstadt as well as symphonies, songs, and quartets.
The German composer and pianist Wilhelm Westmayer wrote church music and operas, military music, children's songs and three operas. He studied with both Moritz Hauptmann and Ignaz Moscheles in Leipzig prior to moving to Vienna in 1869. Austria honored Wilhelm Westmeyer in 1867 with the Franz Joseph Order , presented by Emperor Franz Joseph I. - Villa-Lobos, Heitor (1887-1959) Première Sonate-Fantasie. Désespérance. Pour Piano et Violon. Max Eschig/Associated Music Publishers: Paris/New York, 1929. Pl.n: M. E. 2465. first edition. Quarto. 4 pp. [vln part] + 12 pp. [pno part]. Paper wrappers. Stamp of former owner on cover and p. 1 of violin part (not affecting). Back cover unevenly toned. Otherwise clean and in excellent condition.MUS-06415 $60Inquire
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) Concerto [No. 2] pour Le Piano-Forte. Chez Imbault: Paris, [c 1790]. Engraved. Oblong quarto. 17 pp. Imbault signature on title page. Modern green paper wraps with title in ballpoint pen. Title page with Longman & Broderip label laid down over Imbault print. Some pencilled fingerings throughout. Otherwise a crisp and clean copy in very good condition.MUS-14952 $200InquirePublished in Paris during the tumultuous early years of the French Revolution. Solo piano part only.
With short cadenza tipped into the Adagio movement in a contemporary hand.
This concerto was arranged from Viotti's Violin Concerto No. 10 in B-flat (1782, WI6) by Lachnith.
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) and arranged by J.L. DUSSEK (1760-1812) Violin Concerto (White I: 23), arranged (White Ia: 7), "Viotti's Celebrated new Grand Concerto in G...Adapted for the Piano Forte, with or without Additional Keys, with Accompaniments for Violin Alto, & Bass, &c. by J. L. Dussek" Corri, Dussek & Co.: London, [after 1796]. , n.p.n. Quarto. 22 pp. Disbound. Title page and last leaf partly detached, title page shows some bleedthrough, otherwise very good.SSC-05784 $250InquireSigned on the title page: Viotti.Piano part only. Frequent alternate passages for the "additional keys." Watermark "1794." Includes Corri, Dussek & Co.'s "Catalogue of New Music, 1795 & 1796" with prices. Paste-over on title page for Hime's, Dublin.
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) and arranged by J.L. DUSSEK (1760-1812) Violin Concerto (White I: 25), arranged (White Ia: 10), "A Third Grand Concerto arranged for the Piano Forte with or without additional keys, with Accompaniments for Violin, Alto & Bass, &c by Mr. Dussek...dedicated to Mrs. Chinnery..." Corri, Dussek & Co.: London, [1796]. , n.p.n. first edition in this arrangement. Quarto. 21 pp. Disbound.SSC-06823 $250InquireSigned on the title page: Viotti.Piano part only. Includes Corri, Dussek & Co.'s "Catalogue of New Music, 1795 & 1796" with prices. The musical text includes numerous alternate readings for pianos with "additional keys."
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) and Nicholas Joseph HÜLLMANDEL (1789-1850), arr. Violin Concertos (White I: 10, 14, 12), arranged (White Ia: 11),"Viotti's Grand Concerto in Bb: arranged for the Piano Forte (with or without the additional keys) with Accompaniments for Two Violins, Oboe, Corni, Alto & Violoncello, by Mr. Hullmandel" Rt. Birchall: London, [1803]. Pl.n: "Viottis Conto.". first edition in this arrangement. Folio. 17 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 4 pp. Umbound, held together with original thread. Title page partially detached with one small repaired tear, otherwise very good with untrimmed margins. MUS-07339 $450InquirePiano part and six separate parts. The 10733 usical text includes numerous alternate readings for pianos without the "additional keys." This is a rare edition - only one known copy is listed in RISM (H7811, GB-Lbm).
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) Violin Duets (White IV: 16), "Trois Duos Concertans Pour deux Violons Composés par J.B. Viotti, Oeuvre 19" Simrock: Bonn, [1817]. Pl.n: 1355. Folio. 20 + 20 pp. Spine reinforced. Slight bleedthrough on title page, otherwise very good, with crisp paper and untrimmed edges. MUS-06480 $200InquireTwo separate violin parts. Title page bears publisher's number 1326 (plate number for Viotti's Op. 6, MUS-06481), but musical plates are all numbered 1355.
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) Violin Duets (White IV: 34), "Six Sérénades en duo concertants Pour deux Violons par J.B. Viotti. Opera 23, 2e livre" Simrock: Bonn, [1817]. Pl.n: 1298. Folio. 15 + 15 pp. Stiff untrimmed paper with clean, crisp musical text - fine condition. MUS-06477 $225InquireTwo separate violin parts.
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) Violin Duets (White IV: 40-42), arranged (White IVa: 7-9; G. 70-72), "Trois Duos Concertans pour Deux Violons Composés par J.B. Viotti Livre VII" Simrock: Bonn, [1817]. Pl.n: 1321. Folio. 13 + 13 pp. Spine reinforced. Back cover slightly soiled, otherwise very good. MUS-06479 $200InquireTwo separate violin parts. Title page has publisher's number 1326 (the plate number for Viotti's Op. 6, MUS-06481), but plate numbers are all 1321.
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) Violin Duets, Book 1 (White IV: 1-6, G. 1-6), "Three Duetts, Concertants, for Two Violins, Composed by Mr. Viotti. Book [1]" G. Walker: London, [early 1800s]. Pl.n: "Viotti's Duetts. Book i.". Folio. 13 + 13 pp. Disbound. Title page of first violin slightly browned around edges, a few pages detached from disbinding, otherwise very good. MUS-06478 $225InquireTwo separate violin parts. The first page of the Violino Primo has a penciled note saying ? played it on July 10, 1884.
- Viotti, Giovanni Battista (1755-1824) Violin Duets, Books 1-2 (White IV: 1-12, G. 1-6, 13-18), "Six Duetts Concertants for Two Violins Composed by M. Viotti [Books 1 & 2]" and Violin Duets, Op. 21 (White IVa: 16-18, G. 53-55), "Three Duets, for Two Violins Composed by J. B. Viotti, op. 21" London Folio. 25/14/20 + 25/14/20 pp. Sturdy 19th-century three-quarter leather with blue marbled boards. Edges rubbed, light water stain at top of first violin pages, measures numbered neatly throughout in ink, some bleedthrough in Op. 21, otherwise very good. MUS-09771 $300InquireThree sets of duets bound together in two volumes, one for each violin.
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- "Six Duetts Concertants for Two Violins. Composed by M. Viotti [Bk. 1]", White IV: 1-6 (G. 1-6). (London: Coventry & Hollier, [after 1834], n.p.n., 25+25 pp.).
- "Six Duetts Concertants for Two Violins. Composed by M. Viotti [2nd Book]", White IV: 7-12 (G. 13-18). (London: Preston, [1795], n.p.n., 14+14 pp.).
- "Three Duets, for Two Violins Composed by J.B. Viotti. Op. 21", White IVa 16-18 (G. 53-55), arranged from Trios Op. 18 (White III: 16-18). (London: Clementi, Banger, Hyde, Collard & Davis, [c. 1804-10], n.p.n., 20+20 pp.). - Virdung, Sebastian (c1465-?) Musica getutscht 1511 Robert Eitner. Trautwein: Berlin, [1882]. Small oblong octavo. 111 pp, heavy laid paper, deckel edges. Dark blue paper covers. Front detached, internally excellent. FAC-10652 $200InquireThe earliest printed source describing musical instruments and practice. This work was the source for some of the most famous later treatises, most notably Agricola's Musica Instrumentalis (1529). This is earliest of three modern facsimiles of this seminal work, and quite scarce.
- Vogler, Georg Joseph (Abt) (1749-1814) Missa Solennis [sic]. No. 1. Partitur. J. André: Offenbach, c 1824 [based on plate number]. Pl.n: 4713. Oblong quarto. 83 pp. Blue paper wrapper at back (front not present). First signature detached. Embossed dealer stamp on title page. Foxed, at some places heavily, but otherwise very good.MUS-15211 $125InquireAlthough an accomplished composer, theorist, and keyboardist in his own time, Vogler is best remembered today as the subject of Robert Browning's poem Abt Vogler.
- Voss, Charles Freikugeln-Quadrille. Op. 250. [Arrangement of Johann Strauss's quadrille of the same title] C. F. Peters: Leipzig, [ca 1860]. Pl.n: 4113. Engraved. Quarto. 11 pp. Original blue wrapper (separated at centerfold and heavily chipped at edges). Dealer stamp to front wrapper and title pages. Edges worn and chipped throughout, but music quite clean.MUS-07207 $50More Images/InquirePublished in or about 1860, based on plate number.
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Voss, Charles. Les Huguenots, Fantaisie pour le Piano. Op. 66. G. F. Hupfeld & Son: Philadelphia Engraved. Large quarto. 17 pp. Disbound. Original blue wrapper (separated at centerfold and chipped; front page also with large repaired tear). Pinholes from former binding at margin. Some very light staining throughout. A good copy. - Wagenseil, G.C. Trio-Sinfonie in G dur Schneider: Tutzing, 1965. Oblong quarto. 6 facsimile pp. Wrappers. Slight waterstain on edge of cover. FAC-01042 $45Inquire
- Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Lohengrin, Vorspiel zur Oper und Einleitung zum dritten Aufzug VEB Deutscher Verlag für Musik: Leipzig, 1974. Large quarto. 26 facsimile pp. Boards. Good interior, cover has bumped corners & tears on spine tips. FAC-08438 $135Inquire
- Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Meistersinger Overture, arranged, "Richard Wagner Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Vorspiel für Piano Forte zu vier Händen gesetzt von Carl Tausig" Schott: Mainz, [1865-66]. Pl.n: 18560. Folio. 19 pp. Title page soiled and detached, some tattered margins not affecting musical text, otherwise good. MUS-10220 $125Inquire
- Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Richard Wagner: Das Buch der Motive, Klavierauszug Schott: London Vol. 1 only. 58 pp. Covers detached and in poor condition. Interior fine.MUS-12616 $20InquireThemes from Wagner's primary works written for piano.
- Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Tannhäuser und der Sängerfrieg auf Wartburg von Richard Wagner B. Schott's Söhne: Mainz, 1914. Pl.n: 29778. Quarto. 185 pp. Frontispiece image of Wagner plus 2 pages of production images from Bayreuth. Red linen boards. Excellent condition.MUS-12872 $175InquireTranscription for piano two-hands of the complete opera.