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79 2065 Fétis F J and Kiesewetter R G 79 2065 Fétis F J and Kiesewetter R G
79/2065 Fétis, F.J. and Kiesewetter, R.G. Die Verdienste der Niederlaender um die Tonkunst. In Beantwortung der (...) im Jahre 1826 ausgeschriebenen Frage: Welche Verdienste haben sich die Niederländer, namentlich des 14ten, 15ten und 16ten Jahrhunderts, im Fache der Tonkunst erworben (...)? Quels sont les mérites des Neerlandais dans la musique, principalement aux 14e, 15e et 16e siècles; et quelle influence les artistes de ce pays qui ont séjourné en Italie, ont-ils exercée sur les écoles de musique, qui se sont formées peu après cette époque en Italie?" Amst., J. Muller en Comp., 1829, 2 parts in 1 vol., (6),120; 58p., 73 lithogr. plates w. music examples ("Musicalische Beilagen von A bis P zur Darstellung der Entstehung und der Fortschritte des Gesanges mit mehreren Stimmen und der allmählichen Ausbildung des Contrapunctes"), German and French language, 20th cent. hmor. w. green letterpiece, orig. wr. pres., 4to.

- Repaired tear in first free endpaper. = Rare.

€ (50-70)
79 2066 Fiorillo F 79 2066 Fiorillo F
79/2066 Fiorillo, F. Six Sonatas a deux violons. Oeuvre I. Berlin, J.J. Hummel/ Amst., Grand Magazin de Musique, n.d. (±1795), plate no. 419, 2 vols., 14; 14p., 2 ident. engr. title-p., engr. scores, contemp. boards w. manuscript title-piece on both covers, orig. wr., 4to. - BOUND WITH: Pleyel, J. Trois duos Pour Deux Violons. Adapt. by J. Fodor. Ibid., iidem, n.d. (±1795), plate no. 797, 15; 15p., 2 ident. engr. title-p., engr. scores.

- Lower outer corner sl. fingersoiled throughout; owner's entry on both title-p. of the first work. Frontcovers loose(ning). Good copy.

€ (100-150) 100
79 2067 Galin P 79 2067 Galin P
79 2067 Galin P 79 2067 Galin P
79 2067 Galin P 79 2067 Galin P
79/2067 Galin, P. Exposition d'une Nouvelle Méthode pour L'enseignement de la Musique. Paris, Rey et Gravier, 1818, 1st ed., (6), 284p., engr. frontisp., contemp. gilt red morocco w. presentation "A S.M. Le Roy des Pay Bas." in giltlettering on frontcover, within refined roll-tooled border consisting of vases, floral elements and a sm. square labyrinth motif, a.e.g.

- Sm. foxed spot in lower blank margin of frontisp.; 2 leaves w. sm. closed tear. Backcover sl. waterstained.

= Attractive binding by ? SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.

€ (200-300) 200
79/2068 Gedenkboek der Wagnervereeniging Haar geschiedenis in beeld 1884 1934 79/2068 Gedenkboek der Wagnervereeniging Haar geschiedenis in beeld 1884 1934
79/2068 Gedenkboek der Wagnervereeniging. Haar geschiedenis in beeld 1884-1934. Amst., Wagnervereeniging, 1934, 281p., num. ills., typography and dec. by M. KROPHOLLER, orig. cl. w. gilt vignette by S. JESSURUN DE MESQUITA, 4to.

- Fine copy. = Scarce.

€ (50-70) 60
79 2069 Gluck C W 79 2069 Gluck C W
79/2069 Gluck, C.W. Alceste. Tragédie. Opera en trois actes. Representée pour la 1ere fois par l'Academie R.ale de Musique le 30 Avril 1776. Paris, Boieldieu jeune, n.d. (1776), plate no.2, (2),293p., engr. title-p. and engr. full-score, sl. later hcalf, folio.

- Closed tear in title-p.; contents otherwise good/ fine. Binding worn/ rubbed along extremities.

= RISM G 2642 (5th edition). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.

€ (400-600)
79 2070 Gluck C W and Tschudi L T de 79 2070 Gluck C W and Tschudi L T de
79 2070 Gluck C W and Tschudi L T de 79 2070 Gluck C W and Tschudi L T de
79/2070 Gluck, C.W. and Tschudi, L.T. de. Écho et Narcisse, Opéra en trois actes, représenté pour la première fois, part l'Académie-Royale de Musique, Le Mardi 21 Septembre 1779. (Paris), printed by P. de Lormel for l'Academie, 1779, 1st ed., (2),VIII,(1),8-46p., bound in richly gilt armorial burgundy morocco, pink silk doublures, a.e.g., 4to.

- Final free endpaper and pastedown w. sm. wormhole in inner margin. Otherwise fine.

= Olivier 2549 identifies the coat of arms on the binding as that of M.-J.-L-B. Comtesse de Savoie. The opera Echo et Narcisse was one of the less succesfull operas by Glück. At its première in Paris, the response was so lacklustre that Glück never went back to Paris. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXV.

€ (400-600) 950
79 2071 Gregoir E G J 79 2071 Gregoir E G J
79/2071 Gregoir, E.G.J. Documents historiques relatifs à l'art musical et aux artistes-musiciens. Brussels/ Antw., Schott frères/ L/ dela Montagne, 1872, 1st ed., 56; 20; 64,(1)p., contemp. giltlettered hcalf (rare). Wasielewski, W.J. von. Geschichte der Instrumentalmusik im XVI. Jahrhundert. Heilbronn, C.F. Schmidt, n.d. (1878) (printer's address label pasted over orig. address Berlin, J. Guttentag), VII,(1),170p., 10 woodengr. plates, 95p. w. scores, orig. giltlettered and dec. brown cl. Sl. foxed, otherwise fine). - AND 2 others: C. HUYGENS, Musique et musiciens au XVIIe siècle. Correspondance et oeuvre musicales de -. Ed. W.J.A. Jonckbloet and J.P.N. Land (Leyden, 1882, scores, later giltlettered hmor. Backstrip sl. rubbed) and C. VAN DEN BORREN, Guillaume Dufay. Son importance dans l'evolution de la musique au XVe siècle (n.pl., n.d. (±1925), plates, music examples, sl. later hcl.).
€ (50-70)
79 2072 Gregoir E G J ed 79 2072 Gregoir E G J ed
79/2072 Gregoir, E.G.J. (ed.). Les artistes-musiciens Belges au XVIIIme et au XIXme siècle. Brussels etc., Schott Frères, 1885-1890, 3 vols. (incl. 2 supplements), (4).486; 320; 271p., contemp. unif. gilt hmor., 4to (fine set). Idem. l'Art musical en Belgique sous les règnes de Léopold Ir & Léopold II (...). Idem, iidem, 1879, 238,(1)p., contemp. hcl. Jacquot, A. La Musique en Lorraine. Étude rétrospective d'après les archives locales. Paris, A. Quantin, 1882, XV,(1),197,(2)p., col. lithogr. frontisp., 1 engr. plate, woodengr. ills., contemp. hmor. w. blue mor. letterpiece, large 8vo. Lavoix fils, H. La musique dans l'ymagerie du moyen age. Paris, Pottier de Lalaine, 1875, (4),48p., 4 (1x double-p.) plates (incl. 1 etching), later hcl., 4to (sl. foxed). - AND 2 others, i.a. A. DE LASALLE and E. THOINAN, La musique à Paris (Paris, 1863, later giltlettered hcl. Owner's entry on htitle).
€ (80-100) 80
79 2073 Händel G F 79 2073 Händel G F
79/2073 Händel, G.F. Der Messias. Piano and song adapt. by C.F.G. Schwencke, "mit deutschen Texte von Klopstock und Ebeling." Hamburg, J.A. Böhme (publ. name pasted over w. ticket of Theune & Comp., Amst.), 1809, no plate no., (4),166p., engr. title-p. w. oval vignette, engr. score, contemp. marbled gilt hcalf w. gilt oval green mor. letterpiece on frontcover, obl. 4to.

- Contents very fine. Binding worn/ rubbed along extremities. = RISM H 740.

€ (100-150)
79 2074 Haydn J 79 2074 Haydn J
79 2074 Haydn J 79 2074 Haydn J
79 2074 Haydn J 79 2074 Haydn J
79 2074 Haydn J 79 2074 Haydn J
79/2074 Haydn, J. La Création du Monde. Oratorio en trois parties. Traduit de l'Allemand mis en vers français par Joseph A. Ségur. Arrangé pour être Exécuté au Théâtre des Arts, par D. Steibelt (Exécuté le 3 Nivose an 9e) (1801. V.S.T.). Full score. Paris/ Lyon, Erard/ Garnier, n.d. (1800), plate no. I, 324 (engr.), (26 pen and ink manuscript of the "Choro"), 4; 3 (engr.)p., stipple-engr. portrait of the composer by L. BENOIST jr. (publ. by Janet et Cotelle after 1809), engr. title-p., engr. frontisp. by P.P. CHOFFARD after RAPHAEL, contemp. polished gilt treecalf w. square gilt red mor. title-piece laid down on frontcover, contemp. (worn) board slipcase, folio.

- Publisher's address partly illegible due to removal of later added publisher's ticket (leaving only the Lyon address legible); contemp. manuscript index bound in at front; publisher's stamp in lower blank margin of portrait. A few unobtrusive small and slightly rubbed spots on binding. Very fine copy.

= Rare early edition of the full score, publ. in the same year as the first edition. Hoboken II, XXI, 2a (pointing out that the date "le 3. Nivose an 9e" on the title-p. should be read as 1800 in the Vienna Style of dating and not as 1801) and noting that this edition does not contain the final choral. These final 83 bars are supplied in contemp. fair manuscript in our copy. The final engraved leaves are the scores for the trombone (3p.) and the bassoon (4p.) to several parts of the oratorio. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.

€ (400-600) 475
79 2075 Haydn J 79 2075 Haydn J
79/2075 Haydn, J. Jahreszeiten. Piano and song adapt. by Ant. André. Offenbach a.Main, J. André, n.d. (±1802), plate no.1640, 176p., lithogr. title-p., engr. score, contemp. frontwr., obl. 4to.

- Rebacked w. cloth and w. later backcover. = RISM H 4692; Hoboken II, p.59f.

€ (150-250)
79 2076 Haydn J 79 2076 Haydn J
79/2076 Haydn, J. Die Schöpfung. La Création. Piano and song adapt. by F. Ries. Bonn, N. Simrock (pasted over w. booksellers ticket of L. Plattner, Rotterdam), n.d. (1800), plate no. 9, (2),135p., entirely engr. score, contemp. hcalf, obl. 4to.

- Binding (sl.) worn along extremities. = Hob. XXI/ 2 p.42.; RISM H4652.

AND 1 other: J.G. BERTELMAN, Missa (The Hague, Fr. Beuster, 1836, entirely engr. full score, with piano score, contemp. giltlettered hcalf, obl. 4to. Joints and corner rubbed, otherwise fine).

€ (80-100)
79 2077 Jones G 79 2077 Jones G
79/2077 Jones, G. History of the Rise and Progress of Music, Theoretical and Practical. London, the author, 1818, (3),286-398p., stipple-engr. frontisp., 21 engr. plates (partly recto and verso), all showing music examples, later giltlettered hcalf, 4to.

- All plates (sl.) foxed. Backstrip chafed/ worn.

= "Extracted from the Encyclopaedia Londinensis" (title-p.).

€ (50-70) 50
79 2078 König Herbert 1820 1876 79 2078 König Herbert 1820 1876
79 2078 König Herbert 1820 1876 79 2078 König Herbert 1820 1876
79 2078 König Herbert 1820 1876 79 2078 König Herbert 1820 1876
79/2078 König, Herbert (1820-1876). Lot of 12 col. caricatures of musicians, all tinted lithographs, all 28,5x21,3 cm., all signed on the stone, all without borders (prob. as published), in later hcl. portfolio.

- Several prints with (repaired) (sm.) damage in margins/ corners; one print w. closed hole; all prints w. pinholes and sl. yellowed.

= Nice caricatures of a conductor, bassoonist, hornist, oboist, flutist, trumpetist, violinist, cellist, bassist, timpanist, guitarist and harpist.

€ (100-150) 130
79 2079 Kunze C H 79 2079 Kunze C H
79/2079 Kunze, C.H. Trois Quatuors pour Cor, Violon, Alto & Violoncelle. Oeuvre 1re. Offenbach a.M., J. André, n.d. (±1801), plate no. 1573, 4 vols., engr. scores, contemp. plain blue paper wr., 4to (fine).

- Copy for the horn with receding stain on first 8 leaves; copy for the cello w. similar stain on final 4 leaves. Otherwise fine.

= Brüchle/ Lienhard, Horn Bibliographie III, p.111.

AND 3 others, i.a. H. NIESSEL, Méthode complète de cor à 3 pistons ou Cylindres. Op.21 (Paris, Schonenberger, n.d. (±1843), plate no. S 1490, lithogr. title-p. and score, modern cl., folio. Sl. foxed; contemp. owner's entry on title-p. Rare) and L. VAN BEETHOVEN, Gran Quintuor en Mi b Maj. (Offenbach/ London, ±1840, tinted lithogr. title, lithogr. full score, contemp. hcl., 4to).

€ (70-90) 70
79 2080 Maandblad voor Muziek tevens Orgaan der Wagner vereeniging te Amsterdam Ed H Viotta Year 1 5 all publ 79 2080 Maandblad voor Muziek tevens Orgaan der Wagner vereeniging te Amsterdam Ed H Viotta Year 1 5 all publ
79 2080 Maandblad voor Muziek tevens Orgaan der Wagner vereeniging te Amsterdam Ed H Viotta Year 1 5 all publ 79 2080 Maandblad voor Muziek tevens Orgaan der Wagner vereeniging te Amsterdam Ed H Viotta Year 1 5 all publ
79/2080 Maandblad voor Muziek, tevens Orgaan der "Wagner-vereeniging" te Amsterdam. Ed. H. Viotta. Year 1-5 (all publ.). Amst., Erven H. van Munster, 1888-1894, 5 vols., music examples, orig. unif. gilt dec. cl.

- Apart from some sl. foxing, a very fine set.

Symphonia. Lektuur van Muzijkale Wetenschappen. Year 1, January-June. Ed. C.L. van Langenhuijsen and T. Geers Jz. Amst., n.publ., 1839, 208p., woodengr. ills., music examples, contemp. marbled boards, 4to.

- Sl. foxed.

= All published. Rare and shortlived periodical about which J. VAN GESSEL writes i.a. that it is "(...) de meest mysterieuze verschijning onder de eerste Nederlandse muziektijdschiften. (...) Het tijdschrift is (...) opgezet als een verzameling lemma's over uiteenlopende onderwerpen (...). In maart begon men tevens met een alfabetisch lexicon van beroemde componisten, dat echter niet verder kwam dan de letter A. Verder bevatte Symphonia (...) nog wat losse anekdotes. (...)." (https://demodernetijd.nl/wp-content/uploads/DNE-2001-4a-Gessel.pdf).

€ (80-100)
79 2081 Maatschappij tot bevordering van de Toonkunst 79 2081 Maatschappij tot bevordering van de Toonkunst
79/2081 Maatschappij tot bevordering van de Toonkunst. Small archive, consisting of 10 manuscript (1x printed) letters and 2 manuscript scores, all letters dating from 1850.

= The letters all centre around the music festival ("Muzijkfeest te Haarlem") that was organized in 1850, and are addressed to i.a. C.G.V. Schneevoogt (the secretary of the Maatschappij) and J.J. Viotta, and are partly written by affiliated members of the Maatschappij that offer their help with the various arrangements concerning the festival. I.a. offering singers for the choir, concerns about the lack of urgency in preparing everything for the festival, the availability of scores for the musicians and singers (the most important part of the festival was the first performance in The Netherlands of Mendelssohn Bartoldy's oratorio "Elias" (composed only 4 years earlier). Also including 2 separate manuscript scores, i.a. one with a fair copy of the score of N. DALEYRAC's "Romance de Gulnare" (prob. a version for voice and guitar).

€ (70-90) 90
79/2082 Manuscripts Songbook 79/2082 Manuscripts Songbook
79/2082 [Manuscripts]. (Songbook). Manuscript, Dutch text, pen and ink, n.pl., ±1850-1870, (152)p., diff. hands, contemp. hcl.

- Pages loose(ning). Rebacked w. cl.

= Contains ±50 songs, poems and short stories, i.a. Het Lied van Chassé, De Lusivers Jood, Henri's Drinklied, Het vogelnestje, De Smulbuik, Hernhutters-Avondlied, De Vleeschsoep, Het IJsvermaak, Het Pennelikkers Lied, Vijf maal Honderdduizend Duivels, De hopelooze Vrijer and De neger in de suikerplantaadje.

€ (40-60) 40
79 2083 Massenet J Schneider L 79 2083 Massenet J Schneider L
79/2083 [Massenet, J.]. Schneider, L. Massenet. l'Homme, le musicien. Illustrations et Documents inédits. Paris, L. Carteret, 1908, (4),392p., frontisp., num. ills. (incl. musical examples), orig. richly gilt red mor. signed "A. Giraldon. 07" in lower right corner of frontcover, orig. col. lithogr. wr. pres. (identical design by the same), a.e.g., sm. folio.

- Bookplate on verso of 2nd blank. Apart from some rubbed spots along margins a very fine copy.

€ (70-90)
79 2084 Milhaud D 79 2084 Milhaud D
79/2084 Milhaud, D. David. Piano and song adapt. by the author. Tel Aviv, Israeli Music Publications, 1954, 1st ed., plate no. I.M.P. 2001, 316p., orig. wr. after M. CHAGALL, folio.

- Spine (sl.) dam. and bumped; upper right corner of frontwr. restored; frontwr. sl. creased.

€ (50-70)
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