1726 - 1923 (SHEET)MUSIC (including AUTOGRAPHS and MANUSCRIPTS)
- Disbound set; 2 bookseller's stamps on title-p.. = Title edition.
Diabelli, A. Productionen im häuslichen Freundschafts-Zirkel für die Flöte mit Beleitung des Pianoforte. 192tes Werk. Vienna, A. Diabelli et Comp., n.d. (±1845), plate-no. D.&C. No.8250, 2 parts in 1 vol., 12; 7,(1)p., lithogr. score, orig. wr., large 4to (sl. foxed). Frisch, R. Variations brillantes en mi sur un Thème original pour la Flûte avec acc.t d'Orchestre, ou de Quatuor, ou de Piano. Oeuv.17. Paris, Richault, n.d. (±1840), plate no.3903.R., 2 parts in 1 vol., 15,(1); 7,(1)p., engr. scores, orig. wr., folio. Idem. Souvenir de l'Italienne à Alger. Introduction et Variations brillantes pour la flûte avec accomp.t de Piano sur la Vavatine de Rovelli. Oeuvre 16. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1860), plate no. 5829.R., 2 parts in 1 vol., (2),15,(1); 6p., engr score, orig. wr., folio. Steibelt, D. Trois Sonates Pour le Pianoforte et flûte obligée. Oeuvre 73. Leipsic, Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d., plate no. 653, 43p., engr. score, later boards, folio.
- Trifle foxed in blank margins.
Idem. Aria Allemanda Variata per il Piano Forte. Ibid., idem, n.d. (first quarter 19th cent.), plate-no. 374, 7,(1)p., engr. title-p. and score, folio (fine). Idem. Duodecimo rondoletto Per il Piano. Op. 78, no.1. Ibid., idem, n.d. (first quarter 19th cent.), plate-no. 368, 9,(1)p., engr. title-p. and score, folio (fine). Liszt, F. Mélodies hongroises d'après Fr. Schubert. Cahier 2. Vienna, A. Diabelli & Comp., n.d. (±1840), 1 vol. (of 3), plate-no. 6959, (2),15,(1)p., engr. title-p. w. vignette, later wr., 4to (fine). - AND 1 other: C. CZERNY, L'Art de delier les doigts. Op. 699 (Paris, Schlesinger, n.d. (±1845), 2 parts in 1 vol., plate-no. M.S. 4013 (1) and (2), lithogr. score, contemp. hcl., folio. Partly waterstained in top margin).
- Scratch on frontcover. Otherwise fine.
- First half w. receding waterstain in outer margin. Paper over covers worn; upper joint splitting at top end.
= Popular method, first published in 1784. Before the revolution Rodolphe was a celebrated composer and musician (violinist), but left destitute after the revolution he became professor at the Conservatoire of Paris.
Garaudé, A. de. 60 Solfèges progressifs à deux Voix égales, avec accompagnement de Piano ou Harpe. Oeuvre 41. Paris, the author, n.d. (±1830), plate-no.104, (4 (publ. cat.)),113,(1)p., entirely lithogr., title-p. w. vignette and scores, contemp. hcalf, sm. folio.
- Foxed throughout; first 10 leaves waterstained in top margin. Binding worn/ dam. along extremities.
AND 1 other: IDEM, Solfèges avec la Nasse chiffrée (...). Oeuvre 27. Part 1 (Paris, the author, n.d. (±1830), 1 vol. (of 2), plate-no. 80A, entirely lithogr., vignette on title-p., contemp. hvellum, sm. folio. Waterstained (partly slightly) and sl. foxed throughout)
- Cello part with a few bars of the second quintet pasted over w. later manuscript slip w. adaptation; occas. sl. foxed. A few quires in the flute part loose.
= RISM R 2271
BOUND WITH: Romberg, A. Tre Quintetti per Flauto, Violino, due Viole e Violoncello. Op.41, no.2. Leipsic, C.F. Peters, n.d. (±1820), plate no. 1224/ 1226/ 1227, 3 parts, 6; 7,(1); 7,(1)p., engr. scores.
- Fine. = RISM R 2192.
BOUND WITH: Idem. Trois Quintetti pour Flûte, Violon, deux Altos & Violoncelle. Op.21, no.1-3. Hamb., J.A. Böhme (address on title of flute part pasted over w. address of N. Simrock, Bonn), n.d. (±1805), plate no. R.1/ R.2/ R.3, 7,(1); 7,(1); 6p., engr. scores.
- Sl. foxed. = RISM R 2184- 2185.
- Number in pen and ink in upper blank margin throughout. Otherwise fine.
Meyerbeer, G. l'Africana. Ridotta per Flauto e Pianoforte. Milan, F. Lucca, n.d. (1870), 2 vols., plate-no.13611, (2),67,(1); (2),197,(1)p., 2 ident. title-p. lithogr. in blue, lithogr. scores, orig. unif. wr., folio.
- Wrappers of flute part dustsoiled in outer margins; both vols. sl. worn/ sl. dam. at spine-ends.
AND 4 other collections in 8 vols., all arrangements of operas for flute and piano, i.a. a fine set of G. WICHTL, Ouvertüren für Pianoforte & Flöte (Offenbach, J. André, ±1865, 2 vols., entirely lithographed, contemp. unif. hcalf w. gilt spine, folio. Bindings sl. worn). - ADDED: 7 others in 8 vols., i.a. D. BANDERALI, 24 Nouvelles vocalises pour le mezzo-Soprano (Paris, the author, n.d. (±1840), 2 vols., lithogr. scores, orig. unif. wr., folio. Vaguely waterstained in margins) and G. CRESCENTINI, Raccolta completa di Esercizi di Musica all' uso Del Vocalizzo (Naples, Musica de Reali Teatri, ±1830, plate-no. 1338, entirely engr., orig. (dam and dampstained) wr., folio).
- Occas. sl. foxed. Boards worn along extremities; backstrips partly lacking; frontcover of the violin part cracked.
= Rare.
- Final leaf vaguely stained in outer margin. Otherwise a fine and clean copy.
= RISM R2899. "The first work in the repertory of the Académie Royale de Musique for which the text and music were by the same author." (Wikipedia entry). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIV.
- The plates sl. foxed; hinges broken. Vellum sl. darkened. Otherwise fine.
= Eitner VIII, p.336; Tchemerzine X, 53 b; Dufour 251.
- Vaguely dampstained; occas. fingersoiled in lower outer corner; sm. wormhole in lower margin of text. Binding worn.
Kummer, C. Méthode pour la Flûte pratique, instructive et amusante (...). Offenbach a.M. etc., Johann André, n.d. (±1845), plate-no. 6470, 67p., 4 fold. tables on 2 leaves, entirely lithographed, trilingual edition (French, German and English), contemp. hcalf, folio.
- Lacks backstrip. Front cover loosening.
AND 7 other flute methods in 12 vols., mostly in mediocre/ poor condition, ±1850-1920, i.a. by E. WALCKIERS, L. NADAUD and TAFFANEL & GAUBERT and including 5 parts of Practische Floetenschule oder Sammlung leichter Arien und Romanzen für eine Flöte (Leipsic, ±1825-1835, parts 6, 10, 11, 13 and 14, engr. scores, in 5 parts as issued, folio).
- Occas. sl. stained. Binding rubbed/ chafed along extremities.
AND 1 other: F. MARCOS Y NAVAS, Arte del canto llano y figurado, en metodo facil. Enl. ed. by M. de Moya y Perez (ibid., 1862, lithogr. scores, modern wr. Title-p. sl. dam.).
- Title-p. sl. yellowed in outer margin. = RISM S 696; Vester S 60 ("Authorship questionable").
- Fine copy. = RISM S724; Vester S 96. Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXIV.
BOUND WITH: Quantz, J.J. VI. Sonates à une Flute Traversière Et Basse Continue. Op.1. Amst., n.publ., n.d. (after 1740), no plate-no., 25,(1)p., engr. score (RISM Q25; Vester Q 384; Reilly 7). - BOUND WITH: Idem. VI. Sonate a Flauto Traversiere solo, è Cembalo. Paris, Le Clerc, Le Clerc and Boivin, n.d. (±1736), no plate-no., (2) (title-p. and publ. cat.),24p., engr. score (RISM Q 34; Vester Q 390a). - BOUND WITH: Idem. Sonates Pour la Flute Traversiere Avec la Basse. Livre III. Ibid., Le Clerc, n.d. (1731), no plate-no., (2),25,(1)p., engr. score (RISM Q33; Vester Q 400; Reilly 4).
- All fine.
= Very rare collection of early impressions of traverso music by the most influential flutist of the 18th century, Johann Joachim Quantz. Relatively few compositions by Quantz were published during his lifetime.
New York, C. Fischer, 1946, 4th ed., 2 vols., (3),878; (6),879-1640p., scores, diagrams, orig. unif. cl. w. (sl. frayed/ chipped) dustwr.
= Provenance: the estate of Henk Badings.
- Spine worn and wrappers reattached.
= Rare in the orig. wr. Riemann II, 626. One of the major theoretical works of the 20th century.
- Both parts w. composer's name in contemp. hand in pen and ink on title-p.; waterstained in inner blank margin; a few scattered brown inkstains; title-p. of first part yellowed.
= Cf. Vester S 395.
- Occas. trifle foxed; old owner's entry on title-p. Otherwise fine. = Rare.
Fuchs, G.F. Receuil d'airs variés pour la Flûte. Livraison 1 and 2. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1815), 2 vols., plate-no. 2330 and 2331, 13,(1); 13,(1)p., 2 ident. engr. title-p., engr. scores, folio.
- Both vols. brown stain throughout in left margin and partly sl. waterstained. = Vester F 496.
AND 5 others in 6 vols., i.a. E. GEBAUER, Six Duos faciles pour deux Flûtes. Oeuvre 17 (Leipsic, C.F. Peters, (±1817), 2 vols., plate-no. 1388, entirely engraved, loose in parts as issued, folio. Fine); F. RAULT, Le Celebre Solo, Pour une Flûte avec Accompagnement de Basse (London, G. Walker, (±1790?), entirely engraved, 4to. Cut sl. short and disbound) and G. DONIZETTI, Airs pour deux Flûtes de l'Opéra La Fille du Régiment (Mainz, fils de B. Schott, (±1841), 2 vols., plate-no. 6448, entirely lithographed, loose in parts as issued, folio. Partly sl. foxed; title-p. of Fl2 waterstained).
- Blank margin title-p. partly strengthened on verso; upper margin cut sl. short (occas. affecting caption); sl. yellowed. Spine sl. darkened and w. traces of paper tickets.
= Identical to the edition Antwerp, 1584, but supplied with a new title-page. Scheurleer, Souterliedekens XXIX; Goovaerts 362; Höweler/ Matter p.56. "Dit is waarschijnlijk de uitgave, waarnaar de Souterliedekens wel eens uuttersse (Utrechtse) psalmen zijn genoemd." (Scheurleer).
BOUND AFTER: Lumnius, J.F. Van dleven der Christeliicker Maechden, vier Dialogi, dat is, tsamenspreeckinghen van twee persoonen. Antw., C. Plantijn, 1571, 333p., woodcut printer's mark.
= Voet 1611; BCNI 3303.
- Occas. sl. foxed.
= With a loosely inserted manuscript essay titled "Remarque importante sur les notes de Passage" (n.pl., n.d. (±1840), (6)p. (incl. one variant page)).
AND a small stack of engr. folio and 8vo leaves, mostly illustrating num. various terms from music theory (partly from the section on music in the Encyclopédie of Diderot and d'Alembert. Partly waterstained).
- Sl. foxed; title-p. and final leaf of part 2 loose.
AND 4 others bound in 1 vol., all w. early 19th cent. engr. music: R. KREUTZER, Trois Sonates faciles pour le Violon Avec Accomp.nt de Basse. Lettre A (Paris, Janet et Cotelle, n.d., plate-no. 224); IDEM, Trois Sonates faciles pour le Violon Avec Accomp.nt de Basse. Lettre B (ibid., J. Frey, n.d., plate-no. 338); A.L. BLONDEAU, Trois Sonates Pour le Violon Avec Accompagnement de Basse. Op.20 (ibid., idem, n.d., without plate-no.); IDEM, Trois sonates Pour le Violon. Oeuvre 21 (ibid., idem, n.d., plate-no. 214A) (all 4 title-p. dampstained).