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MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS<br /> FIRST & EARLY EDITIONS OF PRINTED MUSIC<br /> MUSICAL AUTOGRAPHS

Rare Printed & Manuscript Music<br /> Books & Iconography

- First & early editions of music by Bach, Britten, Chopin, Ives, & Purcell<br /> - Scores inscribed by Elgar, Gershwin, Prokofiev, Ravel, Clara Schumann, Wagner, & Webern<br /> - Autographs & manuscripts of Bononcini, Thomas Lupo, and Marschner's Der Vampyr<br /> - Feuillet's 18th century collection of dances with choreographic notation

Rare printed editions, manuscripts, and iconography relating to two of the foremost Italian composers of the period

- rare document signed by Lully - first and early editions of operas and ballets, some with early performance markings and Lully's paraph - copyist manuscripts, some pre-dating the published scores - engraved portraits Provenance includes the legendary collections of André Meyer; Geneviève Thibault, Comtesse de Chambure; and distinguished pianist Alfred Cortot

56 items, including ... <br /><br /> - Autographs and manuscripts of Donizetti, Dukas, Haydn, Offenbach, Prokofiev, Puccini, Ravel, and Stravinsky<br /><br /> - First editions of music by the Bach family, Campra, Geminiani, Leclair, Mozart, and Severi<br /><br /> - Rare treatises by Freigius, Fux, Guidetti, and Kircher<br /><br /> - Paintings including the only known portrait of noted 17th century violinist Nicola Matteis by Sir Godfrey Kneller; a fine lifetime oil portrait of Richard Wagner; and a charming 18th century scene featuring female musicians<br /><br /> - Engravings of the Mozart family; a lifetime portrait of Telemann; and a bildmottet of Verdonck featuring one of the earliest examples of engraved music

First and Early Editions of the Works of<br /> GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL<br /> 1685-1759<br />

Autograph Musical Manuscripts and Letters of Composers First and Early Editions of Printed Music Rare Musical Iconography &c.

100 fine items dating from the 15th-20th centuries: - autograph musical manuscripts & letters of composers - first & early editions of printed music - rare books on music - original music-related paintings, drawings, and prints

Items from the Library of the Distinguished American Composer Morten Lauridsen including autograph musical manuscripts of many of his most important works

Rare Printed & Manuscript Music<br /> Autographs of Composers & Musicians<br /> Music Iconography<br /> 80 items including …<br /> - First Editions: Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Massenet, Offenbach, Puccini, Schubert, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Verdi, and Weber<br /> - Rare 18th and 19th Century Chamber Music: Davaux, Fesca, Gyrowetz, Hänsel, Kreutzer, Krommer, Lampugani, Meyseder, Onslow, Pleyel, and Sammartini<br /> - Autographs: Bloch, Chaliapin, Delibes, Giordano, Gounod, Kodály, Mascagni, Milhaud, Patti, Ravel, and Thalberg<br /> - Autograph Music Manuscripts of American Composers: David Chaitkin, James Primosch, Peter Schickele, and George Tsontakis<br /> - Original Photographs: Opera singers of the early 20th century by the important photographer Herman Mishkin

83 items including:- The first edition of Brahms’s Second Symphony - The autograph manuscript of celebrated American composer Richard Danielpour’s setting for soprano and orchestra of A Woman’s Life, with text by distinguished African-American poet Maya Angelou - Autograph manuscripts of two complete songs by noted American composer Lee Hoiby - A collection of Mendelssohn songs in first and early editions - Fine 16th century engravings from the Encomium Musices depicting early musical instruments - An original 20th century costume design by Russian artist Konstantine Korovine - First editions of libretti by Puccini and Verdi - Fine portraits of composers, singers, and dancers including Thomas Arne,, Angelica Catalani, Gilbert Duprez, Fanny Elssler, Gioachino Rossini, and Giovanni Rubini