Prodaná nevěsta. Komická zpěvohra ve 3 jednáních. Slova od K. Sabiny. [The Bartered Bride]. [Autograph manuscript facsimle of the piano-vocal score]
by SMETANA, Bedřich 1824-1884
Prague: Ceská grafická unie, 1923. Hardcover. Good. Oblong folio. Original quarter black textured cloth with marbled boards, oval title label to upper, decorative endpapers. 1f. (recto blank, verso cast list), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [i] (blank staves), 71, 51, [iii] (blank staves), 86, [i] (blank staves), [ii] (afterword by Josef Bohuslav Foerster dated Prague, November 1922), 1f.... Read More
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The Acoustic World of Early Modern England: Attending to the O-Factor
by SMITH, Bruce R.
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999. Softcover. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 400 pp. With illustrations.
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Six Suits of Lessons for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr. Smith Author of the Opera call'd The Fairies. Opera Terza
by SMITH, John Christopher 1712-1795
London: Printed for I. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand, 1755. Oblong folio. Modern half dark brown calf with marbled boards, spine in decorative compartments gilt, dark red title label gilt. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 41, [i] (blank) pp. With figured bass in contemporary manuscript ink to pp. 10-11 (the Allegro of Lesson II); occasional pencil... Read More
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Six Suits of Lessons for the Harpsichord Compos'd by Mr. Smith Author of the Opera call'd The Fairies. Opera Terza
by SMITH, John Christopher 1712-1795
London: Printed for I. Walsh in Catharine Street in the Strand, 1755. Oblong folio. Disbound. Contemporary half mid-tan calf with marbled boards, title in contemporary brown ink to upper. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 41, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved throughout. With "Anna Sophia Egerton" in contemporary manuscript to front pastedown. Binding worn, rubbed, and bumped; upper... Read More
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Suites de Pieces Pour le Clavecin. ... Premier Volume
by SMITH, John Christopher 1712-1795
London: Printed for & Sold by the Author In Meard's Court near St. Ann's Church Old Soho. And by Thos. Cobb at the Engraving and Printing Office in Bow Church Yard, 1732. Oblong folio. Modern half light tan leather with marbled boards, dark tan leather title label to spine gilt. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication to... Read More
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A Collection of Songs of various kinds, and for Different Voices ... Price 10/6
by SMITH, John Stafford 1750-1836
London: Printed for and sold by J. Preston, at his Music Warehouse No. 97, Strand, 1785. Oblong folio. Disbound. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication with coat of arts incorporating a shield, three unicorns, and Latin motto "Pro Rege et Populo," verso blank), [i] (blank), 40 pp. Engraved throughout. With secondary pagination in contemporary manuscript... Read More
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Concerted Sacred Music of the Bologna School
by SMITH, Peter, ed
Madison, Wis: A-R Editions, 1987. Softcover. Fine. Folio. 82 pp. Recent Researches in the Music of the Baroque 57.
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Autograph letter signed "B[enjamin] P Howell" to Mrs. Anna Howell, Fancy Hill [Berks County, Pennsylvania]
by [DANCE - 19th Century - Social]
2 pp. of a bifolium. Quarto, ca. 198 x 161 mm. Dated Philadelphia, January 28, 1824. In black ink. With integral address panel with remnants of original seal. On wove paper. With minor autograph corrections. A charming piece of American social history, evidently written by a schoolboy to his mother pleading for permission to take dancing lessons:... Read More
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La Polka. Colour lithograph by Sorrien after Anais Colin
by [DANCE - Social]
Paris: Goupil et Vibert, 1844. Image size 247 x 190, sheet size 353 x 267 mm. Printed on China paper laid down to publisher's card mount with publisher's small oval embosssed handstamp to lower left corner. A charming depiction of a couple dancing the polka.
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The Happy Home Quadrille by C.H.R. Marriott ... Pr 4/-
by [DANCE - Social]
London: Ashdown & Parry, 1860. Folio, 348 x 247 mm. Coloured lithograph by Concanen depicting fashionably dressed children dancing within an arched border framed by holly leaves and berries at lower corners; a group at right background admires a Christmas tree. Slightly worn, browned, and stained; slightly trimmed, affecting one word of titling at upper margin; left... Read More
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A Cotillon." Original pen-and-ink drawing signed E. Hortley. Most probably English. Undated, but ca. 1900-1910
by [DANCE - Social]
Sheet size 290 x 375 mm. Executed in black ink with white highlights with an ornamental border to upper margin and titling within a tambourine motif to lower. Small circular embossed stamp of "Goodall's Bristol" (English paper manufacturer) to lower left corner. A humorous drawing set in a dance hall depicting a fashionably-dressed seated woman with five young... Read More
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The Bohemian Polka, composed & respectfully dedicated to Viscount Bury by Herrman Koenig.. Pr. 3/-
by [DANCE - Social]
London: Jullien, 1845. Folio, 337 x 250 mm. Attractive colour lithograph by J. Brandard printed by M. & N. Hanhart depicting a couple in Bohemian dress dancing the polka within Jullien's characteristic decorative border gilt. 1f. (recto illustrated title, verso blank), [1] (full textual instructions for dancing the polka together with publisher's advertisements), 2-7, [i] (blank) pp. ... Read More
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Papers Read by Members of the American Musicological Society at the Annual Meeting Held in Pittsburgh, PA., Dec. 29 and 30, 1937
by [AMERICAN MUSICOLOGICAL SOCIETY]
Oberlin: American Musicological Society, 1940. Paperback. Very Good. Octavo. Wrappers. 132 pp. Slightly worn.
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Le Origini del Melodramma: Testimonianze dei Contemporanei
by SOLERTI, Angelo
Bologna: Forni, 1969. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 262 pp. Facsimile reprint of the edition of 1903.
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A Little Night Music. A Musical. Group of 4 finely-executed original watercolor costume designs by noted American artist Robert Perdziola (born 1961), each titled, signed, and dated in pencil by the artist April 1982
by [SONDHEIM, Stephen 1930-2021]
The designs represent the characters Fredrik (Egerman), Madame Armfeldt, Desirée (Armfeldt), and Count Carl. Executed on quality watercolor paper. Sheet size 456 x 305 mm. Minor browning. In very good condition overall. The original Broadway production of A Little Night Music, with both music and lyrics by Sondheim, took place on 25 February 1973 at the Schubert Theater... Read More
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Nouveau Dictionnaire de Musique Illustré: élémentaire, théorique, historique, artistique, professionnel et complet
by SOULLIER, Charles
Paris: E. Bazault, 1855. Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. Full dark brown pebbled cloth, dark red leather title label gilt to spine. 1f. (recto half-title, verso printer's note), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [v]-vii (preface), [i] (blank), 348 pp. + xvi (alphabetical list of subscribers, categorized by profession including composers; professors, artists, and publicists; musicsellers and publishers; makers... Read More
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Soviet Choreographers in the 1920s ... Translated from the Russian by Lynn Visson - Edited, with additional translation, by Sally Banes
by SOURITZ, Elizabeth
Durham and London: Duke University Press, 1990. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Full dark red cloth with titling gilt to spine. 356 pp. With numerous illustrative plates, some in color. In dustjacket. Binding slightly worn.
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First Day of Issue envelope with portrait stamp of Sousa within decorative border and "U.S. Honors Famous Americans" printed in red at left, with block of four 2-cent commemorative postal stamps, postmarked Washington, D.C., May 3, 1940 and "First Day of Issue
by [SOUSA, John Philip 1854-1932]
Sousa, an American composer, bandmaster and author, composed the official national march of the United States, The Stars and Stripes Forever... "Known as the ‘March King’, [he] was the most important figure in the history of bands and band music." Paul E. Bierley in Grove Music Online.
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Historical Musicology: A Reference Manual for Research in Music. With Articles by Ernst C. Krohn, Lloyd Hibberd, Luther A. Dittmer, Tsang-Houei shu, Tatsuo Minagawa, Zdenêk Nováček
by SPIESS, Lincoln Bunce
New York: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 1963. Softcover. Fair. Large octavo. Wrappers. 294 pp. Wrappers worn. Slightly browned.
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English Song: Dowland to Purcell
by SPINK, Ian
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 312 pp. From the collection of musicologist Stanley Boorman.
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[Op. 83]. Quatuor brillant pour deux Violons, Alto et Violoncelle... Op. 83. Pr. 1 2/3 Rth
by SPOHR, Louis 1784-1859
Berlin: Ad. Mt. Schlesinger [PN 1595], 1830. Folio. Disbound. Violino 1mo.: 1f. (title), 3-14, [ii] (blank) pp.; Violino 2do.: 3-7, [i] (blank) pp.; Viola: 1f. (blank), 3-7, [i] (blank) pp.; Violoncello: 1f. (blank), 3-7, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Slightly worn and foxed; some offsetting; small oval handstamp to lower left corner of title; two tears to title,... Read More
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[Op. 119]. Trio Concertant pour Pianforte, Violon et Violoncelle composé et dedié à Madame Caroline de Malsbourg ... Op. 119. Pr. 31/2 Thlr
by SPOHR, Louis 1784-1859
Hambourg et Leipsic: Schuberth & Comp. [PN] 452, 1842. Folio. Sewn. Contemporary plain paper wrappers with titling in manuscript. Piano score: 1f. (title within decorative blue border), 3-50, [ii] (blank); Violin: [i] (blank), 2-15, [i] (blank); Violoncello: [i] (blank), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Light to moderate foxing and browning throughout. First Edition. Göthel p. 203 (this... Read More
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[Op. 82, nos. 1-3]. Trois Quatuors pour deux Violons, Alto et Violoncelle... Oeuv. 82. No. I...[II...3]. Prix 1 2/3 Rthlr. [Parts]
by SPOHR, Louis 1784-1859
Berlin: Ad. Mt. Schlesinger [PNs 1547, 1548, 1549], 1829. Folio. Unbound. No. 1: Violino 1o.: [1] (title), 2-13, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino 2o.: [i] (blank), 2-10 pp.; Viola: [1] (blank), 2-10 pp.; Violoncello: 6 pp. No. 2: Violino 2o.: [i] (blank), 4-13, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino 2o.: 7, [i] (blank) pp.; Viola: 7, [i] (blank)... Read More
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[Op. 45, no. 1]. Quatuor [C major] pour deux Violons, Alto et Violoncelle... Œuv 45 (12 Quatuor.) Prix 7f. 50c. [Parts]
by SPOHR, Louis 1784-1859
Paris: Richault [PN 1025 R.], 1825. Folio. Unbound. Violino primo: 1f. (title), [i] (blank), 96-107, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino secondo: [i] (blank), 68-75, [i] (blank) pp.; Viola: [i] (blank), 64-71, [i] (blank) pp.; Violoncello: [i] (blank), 60-67, [i] (blank) pp. Engraved. Header "12" printed to all pages of music. Publisher's handstamp to foot of title. With overpaste... Read More
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[Op. 11]. Quatuor pour deux Violons, Alto et Violoncelle... Œuv 11 (3 Quatuor) Prix: 9 f. [Parts]
by SPOHR, Louis 1784-1859
Paris: Richault [PN 1025 R.], 1862. Folio. Unbound. Violino primo: 1f. (title), [i] (blank), 16-23, [i] (blank) pp.; Violino secondo: [i] (blank), 10-14 pp.; Viola: [i] (blank), 10-13, [i] (blank) pp.; Violoncello: [i] (blank), 10-14 pp. Engraved. Header "3" printed to all pages of music. Publisher's handstamp to foot of title. Monogram "B.D." to upper left corner... Read More
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