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Through my research on violin concertos, composers, manuscripts and the like I also come across interesting items that don't fit to my personal collection. That includes autograph items (AMQS, ALS, etc), signed scores and rare printed compositions. I am sure that there are collectors who would love these documents. Therefore I am offering these items here for sale. If you would like to buy an item or to have photos of it, please send me a message via my contact page. All further steps like shipping, total price and payment will be arranged via email.

Items for sale:

Bacewicz, Grazyna: first edition

Grazyna Bacewicz: V Sonata na skrzypce i fortepian. Cracow: PWM. PN 1338. 28+8 pages. Published 1954. First edition, printed in a run of 600 copies. Measures ca. 24x34 cm. In very good condition.

69€

Bacewicz, Grazyna: first edition

Grazyna Bacewicz: II Sonata na fortepian. Cracow: PWM. PN 1791. 21 pages. Published 1955. First edition, printed in a run of 600 copies. Measures ca. 24x34 cm. In very good condition.

69€ 

Bach, Johann Sebastian: first edition

Bound collection of two compositions on the name of B-A-C-H done by Johann Sebastian Bach and Johann Christian Bach:

1) Johann Sebastian Bach: Praeludium und Fuge über den Namen BACH für das Pianoforte oder die Orgel [BWV 898]. Leipsic: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 3539. Engraved. 7 pages. Published 1819. First edition. A quartet arrangement of the work done by Charles Frederick Horn was already published in 1807 but this is the first edition of the original composition.

2) Johann Christian Bach: Fuge für das Pianoforte oder die Orgel über die Buchstaben seines Namens. Leipzig: Peters. PN 793. Engraved. 6 pages. Published 1814. Second edition after the first edition by Kühnel in 1810

Bound in period cardboard covers, outside a bit worn. Inside slightly foxed, some small stains. In good condition. Measures 33x25 cm.

399€

Bach, Johann Sebastian: early edition

Johann Sebastian Bach: Die hohe Messe in H-moll [BWV 232] für 2 Sopran, Alt, Tenor u. Bass. Clavierauszug von Adolph Bernhard Marx. Bonn: Simrock. PN 3038. Engraved. 126 pages. Later edition, ca. 1860. Measures 34x26 cm.

Original cover page glued on period cardboard covers. Margins worn and with small defects. Name of the previous owner written on the cover page and again on the title page. Inside a good copy.

The Mass in B minor by Johann Sebastian Bach was composed in 1749, a year before his passing and is considered one of the greatest composition of all time. The publication history of the work starts not until 1833. In that year the Swiss collector Nägeli and the German publisher Simrock released the full score of the Kyrie and Gloria. A year later the piano reduction by Adolph Bernhard Marx was published with plate number 3038. In 1845 the second part of the full score was published. In all these cases the names of Simrock and Nägeli are listed on the title page.

The edition offered here for sale used the original plates from the first edition, but with a new title page showing just Simrock as the publisher. The price is still in francs and centimes, so the release must be before the foundation of the German Empire (and the use of Mark) in 1871. So an early edition of one of the most important compositions ever.

399€

Baillot, Pierre: score

Pierre Baillot: L‘Art du Violon. Nouvelle Methode dediee a ses Eleves. Traduction allemande par J.D. Anton. Mayence et Anvers: Schott. PN 4260. Engraved. 290 pages. Published 1834. Outside worn and a bit soiled, inside slightly foxed. Otherwise good.

199€

Bary, Alfred von: personal scores

Two opera scores from the possession of renowned tenor Alfred von Bary, from his very first year of his career.

Alfred von Bary (1873-1926) first studied medecine and finished with a doctor title in 1898. But already in 1900 he was discovered by Arthur Nikisch and received a six-year contract at the Semperoper in Dresden. Alfred von Bary gave his debut on 1 November 1919 as Lohengrin. He soon became one of the best Wagner tenors and was a regular singer at the Bayreuth Festival from 1904 to 1914.

The two scores offered here contain the handwritten name and dates of performances from Alfred von Bary. The performances go from April 1902 to May 1903 and so span the very first years of Alfred Bary at the Semperoper.

The scores are:

1) Richard Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer. Romantische Oper in 3 Aufzügen. Neu nach der vom Componisten umgearbeiteten Partitur veranstaltete Ausgabe. Piano reduction. Berlin: Meser. PN A. 2783 F. 227 pages. Measures ca. 20x27 cm. On the title page handwritten dates by Alfred von Bary of his performances as Erik. Mentioned are 11 performances starting with 2 April 1902 and ending with 23 May 1903. Inside the score are markings in blue and red crayon by Alfred von Bary highlighting his parts.

2) Friedrich von Flotow: Alessandro Stradella. Romantische Oper in 3 Akten. Piano reduction. Leipzig: Cranz. PN 28459. 171pages. Measures 20x28 cm. On the title page the handwritten name of Alfred von Bary and dates his performances as Schenker. Mentioned are 2 performances on 9 and 28 Oktober 1902. Inside the score are markings in blue and red crayon by Alfred von Bary highlighting his parts.

99€

Baumgartner, Wilhelm: score

Wilhelm Baumgartner: Abendfeier für vier Männerstimmen. Full score and parts. Leipzig: Peters. PN 3727. Engraved. 7 + 4x2 pages. Published 1854. Margins slightly worn, slightly foxed.

29€

Bausch, Victor: score

Victor Bausch: Heimatsklänge. Marsch für Pianoforte zu 2 Händen. Self-published. PN 1. 5 pages. With autograph dedication by the composer on the title page, dated 9 April 1910. Rare, I could not find a second copy in public libraries.

29€

Beethoven: First edition

Ludwig van Beethoven: Christus am Oelberge. Oratorium. Partitur. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 1616. Published 1811. First edition. 132 pages. Bound in cardboard covers, edges and spine worn. Inside the title pages is missing the lower ca. 3cm, but that part was only blank. The other pages in fine condition. Worm hole on the „spine margin“ on the last two pages, but with no effect on the printed music. Measures ca. 27x36 cm.

First edition of the oratorio „Christ on the mount of Olives“ op.85, which was premiered in 1803. The work received a revision by Beethoven a year later and for different reasons Breitkopf & Härtel waited up to 1811 to finally publish the score. Nevertheless this edition became the first full score at all of a work by Beethoven that was published in Germany.

2999€

Beethoven: facsimile score

Beethoven: Fünfte Symphonie. Nach der Handschrift im Besitz der Preußischen Staatsbibliothek. Herausgegeben von Georg Schünemann. Berlin: Maximilian-Verlag Max Staercke. Printed in 1942. 44 pages introductional notes and 305 pages facsimile. Measures ca. 34x25 cm. With the original slipcase. This edition was printed in only 400 numbered copies, this is number 93.

Slipcase damaged at the edges and worn. The book itself in very good condition. Outside a bit worn from slipping in and out of the slipcase. Inside a fine copy.

This facsimile edition does not show the final fair copy of the work, but the working manuscript by Beethoven. The symphony No.5 was composed between 1803 and 1808 and the manuscript clearly shows the different phases of the compositional process. A highly impressive edition and a rare one too. The small number of 400 copies is surely much lower because many copies were destroyed in the last years of World War II.

499€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: early score

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonates pour piano & violon ou piano & violoncelle. Partie de Piano. Offenbach: Jean Andre. PN 6453, 6454, 6457, 6458, 6459. 31+33+21+17+21 pages. Measures ca. 27x32 cm.
Nice collection with the typical title pages in blue, red and green for each work. In this case with an additional golden title page for the complete edition. Published around 1845. First cello sonata a bit more foxed, other works only slightly foxed. Cover worn. Otherwise in good condition.

99€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: early score

Deuxieme Sinfonie en Re majeur (D dur) composee par Louis van Beethoven op.36 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 353. Engraved. 43 pages. Published 1827. Period carboard covers, title page glued on the cover. Inside foxed, an ink spot on one page in the music, otherwise fine.

Beethoven composed his Symphony No.2 in 1802. A arrangement for piano 4 hands was done and published by Mockwitz (1816) and Watts (1823) before, but the version by Carl Czerny – although published later in 1827 – became the most popular version. 

49€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: early score

Quatrieme Sinfonie en Sib majeur (B dur) composee par Louis van Beethoven op.60 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 355. Engraved. 45 pages. Published 1827. Period carboard covers, title page glued on the cover. Inside foxed, otherwise fine.

Beethoven composed his Symphony No.4 in 1806. A arrangement for piano 4 hands was done and published by Mockwitz (1813) and Watts (1817) before, but the version by Carl Czerny – although published later in 1827 – became the most popular version.

49€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: score

Ludwig van Beethoven: Sämmtliche Sonaten für Pianoforte - Hallberger's Pracht-Ausgabe der Classiker. Stuttgart: Hallberger. 2 volumes with all 32 sonatas. PN B I bis B XXXII. Measures ca. 27x34 cm.
volume 1: 15 + 19 + 23 + 23 + 15 + 15 + 19 + 19 + 11 + 15 + 23 + 19 + 15 + 15 + 23 + 27 = 296 pages
volume 2: 19 + 23 + 10 + 10 + 27 + 15 + 27 + 11 + 11 + 15 + 15 + 19 + 43 + 19 + 19 + 22 = 305 pages
Outside worn, innen sometimes slightly foxed, but all in all two nice copies.

99€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: first edition

Ludwig van Beethoven: 4me / Grande Simphonie / en sib majeur / (B Dur) / compose et dediee a / Monsr. le Comte d'Oppersdorf / par / Louis de Beethoven / op.60. Partitur. Bonn et Cologne: Simrock. PN 2078. Published 1823. First edition! Engraved. 195 pages. Measures ca. 16x25 cm. In modern cardboard. Title page a bit soiled and with restored margin, the rest good. All in all a nice copy.

1499€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: score

Collection complete des oeuvres pour le Pianoforte seul composees par Louis van Beethoven. Francfort s/M: chez Franz Philipp Dunst. With the lithograph of Beethoven made by Franz Philipp Dunst after a painting by Joseph Karl Stieler, printed by Stern. With title page of the complete edition as well as title pages for each individual work.

First complete edition of the piano works by Beethoven from 1830. The edition also run ander the title „Oeuvres complets de Piano“ because later volumes also included piano duos, trios, etc. The piano works were published in 4 sections with a total of 127 issues. The volume presented here contains the first section with 20 issues. The included works are the following opera:
WoO 63, 2, 6, 7, WoO 66, 10, WoO 69, 13, WoO 70, WoO 74, 14, WoO 57, 89, 22, WoO 68, 26, 27, 28, WoO 67, Anhang 5.

Detailed index:

1) Neuf Variations sur une Marsche de Dressler [WoO 63]. PN 72. 7 pages
2) Trois Sonates pour Pianoforte dediees a Joseph Haydn, oeuvre 2. PN 83. 47 pages
3) Sonate a quatre mains pour le Piano-Forte, oeuvre 6. PN 84. 9 pages
4) Grande Sonate pour Piano-Forte composee et dediee a Mademoiselle La Comtesse Babette de Keglevics, oeuvre VII. PN 87. 15 pages
5) XIII Variations sur un Theme de Dittersdorf „Es war einmal ein alter Mann“ pour le Piano-Forte [WoO 66]. PN 86. 11 pages
6) Trois Sonates pour le Piano-Forte, oeuvre 10. PN 92. 35 pages
7) Variations sur le Theme „Quant‘e piu bello l‘Amor Contardino“ pour le Piano Forte [WoO 69]. PN 90. 7 pages
8) Grande Sonate Pathetique pour le Piano-Forte composee et dediee a Son Altesse Monseigneur le Prince Charles de Lichnowsky, oeuvre 13. PN 98. 13 pages
9) VI Variations sur l‘air „Nel cor piu non mi sento“ pour le Piano-Forte [WoO 70]. PN 95. 5 pages
10) Lied mit Veränderung für das Piano-Forte zu 4 Hände [WoO 74]. PN 100. 9 pages
11) Deux Sonates pour le Piano-Forte, oeuvre 14. PN 105. 23 pages
12) Andante pour le Piano-Forte [WoO 57]. PN 101. 7 pages
13) Polonaise pour le Pianoforte composee et dediee H.S.M Elisabetha Alexiewna, Imperatrice de Toutes les Russes [op.89]. PN 104. 7 pages
14) Grand-Sonate pour le Pianoforte composee et dediee a Mr Le Comte de Browne, Brigadier au Service de S.M.J de toute la Russie, oeuvre 22. PN 120. 17 pages
15) 12 Variations sur le Menuetto a la Vigano pour le Pianoforte [WoO 68]. PN 118. 9 pages
16) Grande Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 26. PN 123. 15 pages
17) Deux Sonates en Fantasie pour le Piano-Forte, op.27. PN 122. 21 pages
18) Grande Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 28. PN 132. 17 pages
19) Variations a quatre mains pour le Piano Forte sur un Theme de Monsieur le Comte de Waldstein [WoO 67]. PN 139. 13 pages
20) Deux Sonates pour le Piano-Forte [Anhang 5]. PN 143. 5 pages

Covers worn, spine slightly damaged. Binding good. Inside a water stain up to half of the book, sometimes slightly, a few times heavily foxed. Otherwise in good condition. Measures ca. 27x34 cm

299€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: score

Ludwig van Beethoven: 4tes Trio (in B) für Pianoforte, Violine (oder Clarinette) u. Violoncell, 11tes Werk. Parts only. Wien: Tobias Haslinger. PN VII, 4. Engraved. Published around 1830. 15 + 4+ 4 + 4 pages. Water stain in all parts, foxed, some pencil markings. Piano part with owner stamp „Ernst Pruscha“ as well as handwritten name „Jos. Stiglitz“. Added is a handwritten copy of the cello part (from around 1870). On the backleaf of the piano part are handwritten notes about performances between 1869 and 1880. Mentioned performers are Perger, Langwara, Schmidbauer.

79€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: early edition

Messe solennelle a quatre parties Solo et choeur avec accompagnement de Grand Orchestre par Louis van Beethoven. Oeuvre 123. Partition de Piano par Ch. H. Rinck. Mayence et Paris: Schott. PN 2582. Engraved. 98 pages. Published in 1930.

The Missa solemnis op.123 by Beethoven was composed between 1819 and 1823. The full score, parts and piano reduction were all first published in 1827 by Schott. The piano reduction was printed again in 1830 from the original plates and only the lithographed title page was changed due to two small errors: Now it reads „de Grand Orchestre“ (before „a Grand Orchestre“) and „Partition de Piano“ (before „pour le piano“). For sale is here this second edition from 1830.

No cardboard covers. Cover page loose. Margins worn for all pages, but with no effect to the music. Inside heavily foxed on the first pages, later less. Water stain in the second half of the score on the top margin. Measures 35x27 cm.

Extremely rare piano reduction of the Missa solemnis by Beethoven. According to different sources the piano reduction is much rarer than the full score.

799€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: score

3 volumes with parts for different piano trios by Beethoven. The volumes contain the piano part (in full score) as well as parts for violin and cello. All editions were published around 1838 by Johann Andre in Offenbach. Included are the editions:

1-3) Trois trios pour Piano, Violon & Violoncelle, oeuvre 1. No.1 + 2 + 3. Offenbach: Johann Andre. PN 6101, 6102, 6103. pages 37 (7+6), 47 (8+6), 37 (7+6).

4-5) Deux trios pour Pianoforte, Violon & Violoncelle, oeuvre 70. No.1 + 2. Offenbach: Johann Andre. PN 6106, 6107. pages 33 (7+6), 39 (8+8)

6) Grand trio en sib maj. (B Dur) pour Piano, Violon et Violoncelle, oeuvre 97. Offenbach: Johann Andre. PN 6108. 47 (11+11) pages

All three volumes worn outside, slight defects at the spine. Inside a few handwritten markings, lower margins a bit soiled, one corner restored (without effect to the music), sometimes slightly foxed, sometimes margins with small tears.

89€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: early edition

Beethoven: Grand Septuor in Es [op.20] arrangees pour piano a quatre mains par J.F.C. Dietrich, G.W. Marks et L. Winkler. Hambourg: Cranz. PN 439. Engraved. 45 pages. Published 1845. Measures ca. 33x24 cm.

Bound in period cardboard covers, margins show some wear and small defects. Inside in good condition.

Early edition of this arrangement by Marks.

49€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: score

Collection of piano scores by Ludwig van Beethoven. Part of the series „Sonates & c. pour Pianoforte – Livre III“. Published by Johann Andre in Offenbach around 1842. Contains the following works:

1) Deux Sonates faciles pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 49 Nr.1. PN 2122 (I). 9 pages
2) Deux Sonates faciles pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 49 Nr.2. PN 2122 (II). 9 pages
3) Grande Sonate pour le Pianoforte,oeuvre 53. PN 4392. 27 pages
4) Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 54. PN 5654. 13 pages
5) Grande Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 57. PN 5655. 25 pages
6) Fantaisie pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 77. PN 5718. 13 pages
7) Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 78. PN 5719. 13 pages
8) Sonatine pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 79. PN 5720. 11 pages
9) Les Adieux, l‘Absence & le Retour – Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 81. PN 5900. 17 pages
10) Sonate pour le Pianoforte, oeuvre 90. PN 5930. 15 pages

Covers worn, spine damaged, binding a bit loose. Inside slightly foxed, otherwise good. Measures ca. 27x34 cm

99€

Beethoven, Ludwig van: score

Grande Sonate Lab maj. (As dur) pour le Pianoforte composee par L. van Beethoven, oeuvre 26. Offenbach: Johann Andre. PN 3060. 19 pages. Published around 1840. Measures ca. 26x32 cm. Binding taped. Price sticker on title page. A bit soiled, margins worn.

29€

Berens, C.: score

Potpourri pour la flute d‘apres des Themes favoris de l‘Opera: Norma de Vincent Bellini compose par C. Berens op.44. Hambourg: Cranz. No PN. Engraved. Published around 1820. 11 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside soiled and heavily foxed inside, Margins worn. Rare, I could not find a second copy in public libraries.

39€

Berens, C.: score

Potpourri pour la flute d‘apres des Themes favoris de l‘Opera: La Sonnambula de V. Bellini compose par C. Berens op.45. Hambourg: Cranz. No PN. Engraved. Published around 1820. 11 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside soiled and heavily foxed inside, Margins worn. Rare, I could not find a second copy in public libraries.

39€

Berg, Alban: score

Alban Berg: Lied der Lulu aus der gleichnamigen Oper. Klavierauszug von Erwin Stein. Wien: Universal Edition. PN 10229. Printed 1935. 8 pages. Measures 23x31 cm. Outside a bit dirty, inside good.

29€

Berg, Alban: book

Alban Berg: A. Schönberg - Gurrelieder. Führer (Kleine Ausgabe). Wien: Universal Edition. Ausgabe Nr. 5275. Photo of Arnold Schönberg + 45 pages + 3 pages advertisment. Measures ca. 14x22 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside slightly foxed. Back cover a bit stripped from the staples.

This analysis by Alban Berg was first published in a small and large edition in 1914. New copies were produced in the following years over and over again and added with actual advertisement of the publishing house. For that reason one can identify the publication date of each copy from the adverts at the end. In this copy the latest publication are the „Vier Lieder op.22“ by Schönberg and these were published in 1917. So this book dates from that year as well. 

29€

Beriot, Charles de: scores

Collection of 4 scores all related to compositions by Charles de Beriot. The book contains:
1) Septieme Air varie pour le Violon avec Accompagnement d‘Orchestre ou Piano dedie a son Ami Armand Chauveau Des Roches par Ch. De Beriot, opus 15. Mayence et Anvers: Schott. PN 3327. Engraved. 12 pages. Published around 1830
2) Sixieme Air varie pour le Violon avec Accompagnement d‘Orchestre ou Piano dedie a son ami henri Testart par Ch. De Beriot, oeuvre 12. Mayence et Anvers: Schott. PN 3242. Engraved. 11 pages. Published around 1830
3) Variations concertantes pour Piano et Violon sur la Tyrolienne favorite de la Fiancee d‘Auber dediees au Chevalier d‘Abadie et composees par Henri Herz et De Beriot, opera 56. Leipzig: Probst and Vienne: Diabelli. PN 900. Engraved. 19 pages. Published around 1830
4) Introduction et Variations Brillantes sur un Theme favori de C. De Beriot composees pour Clarinette ou Violon et Pianoforte dediees a son ami Adam Schott a Boston par C. Rummel, op.67. Mayence et Anvers: Schott. PN 3030. Engraved. 17 pages. Published around 1830

Covers worn, damaged spine, binding a bit loose. Inside heavily foxed. Measures ca. 27x34 cm.

99€

Beriot, Charles de: score

Charles de Beriot: Methode de Violon op.102. Mayence: Schott. PN 15000. All three parts: The first two in lithography, third part engraved. 276 pages. On the title page of the first part is a handwritten note „Gekauft am 25. Juni 1877“ (bought on 25 June 1877). Title page of the first part with repaired defects, soiled. Six sticker with composer heads were glued on the flyleaf of the second part. Inside foxed. Early edition of this important violin school.

79€

Bibliotheek van den Gitarist

A collection of 11 issues of the "Bibliotheek van den Gitarist", published by Broekmans & van Poppel in Amsterdam, published around 1945. This set contains the number:

1: J. Pzn. Sweelinck - Psalm 5 & Dorische Fantasie

2: J. Pzn. Sweelinck - Psalm 23 & Phrygische Fantasie

4: Oud-Hollandsche Dansmuziek uit den 80-jarigen oorlog

5: Nicolas Derosier - 12 Chaconnes

6: Pietro Miloni - Passacagli; Folia; Pavaniglia, Gagliarda, etc.

9: Gasper Sanz - Pavana, Passacalle, etc.

10: Gasper Sanz - Iacaras & Canarios

19: Francisque Corbett - Allemande Aymee de l'Auteur

65: J. A. Hasse - March & Joh. Chr. Beyer - Menuet

78: J. Seb. Bach: Air

80: Hans Leerink - Vier preludes

All 11 issues with stained title pages, otherwise in good condition. Measures ca. 25x31 cm

49€

Blow, John: first edition

A Second Musical Entertainment perform‘d on St. Cecilia‘s day. November XXII. 1684. The words by the late ingenious Mr. John Oldham, author of the Satyrs against the Jesuits, &c. Set to music in two, three, four, and five parts by Dr. John Blow, Master of the Children, and Organist of his Majesty‘s Chappel-Royal. London: Printed by John Playford, and are to be sold by John Carr, at the Middle-Temple Gate, 1685. First edition. Title page + second title page + 4 pages text + 71 pages music + 1 page advertisement. Measures ca. 16x20 cm. Ex-library copy from the Nottigham Mechanics Institution Reference Library. Modern cardboard covers with regular library stamps and marks. Title page a bit soiled, margins of the first and last pages slightly worn, last page with repair but no effect to the music. 

John Blow (1649-1708) was a renowned English composer and organist of the Baroque period. He was organist at the Westminster Abbey, choirmaster at St Paul‘s Cathedral, composer at the Chapel Royal, private musician to King James II of England as well as teacher for numerous students among them Henry Purcell.

Blow is most famous for his sacred music, but among his secular music the ode for St Cecilia‘s day in 1684 is one of his best known compositions. St Cecilia is the patron saint of music and her feast day is the 22 November. During the 17th and 18the century concerts were given on this day and composer created new compositions especially for this day. Famous other examples of odes for St Cecilia day came from Purcell (1692) and Handel (1739).

The presented score here is the first edition and full score of the musical composition by John Blow for the St Cecilia Day in 1684. It begins with the famous words „Begin the song! Your instruments advance!“ and sets a text by John Oldham to music. KVK lists 7 copies in German libraries, none in Austria and Switzerland. But especially rare on the free market: I found no other copy listed in antique book shops or auctions for several years.

2499€

Boehner, Louis: score

Palm-Ouverture componirt und für‘s Pianoforte zu vier Händen bearbeitet von Louis Boehner op.150. 2. edition. Langensalza: Schulbuchhandlung d. Th. L. Vins. Published around 1850. 9 pages. Measures ca. 25x29 cm. A bit soiled, otherwise a good copy. Rare, I could not find a second copy in public libraries.

29€

Bruch, Max: score

Two publications related to the opera „Hermione op.40“ by Max Bruch. The opera was composed in 1872 and premiered the same year. But the work failed and was repeated only a few times. It is said that the bad libretto by Emil Hopffer was the reason for this failure. Therefore printings related to Hermione are rare.
This set here includes:
1) Hermione. Grosse Oper in vier Aufzügen. Nach Shakespeare's Wintermärchen v. Emil Hopffer. Musik von Max Bruch. op.40. Zweihändiges Arrangement ohne Text. Berlin: Simrock. PN 7203. Published 1872. 123 pages. Measures ca. 28x34 cm. Covers wrapped in plastic sheet for stabilisation. Inside margins worn, binding a bit loose.
2) Königliche Schauspiele. Arien und Gesänge aus: Hermione. Große Oper in vier Aufzügen von Max Bruch. Text nach Shakespeare's Wintermärchen von Emil Hopffer. (Nach Verordnung der Königlichen General-Intendantur). Berlin, 1872. Gedruckt in der Königlichen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei (R. v. Decker). 43 pages. Measures ca. 10x15 cm. Binding taped, margins worn. A bit soiled.

299€

Bruni, Marziano: first edition

Treatise on the Guitar by Marziano Bruni. Part 1+2 (complete). London: Published by the author. No PN. Published ca. 1834. 69 pages for the guitar school and 15 pages for the accompanying piano issue. Bound in modern cardboard covers in fine condition. Inside a few small stains, otherwise in very good condition. Measures ca. 25x34 cm.
There is little biographical information about Marziano Bruni, but his Treatise on the Guitar is one of the earliest guitar schools and an especially rare one. The first version was published ca. 1834 privately by Marziano Bruni and consisted of 2 parts: The guitar school and a second part with the piano acompaniment for the musical examples inside. Of this first edition only the British Library holds a copy world wide! A second edition was published after 1837 (after the coronation of Queen Victoria, because now the included Natonal Anthem is „God save the Queen“). This second edition is missing the accompanying piano part and is slightly different to the first edition: The first edition includes a page with „Modulations with different Arpeggios in contrary motion of the Right Hand, in which some open string is played in every position.“ On the other hand the second edition has included 4 pages with „Exercises or Examples of Different Modulations for the Harp“ and 1 additional page with „Examples of the inversions of all the Common Chords“.

399€

Campra, Andre: first edition

Andre Campra: Les festes venitiennes. Ballet mis en Musique par Monsieur Campra [..]. Paris: Ballard. No PN. Printed in 1710-19. First edition for all parts. Consist of the individually paginated parts in the following order:

1. Prologue (32 pages)

2. Les devins de la place Saint Marc (60 pages)

3. L‘amour saltimbanque (70 pages)

4. L‘opera (87 pages)

5. Le bal (69 pages)

6. Les serenades et les joueurs (89 pages)

7. Des amours de Venus (44 pages, curiously bound in the order 41-44, 1-40)

8. Le Triomphe de la Folie (69 pages)

All parts bound together in cardboard covers of the 18th century. These covers a bit worn, especially at the margins with light defects. Inside a very fine copy. Measures ca. 26x20 cm.

The „Fetes venitiennes“ by Andre Campra (1660-1744) is an opera-ballet and one of Campras most famous compositions. It was first performed in 1710 and was an immediate success with hundreds of further performances in the next years. The history of the work is quite curious, because Andre Campra composed a total of 4 prologues and 9 entrees which he combined in different formations and orders. After each performance he evaluated what parts received good reactions from the audience and which not. So the first dozens of performances were all different with changing, adding or omitting parts. 

Rare copy of the complete Fetes venitiennes by Campra. RISM lists several public libraries that hold this or that part from the complete work, but there are only 2 copies of the complete work in Germany, none in Switzerland nor Austria.

3999€

Carow, Johanna: score

Vergessen. Gedicht von Freiherrn von Dyherrn. Lied für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte op.6 componiert von Johanna Carow. Berlin: W. Ulbrich. PN 111. 3 pages. Published ca. 1905. Measures ca. 26x32 cm. Unbound from a book of scores, hence the small handwritten page numbers at the top corners. Margins a bit worn.

Rare score! I could not find any other copy at public libraries! It is little known about Johanna Carow, but her first compositions were all published by W. Ulbrich around 1905 up to her op.11.

29€

Chevaillier, Lucien: score

Lucien Chevaillier: Phantasmes – 4 pieces pour violon et piano. Paris: Senart. PN 4156. Published in 1921. 14+5 pages. Measures ca. 28x36 cm. Wrappers worn and damaged on the spine, margins a bit worn. Otherwise fine.

Rare copy. Only the French National Library holds a copy of this work.

49€

Cimarosa, Domenico: early score

Domenico Cimarosa: Il Matrimonio per Raggiro – Die Heurath durch List. Eine komische Oper in zwei Akten. Im Klavierauszug von G.B. Bierey. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. No PN. Published around 1800. 13 parts (Ouverture + parts No.1 to 12) with individual pagination, a total of 164 pages. Foxed, otherwise good.

99€

Cimarosa, Domenico: early handwritten score

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801): Scena ed Aria. Aria „Non so d‘onde viene“ from the opera „L‘olimpiade“ (1784). 51 pages, measures ca. 30x24 cm. Handwritten full score for 2 horns, 2 oboes, 2 violins, 2 violas, basso and voice. Title page with the handwritten name of „Madame Colette Reiset“ as well as „Mme Colette Godefroy“. That means the score was in possession of Colette de Reiset before her marriage in 1804. At the end of the score the reference to the copyist: „Vigano Copiste / Rue / & / Maison / Victoire / N.4“.

Colette de Reiset (1782-1850) was a noble lady. She received music lessons from Louis Joseph Saint-Amans and became a good amateur pianist. In 1804 she married Comte de Reiset, a senior official of the French government. Colette Reiset used her social position to organise concerts and support composers. Several compositions are dedicated to her, for example works by Pierre Baillot or Jean Baptiste Desormery. In addition she collected music scores and built a huge library. Colette Reiset died 1850 in Paris.

89€

Cimarosa, Domenico: early handwritten score

Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801): Duetto „Son lunatico bilioso“ from the opera „Il Matrimonio segreto“. 56 pages, measures ca. 30x24 cm. Handwritten full score for horn, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola, bassoon, basso and voice. Title page with the handwritten name of „Mme Colette Godefroy“ as well as „Madame Jacques Reiset“. That means the score was in possession of Colette de Reiset before her marriage in 1804.

Colette de Reiset (1782-1850) was a noble lady. She received music lessons from Louis Joseph Saint-Amans and became a good amateur pianist. In 1804 she married Comte de Reiset, a senior official of the French government. Colette Reiset used her social position to organise concerts and support composers. Several compositions are dedicated to her, for example works by Pierre Baillot or Jean Baptiste Desormery. In addition she collected music scores and built a huge library. Colette Reiset died 1850 in Paris.

89€

Cobilovici, Emile: study book

Tableaux synoptiques des Sons harmoniques du Violon par Emile Cobilovici. Paris: Lemoine. PN 22527 H. 4 pages introduction and 12 double-sided, folded pages. Published 1932. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. Margins of title page damaged, title page with several small tears. Pages inside are bound with staples, last double-sided page is loose. Margins worn, sometimes small tears.

Extremely rare study work for violin. I could only find two other copies in public libraries world wide.

99€

Coote jr. Charles: score

Charles Coote jr.: The Great Eastern Polka, for piano. London: Hopwood & Crew's. No PN. 5 pages. Title page and last page loose. First music page with a sellotaped tear. Margins worn.

29€

Cramer, Johann Baptist: score

Collection of two early editions of the 84 etudes for piano by Johann Baptist Cramer (1771-1858). These etudes are considered one of the most important works in piano education. The book includes:
1) Etude / pour le Pianoforte / en quarante deux Exercises / dans les differents tons / calcules pour faciliter les progres de ceux / qui se proposent d'etudier cet instrument a fond. Livre I. Paris: Erard. PN 450. French first edition. Published 1804, the same year as the first edition which was self-published by Cramer in London. 81 pages. Engraved.

2) Deuxieme Suite / Etude / pour le Piano-Forte / en Quarante-deux Exercises / en differents tons / calcules pour faciliter les progres de ceux qui se / proposent d'etudier cet instrument a fond. Livre II. Paris: Frey. No PN. 89 pages. Engraved. There is little information about the publishing house „Frey“. It took over the publishing house of Cherubini, Mehul et Comp. In 1811. Therefore the copy here must have been published shortly before this acquisition and was released just shortly after the first edition by Cramer in 1809. Rare, I could not find a second copy of this edition neither in RISM nor worldcat.

Covers worn, spine slightly damaged at the top and bottom. Binding strong. Inside a nice copy. Handwritten name on the flyleaf „Teodor de Orsy (?)“

399€

Curschmann, Friedrich: score

Friedrich Curschmann: Sechs Gesänge mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte op.3. Berlin: Rudolph Zesch. No PN. Engraved. Published around 1835. 23 pages. Binding taped, foxed.

39€

Curschmann, Friedrich: score

Friedrich Curschmann: Ditirambo per tre voci di Tenore coll‘accompagnamento di Piano op.10. Berlin: Trautwein. PN 496. Engraved. 11 pages. Published 1835. Margins worn, otherwise in good condition.

39€

Danzi, Franz: first edition

XII Canzonette italiane con accompagnamente di Forte Piano da Francesco Danzi op.40. Monaco: Falter & Figlio. No PN. Printed in 1813. First edition. 27 pages. Measures ca. 26x34 cm. Sewn binding. Margins worn and a bit soiled. Title page with handwritten name in red of former owner, a bit soiled. Good condition in general.

Franz Danzi (1763-1826) was a German composer. In this composition he uses the text by the Italian Pietro Metastasio and maybe for this reason the complete layout is in Italian. The publishing house Falter & Sohn is located in Munich and published several of Danzi's works.

149€

Döhl, Friedhelm: signed score

Friedhelm Döhl: Cubecracks, for 4 percussionsts. Private copy of the score, unbound. With autograph dedication by Friedhelm Döhl, dated 1.9.1996.

29€   

Dohnanyi, Ernst von: score

Ernst von Dohnanyi: Suite nach altem Stil für Klavier op.24. Berlin: Simrock. PN 13417. 30 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside a bit soiled, binding taped, inside good.

49€

Dussek, Jan Ladislav: first edition

Grand Concert Militaire pour le Piano-Forte avec accompagnement (ad libitum) de violons, alto, oboe, flutes, clarinettes cors et une basse [..] compose et dedie a M.elle. Beauchamp par J. L. Dussek. Opera 40. Paris: Pleyel. PN 239. Published around 1800. Engraved. 29 pages. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. Outside soiled, margins worn throughout. Inside a good copy.

Dussek premiered his piano concerto op.40 in 1798 in the version for piano alone. This print is also only the piano version and missing the orchestral parts which are ad libitum. In 1799 the "Journal typographique et bibliographique" mentioned the "new publication" of this work by Pleyel. Therefore it seems this is the first edition.

299€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: La Geole pour Baryton ou Mezzo-soprano chant et piano. Paris: Durand. PN 13229. 7 pages. Published 1946. From the library of the French composer Claude Pascal (1921-2017) with his name on the title page. Good condition.
Edition of historical value, because Dutilleux withdrew several of his early works later. This happened to this composition as well.

79€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour piano. Paris: Durand. PN 13403. Published 1949. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. From the library of the French composer Claude Pascal (1921-2017) with his name on the title page. Margins of the title page worn, inside good condition.

39€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour piano. Paris: Durand. PN 13403. Published 1949. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. Margins of the title page worn, inside good condition.

39€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: Au gre des ondes. Six petites Pieces pour Piano. Paris: Leduc. PN 20446. 16 pages. Measures ca. 21x30 cm. From the library of the French composer Claude Pascal (1921-2017) with his name on the title page. Outside slightly worn, inside a good copy.
Edition of historical value, because Dutilleux withdrew several of his early works later. This happened to this composition as well.

79€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: Quatre Melodies pour Baryton ou Mezzo-soprano chant et piano. All 4 songs (without 2bis). Paris: Durand. PN 13182-13185. 12+3+4+7 pages. Published 1943. Good condition.
Edition of historical value, because Dutilleux withdrew several of his early works later. This happened to this composition as well.

99€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: Le Loup. Ballet de Jean Anouilh et Georges Neveux. Reduction pour piano. Paris: Ricordi. PN 1299. 39 pages. Measures ca. 25x32 cm. Published 1954. Outside a bit worn, otherwise in good condition.

49€

Dutilleux, Henri: score

Henri Dutilleux: Sonate pour hautbois et piano. Paris: Costallat. PN 3212. Published 1947. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. From the library of the French composer Claude Pascal (1921-2017) with his name on the title page. Good condition.
Edition of historical value, because Dutilleux withdrew several of his early works later. This happened to this composition as well.

79€

Egk, Werner: autograph

Werner Egk (1901-1983) was German composer. He studied under Carl Orff. During the Nazi regime between 1933 and 1945 Werner Egk composed music for propaganda films. Nevertheless he could continue his career after 1945 and later became director the conservatory in Berlin (West), president of the German Composers‘ Union and head of the German Society for musical performing and mechanical reproduction rights (GEMA).

For sale is a portrait postcard of Werner Egk with his autograph below the photo. Verso is blank, so was not in mail. Measures ca. 10x15 cm. Good condition.

39€

Eisenmann, Will: signed score

Will Eisenmann: Ballade I op. 53 and Ballade II op.74, both for flute and piano.

Ballade I: Copy of the handwritten score and autograph manuscript of the flute part in the hand of the second wife Eva of the composer (who did the main final copying)

Ballade II: Handwritten fair copies of full score and flute part in the hand of the second wife Eva of the composer. The score has also an autograph dedication by Will Eisenmann to Gabriele Zimmermann.

5 pages + part (Ballade I) and 8 pages + part (Ballade II)

39€

encyclopedia

Arts et Metiers mecaniques. Tome quatrieme. From the: Encyclopedie methodique ou par ordre de matieres: Par une societe de gens de lettres, de savans et d‘artistes. Paris: Panckoucke & Liege: Plomteux. Published 1785. 186 pages with encyclopaedic information on instruments followed by 38 engravings of musical instruments and tools of luthiers and other instrument makers. Originally this volume has 461 pages, because after the section about instruments other (non-music) sections about varnish, milling, opticians, etc followed. Obviously the previous owner was music interested and put together only the encyclopaedic music part and added music related engravings to make a music-only edition. Bound in early 20th century cardboard covers. Outside with little wear at the margins. Inside a few marginals in pencil, very little foxing, overall a fine copy. Unique!

The encycloepdia of Diderot and d‘Alembert was a milestone of encyclopaedic work. Began in 1747 Diderot worked on the project until 1765. Then he quit with the encyclopedia and Charles-Joseph Panckoucke became the successor in 1768. Together with his partner Plomteux he reduced the included plates to cut the production price and made a new order of the included articles and information. For marketing purposes he took the title of the Diderot work and also mentioned his name on the title page. Finally the encyclopedia consisted of 206 volumes sorted into 39 sections, each section dedicated to a specific academic field. The „Arts et Metiers mecaniques“ consisted of 8 volumes. The volume offered here is dedicated to the musical instruments. 

399€

Enkserdjis, Leon: violin school

Leon Enkserdjis: L'Enseignement Pratique du Violon. Importance de l'Etude physiologique du mecanisme violonistique. Gammes et Arpeges. Paris: Herelle. Published 1927. 21 pages. With an autograaph inscription by the author to violinist Marcel Chailley. Double-paged wrapper taped at the middle. Some pages loose, margins a bit worn. Otherwise a good copy. From the library of Marie-Therese Chailley-Guiard and with her mark on verso of the title page.

Rare violin school, only the French National Library has a copy too.

79€

Eule, Karl: rare score

Trois sonates pour le Piano-Forte composees et dediees a son pere Godefroi Eule - Directeur du Theatre nationale a Hambourg - par Charles Eule, Oeuvre II. Only sonata 1 and 3. Vienne: Thade Weigl. PN 932+934. 11+15 pages. Published ca. 1805. First edition. Measures ca. 34x25 cm. Black cardboard covers, outside a bit worn. Inside lightly foxed, otherwise fine.

Karl Eule (1776-1928) was a German composer and since 1809 music director at the theatre in Hamburg (like his father Gottfried Eule before). He composed several operettas which were all premiered in Hamburg and which were quite popular like "Die verliebten Werber" or "Der Unsichtbare".

The score of the two piano sonatas for sale here is the only known copy. I could neither trace a second copy via RISM nor worldcat.

199€

facsimile collection

Internationale Musik- und Theateraustellung Wien 1892 - Ricordi & Co, Drucker und Verleger, Mailand. Album der Noten-Fac-Simili. Mailand: Ricordi. Published 1892. 36 double-pages (index and und 35 facsimiles (complete)). Measures ca. 24x32 cm. Outside worn, margins worn, slightly foxed, otherwise in good condition.

In 1892 a large music exhibition took place in Vienna. The Italian publishing house Ricordi was a main contributor and supporter of this event. To celebrate this they printed a book in 2 volumes: volume one contained the history of the publishing house and volume two with facsimiles of the most important manuscripts in their archive. The second volume is rare and if offered often incomplete (with only 33 or 34 facsimiles).

199€

Feldman, Morton: score

Morton Feldman: Coptic Light for orchestra. London: Universal Edition. 1986. PN 18435. 24 pages. Full score. First edition. Measures ca. 31x43 cm. Rare to find.

Outside a little wear, inside a fine copy.

99€

Fröhlen, Max: score

Max Fröhlen: Sonate für Viola und Klavier op.8. Full score and viola part. Berlin-Lankewitz & Helmstedt: Heinrich Hiob. PN HHV 160. Published 1948. 23 + 8 pages. Measures ca. 24x32 cm. Spine taped, margins worn, a bit sunned, otherwise fine. Rare copy of this nearly forgotten composer. Only a handful copies archived in public libraries.

39€

Fuchs, Balthasar: rare score

Balthasar Fuchs: Marien-Ländler für das Pianoforte componiert und Ihrer Hochgeborn der Frau Gräfin Marie von Gravenreuth geborne Freyin von Giese in tiefster Verehrung gewidmet. Augsburg: Anton Böhm. PN 2566. 3 pages. Published ca. 1860. Margins worn and with tears, outside soiled, inside water stain.

Very rare score, I could not find a second copy in public libraries!

49€

Gabez, Fernand: violin school

Fernand Gabez: Ecole moderne du Violon. Commencant a la 3e position (facile). AND: Fernand Gabez: Recueil de 5 morceaux faciles pour violon (3e position) avec accompagnement de piano. Orleans: self-published. Published in 1954. 49 + 9 pages. Measures ca. 25x33 cm. Outside slightly soiled, otherwise a fine copy. From the library of Marie-Therese Chailley-Guiard and with her signature on the title page and her mark on verso.

Very rare violin school, only the French National Library has a copy too.

79€

Gazzaniga, Giuseppe: early handwritten score

Giuseppe Gazzaniga (1743-1818): Duetto „Passeggi passeggi la bella circassa“ from the opera buffa „Il seraglio di Osmano“ (1784). 30 pages, Measures ca. 30x24 cm. Handwritten full score of the duet for 2 violins, 2 soprano and basso. Title page with ornamental frame and the note of the publisher: „Musica vocale / Musica vocale / Scelta da / choisie par / I Tomeoni“. Engraved ornaments and handwritten title. I could not find another score from this „publisher“, but I assume this refers to the singer Irene Tomeoni (1763-1830) who obviously did some publication work. Title page with the handwritten name of „Mme Colette Godefroy“ as well as „Madame Jacques Reiset“. That means the score was in possession of Colette de Reiset before her marriage in 1804.

Colette de Reiset (1782-1850) was a noble lady. She received music lessons from Louis Joseph Saint-Amans and became a good amateur pianist. In 1804 she married Comte de Reiset, a senior official of the French government. Colette Reiset used her social position to organise concerts and support composers. Several compositions are dedicated to her, for example works by Pierre Baillot or Jean Baptiste Desormery. In addition she collected music scores and built a huge library. Colette Reiset died 1850 in Paris.

99€

Geissler, Carl: organ school

Carl Geissler (1802-1868): Neue Praktische Orgelschule für den ersten Anfänger bis zum vollendeten Orgelspieler. Meissen: Goedsche. No PN. 277 pages. Published ca. 1840. 

Bound in period cardboard covers. Outside worn, margins slightly damaged. Inside a bit foxed.

Rare organ school. Only 1 copy listed in public libraries world wide.

69€

German National Anthem: first edition
Das Lied der Deutschen von Hoffmann von Fallersleben. Melodie nach Joseph Haydn's: "Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, unsern guten Kaiser Franz!". Arrangirt für die Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte oder der Guitarre. (Text Eigenthum der Verleger). 1. September 1841. First edition! Hamburg, bei Hoffmann und Campe. Stuttgart, bei Paul Neff. 2 sheets. Measures ca. 19x28 cm. Modern red Maroquin covers, title coined in gold. 2 flyleafs and back leafs. Outside only slightly worn, on the back cover a few scratches. Music inside a bit foxed, otherwise good.

The history of the German National Anthem starts in 1797 with the composition „Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser“ by Joseph Haydn which was written to tribute Emperor Francis II, the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. After the breakdown of the empire in 1806 different forces acted on the German kingdoms (for example the French under Napoleon) and caused a German patriotism. This took form in many new patriotic songs („Rheinlieder“). Hoffmann von Fallersleben made holidays on Heligoland in the summer of 1841. On 26 August 1841 he wrote the three stanzas that later made up the anthem. The text was written especially for the melody by Haydn and so a reference to the „old empire“. Three days later the book dealers Campe and Neff came to Heligoland to bring Hoffmann von Fallersleben the first copies of his recently published book „Unpolitische Lieder“. At this occasion Hoffmann von Fallersleben mentioned his new creation and the two book dealers agreed to publish the work. Only two days later (!) on 1 September 1841 the score was published.
The song became extremely popular in short time, but only as one of the many patriotic songs. It was not before World War I that the song more and more became the „German song“ and finally was announced the official German national anthem on 17 August 1922.

1999€

Gilson, Paul: signed score

Paul Gilson: Suite Nocturne pour piano. Bruxelles: L'Art Belge. PN A.B.450-454. 20 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. With a autograph dedication on the first music page: "a Madame M. Cohen-Herzberg / Hommage cordial", signed and dated 1932.

Paul Gilson (1865-1942) was a Belgian composer and the leading figure in Belgium around 1900. He won the "Prix de Rome" with his cantata "Sinai" in 1889. Gilson is recognised as the „heart of the romantic Belgian music tradition“.

79€

Goepfart, Karl: signed score

Karl Goepfart: Legende - Ballade für Männerchor a cappella. Potsdam: Verlag Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 13 II, 5. Auflage. 6 pages, 4vo. Autograph dedication and signature on the front cover.

39€

Gollmick, Carl: score

VI themes avec variations d‘une difficulte progressive pour piano-forte composes par Ch. Gollmick oeuvre 8. Offenbach: Andre. PN 4347. Engraved. Published 1822. 15 pages. Measures ca. 32x24 cm. Large Water stain on all pages.

39€

Gress, Karl: score

Karl Gress: Auferstehungsmesse für Soli, gemischten Chor und Orgel (4 Bläser ad libitum) op.7. Full score. Düsseldorf: Schwann. PN 1572. 27 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Title page worn on the corners, many water stains. Inside a good copy.

Karl Gress (1888-1971) was a composer and organist. In studied in Freiburg im Breisgau and worked as a choir master in Konstanz, Lenzkirch and Ottobeuren. His mass op.7 is dedicated to former archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau Conrad Gröber, who held this position from 1932 to 1948. Therefore the mass must have been composed around 1935. Rare, I could not find a second copy in public libraries.

49€

Gretry, Andre Erneste Modeste: score

Les Deux Avares. Opera boufon en deux Actes. [..] dedie a Monseigneur Leduc d'Aumont par M. Gretri. Full score. Paris: Dezauche. No PN. 134 pages. Published in 1771. Measures ca. 26x33 cm. Covers heavily worn, margins damaged, spine with damages (but no pages loose). Inside title page a bit soiled, some foxing, otherwise good.

The opera-comique "Les deux avares" was composed and premiered in October 1770. Then the work was revised and the new premiere took place in December 1770. After a second revision the third premiere was given in 1773. The score offered here contains the second version of the work and was published shortly after the second premiere in 1771. The cover bears the coined name "Mr. Le Comte Duchatelet" which likely refers to Louis Marie Florent du Chatelet (1727-1793), a French army general and diplomat.

699€

Grust, J.: score
Torgauer Marsch und Herrlings Trauer Marsch für Pianoforte arrangiert von J. Grust. Torgau: Friedr. Jacob. 3 pages. A bit worn, otherwise good. Rare, I could not trace a second copy in public libraries.

19€

guitar work

Lieblingslied des Herrn Wild: Flattre, flattre kleiner Vogel, for voice, guitar and piano. Göttingen: J. G. H. Hübner. Published around 1820. 3 pages. Measures ca. 18x29 cm. Several tears, that were sewed (!). Margins with defects. Rare!

49€

guitar work

Lieblingslied „Fordre Niemand mein Schicksal“ aus der Oper „Der alte Feldherr oder Der Kriegszug nach Norden“ mit leichter Pianoforte und Guitarre Begleitung. Göttingen: J. G. H. Hübner. Published around 1820. 3 pages. Margins worn, binding taped. Rare, I could not trace another copy in public libraries.

79€

Haas, Joseph: score

Joseph Haas. Hausmärchen - Neun Klavierstücke op.35. München: Wunderhorn-Verlag. PN 118. 11 pages. Outside a bit soiled, title page with a small defect. Inside good.

19€

Haas, Joseph: score

Joseph Haas: Wichtelmänncheen - Sechs Tanzmärchen für Klavier zu 2 Händen op.27. München: Wunderhorn Verlag. PN 10. 13 pages. Measures ca. 26x31 cm. Outside a bit soiled, water stain on all pages.

19€

Haas, Joseph: score

Joseph Haas: Eulenspiegeleien - Allerhand Variationen über ein kurzweiliges Thema für Klavier op.39. München: Wunderhorn Verlag. PN 200. 31 pages. Measures ca. 26x31 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside good.

19€

Haas, Joseph: score

Joseph Haas: Schwänke und Idyllen für Klavier op.55. Mainz: Schott. PN 30692. 27 pages. Measures ca. 24x31 cm. Outside a bit soiled, large tear. Binding sellotaped. Inside good.

19€

Haas, Joseph: score

Joseph Haas: Alte, unnennbare Tage! Elegien für Klavier op.42. München: Wunderhorn-Verlag. 19 pages. Measures ca. 26x32 cm. Outside worn, inside good.

19€

Haas, Joseph: score

Joseph Haas: Deutsche Reigen und Romanzen - Ein Cyclus für Klavier op.51. München: Wunderhorn-Verlag. PN 375. 17 pages. Measures ca. 26x32 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside good.

19€

Hahn, Reynaldo: AMQS

Autograph musical quotation signed (AMQS) on 2 pages by:

recto 1, verso 1, recto 2: Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947), composer. Long musical quotation of a fragment of an unfinished Serenade for cello and piano which he dedicates to cellist Margaretha Martelet. The "Association Reynaldo Hahn" told me that the Serenade was never finished and that no other documents or manuscripts exists with sketches of this composition. So this is a unique detail of this work!

verso 2: blank

Page from the autograph book of Margaretha Martelet, cello professor and member of the Orchestra Concerts Colonne. Page measures ca. 12x18 cm.

499€

Händel, Georg Friedrich: score

Georg Friedrich Händel: 12 Sopran-Arien aus verschiedenen Opern mit Begleitung des Pianoforte bearbeitet von Robert Franz. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 3424-3435, 3436-3439. 23 pages. Engraved. Published 1869. Measures ca. 27x34 cm.

This copy comes from the estate of soprano Anna Schimon-Regan. The title page bears her name "Anna Regan" (that was before her marriage in 1872 to Adolf Schimon). The score contains several handwritten changes to the piano part that are of historical interest. Title page loose. Margins worn and soiled.

39€

Händel, Georg Friedrich: score

Alexander‘s Feast, an Ode on Saint Cecilia‘s Day. The words by Dryden, the Musick composed in the Year 1736 by G.F. Handel. Full score. London: Samuel Arnold. PN 65-67. Engraved. Published 1790. 141 pages + 2 pages subscriber‘s list. Old cardboard covers, heavily worn and soiled. Spine absent, covers nearly loose. Large water stain on title page and fading out up to page 10. Inside margins worn, a bit soiled at the first and last pages. Measures ca. 26x36 cm.

199€

Händel, Georg Friedrich: score

Georg Friedrich Händel: Drei deutsche Arien (1696) komponiert im Alter von 11 Jahren. Originaldruckbogen des nicht mehr erschienenen 49. Bandes der Händel-Gesamtausgabe Friedrich Chrysanders. Celle: Moeck. PN H.W. 49. 6 pages (paginated 42-47). Engraved. Measures ca. 28x37 cm.

This is the first edition of the "Drei deutschen Arien" by Händel. The publication was scheduled for the 49th and last volume of the complete work edition compiled by Friedrich Chrysander in 1901. But in that year Chrysander died and the last volume was never published. The publishing house Moeck printed copies of this work from the original printing plates and gave them as a gift to friends at the turn of the year 1959/60. This edition was never sold and only few copies were printed. I could only trace 2 other copies in public libraries. Very rare!

99€

Hauer, Josef: score

Josef Hauer: Lieder von Friedrich Hölderlin für eine Singstimme und Klavier op.6. Eigentum des Komponisten, Wien, VIII. Josefstädterstr. 74. PN J.H.1. 10 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside soiled, margins worn. Inside edges soiled. The back cover (without music nor text) with large water stain that had a small effect on the previous page.

Rare first edition of the „5 Lieder op.6“ by Hauer. Furthermore the first release of his self-publishing activity (plate number „J.H.1“). Josef Hauer published his first compositions this way before he finally signed with Universal Edition in Vienna.

149€

Haydn, Joseph: early score

Joseph Haydn: Die Schoepfung. Ein Oratorium. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. No PN. Published 1803. Engraved. 303 pages. Full score. Second edition. Bound in cardboard covers. Outside slightly worn, inside in fine condition.

Haydn‘s oratorio „The Creation“ was composed between 1796 and 1798, the premiere took place in 1799. In order to earn more money with the scores of his own music Haydn decided to self-publish the full score of „The Creation“. With the help of the Viennese publishing house Artaria (who created the printing plates) Haydn printed and sold ca. 900 copies of „The Creation“ in 1800. In 1803 Artaria sold the printing plates to Breitkopf & Härtel. They immediately continued the production of the full score and at first only changed the imprint on the bottom of the title page to „Leipzig / Bey Breitkopf & Härtel“. Later issues contained a pricemark on the title page or a new writing of „Basso“ on the first page. This all is not existent in the copy presented here which shows that it is a copy that was made from the original Haydn plates in 1803.

799€

Haydn, Joseph: score

Joseph Haydn: La reine de France. Overture e concertante arranged for piano solo. London: Longman & Broderip. No PN. Engraved. Published ca. 1790. 12 pages. No title page. In fine condition. Measures ca. 24x32 cm.

69€

Haydn, Joseph: score

Sinfonie de Joseph Haydn. Partition No.6. Leipsic: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 602. Engraved. Published 1808. 25 pages. Margins worn throughout. Outside soiled, inside top margin soiled.

Early full score of the Symphony No.94 „Surprise“ (or in German „mit dem Paukenschlag“) by Joseph Haydn.

299€

Heinisch, Thomas: score

Thomas Heinisch: Abglanz und Schweigen – Recitativ für Ensemble (1996). Wien: Apoll-Edition Nr. 4024. Full score, 43 pages. Measures 30x42 cm. Good condition.

Full score only available for hire from the publishing house!

39€

Hill, Ureli Corelli: Violin school

The Practical Violin School: A new and complete synopsis of violin playing [..] by Ureli Corelli Hill. Boston: Ditson. No PN. 142 pages. Published around 1860. Measures 23x28 cm. Bound in original cardboard covers with the typical green title page „Hill‘s Practical Violin School“ mounted on the front cover. The covers worn, margins and spine slightly damaged, front covers soiled. Inside in good condition: a handwritten inscription on the flyleaf dated 1877, a few spots on handful of pages, but overall fine.

Ureli Corelli Hill (1802-1875) was an US American violinist and conductor. He was a student of Louis Spohr and one of the founders of the New York Philharmonic Society and its first president. His violin school is one of the very first of its kind by an US violinist.

99€

Hirblinger, Michael: score

Michael Hirblinger: Feuriges Blut, Marsch zu vier Händen. Lauingen: J. Haban. PN 1. 5 pages. Good condition.
Extremely rare copy! I could not find a second copy of this work, not even any other publication of the publishing house J. Hagan in Lauingen!

49€

Hirblinger, Michael: score

Michael Hirblinger: Frisch ins Leben! Marsch zu vier Händen. Lauingen: J. Haban. PN 3. 7 pages. Good condition.
Extremely rare copy! I could not find a second copy of this work, not even any other publication of the publishing house J. Hagan in Lauingen!

49€

Hofmann, Richard: score

Cornet-Schule. Practische Anleitung zur Erlernung des Cornet a Pistons von Richard Hofmann op.16. Neue Auflage. Leipzig: Merseburger. PN 401. Published 1888. 39 pages + glued in 1 page annex of the fingering chart for the cornet. Measures ca. 20x25 cm. Bound in period cardboard covers, these a bit soiled, margins worn. Inside a bit soiled, otherwise fine.

Rare copy of this cornet school by the German composer and pedagogue Richard Hofmann (1844-1918). A first edition was published in 1873. I could not find another copy listed in worldcat or KVK, neither of the first edition nor of the second. 

49€

Holenia, Hanns: score

Hanns Holenia: Fünf leichte Klavierstücke für Kinder op.29. Wien: Siegfried Stanberg. No PN. Published 1942. 11 pages. Measures ca. 23x31 cm. Outside worn, otherwise a good copy. Rare! Even the Austrian National Library doesn‘t hold a copy of this work.

49€

Holm, Peter: score

Peter Holm: Zackig, Zackig ist die Fliegerei, für Gesang und Klavier. Berlin: Edition Baltic: PN 800. Published 1943. 11 pages. In good condition. Rare

49€

Honegger, Arthur: first edition

Les Aventures du Roi Pausole. Operette en 3 Actes de Albert Willemetz d‘apres le roman de Pierre Louys. Musique de Arthur Honegger. Partition piano et chant. Paris: Salabert. PN 6333. Published 1930. First edition. 161 pages. Measures 25x32 cm.

Cover pages slightly soiled, spine slightly damaged, margins worn with two small cracks. Inside a good copy. 

79€

Hüe, Georges: AMQS

Autograph musical quotation signed (AMQS) by:

recto: Georges Hüe (1858-1948) with a quotation from his opera "Dans l'ombre de la cathedrale", composed in 1921. 

verso: Edouard Flament (1880-1958), composer and conductor of the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev.

Page from the autograph book of Margaretha Martelet, cello professor and member of the Orchestra Concerts Colonne. Page measures ca. 12x18 cm.

149€

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: first edition

Rondeau de Societe pour Piano-Forte, Flute, 2 Violons, Viole, Violoncelle et Contre-Basse obliges, 2 clarinettes, 2 cors et 2 bassons (ad lib.) compose par J.N. Hummel. Oeuvre 117. Paris: Farrenc. PN 457. Published 1831. First edition, Engraved. 21 pages + 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. Title page soiled, margins worn throughout. Inside a good copy.

Rare complete set of all orchestral parts of this popular Rondo by Hummel. Worldcat lists only 4 complete sets world wide.

399€

Jägermeier, Otto: scores

A nice collection of scores of the „composer Otto Jägermeier“. Otto Jägermeier is a fictitious composer invented by several musicologists and composers who added „biographical information“ and compositions to the life of Otto Jägermeier. In the 1980s and 90s Otto Jägermeier became quite popular and a Jägermeier Society and a publishing house (OJOT) for his works were founded. At that time several of his „compositions“ were performed and all of them are of humorous character. As a conclusion Otto Jägermeier was the organised running joke of the German classical music scene at that time. In the last decades he fell more and more into oblivion and now his scores are very hard to find.

The collection includes:

1) Gute Nacht - Lied für (mittel-)hohe Stimme und Orchester. Full score in autograph (sic!). Berlin: OJOT. PN 008a. 25 pages.

2) Die Wut über die verlorenen Sechser (frei nach Beethovens "Die Wut über den verlorenen Groschen"), für Klavier zu 4 Händen. Berlin: OJOT. PN 004. 21 pages.

3) Au sujet de l'eloignement graduel ("Über die allmähliche Entfernung"). Prelude et Sonate a la breve pour le piano. Berlin: OJOT. PN 002. 25 pages. On verso of the last pages three handwritten poems by an unknown author.

4) Das sterbende Schwein - Rhapsodie für Klavier (und Jagdhorn in die Ferne). Berlin: OJOT. PN 001. 2 pages

5) "Es gibt ja leider Sachen". Lieder Zyklus für Bariton, Klavier und Oboe obl. nach heiter-besinnlichen Versen von Wilhelm Busch. Berlin: OJOT. PN 006. 37 + 7 (oboe) pages

6) Rhapsodie madecasse (Nr. 17 der "Bransles madecasses") für 2 Violinen. Berlin: OJOT. PN 040q. 13+8+8 pages

7) A danser. Tanz-Suite für Klavier-Trio. Berlin: OJOT. PN 005. 13+3+3 pages

All scores in good condition, outside a bit soiled, otherwise good.

99€

Kanetscheider, Arthur: scores

1) Arthur Kanetscheider: Drei Lieder für mittlere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung (nach Gedichten von Hubert Mumelter), Werk 87. Innsbruck: Self-published. Published 1935. 10 pages. Measures ca. 25x34 cm.

2) Arthur Kanetscheider: Fünf Lieder für mittlere Stimme mit Klavierbegleitung (nach Tiroler Dichtern), Werk 91. Innsbruck: Self-published. 12 pages. Measures ca. 25x34 cm.

Both copies in very good condition. Rare! Only the Austrian National Library holds copies of these scores.

49€

Kaun, Hugo: score

Hugo Kaun: Pierrot und Colombine - Vier Episoden für Pianoforte op.71, (complete). Berlin: Challier. PN 3938-3941. 30 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Binding taped, margins damaged (but no loss of the music). Inside clean. Rare, I could only trace one other copy in public libraries

49€

Kaun, Hugo: score

Hugo Kaun: Erste Suite (Märkische) für zwei Pianoforte zu 4 Händen op.92 (Nr. 1-3). Leipzig: Zimmermann. PN 10051. 25 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Upper margins of the outer cover pages soiled and worn. Outer double-page with a tear in the middle. Inside a good copy.

39€

Kishi, Koichi: first edition

Koichi Kishi (1909-1937): 7 japanische Lieder, for voice and piano. Berlin: Birnbach. PN 2659. Published 1934. 23 pages. Bound together with a light blue ribbon, which is the original way the score was presented. Title page with a small water stain and some pencil markings, margins slightly worn. Inside a good copy. 

Koichi Kishi was born in Japan, but went to Berlin in 1927 to study violin, composition and conducting at the Berlin University of the Arts (under Wolfsthal, Hindemith and Furtwängler). His own compositions were first performed in Germany and so publications of his works were done by German publishing houses. He died on a heart disease at the age of 28.

Extremely rare score. Not a single copy listed in European public libraries! Only two scores traceable world wide, both in the US.

149€

Knievel, Hermann Ignaz: choral book

Hermann Ignaz Knievel (1786-1840): Choral-Buch für katholische Kirchen. Paderborn: Junfermann. No PN. Engraved. Published 1840. 272 pages.

Bound in period cardboard covers, spine and margins are worn. Inside the title page is loose, damaged at the margins and wrinkled. The other pages are in fine condition. At the end the page with corrections and the index are again wrinkled. 

Rare copy of an important German choral book. Only one copy listed in German public libraries.

99€

koto music

Collection of Japanese Koto Music by Tokyo Academy of Music. Tokyo: Department of Education. Published 1888. 75 pages with music + 27 pages text in Japanese. Measures ca. 19x26 cm. Traditional Japanese binding. Outside a bit worn, otherwise a good copy.

The introduction of the book mentions the goal of the publication: The koto music in Japan was traditionally preserved by word of mouth. Therefore no „koto school“ was ever published. And the Tokyo Academy of Music wanted to fill that gap. So one of the earliest publications on koto music ever! Rare

199€

Krenek, Ernst: autograph musical quotation signed (AMQS)

Ernst Krenek (1900-1991) was an Austrian-born, later naturalized US composer. He is one of the most influential composers of the 20th century and his life is full of interesting stories. He studied in Berlin under Franz Schreker, then moved to Vienna where he met the daughter of Gustav Mahler. The couple married and was divorced the same year, while Krenek had an affair with the eminent violinist Alma Moodie who premiered his first violin concerto at that time. In the early 1920s Krenek adopted the twelve-tone technique of Arnold Schoenberg and became one of the spearheads of this technique as well as "modern, atonal" music. His opera "Jonny spielt auf" (1926) with its leading role of a black musician who steals brought up the criticism that Krenek supports the Nazi party in Germany. On the other hand the Nazi Party defamed him and his works for being Jewish (which he wasn't). So Krenek emigrated in 1933 from Europe to the US and taught at different universities. Notable students of him are Milton Babbitt, George Perle or Halim El-Dabh. Krenek is best known for his operas of which he composed 22.

For sale is here an autograph musical quotation signed (AMQS) by Ernst Krenek (1900-1991). The card shows the twelve-tone row of an unidentified composition. It is signed below with Krenek's full signature and dated "Hamburg, 19.8.1970". This maybe points to the opera "Sardakai" which was premiered in Hamburg in June 1970. I don't know the score of Sardakai, so could not check if the twelve-tone row belongs to that work. But it seems to be a fair guess. Card measures ca. 15x9 cm, verso is blank.

169€

Kreutzer, Conradin: first edition

Sonatine en fantasie a quatre mains pour le Pianoforte composee par Conradin Kreutzer op.25- Mayence: Schott. PN 1508. Engraved. Published ca. 1820. First edition. 15 pages. Margins heavily worn and with cracks, but no effect to the music. Inside one ink stain on the first music page, othewise good. Binding reinforced with tape. Folded once.

Rare copy of this early composition by the German composer Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849). Only one copy listed in German libraries, only 5 copies world wide.

69€

Kricka, Jaroslav: 3 autographs

Jaroslav Kricka (1882-1969) was a Czech composer. He studied first under Vitezslav Novak at the Prague Conservatory and continued his studies in Berlin. Then he worked for three years in Dnepopretrovsk (Russia) where he formed a friendship with the composers Alexander Glazunov and Sergei Taneyev. Then he moved back to Prague, became choir master of the chorus of the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, later he was appointed composition professor at the Prague conservatory. As a conductor Jaroslav Kricka was a champion on Czech and Russian music, he premiered works by Leos Janacek or Vitezslav Novak. Notable students of his professor career are Vaclav Trojan, Jan Kapr or Jan Cikker. His compositions are well performed and respected, but often stand behind his much more popular fellow composers Vitezslav Novak or Joseph Bohuslav Foerster. Nevertheless Jaroslav Kricka is one of the most renowned and distinguished composers and musicians of the Czech Republic.

For sale are here 3 autograph items:

1) autograph postcard signed by Jaroslav Kricka. The postcard is addressed to publisher of Jaroslav Kricka, the - now defunct - Czech publishing house Hudebni Matice in Prague. The postcard dates from 10 October 1948. On verso Jaroslav Kricka writes a note in his own hand. The text is signed below and the place is given above as "Susice - Cerv. Dvorce" which refers to the home of Jaroslav Kricka in Cervene Dvorce near Susice. The postcard has some wear at the edges, but overall in good condition. Measures ca. 14x10 cm.

2) signed score: 2. desitka slezskych pisni, for choir. Brno: Ol. Pazdirek. No PN. 12 pages. With handwritten dedication to Jean Vuaillat, dated 3 September 1947.
3) signed score: Snadne trihlase sborky, for choir. Praha: Hudebni Matice Umelecke Besedy. PN 581. 11 pages. With handwritten dedication to Jean Vuaillat, dated 4 April 1947.

69€

Küffner, Joseph: score

Joseph Küffner: Ouverture aus der Oper Johann von Wieselburg. Musikalisches Quodlibet für das Pianoforte eingerichtet. Mainz: Schott. PN 1712. Engraved. 10 pages. Published 1822. Margins taped, binding sewed, title page glued on cardboard, water stains throughout.

49€

Küster, Herbert: score

Herbert Küster: Drei Kompositionen für zwei Klaviere. Berlin: Birnbach. PN 2913. Published 1937. Outside a bit soiled, inside good. Only two other copies in worldcat.

29€

Labyrinthe Musical: rare music board game

Labyrinthe Musical – Jeu de Musiciens. Published by Maison Delvigne in Brussels in 1923. Extremely rare music game in which main musical themes are presented on small playing tablets and have to be identified by the players. Although the cover says „500 themes connus“ that complete game provides only 355 given musical themes from famous classical compositions (by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, etc) and 45 blank playing tablets for own additions. In this item 23 of the 355 tablets are missing and 3 of the blank ones (exactly 1, 6, 26, 29, 31, 35, 50, 55, 58, 60, 87, 93, 101, 116, 119, 123, 126, 131, 155, 185, 227, 250, 263, 364, 374, 375 – the numbers are printed on the back of the tablets to look up the answer in the book of rules). The condition of the remaining tablets is generally fine, some are a bit foxed. The condition of the box is worse. The division of the box made from cardboard is complete, but in most cases loose. The top cover has 3 frames separated and 1 is missing. The box shows also some wear and small defects. Measures ca. 26x21x5 cm.

Extremely rare musical parlour game for players only that are well musically educated or familiar with the scores of the famous classical compositions. The Brussels Royal Conservatory Library holds a similar item, but I could not find other examples in public archives. According to the auction archives only 1 copy was sold within the last 25 years.

799€

Lachner, Franz: score

Franz Lachner: Zwei Lieder für zwei Sopranstimmen mit Piano-Forte Begleitung op.86. Includes the songs „Abendfeier“ and „Ich liebe dich, weil ich dich lieben muss“. Mainz: Schott. PN 9045. Published 1847. Engraved. 8 pages. Binding sellotaped, otherwise in good condition.

29€

Lachner, Franz: score

Franz Lachner: Erste Sinfonie für das Orchester [op.32]. Full score. Wien: Diabelli & Comp. PN 4545. Engraved. 117 pages. Published 1833. First edition, published even before the piano reduction. The publication is part of the Diabelli edition: "Musikalisches Archiv enthaltend classische Instrumental Compositionen von verschiedenen Meistern in Partitur zum besonderen Gebrauch für jene die sich der Tonsetzkunst widmen. No.13". Rare.

Measures ca. 26x34 cm. Binding broken, the sections and some individual pages loose. Outside soiled. Inside water stain up to the half of the score.

149€

Lachner, Ignaz: first edition

Ignaz Lachner: Uiberall [Überall] Du, für eine Singstimme (Sopran od. Tenor) mit Begleitung des Pianoforte und Horn oder Violoncelle op.17. Prag: Joh. Hoffmann. Engraved. Published 1839. First edition. 8 pages score and 1 page each for horn and cello part. Score in very used shape: Spine was fixed with sello tape, margins very worn with tears, outside soiled. Inside margins worn as well, but the parts of the printing plates are still in good condition. Measures ca. 37x27 cm.

79€

Lange, W.: score

Frühlings-Marsch. Gedicht von G. Jahn. Für gemischten Chor komponirt von W. Lange op.5. Celle und Leipzig: Literarische Anstalt August Schulze. PN 1. Published ca. 1870. 3 pages. Measures ca. 17x27 cm. Title page a bit soiled, margins with small defects.
Unique copy of the first publication of the Literarische Anstalt August Schulze who later did not publish any more music, but books on local history, literature, law or card games. I found no other copy in public libraries world wide.

19€

Lazzari, Sylvio: AMQS

Autograph musical quotation signed (AMQS) by:

recto: Sylvio Lazzari (1857-1944), composer. With a quotation from his own String Quartet composed in 1888. Dated 21 February 1926

verso: Marius Monnikendam (1896-1977), composer. With a quotation from his own Cello sonata composed in 1925.

Page from the autograph book of Margaretha Martelet, cello professor and member of the Orchestra Concerts Colonne. Page measures ca. 12x18 cm.

149€

Lechthaler, Josef: score

Josef Lechthaler: Feuersprüche – Deutsche Kantate nach Worten von Ernst Ludwig Schellenberg op.52. Piano reduction. Augsburg: Anton Böhm & Sohn (plate no. 9174), 1942. 58 pages. Measures 23x30 cm. Good condition. Worldcat lists no copy of this score!

79€

Lechthaler, Josef: score

Josef Lechthaler: Der Herr, mein Schild – Kantate nach deutschen Chorälen für gemischten Chor, Knabenstimmen, Orchester und Orgel op.35. Piano reduction. Augsburg: Anton Böhm & Sohn. PN 8207. Published 1934. 32 pages full score + 8 pages each for the parts. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Good condition. Rare

29€

Lechthaler, Josef: score

Josef Lechthaler: Freundliche Abendmusik – Trio für Flöte, Klarinette und Gitarre op.53. Augsburg: Anton Böhm & Sohn. PN 9248. 32 pages. Full score, no parts. Good condition

19€

Leclair, Jean-Marie & Tessarini, Carlo: first editions

Jean-Marie Leclair le cadet: Sonates a deux violons ou dessus de viole sans basse. Oeuvre IIe. Gravees par M.elle Bertin. Only part for violino primo. Paris: Boivon & le Clerc, Lyon: de Brotonne. No PN. Engraved. Published 1750. 25 pages. Margins with water stain, but no effect to the music. Margins a bit worn.

Carlo Tessarini: Trattenimento musicale dueti a due violini o due pardesus de viole cenza basso. Opera XV. Only part for violino primo. Paris: Grave par. M.lle Vandome. No PN. Engraved. 12 pages. Water stain at the top margin of the first pages, but not within the music. Margins worn, otherwise fine.

The two editions bound together in cardboard covers. These covers worn and soiled. Upper margin of the cover damaged from a water accident. Binding a bit loose. Measures ca. 26x33 cm.

Jean-Marie Leclair the younger (1703-1777) is the younger brother of the better known violinist of the same name. He only published his opus 1 and 2. The six sonatas for 2 violins op.2 were published in 1750 and this edition is extremely rare. RISM lists only 2 copies world wide, one in Belgium, one in France.

Carlo Tessarini (1690-1766) was an Italian composer and violinist. His six duos for 2 violins op.15 were published in 1750 in Paris. His edition is offered here and it is quite rare. RISM lists only 7 copies world wide, 4 in Europe. 

599€

Lemba, Arthur: score

Arthur Lemba: Concerto pour piano et orchestre op.2. Piano reduction. Tallinn: Esto-Mussika. No PN. Published 1910. First edition. 55 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Covers with light margin, title page nearly loose. Inside in good condition. On the inside title page a handwritten dedication to Louise Crepet-Bertrand, a French pianist who was professor at the Schola Cantorum in Paris around 1900. Signature illegible.

A first draft of the piano concerto by Arthur Lemba was composed in 1905 but remained unfinished. A second version was finished in 1910. For that reason the title page bears the note „2me edition, nouvellement redigee“. There is no earlier published score. This is the first edition.

79€

Lickl, Georg: score

Georg Lickl: Cypressen – Dem Andenken Mariens. Contains: Hymne (Lickl), Adagio (Clementi) and Adagio und Andante (Beethoven) arranged for Physharmonica with accompaniment of the Pianoforte. Wien: Haslinger. PN 10518. Published 1848. 15 + 7 pages. Binding taped, outside a bit worn.

39€

Ligeti, György: autograph score

György Ligeti: Trois Bagatelles for piano. Autograph manuscript of the score. 4 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. Folded in the middle, a bit worn. See pictures.
The work is dedicated to David Tudor but was first performed by renowned Swedish pianist Karl-Erik Welin at the Fluxus Festival in Wiesbaden on 26 September 1962. Given the context of the performance the "score" of the composition makes sense because Fluxus negated the idea of a "finished product" in art. In contrast it focused on the process of creating art, involved different art forms resulting into multimedia-based compositions and tried to break the boundary between artist and audience. Often Fluxus performancces satirized traditional art settings and tried to disturb the expectations of the audience.
György Ligeti participated only shortly in the Fluxus movement and he composed only three works for it. The Trois Bagatelles was his first Fluxus composition, followed by "Die Zukunft der Musik" and his Poeme Symphonique.
This manuscript is a great rarity. Ligeti provided his complete estate to the Paul Sacher Stiftung (over 25000 pages of music manuscripts are located there). For that reason complete music autographs of Ligeti are extremely rare in auctions. I could only trace an auction of the full score of "Atmospheres" at Christie's in 2008 that was sold for ca. 70000€. I don't expect that there are many more autograph scores by Ligeti out there.
This manuscript comes from the estate of Karl-Erik Welin, the pianist of the premiere performance. I received this information from the previous owner but there is no mark in the score that verifies this. I also talked to the Paul Sacher Stiftung to ask about the authenticity of the manuscript, which they confirmed. The original manuscript of "Trois Bagatelles" is archived at the Paul Sacher Stiftung, the manuscript for sale here is a fair copy done by Ligeti as a present for Karl-Erik Welin. There are no further autographs known of the work.

9999€

Ligeti, György: score

György Ligeti: Volumina für Orgel. Frankfurt: Henry Litolff's Verlag / Peters. PN 30383. 2 pages with notes for playing + 24 pages score. Measures ca. 33x26 cm. Small pencil note on title page, otherwise in very good condition.

29€

Ligeti, György: score

György Ligeti: Poeme symphonique for 100 metronomes. Mainz: Schott. No PN. Not really a "score" in the traditional meaning, but 4 pages of instructions how to set the metronomes for a performance (which is in fact the "score"). Measures ca. 23x30 cm. In very good condition.

29€

Ligeti, György: program booklet

Program of the world premiere of "Le Grand Macabre" by Ligeti on 12 April 1978 in Stockholm. Published by the Stockholm opera house "Kungliga Teattern AB" in 1978. The booklet consists of 32 pages and includes the 2 page insert with the concert information. Measures ca. 21x15 cm. Title page lightly soiled, inside fine. The insert slightly soiled on the blank outside, inside fine. 

Rare! I could only find one other copy at public libraries. "Le Grand Macabre" is the only opera by composer György Ligeti. It received several performances after the premiere, but was nevertheless revised by Ligeti in 1996. So the version presented in this booklet is obsolete now.

89€

Lindpaintner, Peter Joseph von: early manuscript

Handwritten collection of 7 songs by the German composer Peter Joseph von Lindpaintner (1791-1856). Although very likely written by a copyist, this collection seems to be a special set done by Lindpaintner personally. So there is a reasonable connection to Lindpaintner himself. Here is why:

The collection contains the following 7 songs (all for voice and piano):

1) Meine Ruh' ist dahin. Text by Friedrich Rochlitz. Never published and I found no information about such a song by Lindpaintner via RISM or KVK, so no manuscripts known of this song.

2) Worte such' ich mi vergebens. Text by Theodor Körner. Never published, but there are four manuscripts listed in RISM, but the listed incipits differ from the version in this manuscript.

3) Ruhig dämmert's um mich her. Unknown authorship of the text. Never published, exists in RISM only in a version for voice and guitar. 

4) Der Himmel ist so klar, so rein. Text by F.A. Adam. Published in the song collection "Orpheon", compiled by Täglichsbeck and published by Karl Göpel in Stuttgart in the 1840s. There it has the title "Jünglings Klage".

5) Jüngling! Wenn ich dich fern erblicke. Text by Gabriele von Baumberg. Never published and I found no information about such a song by Lindpaintner via RISM or KVK, so no manuscripts known of this song.

6) Ach welch ein Schmerz. Unknown authorship of the text. Never published, but there are three manuscripts listed in RISM.

7) Hand in Hand und Lipp' auf Lippen. Text by Goether. Published in the song collection "Orpheon", compiled by Täglichsbeck and published by Karl Göpel in Stuttgart in the 1840s. There it has the title "Abschied".

Only 2 of the 7 songs were published in the 19th century, so this manuscript cannot be a simple duplication of published scores like it was done regularly in the 19th century. Furthermore this collection contains 2 songs for which I found no information and which seem to be unknown by Lindpaintner so far. 

In addition the set of songs is dedicated to Louise Schweitzer on the title page. This very likely refers to the Royal Bavarian Kammersängerin Louise Schweitzer (or Schweizer), who was active in Munich in the 1820s (there is not much more known about her than that). In that time Lindpaintner was also located in Munich. So it is a reasonable guess that Lindpaintner compiled this set of songs for Louise Schweitzer and made a copyist do the handwriting job. That means this collection was done in the 1820s which would match with the appearance and condition of the manuscript.

349€

Liszt, Franz: scores

Bound collection of three early editions of arrangements by Franz Liszt of songs by Franz Schubert. The collection contains:

1) Die Forelle, Lied von Fr. Schubert für das Piano, Zweite Version von Fr. Liszt. Wien: Diabelli. PN D. et C. 8376. Engraved. 15 pages. Published 1846
2) Der Wanderer. Lied von Fr. Schubert für das Piano-Forte übertragen von Fr. Liszt. Wien: Diabelli. PN D. et C. 6541. 11 pages. Parts of the title page and the first music page were cut out (very likely handwritten signatures, no effect to the music), lats page loose. Published 1838
3) Erlkönig, Lied von Fr. Schubert für das Pianoforte übertragen von Fr. Liszt. Wien: Diabelli. PN D. et C. 6534. Engraved. 15 pages. Published 1838

All three copies bound together with sellotape. Inside slightly foxed.

129€

Litolff, Henri: score

Henri Litolff: Troisieme Concerto Symphonique National Hollandais pour Piano et Orchestre oeuvre 45. Piano reduction. Paris: Richault. PN 13226. Engraved. Published 1858. First edition. 75 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Title page wwith tear, binding taped. Inside margins worn, a bit soiled.

79€

Lopatnikoff, Nikolai: autograph musical quotation signed (AMQS)

Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903-1976) was a Russian-born and later naturalized American composer. He first studied in St. Petersburg, but his family had to flee from the Russian Revolution first to Helsinki (where he studied at the Sibelius Academy) and then to Germany. His teachers were Ernst Toch and Hermann Grabner. Early compositions of him were his two piano concertos and the First Symphony which all were performed widely in Europe during the 1930s. Lopatnikoff was also invited to compose a work for the Welte Mignon mechanical piano in 1936 (like George Antheil or Gerhard Muench). His success raised interest by Aaron Copland and Serge Koussevitzky which led to a longtime friendship and many premieres of Lopatnikoff's works by the Boston Symphony Orchestra of Koussevitzky. In 1939 Lopatnikoff emigrated in the USA where he finally setlled in Pittsburgh and lectured as a professor for composition at the Carnegie Mellon University.

For sale is here an autograph musical quotation signed by Nikolai Lopatnikoff (1903-1976). It shows three bars from his Symphony No.2 op.24. The work dates from 1939 and was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky on 23 December 1939. Below the handwritten music quotation is the signature of Lopatnikoff. The autograph is not dated. Verso is mainly blank, but shows the number 255 in one corner. Surely Lopatnikoff cut out this paper snippet from a larger manuscript with this page being number 255. Measures ca. 25x11 cm. Very good condition.

149€

Maasz, Gerhard: signed score

Gerhard Maasz: Divertimento, for flute, 2 violins, viola and cello. Hamburg: Sikorski (No. 357) 1955. 12 pages + parts for flute, violin I, violin II, viola and cello. With autograph dedication by Gerhard Massz to flutist Gabriele Zimmermann, dated Christmas 1955.

29€   

Maasz, Gerhard: signed score

Gerhard Maasz: Concertino for flute, violin, cello and harpsichord. Kassel: Bärenreiter (No. 3331) 1960. 23 pages + parts for flute, violin and cello. With autograph dedication by Gerhard Maasz to flutist Gabriele Zimmermann, dated Christmas 1960.

29€

Malige, Fred: score

Fred Malige: Streichquartett C-Moll für zwei Violinen, Viola und Cello. Study score. Leipzig/Berlin: Pro Musica Verlag. PN 180. Published 1955. 39 pages. Measures ca. 15x21 cm. With the stamp of the composer on the title page. Title page a bit worn, small water stain. Otherwise good.

39€

Malipiero, Gian Francesco: autograph letter signed (ALS)

Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973) was an Italian composer. He studied with his father Francesco Malipiero, later under Marco Enrico Bossi, but was also largely self-taught. After attending the world premiere of Stravinsky's "Sacre de Printemps" in Paris in 1913 and meeting fellow composers Alfredo Casella and Gabriele d'Annunzio, he withdrew nearly all of his early compositions and came to a new, personal compositional style. Malipiero was professor at the conservatory in Venice for 20 years until his retirement. Among his notable students are Luigi Nono, Roger Sessions and his own nephew Riccardo Malipiero. Malipiero's compositions are important examples in the oeuvre of the 20th century and are still performed regularly today.

For sale is here an autograph letter signed by Gian Francesco Malipiero. The letter is addressed to a person in Germany, most likely an admirer of Malipiero. Malipiero writes that he would like to meet the addressee personally sometime and show him some of his other compositions. Malipiero writes also that "it is very easy to sink into oblivion before one dies in these days". Gian Francesco Malipiero signed the letter at the end and dated it "Asolo (Treviso), 10.VI.1957". The letter measures ca. 23x29 cm, was folded twice to fit into an envelope, verso is blank. The letter comes with the corresponding envelope, the stamp was cut out, but the autograph handwritten address is fully ledigle and verso shows the coined name and address of Malipiero. All in all in good condition.

149€

Martelli, Henri: score

Henri Martelli: La chanson de Roland. Partition chant et piano. Paris: Choudens. PN 20196. Published 1965. 260 pages. Measures ca. 27x36 cm. Outside a bit browned, inside good. Not for sale anymore, rare!
99€

Martelli, Henri: score

Henri Martelli: Concerto pour piano et orchestre. Reduction for 2 pianos. Paris: Choudens. PN 19682. Published in 1952. 86 pages. Measures ca. 24x32 cm. Title page with damages at the margins, inside a good copy. Not for sale anymore.
49€

Martelli, Henri: score

Henri Martelli: Concerto pour orchestre. Full score. Paris: Deiss. PN 6406. Published 1932. 89 pages. First edition. Measures ca. 28x35 cm. Title page browned, margins worn and brittle, spine with damage. Inside a good copy. Rare.
149€

Martelli, Henri: score

Henri Martelli: Le Temps. Cantate pour une voix et huit instruments. Full score. Paris: Lemoine. PN 23443. Published 1954. 25 pages. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. Outside a bit browned, otherwise fine.
49€

Martelli, Henri: score

Henri Martelli: Symphonie No.1 pour cordes op.82. Paris: Eschig. No PN. 35 pages. Measures ca. 27x36 cm. Outside browned, otherwise fine.
It seems that the Symphony No.1 by Henri Martelli was planned to be published by Max Eschig. But I cannot find a published edition of this composition. Therefore it seems this is a private „pre-edition“ and a copy of the autograph manuscript.
99€

Martelli, Henri: score

Henri Martelli: Sinfonietta pour orchestre. Full score. Paris: Editions Francaises de Musique. PN EFM 220. Published 1949. 100 pages. Measures ca. 25x32 cm. A bit soiled on the outside, otherwise fine.

49€

Martinu, Bohuslav: score

Bohuslav Martinu: Sept arabesques pour violon et piano. Paris: Salabert. PN 15357. 20+8 pages. Published ca. 1950. Measures ca. 26x34 cm. Outside light margins, otherwise in good condition.

39€

Massenet, Jules: score

Jules Massenet: Therese - Drame musical en deux actes de Jules Claretie. Partition Chant et Piano. Paris: Heugel. PN 22792. 147 pages. First edition in modern binding. With all flyleafs (facsimile of the autographs by Massenet and Claretie, title page, program of the premiere, index). The first title page with a restored corner, otherwise a good copy. 

49€

Massow, Julie von: score

Julie von Massow: Liedermappe der Frau Gräfin Nancy Hahn-Neuhaus geborenen von Hedemann gewidmet. Augsburg: Verlag des literarischen Instituts von Dr. Max Huttler. Consists of 26 double-pages: Introduction with index plus 25 songs for the Christian year (complete). Measures ca. 18x27 cm. First and last double-page a bit worn, otherwise in good condition. Rare, I could only trace two other copies in public libraries.

Julie von Massow (1825-1901) was a Prussian noble lady, who stick up for the reunion of all Christians around 1870 and started a movement called "Ut Omnes Unum" that swapped all around Europe.

49€

Mathias, Jean-Jacques: violin school

Jean-Jacques Mathias: Methode de Violon. Theorique, Pratique et Recreative (en 3 parties). All three parts. Paris: Jumade. Published in 1912. 52+52+20 pages. Measures ca. 25x33 cm. Outside soiled, spines slightly damaged, inside fine copies. From the library of Marie-Therese Chailley-Guiard and with her marks on verso of the title pages.

Very rare violin school. The French National Library only holds a copy of the first part. The Nederlands Muziek Instituut holds a copy of the thiurd part. And no other copies are listed in public libraries!

149€

Matsushita, Shinichi: score

For sale is here the full score of Shinichi Matsushita's "Correlazioni per 3 gruppi di orchestra da camera", composed between 1958-62 and published in 1962 by Ongaku-no-Tomo as the No.2 of the long-running "contemporary japanese music series". The score has 32 pages, format ca. 18x26 cm and is in fine condition.
Matsushita was a professor for mathematics, composing privately, but became head of the studio for eletronic music in Osaka in 1958.
Very interesting item of a rare piece in an early edition.

49€

Maurer, Ludwig: score

Ludwig Maurer: Rondo pour deux violons avec accompagnement d'un violon, viola, violoncelle (contrebasse ad libitum) op.26. Leipzig: Peters. PN 1823. Engraved. Published 1827. Good condition.
Unfortunately only the two violin parts, the other parts are missing. Rare copy, only the Nederlands Muziek Instituut holds a copy of the work.

39€

Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix: scores

Collection of 4 early editions of works by Mendelssohn Bartholdy in arrangements for piano 4 hands. The book contains:

1) Duo eingerichtet für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen nach dem Quartett für Pianoforte, Violine, Bratsche und Violoncell op.3. Leipzig: Friedrich Hofmeister. PN 2035. Engraved. 49 pages. Published 1835

2) Andante, Scherzo, Capriccio u. Fuge für 2 Violinen, Bratsche und Violoncell op.81. Arrangement für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen von Otto Dresel. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 8366. Engraved. 35 pages. Published 1851

3) Quintett für 2 Violinen, 2 Bratschen und Violoncell op.87. Arrangement für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen von Otto Dresel. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 8362. Engraved. 47 pages. Published 1851

4) Ottetto op.20 pour des instruments a cordes composee et dedie a son ami Edouard Ritz. Arrange pour le Piano a quatre mains par l‘auteur. Nouvelle Edition. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 11273. 49 pages. Published 1867

All copies in fine condition. In modern binding, also in fine condition. Measures ca. 26x32 cm.

69€

Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix: first edition

Symphonie No.3 componirt und Ihrer Majestät der Königin Victoria von England zugeeignet von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy op.56. Full score. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 6823. Engraved. Published 1843. 240 pages. Measures 17x25 cm. With the handwritten signature of the previous owner Janusz Kopczynski (1958-2021), professor for oboe at the conservatory in Lodz and first oboist in the Lodz Symphony Orchestra. Covers slightly worn, inside a bit soiled, otherwise good.

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy began composing his Symphony No.3 already in 1829 while staying in England and Scotland. But he did not finish the work until 1842. The world premiere took place in March 1842, but the symphony was immediately revised and the premiere of the new version happened in June 1842. It was not before this event that Mendelssohn Bartholdy agreed to a publication of the score which followed the next year.

899€

Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix: score

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sechs Lieder ohne Worte für das Pianoforte op.19, 30, 38, 53, 62 und 67. Bonn: Simrock. PN 3041, 3204, 3383, 3935, 4343, 4478. Title pages in lithography, music engraved. 17, 17, 19, 25, 19, 21 pages. Bound together in one book. Covers a bit worn. Inside sometimes heavily foxed, otherwise in good condition. Measures ca. 27x34 cm.

The "Lieder ohne Worte" are a collection of 48 pieces in total which were published in 8 issues of 6 songs over the years from 1830 to 1845. The works became extremely popular and received many reissues in short time. Therefore the publishing history of the compositions is complicated.
The first edition of op.19 was published by Novello in London in 1832, all other parts by Simrock in Bonn. The first editions of the parts 7 and 8 were published in 1851 and 1868. The fact that these parts are missing in this collection indicates that it was boundd together before 1851. I assume that all editions here come from around 1845.

149€

Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix: early score

Sieben Characterstücke für das Pianoforte componiert und Herrn Ludwig Berger hochachtungsvoll zugeeignet von seinem Schüler Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Heft I & II (complete). Leipzig: Hofmeister. PN 1770a+b. Engraved. Published 1833. 17+14 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside a bit soiled and foxed, margins worn. Inside good copies.

This is the second edition of the work. It was first printed in 1827 by the Berlin publisher Laue. This publisher existed only from 1820 to 1832 and then was bought by Hofmeister who immediately made an own edition in 1833.

69€

Mewes, Georg: score

Georg Mewes: Weihnachtsfreude für Klavier zu vier Händen. Leipzig: Bosworth. PN 13122. 5 pages. Good condition. I could not trace a second copy in public libraries!

29€

Miyoshi, Akira: score

For sale is here the full score of Akira Miyoshi's "Quatuor a cordes" (his string quartet No.1), composed in 1962 and published the same year by Ongaku-no-Tomo as the No.1 of the long-running "contemporary japanese music series". The score has 23 pages, format ca. 18x26 cm and is in fine condition. Early and rare score.
Akira Miyoshi studied in France under Henri Challan and Raymond Gallois-Montbrun and was influenced by Henri Dutilleux. He then went back home to Japan where he became professor at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. Akira Miyoshi was one of the most prominent and distinguished composers in Japan.

69€

Moncrif, Francois-Augustin Paradis de: first edition

Choix de Chansons, A commencer de celles du Comte de Champagne, Roi de Navarre, jusque & compris celles de quelques Poetes vivans. Paris: No publisher. Printed in 1755 & 1756. First edition. 8 pages introduction + 42 pages (first part – ancient authors) + 32 engraved pages with music + 53 pages (second part – living authors) + 16 angraved pages with music. Still bound in its original covers. Covers worn at the margins, spine with small damage at the top. Inside a fine copy. Measures ca. 13x19 cm.

Francois-Augustin Paradis de Moncrif (1687-1770) was a French writer and poet. In the early 18th century there was a revival of the medieval troubadours. Moncrif followed this interest and wrote several poems in medieval style which he first published without music in the 1740s. In 1755 he published his texts with accompanying music under the title „Choix de Chansons“. This first edition of his troubadour music is offered here.

399€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: early score

Oeuvres complettes de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oeuvres de Mozart. Cahier II contenant Douze Themes varies pour le Pianoforte. Leipsic: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 1586. 5th edition. Published 1825. 110 pages. Spine missing. Binding damaged hence some blocks loosened. Title page worn at the margins and slightly soiled, inside a bit foxed. Measures ca. 35x26 cm

39€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus & Ludwig van Beethoven: early editions

Collection of parts for Mozart and Beethoven works by the London-based publishing house Monzani. Published around 1815, so especially for the Beethoven works the Monzani editions are early ones. The set contains piano parts and only a few additional parts for accompanying instruments, so please check below in detail. The piano parts are bound together (two parts: 1 to 11, and 12 to 17), with no cardboard covers.

1) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.8: Trio from op.19 for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello, 10 pages + Violin part 3 pages

2) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.9: Sonata from op.19 for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello, 10 pages + violin part 3 pages

3) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.44: Trio for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello, 9 pages + violin part 4 pages

4) Monzani & Hill‘s Selection of Beethoven‘s Pianoforte Music. London: Monzani & Hill. No. 11: Trio No.1 op.1 for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello, 20 pages + violin part 6 pages

5) Monzani & Hill‘s Selection of Beethoven‘s Pianoforte Music. London: Monzani & Hill. No. 12: Trio No.2 op.1 for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello, 22 pages

6) Monzani & Hill‘s Selection of Beethoven‘s Pianoforte Music. London: Monzani & Hill. No. 13: Trio No.3 op.1 for Pianoforte, Violin and Violoncello, 18 pages + violin part 6 pages

7) Monzani & Hill‘s Selection of Beethoven‘s Pianoforte Music. London: Monzani & Hill. No. 14: Grand Trio No.4 op.11 for Pianoforte, Flute (or Violin) and Violoncello, 13 pages

8) Three Quartettos for the Piano Forte. Violin Tenor & Violoncello composed by W. A. Mozart. Quartetto XI. London: Monzani. 14 pages + Violin part 6 pages

9) Three Quartettos for the Piano Forte. Violin Tenor & Violoncello composed by W. A. Mozart. Quartetto XII. London: Monzani. 15 pages

10) Three Quartettos for the Piano Forte. Violin Tenor & Violoncello composed by W. A. Mozart. Quartetto 41. London: Monzani. 13 pages + Viola part 4 pages

11) Monzani & Hill‘s Selection of Beethoven‘s Pianoforte Music. London: Monzani & Hill. No. 35: Grand Quintetto op.16 for Pianoforte, Violin, Flute, Alto & Violoncello, 20 pages + Viola part 5 pages

12) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.23: Sonata from op.1 for Pianoforte with Violin accompaniment, 9 pages + Violin part 3 pages

13) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.43: Sonata from op.37 for Pianoforte with Violin obligato accompaniment, 15 pages + Violin obligato part 5 pages

14) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.1: Sonata from op.15 for Pianoforte with Violin and Violoncello accompaniment, 13 pages + Violin part 5 pages

15) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.2: Sonata from op.15 for Pianoforte with Violin and Violoncello accompaniment, 16 pages + violin part 7 pages

16) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.3: Sonata from op.15 for Pianoforte with Violin and Violoncello accompaniment, 22 pages

17) Mozart‘s. Selection of Piano-Forte Music, consisting of Single Sonatas, Duets, Trios, Quartetts. Airs with Variations, etc. with and without accompaniments. London: Theobald Monzani. No.6: Trio from op.14 for Pianoforte with Clarinet, Flute or Violin and Tenor accompaniment, 10 pages – Incomplete! + Viola part 6 pages + Clarinet (violin, Flute) part 6 pages

Condition of the set: The scores show wear at the margins, one part is seriously damaged, one with larger defects at the margins. The scores were cut tightly at the margins, so some publisher information is missing. All parts with blue tape as reinforced binding.

299€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: early score

Oeuvres complettes de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Oeuvres de Mozart. Cahier XV contenant XII Sonatines pour le Pianoforte avec accompagnement de Violon et VI Canons. Leipsic: Breitkopf & Härtel. Published 1804. 80 pages. Violin part missing. Spine missing, binding a bit loosened, back cover loose. Title page worn at the margins and a bit soiled. Inside slightly foxed. Measures ca. 35x26 cm.

Contains the first editions of KV 559, KV 562, KV 234, KV 233, KV 554 and KV 555 (i.e. the 6 canons, which are complete because no violin is involved).

79€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: early score

Trois Quatuors Concertants pour deux Violons, Alto et Basse. Oeuvre X. Paris: Sieber. No PN. Engraved. Published around 1791. 19, 19, 17, 13 pages. Measures ca. 23x29 cm. From all four parts the dust wrappers were removed, with small leftovers near the spine. Title page of the first violin soiled and with water marks. Inside a bit foxed, but mainly fine. The pages of the parts for viola and cello are loose.

Contains the string quartets KV 421, 428 and 458 which are three of the six „Haydn quartets“ which Mozart composed between 1783 and 1785 as a „response“ to the string quartet cycle op.33 by Haydn. For that reason these string quartets are also dedicated to Haydn. They were first published in 1785 by Artaria in Vienna, so the here offered Sieber edition seems to be the first French printing. The printing can be dated through the address of the publisher: Before the French Revolution Sieber mentioned no street number, then came No.85, a few years later No.92. 

Rare edition: No copy in Germany listed in RISM, only one in Austria, one in Switzerland, totally only 6 copies world wide.

499€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: early score

Partition di Don Giovanni. Musique de Mozart, arrangee pour le Piano Forte. Paris: Carli. PN 247. Engraved. Published ca. 1810. 210 pages. With Italian and French texts. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. Bound in green cardboard covers, embossed with Gold letters „E. D. P.“. Covers worn, spine damaged at the ends. Inside a good copy.

Early French piano reduction of Mozart‘s opera „Don Giovanni“. The first edition of a piano reduction was published in 1791 by Schott in Germany.

299€ 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: early score

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo / Oper in drei Aufzügen / In vollständigem Clavierauszug mit deutsch- und italienischem Texte und zugleich für das Piano-Forte allein. Mannheim: Heckel. PN 252. 173 pages. Cardboard cover with stamped name of the first owner (v. Schnellenbühel). Inside foxed, otherwise good condition. Measures ca. 26x32 cm.

69€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: early score

Cosi fan tutte o sia La Scuola de gli Amianti. Opera in due Atti da W. A. Mozart. Ridotto per il Piano Forte da C. G. Neefe. Bonna e Colonia presso N. Simrock. PN 91. Engraved. Published around 1802. 208 pages (recte 213) + Personaggi. Measures ca. 34x25 cm. Modern covers, outside a bit worn. Title page and „personaggi“ with small restored defects. Music a bit soiled, otherwise good.

Mozart composed „Cosi fan tutte“ in 1789, the premiere took place in 1790. The first edition of the piano reduction was published in 1794 by Breitkopf, a piano arrangement by Christian Gottlob Neefe was published by Simrock in 1799 with plate number 91. With these plates a second edition was printed a few years later. This second edition is nearly identical to the first edition. Only the title page changed and the „personaggi“ page was put from the beginning to the end of the score.

599€

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: score

Three Sonatas for the Grand and Small Piano Forte composed by W.A. Mozart. Book 16 of a complete collection. London: Broderip & Wilkinson. No PN. Engraved. Published ca. 1805. 31 pages. Outside a bit soiled, margins worn. Inside the top margin soiled on the last pages (not affecting the music). Measures ca. 27x36 cm.

Early edition of KV 280, 282 and 283.

199€

Nakabayashi, Atsumasa: score

Atsumasa Nakabayashi: Suite Pictorica Espanola, para guitarra. Madrid: Union Musical Espanola. 24 pages. Measures ca. 23x32 cm. On the first music page two stamps from different music shops, but no effect on the music. Otherwise good copy. First edition.

19€

Nikel, Emil: score

Emil Nikel: Leichte Messe in F-Dur zu Ehren des hl. Ambrosius für Sopran und Alt mit obligater Orgel oder Harmoniumbegleitung op.22. Leobschütz: Kothe's Erben. PN 50. 13 pages. Measures ca. 24x32 cm. Covers soiled and damaged at the binding. Title page a bit soiled, other pages slightly soiled. Binding a bit loose. Rare, I could only find one other copy in public libraries.

19€

Nikel, Emil: score

Emil Nikel: Missa quarta in honorem S. Josefi Patroni Ecclesiae Catholicae. leicht ausführbare Messe für zwei gleiche Stimmen mit Orgel oder Harmoniumbegleitung op.15. Leobschütz: Kothe. PN 33. Published around 1890. 15 pages. Measures ca. 24x32 cm. Covers soiled and worn. Title page slightly soiled and foxed. Inside also a bit soiled and foxed. Water stain. Rare, I could only find two other copies in public libraries.

19€

Nixon, Roger: signed letter + scores

Roger Nixon (1921-2009) was a US composer. He studied clarinet with Frank Mancini (formerly in Philip Sousa's band), composition with Roger Sessions and privately with Arnold Schoenberg. He later taught himself music at the San Francisco State University where Kent Nagano is his most notable student. Roger Nixon is especially known for his compositions for band, but also composed orchestral pieces and chamber works, songs, piano pieces. etc.

For sale is here a collection of 7 scores + a letter by Roger Nixon. The collection came from the estate of Jane Galante, a San Francisco based musician and a life-long friend of Roger Nixon. The set includes 5 signed scores, a private released score + the later official publication and a personal letter to Jane Galante where Roger Nixon talks about his study years and mentions Roger Sessions, Arnold Schoenberg and others:

1) Music for clarinet and piano. Fallen Leaf Press. Score and part, 26 + 9 pages. Signed on the title page by Roger Nixon to Jane Galante in 1990.

2) Movement for clarinet and piano. Galaxy Music Corporation. Score and part, 15 + 3 pages. Signed on the title page by Roger Nixon to Jane Galante in 1982.

3) Two Elegies, for solo cello and cello ensemble. Kjos Publisher. Score and all parts. Signed on the title page by Roger Nixon to Jane Galante in 1988.

4) Twelve Preludes for piano. Opus Music Publisher. 31 pages. Signed on the title page by Roger Nixon to Jane Galante in 1984.

5) Variations for clarinet and cello. Fallen Leaf Press. Score and part, 12 + 12 pages. Signed on the title page by Roger Nixon to Jane Galante in 1991.

6+7) Conversations for violin and clarinet. Private copy of the autograph score. Included are programs of the premiere by Richard and Lucy Stoltzman in 1981, as well as some newspaper clippings. Comes together with the later released score by Opus Music Publishers, score and part, 16 + 16 pages. Unsigned.

8) Typewritten letter by Roger Nixon to Jane Galante from 4 August 1984. The letter is 3 pages long, signed at the end and contains information about the composition history of Roger Nixon's "Twelve preludes for piano". The preludes were composed over a long period of time (between 1946 and 1977) and he tells about some stories from that time involving Roger Sessions ("It was his [Sessions'] fragile ego again"), Arnold Schoenberg, Jonathan Elkus or Charles Cushing.

All items are in good condition. Please check also the photos. Measure all around 25x30 cm.

99€

Nollau, I.G.: first edition

XXIV. Taenze für das Piano Forte componirt und Sr. Wohlgeboren dem Herrn Cantor Hühnerfürst in Reichenbach hochachtungsvoll gewidmet von I. G. Nollau. Ite Sammlung.Zeitz: Steindruck von der lithographischen Anstalt. No PN. Engraved. Published ca. 1830. 13 pages. Measures ca. 36x22 cm.

Loose pages later tied with a twine. Title pages soiled. All margins with defects, but no effect to the music. Inside less soiled. 

Rare, maybe unique item. I found no other copy in worldcat, RISM or KVK. The composer I. G. Nollau is today unknown, but the dedicatee was August Wilhelm Hünerfürst (1794-1879), cantor in Reichenbach from 1822 to 1838 and the father of the even better known composer Hugo Hünerfürst, a close friend of Johann Strauss.

49€

Paganini, Niccolo: score

Niccolo Paganini: 6 sonates pour violon et piano op.2, arr. by Ferdinand David. Paris: Heugel. PN L.B.406. 19+8 pages. Measures ca. 24x31 cm. Outside a bit browned, otherwise in good condition.

19€

Paganini, Niccolo: first edition

24 Capricci per Violino solo composti e Dedicati agli artisti da Nicolo Paganini. Milano: Ricordi. PN 403. Engraved. 46 pages. Printed in 1820. First edition. Measures ca. 26x35 cm. Bound in a period card board cover. Title page a bit soiled. Inside a bit foxed, a few pencil markings, margins enforced on 2 pages (with no effect on the music), a few cracks at the margins (again without affecting the music). On the whole a very fine copy of this most important score.

Bound together with:

Douze Solos pour le violon (d‘une difficulte moderee) op.9 [..] par Hubert Ries. Livre II + III (contains the solos No.5 to 12, first livre is missing). Berlin: Trautwein. PN 361b+c. Engraved. 15+15 pages. Printed in 1830/31. Livre II with minor foxing, livre III with heavy handwritten annotations and markings in red crayon.

The 24 caprices of Paganini are the peak of violin virtuosity. Yehudi Menuhin once called them the „New Testament for the violinist“. Every renowned violinist had and still have them in their repertoire: Heifetz, Oistrakh, Milstein, Mutter, Stern, Szernyg, you name it. The highest goal for every violinist of distinction is to record all the 24 caprices. Ithzak Perlman did it, Shlomo Mintz, Leonidas Kavakos, Julia Fischer or James Ehnes as well. So these works stand out in the violin repertoire.

For sale is here the rare first edition of the 24 caprices published by Ricordi in 1820, shortly after the completion of the pieces by Paganini in 1817. There is no copy listed in any German speaking library or many other European countries. Only Italian libraries hold a few copies. Extremely rare!

The included score of the solos No.5 to 12 by Hubert Ries are rare as well, but of course of lesser popularity and importance. There is only one copy listed in a German library.

5999€

Pedrotti, Carlo: score

Carlo Pedrotti: Fiorina o La Fanciulla di Glaris. Melodramma semiseria in due atti. Riduzione per Pianoforte-solo di Luigi Truzzi e D. Dugnani. Milano: Ricordi. PN 24021-24137. Engraved. Published 1852. 161 pages. Measures ca. 35x27 cm. Outside worn, inside slightly foxed and some water stains. Otherwise good.
The opera „Fiorina“ by Carlo Pedrotti was premiered in 1851. This piano reduction dates from the year after the premiere and it is very likely that it is the first edition. Rare

99€

Perosi, Marziano: signed score

Pompei. Oper in vier Aufzügen. Text von Karl Schreder und Robert M. Prosl. Musik von Marziano Perosi. Piano reduction. Privately publised, PN L.F.1. Later a sticker of the Hansa-Verlag in Berlin was glued on the title page. 213 pages. Measures ca. 24x30 cm. With a handwritten dedication on the title page by Marziano Perosi to Karl Burmester: "Alla cara famiglia Karl Burmester e Consorte, omaggio affetuoso dell'autore", dated "Wien, den 19 Juli 14".
Marziano Perosi (1875-1959) was an Italian composer, organist and choir master. He worked as organist and choir master at the cathedral in Pompei, later at the Sistine Chapel and the Milan Chathedral. He was the brother of Lorenzo Perosi, who was also composer and is better known nowadays.

149€

Pfitzner, Hans: score

Hans Pfitzner: Fünf Klavierstücke op.47. Berlin: Fürstner. PN 8215-8220. 22 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside good.

19€

   

Pfitzner, Hans: score

Hans Pfitzner: Sechs Studien für das Pianoforte op.51. Berlin: Oertel. PN 8318-8324. 25 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside good.

19€

piano 2 hands

Musikalischer Ehrentempel - Eine Sammlung der besten Compositionen für's Pianoforte. Hefte 13-24. Hamburg: Böhme & Cranz. PN E.T.H.13-24. Engraved. Published 1831. Measures ca. 34x27 cm. Black cardboard covers, outside worn. Inside water stain on the first pages, slightly foxed throughout. All in all in good condition.
The book contains the following issues:
No. 13+14: Czerny: Trois Rondinos d'apres des themes tres favoris op.164, 169 and 195. 23 pages
No. 15: Clementi: Sonate pour Pianoforte. 11 pages
No. 16: Hünten: Drei Rondos für's Pianoforte. 11 pages
No. 17: Schröter: Sehnsuchtswalzer von Beethoven mit Variationen & Czerny: Polonaise. 7 pages
insertation: explanation of the tempo markings and explanation of the Italian music terms
No. 18: Cramer: Variationen über Rousseau's Traum und Romance aus Nina für's Pianoforte. 11 pages
No. 19+20: Hummel: Variations sur la Marche de l'Opera: Cendrillon. & Hummel: Variationen über ein Oestreichisches Volks-Lied & Hummel: Variations sur l'Air: The Lass of Richmond Hill & Hummel: Jem of Aberdeen. 23 pages
No. 21: Haydn: Zwei Sonaten für's Pianoforte. 11 pages
No. 22: Mozart: Sonate und Adagio für's Pianoforte. 11 pages
No. 23: Field: Polonaise, Nocturno und Rondo für's Pianoforte. 11 pages
No. 24: Weber: Variationen über zwei Themas und Momento Capriccioso für's Pianoforte. 11 pages.

In addition the book contains two portraits in lithography by Leo Lehmann (1782-1859). The two portraits are of Nicolo Paganini and Ferdinand Ries. Both lithographies are not signed, but I could find an identical portrait of Ries in the archive of the Beethoven Haus where it is assigned to Leo Lehmann. The lithography of Paganini looks very similar to the Ries in terms of paper, size, technique, etc. Therefore it seems likely that this portraait is by Leo Lehmann as well but I ccould not find a verification for this. I could not even find another copy of this portrait at all! And why these two portraits are part of the book – none of them is presented with a composition – is unclear.

The Musikalische Ehrentempel was a short-lived publication that only existed from 1830 to 1831 with a total of 24 issues. It presented popular piano pieces in attractive editions and – this was new and special – added playing instructions at the end of the work. The series also provided explanations to common musical terms (like the one added in this copy). Hence the series aimed to the piano amateur of the bourgeoisie not the concert virtuoso.

299€

piano 2 hands

Bound collection of Czech music for piano 2 hands. Included are the following editions:

1) Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Crty uhlem [charcoal sketches], for piano op.136. Prag: Mojmir Urbanek. PN 1700. Published 1929. First edition. 14 pages. With the accompaning copy of a "charcoal sketch"
2) Josef Bohuslav Foerster: Sneni [reverie] for piano op.47. Prag: Mojmir Urbanek. PN 58. Published 1901. 23 pages.
3) Vitezslav Novak: Pan - tone poem in five movements for piano op.43. Wien: Universal Edition. PN 3355. Published 1911. 62 pages.
4) Vitezslav Novak: Winternachtgesänge, for piano op.30. Berlin: Simrock. PN 11896. Published 1928. 23 pages
5) Vitezslav Novak: Slovacka suita [Slovak suite] for piano op.32. Prag: Mojmir Urbanek. PN 119. Published 1911. 31 pages.
6) Vaclav Stepan: Con umore - 9 miniatures for piano 2 hands op.6. Wien: Universal Edition. PN 3958. Published 1913. 21 pages. First edition. Extremely rare, only the Austrian National Library holds a copy.

Most likely bound together in the 1930s. Black covers in good condition, machine-typed index from the first owner and paginated throughout by hand. Inside in fine condition. Measures ca. 24x31

49€

piano 2 hands

Bound collection of music for piano 2 hands for beginners. Included are the following editions:
1) Vaclav Flegel: Koledovy darecek. Prag: Mojmir Urbanek. PN 1391. 7 pages
2) Vojtech Rihovsky: Pod vanocnim stromkem. Prag: Mojmir Urbanek. PN 1308. 12 pages
3) Josef Blatny: Petites pieces instructives. Issue 1. Brno: Pazdirek. PN 027/028. 13 pages
4) T. Simacek: Detske album. Prag: Fr. Chadim. PN 12. 23 pages
5) Otokar Sin: Pisnicky a tanecky. Prag: Fr. Chadim. PN 153. 15 pages
6) Vitezslav Novak & Josef Kricka: Klavirni skladby pro deti. Issue 1. Prag: Umelecke sdruzeni ceske hudby. No PN. 16 pages. Published 1920. With illustrations by Fischerova-Kvechova.
7) Friedrich Kuhlau: Rondo über ein Thema aus Figaro. Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen‘s Verlag. PN H.V.4418. 7 pages
9) Jindrich Maslo: Malym pro radost. Prag: Fr. Chadim. PN 65, 73, 74. 61 pages
10) Johann Strauss: An der schönen blauen Donau. Mainz: Schott. 9 pages
11) Jacques Offenbach: Barkarole aus „Hoffmann‘s Erzählungen“. Mainz: Schott. 5 pages
12) G. Reinhardt: Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht. Mainz: Schott. 7 pages
13) Peter Tschaikowsky: Dezember – Weihnachten op.37 No.12. Leipzig: Forberg. 9 pages
Most likely bound together in the 1930s. Black covers in good condition, machine-typed index from the first owner and paginated throughout by hand. Inside lightly foxed, a few handwritten notes. Measures ca. 24x31

39€

piano 4 hands

An private collection of rare early or first editions of works for piano 4 hands. All date from around 1800-1820. The collection includes:

1) Ludwig van Beethoven: Ouverture / zu / Aug: von Kotzebue's: / RUINEN VON ATHEN. / Eingerichtet für das Pianoforte auf 4 Hände op.113. Wien: Steiner & Comp. First edition. Engraved. PN 3954. Published 1823. 11 pages.

2) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture / aus der Oper / DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE / zu vier Händen / für das Clavier oder Pianoforte. Leipzig in dem Breitkopfischen Magazin der Musick. Here in a print by: Francfort ches Gayl & Hedler. Engraved. No plate number. Published around 1800. 18 pages.

3) Francois-Adrien Boieldieu: Ouverture / arrangee pour le / Piano-Forte / a 4 mains / de l'Opera / JEAN de PARIS. Bonn et Cologne: Simrock. Engraved. PN 1996. Published in 1823. 13 pages.

4) Francois-Adrien Boieldieu: Ouverture / zu der Oper / DER KIRCHTAG / La fete du village voisin / für / das Pianoforte zu vier Händen. Braunschweig: Im Musikalischen Magazine auf der Höhe. PN 1403. Engraved. Published ca. 1820. 13 pages.

5) Rossini / Latour: Divertissement / pour / Piano-Forte a 4 Mains / sur 4 airs de l'opera / LE BARBIER DE SEVILLE, de Rossini / par / T. Latour. 1er livre. Offenbach: Jean Andre. PN 4538. Published in 1823. 15 pages.

6) Fesca / Rahles: Ouverture celebre / Op.41 de / F. E. Fesca / arrangee a quatre mains / et dediee / a sa soeur Henriette / par / Ferdinand Rahles. Bonn: Simrock. PN 2773. Engraved. Published in 1830. 17 pages.

7) Nicolas d'Alayrac: Ouverture / de l'Opera / GULNARE / a quatre mains / pour / Pianoforte / par / D'Allayrac. Brunsvic: Spehr. PN 1145. Engraved. Published ca. 1810. 11 pages.

All 7 scores bound together in turquoise cardboard. Outside shows some wear and age, inside party foxed, but all well for that age. All pages in fine condition and bound to the spine. Measures ca. 33x25 cm.

149€

piano 4 hands

Collection of several works for piano 4 hands. All published around 1830 and 1850. The book contains:

1) Select Airs from Bellini‘s favorite Opera „Beatrice di Tenda“ arranged for two performers on the Pianoforte. Book 1. London: Boosey. No PN. Engraved. 31 pages.

2) Select Airs in Two Books from Pacini‘s Opera „Saffo“ arranged for two performers on the Pianoforte. Book 1. London: Boosey. PN 3356. Engraved. 21 pages.

3) Favorite Airs in Two Books selected from Donizetti‘s Opera of „Lucrezia Borgia“ arranged for two performers on the Pianoforte by William Hutchins Callcott. Book 1. London: Mills. PN 3116. Engraved. 25 pages.

4) The Overture to Rossini‘s Grand Opera „Il Barbiere di Seviglia“ arranged as a duet for the pianoforte by Hummel. London: Walker. No PN. Engraved. 15 pages.

5) Favorite Airs selected from Donizetti‘s Opera of „Gemma di Vergy“ arranged for two performers on the Pianoforte by Anton Diabelli. Book 1. London: Mills. PN 3265. Engraved. 31 pages.

6) Three Marches from Rossini‘s Opera of „Mose in Egitto“ arranged for two performers on the Pianoforte by Anton Diabelli. London: Mills. PN 3280. Engraved. 9 pages.

7) Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda: No.1 Invitation pour la Danse. Grande Valse pour le Piano a Quatre Mains op.27. London: Wessel. PN 2209. Engraved. 19 pages

8) Joseph Lanner: Die Osmanen – Walzer, for pianoforte duet. London: Cocks. PN 4611. Engraved. 21 pages

9) Joseph Lanner: Marien – Walzer, for pianoforte duet. London: Cocks. PN 4610. Engraved. 17 pages

10) Joseph Lanner: Die Kösenden – Walzer, for pianoforte duet. London: Cocks. PN 3352. Engraved. 15 pages

11) Joseph Labitzky: Leinate‘s Klänge – Walzer, for pianoforte duet. London: Cocks. PN 5767. Engraved. 17 pages

12) Johann Strauss: Hommage a la Reine de la Grande Bretagne – Waltz for the Pianoforte op.102. London: Cocks. PN 3357. Engraved. 19 pages

13) Adolph Marschan: Galoppes modernes pour le Pianoforte a Quatre Mains. London: Boosey. No PN. Engraved. 13 pages.

14) Joseph Labitzky: Die Elfen - Walzer, for pianoforte duet op.86. London: Cocks. PN 5628. Engraved. 9 pages

15) Johann Strauss: Deutsche Lust – Walzer für das Pianoforte op.127. London: Cocks. PN 4904. Engraved. 10 pages

Covers worn. Inside the first two pages a bit loose. Sometimes foxed, otherwise in good condition.

49€

piano collection

A bound collection of nearly 30 pieces for piano or piano 4 hands. Half of the collection contain printed scores mostly from around 1850. The other half are copies of printed scores in a neat, clearly legible handwriting. Interesting from that collection are especially the copies of the works by Weißenborn and Leutner, because I could not find copies of the printed scores in worldcat. So they were once published but copies did not survive in public libraries. Nice are also the early Beethoven print (ca. 1822) and the Strauss editions with their decorative title pages.

1) Josef Gungl: Träume auf dem Ocean. Walzer für das Piano-Forte op.80. Berlin: Bote & Bock. PN 1286. 11 pages.

2) H. C. Lumbye: Maria-Polka für das Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 8402. Engraved. 3 pages.

3) Joseph Labitzky: Leinate‘s Klänge. Walzer für das Pianoforte op.92. Prag: Hofmann. PN 2916. Engraved. 11 pages

4) Joseph Gungl: Carnevals-Traum-Galopp op.22 für das Pianoforte. Berlin: Bote & Bock. PN 691. Engraved. 7 pages.

5) H. C. Lumbye: Fieberträume. Walzer für das Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 8394. Engraved. 9 pages.

6) Johann Strauss: Furioso-Galopp nach Liszt‘s Motiven für das Pianoforte. Zweyte rechtmäßige Auflage. Wien: Haslinger. PN 7227. Engraved. 7 pages

7) Johann Strauss: Gabrielen-Walzer für das Pianoforte op.68. Zweyte rechtmäßige Auflage. Wien: Haslinger. PN 7150. Engraved. 11 pages

8) H. C. Lumbye: Amalia-Walzer für das Pianoforte. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 7953. Engraved. 9 pages.

9) Johann Strauss: Grazien-Tänze für das Pianoforte op.81. Zweyte rechtmäßige Auflage. Wien: Haslinger. PN 7160. Engraved. 10 pages

10) Joseph Labitzky: Der Morgenstern. Walzer für das Pianoforte op.163. Leipzig: Hofmeister. PN 4169. Engraved. 15 pages

11) Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonate pour Piano a quatre Mains op.6. Hambourg: Cranz. No PN. Engraved. 11 pages

12) Joseph Labitzky: Victoria-Walzer für das Pianoforte op.136. Leipzig: Hofmeister. PN 3920. Engraved. 15 pages

13) L. Böhner: Grand Gallopp brillant pour le pianoforte a quatre mains op.76. Offenbach: Jean Andre. PN 6325. 7 pages

plus handwritten copies of the following scores:

14) Joseph Fischer: Doria. Mazurka-Melodie for piano op.23

15) J. Ascher: Toujours gai! Galop brillant for piano op.96

16) J. Ascher: Fanfare militaire en forme de marche, for piano op.40

17) C.M. von Weber: Rondo alla polacca, for piano-forte

18) J. H. Doppler: Le diable dansant. Polka brillante, for piano op.272

19) Alb. Leutner: Pegasus-Galopp, for piano op.48

20) Joseph Labitzky: Woronzon Walzer, for piano op.27

21) E. Weißenborn: Kölner-Damen-Polka-Mazurka, for piano-forte

22) Joseph Labitzky: Immergrün Galopp, for piano op.65

23) F. Hünten: Valse favorite du Duc de Reichstandt, for piano op.59

24) F. Hünten: Tyrolienne, for piano op.124

25) Joseph Gungl: Klänge aus der Heimath. Oberländler, for piano

26) A. Wallerstein: La Circassienne. Feodora-Polka-Mazurka, for piano 4 hands op.109

27) Carl Faust: Ton-Blumen-Walzer, for piano 4 hands op.30

28) Carl Faust: Mährchen aus schoenster Zeit. Walzer, for piano op.96

All scores bound together in cardboard covers with brown marbled overlay. Measures 34x26 cm. Covers worn, edges and margins slightly damaged. Inside some copies with heavy foxing, somtimes a bit dirty from turning the pages. Some pages with damages at the margins, but with no effect to the music.

99€

piano collection

Collection of scores for piano (2 and 4 hands) from around 1850. Most interesting are here the early editions of the Ouverture by Mendelssohn Bartholdy, the Wiener Kinder Walzer by Josef Strauss and two rare publications: The Tanz-Album für 1860 containing the Dinorah-Quadrille by Johann Strauss and the edition for choir of the Mendelssohn Volkslieder done by Carl Thurn.

1) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Ouverture zu den Hebriden (Fingals Höhle). Für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen eingerichtet vom Componisten op.26. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 5483. Engraved. 23 pages.

2) Francois Hünten: Quatre Rondeaux pour Pianoforte op.30. No.1 Ricciardo et Zoraide. Offenbach: Jean Andre. PN 5687. 5 pages

3) Francois Hünten: Quatre Rondeaux pour Pianoforte op.30. No.2 Le petit Tambour. Offenbach: Jean Andre. PN 5688. 5 pages

4) Francois Hünten: Quatre Rondinos pour le Pianoforte op.21. No.1. Offenbach: Jean Andre. PN 5855. 3 pages

5) Francois Hünten: Quatre Rondeaux pour Pianoforte op.30. No.4 Le Siege de Corinthe. Francfort: Hedler. PN 207. 5 pages

6) H. C. Lumbye: Traumbilder. Fantaisei für Orchester. Clavierauszug zu 2 Händen. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 7833. Engraved. 11 pages

7) Josef Strauss: Wiener Kinder. Walzer für das Pianoforte op.61. Wien: Haslinger. PN 12196. Engraved. 11 pages

8) C.M. Ziehrer: Der Himmel voller Geigen. Walzer für das Pianoforte op.34. Wien: Hasliner. PN 13291. Engraved. 11 pages

9) Tanz-Album für 1860. Für das Pianoforte. Berlin: Bote & Bock. PN 4635. Engraved. Contains works by Menzel (Polonaise), Gungl (Fiumara Lieder), Bilse (Baumgart-Allee-Polka), Conradi (Amaranth), Bial (Damen-Souvenir-Galopp), Strauss (Dinorah-Quadrille), Heinsdorff (Alpenröschen). In total 38 pages

10) Fr. Curschmann: Ungeduld, for voice and piano. Francfort: Ch. A. Andre. PN 2554. Engraved. 3 pages.

11) Louis Huth: Das Hindumädchen, for voice and piano. From: Philomele. Eine Sammlung der Beliebtesten Gesänge mit Begleitung des Pianoforte. Publisher unknown. 2 pages

12) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Drei Volkslieder von H. Heine. Für Männerchor eingerichtet von Carl Thurn. Unknown publisher. 4 pages

and handwritten or copies of handwritten scores of works for choir or voice and piano by Weber, Schädel, Kücken, Gathy, Silcher, Schaetlich, Spohr, Ketter and some others.

All scores bound together in modern black covers. Measures 33x25 cm. The front has the letters „H.K.“ embossed in gold. Inside the scores show quite some wear. Several margins were strengthened by second layers of paper. There are some tears in the margins. Pages a bit dirty from turning the pages which show the scores were intensively used. But overall the music is in every case complete and legible.

99€

piano collection

Highly interesting collection of British music, one part from around 1800, another one from around 1860. Contains traditional works and military music with some very rare items. All bound together in one book. The book contains in detail:

1) Charles d‘Albert: Bonnie Dundee, for piano. London: Chappell. PN 9452. 14 pages. Published ca. 1860. Margins cut tightly, so publisher information is missing

2) Royal Scots Quadrilles. Title page missing, therefore no publisher information. Contains the works „The Campbells are coming“, „Annie Laurie“, „Logie O‘Buchan“, „My love is but a lassie yet“ and „Rob Roy‘s march“. 5 pages.

3) Charles d‘Albert: The Sultan‘s Polka, for piano. London: Chappell. PN 9028. 5 pages. Published ca. 1860. Margins cut tightly, so publisher information is missing

4) J. M. Jolly: The British Navy and Baltic Fleet Galops. London: Davidson's Musical Treasury. No PN. 6 pages. Published in 1854. Must be a part of a larger publication because the pages are numbered 120 to 124.

5) Handwritten piano scores of „The delight of the Gwyneddigion“, „Rhuthun Castle“, „The Maids of Mona“, „Prussian March“, „Glamorganshire March“, „Morning“, „Montgomeryshire March“, „Chershilly March“ [?] and an incomplete „Meilliorren“ [?]

6) Twelve Original Hindostanee Airs, compiled and Harmonized by J.G. Williamson op.4. London: Printed for the Author and sold by W. Napier. No PN. Engraved. 6 pages. Published 1800. Extremely rare copy, only 3 copies listed in RISM, all in Great Britain.

7) The Naval and Military Medley Overture to the Entertainment of Embarkation composed by W. Reeve. Dublin: Hime. No PN. Engraved. 6 pages. Published ca. 1800. Extremely rare copy, RISM lists only one other copy world wide at the British Library.

8) The Highland Laddie with Variations for the Pianoforte or Harpsichord. Dublin: Edmund Lee. No PN. Engraved. 3 pages. Published ca. 1800. Extremely rare copy, I could not find another copy listed in public libraries world wide.

9) Musical relicks of the Welsh Bards: Preserved by Tradition and Authentic Manuscripts from very Remote Antiquity. [..] by Edward Jones. A new Edition, doubly augmented, and improved. Dublin: Hime. No PN. Engraved. 60 pages. Published ca. 1800. The „Musical and poetical relicks [..]“ by Edward Jones were first published in 1784, a second edition was printed in 1794 and shortly afterwards only the second (musical) part was reprinted from new plates. And this separate edition from ca. 1800 is the edition here in the book.

Bound in period cardboard covers. Outside margins and spine worn and slightly damaged. Inside a good copy.

499€

piano collection

Collection of piano works in editions from the early 19th century. It includes first editions of works by Carl Maria von Weber and Gottfried Weber as well as a collection of Beethoven symphonies arranged for piano 4 hands by Czerny. The book contains:

1) Premiere Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven op.21 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 352. Engraved. 31 pages. Published 1827

2) Deuxieme Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven op.36 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 353. Engraved. 43 pages. Published 1827. Pages 19 to 28 with massive damages that were repaired with loss of the music. 

3) Troisieme Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven op.55 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 354. Engraved. 49 pages. Published 1827

4) Quatrieme Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 355. Engraved. 45 pages. Published 1827. One page with a large crack, but no loss of the music.

5) Cinquieme Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven op.67 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 356. Engraved. 43 pages. Published 1827

6) Sixieme Grande Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven op.68 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 357. Engraved. 49 pages. Published 1827

7) Septieme Grande Sinfonie composee par Louis van Beethoven op.92 arrangee pour le Pianoforte a quatre mains par Charles Czerny. Leipzig: Probst. PN 358. Engraved. 57 pages. Published 1827

8) Sonata per Gravicembalo Solo [..] da Goffredo Weber [op.15]. Bonn: Simrock. PN 752. Engraved. 15 pages. Published 1810. First edition. The composer is Gottfried Weber (1779-1839).

9) IX Variations sur un Air Norvegien pour Pianoforte et Violon concertants [..] par Charles Marie de Weber op.22. Piano part only. Berlin: Schlesinger. PN 53. Engraved. 10 pages. Published 1812. First edition. Pages 5/6 and 7/8 incorrectly bound into the book (wrong order and upside down)

10) An Adagio for the Piano Forte composed by J. B. Cramer. London: Birchall. No PN. Engraved. 5 pages. This must be a very early edition of the piece. First published by Cramer himself in 1806, this edition was printed around 1810 according to the imprint.

11) Trois sonates progressives pour le Piano-Forte avec Violon oblige [..] par Charles Maria de Weber. Liv. 1. Piano part only. Bonn: Simrock. PN 866. Engraved. 13 pages. Published 1811. First edition

12) Trois sonates progressives pour le Piano-Forte avec Violon oblige [..] par Charles Maria de Weber. Liv. 2. Piano part only. Bonn: Simrock. PN 869. Engraved. 15 pages. Published 1811. First edition

From the collection of „The Misses Cole“, that was the vocalist duo of the sisters Charlotte and Susanna Cole in the early 19th century. Charlotte Cole later married the pianist Alfred Gilbert (1828-1902). With the title plate „The Misses Cole / Beethoven Duetts & C. / Piano Forte“ on the cover.

The book front cover is loose. Outside worn and slightly damaged. Inside sometimes a bit foxed and soiled at the edges from turning the pages (mainly for the Beethoven symphonies). Otherwise fine, especially the last copies.

499€

Pleyel, Ignace: First edition

Ignace Pleyel: II Quintetti pour deux violons, deux Altos et un Violoncelle. Oeuvre 22me. Offenbach sue le Mein: Jean Andre. PN 249. Published 1789. Engraved. First edition. Scores for all five parts: violin I+2, viola 1+2 and cello. All parts bound in contemporary covers, outside slightly worn, cover page of violin I half loose. Inside all parts in fine condition. Measure ca. 24x33 cm.

Parts for the String quintets B.278 and 279 which were composed in 1789. Publisher Johann Andre printed the score of these works about 2 weeks earlier than the French publishing house Imbault who made a release of all three quintets B.277 to 279. So the Andre publication here is the first edition.

799€

Pleyel, Ignace: First edition

Ignace Pleyel: Trois duos pour deux violons, oeuvre 44me. Offenbach sur le Mein: Jean Andre. PN 963+964. Engraved. Published in 1796. First edition. Parts for first and second violin. 8+7 pages. Bound in contemporary blue wrappers, outside a bit soiled. Inside in fine condition.

The 3 duos for 2 violins B.529-531 were composed in 1795 and received its first edition with this publication a year later. Rare score, RISM lists only 3 other libraries with copies world wide.

199€

Pleyel, Ignace: early score

Ignace Pleyel: Quintetto per due violini, due Viole e Violoncello No.11. Vienna: Artaria. PN 244. Published in 1789. Engraved. This sets contains only the four parts for violin II, viola I, viola II and cello, the violin I is missing. Due to the fact that only the violin I part has a title page, the parts presented here miss this title page. Identification of the work through the plate number. Parts have 7, 7, 4, 7 pages. All parts bound in contemporary covers, outside slightly worn, inside in fine condition. Measure ca. 24x33 cm.

299€

Proch, Heinrich: scores

Collection of 21 handwritten copies of songs by Heinrich Proch. Heinrich Proch (1809-1878) was an Austrian composer and violinist. As a composer he had a large output of songs which nearly all were published by Diabelli around 1850. For sale is here a loose-leaf collection of handwritten copies of these published editions. This set was created not long after the publication, most likely around 1860. The collection contains several rare compositions for which only a few Diabelli copies exist in public libraries. Therefore a valuable set of Proch compositions.

The collection includes the following songs:

1) Unter den dunklen Linden op.122

2) Sehnsucht op.124 (with additional flute part)

3) Der Grossvater op.125

4) Il gondoliere op.126

5) Frühlingswehmuth op.127

6) Wo ein treues Herz in Liebe vergeht op.128

7) Wiederfinden op.129

8) Liebestöne op.131

9) Der stille Zecher op.132

10) Tirolerlied op.133

11) Das Auge op.134

12) Das Schwabemädle op.135

13) Wunsch op.136

14) Morgengruss op.141

15) Ausrückungslied der Nationalgarde op.143

16) Das Herz der Sterne op.144

17) Trinklied op.146

18) Gardenlied op.149

19) Du bist bei uns op.150

20) Ich hab‘ sie im Traume geseh‘n op.152

21) Reitertrost op.153

The collection is a loose-leaf edition. The margins are worn, sometimes with tears but not affecting the music. Measures ca. 23x37 cm.

99€

Prokofiev, Sergei: score

Sergei Prokofiev: ballet "The tale of the stone flower" op.118. Excerpts and dances from the ballet arranged for piano. Moscow: Musical supplement to the journal "Soviet music" No.1. PN 24051. Published 1954. 38 pages. Measures ca. 27x20 cm. Margins slightly worn, otherwise a good copy.

The ballet „The tale of the stone flower“ was composed by Prokofiev in 1950. But the premiere of the work was not performed before 1954 (a year after the death of Prokofiev). The full score of the ballet was published not until 1962. Therefore the above supplement seems to be the very first publication of music from the ballet. Rare

69€

Prokofiev, Sergei: inscribed photo

Portrait photo by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) with an autograph inscription in Russian. Signed by Prokofiev and dated 1927. Measures ca. 9x14 cm.

The Russian texts says (roughly): "Дорогому семейству Ребера в память сонцовских и галицыноских времен от С. Прокофьева" (To the dear Reber family in memory of the Sontsovo and Galitsino times from S. Prokofiev). Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka and this reference very likely points to a connection to his early days. I could not find any information about the mentioned Reber family or Galitsino. Autograph inscriptions and quotations in Russian language by Prokofiev are rare, at least in Western auctions.

1499€

Raff, Joachim: score

Joachim Raff: Im Walde - Symphonie (No.3 in F-Dur) für grosses Orchester op.153. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 3568. Engraved music. Full score, 323 pages. Measures ca. 20x26 cm.

Bound in brown cardboard, with gold printing on title, Part of spine is missing, but all pages keep together. Inside a good copy.

99€

Rameau, Jean-Philippe: first edition

Traite de l‘Harmonie. Reduite a ses Principes naturels; divise en quatre livres. Par Monsieur Rameau, Organiste de la Cathedrale de Clermont en Auvergne. Paris: Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard. Published 1722. Title page + 3 sheets preface + 12 sheets index & terms + 432 numbered pages + 17 numbered pages supplement. 

And

Nouveau Systeme de Musique Theorique, ou l‘on decouvre le Principe de toutes les Regles necessaires a la Pratique, pour servir d‘Introduction au Traite de l‘Harmonie. Par Monsieur Rameau, cy-devant Organiste de la Cathedrale de Clermont en Auvergne. Paris: Jean-Baptiste-Christophe Ballard. Published 1726. Title page + 3 sheets preface + 114 numbered pages + 2 sheets index + 1 sheet advertisement. 

Both copies bound into one book. Period leather covers, worn, margins partly damaged, spine damaged at the lower part, but solid binding. Inside pages a bit foxed, some parts heavily browned. Otherwise in fine condition.

Additionally there are some very unusual handwritten marginal notes on some pages in the „Traite de l‘Harmonie“. Not usual remarks of a reader, but comments and corrections of a lector or Rameau himself. These handwritten notes are numerous and include lectoral ones like corrections of spelling errors, crossed out sentences, additions like „voyez le supplement“ (look into the supplement), „cette partie doit etre retranche“ (this part should be omitted) but also additions in terms of content. All these facts let me think that this copy comes from the inner circle of the publication project, which means either from an editor or even Rameau himself. A comparision to handwritten letters by Rameau let me think that the annotations are in Rameau's hand.

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) is nowadays regarded as one of the most important Frech composers of the 18th century, especially as a music theorist and as an opera and harpsichord composer. His breakthrough as a musician came in 1722 with his publication of „Traite de l‘harmonie“ which brought him wide reputation. This book initiated a revolution in music theory. Rameau posited the discovery of the "fundamental law" or what he referred to as the "fundamental bass" of all Western music. Heavily influenced by new Cartesian modes of thought and analysis, Rameau's methodology incorporated mathematics, commentary, analysis and a didacticism that was specifically intended to illuminate, scientifically, the structure and principles of music. With careful deductive reasoning, he attempted to derive universal harmonic principles from natural causes. Previous treatises on harmony had been purely practical; Rameau embraced the new philosophical rationalism, quickly rising to prominence in France as the "Isaac Newton of Music". His fame subsequently spread throughout all Europe, and his Treatise became the definitive authority on music theory, forming the foundation for instruction in western music that persists to this day. 

3999€

Ravel, Maurice: score

Maurice Ravel: Sonate pour violon et piano. Paris: Durand. PN 11273. 32+9 pages. Later reissue. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Margins of the protective cover worn, otherwise in good condition.

39€

Ravel, Maurice: score

Maurice Ravel: Tripatos. Melodie populaire grecque inedite, harmonisee par Maurice Ravel. Supplement du Numero Special consacre a Ravel, de Decembre 1938. REVUE MUSICALE. PN R.M.86. Published 1938. 4 pages. Measures ca. 19x25 cm. Pages loose, title page damaged but no effect to the music or text, margins with a few damages.

First edition of this work and a rare publication in the work catalogue of Maurice Ravel.

29€

Reissiger, Friedrich August: score

Friedrich August Reissiger: Der schlesische Zecher und der Teufel, für Bass- oder Baritonstimme und Klavier op.19 No.5. Leipzig: Klemm (1846). PN 264. Published in 1846. 5 pages. Measures ca. 31x25 cm. Binding sellotaped outside, inside slightly foxed.

19€

Remedius, A.: score

A. Remedius: Tragisch-komisches Quatuor für Männergesang. Zur Kurzweil den fröhlichen Sängern des Landshuter Gesang-Festes gewidmet. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet. Published 1847. 4x8 pages (parts only). Outside a bit soiled, inside good. Rare, I could not trace a second copy in public libraries.

49€

Rinck, Christian Heinrich: early edition

C. H. Rinck: Sammlung von Vor- und Nachspielen zum Gebrauche beim öffentlichen Gottesdienste op.129. Zweite Auflage. Darmstadt: Diehl. No PN. 130 pages. Published 1853.

Bound in period cardboard covers. Outside worn, margins and spine damaged, binding a bit loosened. Inside stained at the lower margins from turning the pages.

Early edition of the one of the most influencial collection of sacred music for the Hesse grand duchy.

49€

Rode, Pierre: score

Pierre Rode: Quatuor pour deux violons, alto et basse. Dedie a son Altesse Royal Monseigneur le Prince Louis Ferdinand de Prusse. Op.XI. Paris: Cherubini, Mehul, Kreutzer, Rode, N. Isouard et Boyeldieu. PN 226. Engraved. Published around 1805. Parts only: 7+5+5+5 pages. Measures ca. 27x35 cm. First violin part with stain in the inside margin, but no effect to the music. Margins slightly soiled, otherwise good copies.

199€

Rode, Kreutzer, Baillot: violin school

Neueste theoretisch-practische Violin-Schule. Ein zweckmässiger Auszug aus der grossen Violin-Schule von Rode, Kreutzer und Baillot. Wien: Diabelli. PN 2784. Engraved. 39 pages. Published 1828. Measures ca. 25x34 cm. No covers, title page soiled, one crack (but not affecting the text or music), large water stain (bottom half of the page) throughout the complete copy, smaller water stain on the first 15 pages. It seems the copy was unbound from a book and now the complete binding is loose, the first layer of sheets is even unfixed.

First published at the end of the 18th century, the violin school of Rode, Kreutzer and Baillot became very famous and influencial. First published in French, translations in German occured shortly around 1800. This is an excerpt of this famous violin school, which is nowadays harder to find than the more detailed original editions. For example there is just 1 German library that holds a copy of this edition.

99€

Rodolphe, Jean-Joseph: first edition

Solfege ou Nouvelle Methode de Musique. Divisee en 2 parties. La Premiere contient la Theorie de cet Art, La Seconde les Lecons avec la Basse el les gradations necessaires pour parvenir aux difficultes. Par. Rodolphe. Paris: Imbault. PN 408. Engraved. Title page + 168 pages + Tableau General du Clavier. Published ca. 1795. First edition. Measures ca. 25x34cm. Bound in period cardboard covers with leather cover. Outside worn, with small defects, a bit stained. Inside flyleaf with defects and a larger part of the page teared away. Title page with a few pencil writings on it. Inside pages a bit foxed, pages 55/56 and 57/58 are bound in incorrect order. At the last pages a few water stains at the margins with no effect to the music.
Jean-Joseph Rodolphe (1730-1812) was a French composer, hornist and pedagogue. He studied under Leclair, Jomelli and Traetta and finally became hornist at the Württembergische Hofkapelle and later at the court of prince Louis Francois de Conti in Paris. In 1795 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe became professor for Solfege at the Paris Conservatory. His book on Solfege was very popular in the early 19th century and published in different editions and by several publishing houses. This is the first edition.

399€

Rossini, Gioachino: score

Il Turco in Italia. Opera buffa in due atti. Musica del Sigr. Maestro Rossini, ridotto per il cembalo solo da M. I. Leidesdorf. Vienna: Leidesdorf. PN 374, 376-389. Engraved. Published 1823. 81 pages. Measures ca. 23x32 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside fine. Binding a bit loose.

99€

Rossini, Gioachino: score

Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Opera buffa. Nuova Edizione. Paris: Pacini. PN 2130-2148. Engraved. Published 1828. 218 pages. Bound in old cardboard covers, margins worn, spine damaged. Inside a bit foxed, otherwise fine. 

The first edition of the score was printed in 1821, so this is an early edition of the piano reduction with Italian text.

149€

Rövenstrunck, Bernhard: signed score

Bernhard Rövenstrunck: Divertimento, for flute and guitar. private copy of the autograph manuscript, leporello fold, 8 pages. With autograph dedication by the composer to the performers of the premiere: Gabriele Zimmermann (flute) and Barbara Polasek (guitar). With owner stamp of Gabriele Zimmermann and her personal markings inside the score.

29€

Sacchini, Antonio: early edition

Antonio Sacchini: Oedipe a Colone. Opera en trois Actes. Full score. Paris: Imbault. PN 100. Engraved. 235 pages. Published 1787. Bound in old cardboard covers, margins worn. Inside title page a bit dirty and with a small defect, last page with large defect (not affecting the music) that was repaired. Measures ca. 26x33 cm.

399€

Saint-Saens, Camille: score

Camille Saint-Saens: Havanaise pour violon et piano op.83 (full score only). Paris: Durand. PN 3860. 15 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Margins of the protective cover worn, otherwise in good condition.

29€

Saint-Saens, Camille: score

Camille Saint-Saens: Danse macabre. Poeme symphonique d‘apres une Poesie de Henri Cazalis op.40. Full score. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie. PN 2140. 54 pages. Measures 19x27 cm. Most likely first edition of the full score. With the owner stamp of Kapellmeister Anton Stütz from Ulm (deceased 1893) and Otto Lippits from Bamberg. On the flyleaf is a glued sheet of paper with the handwritten German translation of the poem by Cazalis as well as performance notes. Inside foxed, and some handwritten notes from the previous owners.

99€

Sauer, Emil: score

Emil Sauer: Les Pins de la Villa Medicis - Etude de Concert No.24 pour piano. Mainz: Schott. PN 30210. 9 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside worn, inside good.

19€

Sauer, Emil: score

Emil Sauer: Grande Sonate (Re-majeur) pour piano. Mainz: Schott. PN 27382. 39 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Title page loose, inside good.

19€

Sauer, Emil: score

Emil Sauer: Couplet sans Paroles pour Piano. Mainz: Schott. PN 26459. 7 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside worn, inside good.

19€

Saxonian Army: first edition

Sammlung vorzüglicher Märsche der Königl. Sächsischen Armee für das Piano-Forte. 1. Heft. Dresden: Günthers Musikstecherei. No PN. Engraved. 13 pages. Published ca. 1810. Measures ca. 32x24 cm.

Title page heavily soiled and with some cracks, handwritten names on the title page. Following pages also slightly soiled, wormhole and with worn margins. A few cracks but not in the music. 

The score contains the piano reduction for 12 marches of the Royal Saxonian Army, but offers no titles. Therefore I included the beginnings of all 12 marches, maybe someone can identify them.

This publication is a great rarity and mystery. I could not find any other copy of this score world wide, not via worldcat, RISM nor KVK! A google search only came up with a few press releases about this publication in period music journals, the earliest one is „Heidelbergische Jahrbücher der Literatur“ from the year 1810. And that date fits with the fact that the Saxonian Army became a „Royal“ one only in 1806 after the defeat to the French army. Another curiousity is the fact that I also could not find anything about the publishing house or printing press „Günthers Musikstecherei“ in Dresden. Again neither worldcat, KVK nor RISM know this publisher (not even for other releases!)

While researching for further information I came across the collection of Saxonian army marches from Carl Friedrich Günther, that dates from 1788. I compared the two collections and none of the Günther marches is identical to the ones from this publication. Therefore I have no idea what kind of marches are presented here and how to find out. The Günther collection also rose my attention because of the identical surnames (Günthers Musikstecherei vs. Carl Friedrich Günther), but I could not find out if the two are the same or somehow related.

899€

Schäffer, August: score

August Schäffer: Komisches Duett für zwei Singstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte "Die beiden Gevatterinnen" op.26. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 1675. Published 1849. 13 pages. Comes with two double-pages of handwritten parts for the voices (dated 1863). Binding taped, margins worn and with small defects, slightly foxed.

19€

Schäffer, August: score

August Schäffer: Frau Directorin und Frau Inspectorin – Komisches Duett für zwei Singstimmen mit Begleitung des Pianoforte op.34. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 1810. Published 1851. 15 pages. Binding taped. One page with sellotaped tear inside the music (but music legible), margin taped at the last page.

19€

Scharwenka, Philip: score

Sechs Seestücke nach Heinrich Heine für das Pianoforte zu zwei Händen componirt von Philipp Scharwenka op.60 Nr.4. Breslau: Julius Hainauer. PN 2817. 7 pages. Published 1885. Outer double-page with a tear in the middle. Slightly soiled, otherwise good.

39€

Scharwenka, Philip: score

Fünf Klavierstücke componirt von Philipp Scharwenka op.41 Nr.3 Notturno. Berlin & Posen: Bote & Bock. PN 12590. 5 pages. Published 1881. Outside slightly worn, very slightly soiled, nice copy.

39€

Schmid, Franz Xaver: score

Franz Xaver Schmid (1797 - ca. 1865): Vesper-Psalmen für alle Feste des Kirchenjahres. Hefte für obligate Stimmen: Ausgesetzte Orgel, Sopran, Alt und Bass. Augsburg: Anton Böhm. Engraved. PN 1150. Published ca. 1845. Measures ca. 23x35 cm.
Organ part 54 pages, title page loose otherwise good condition. Soprano (Canto), 26 pages; Alto and Basso each 24 pages. All three singing parts in good condition. Slightly foxed, a few water stains.

89€

Schmid, Heinrich Kaspar: score

Heinrich Kaspar Schmid: Variationen über das Lied "Will mein Junge Äpfel haben" aus Ludwig Thuilles Oper Lobetanz, für Klavier op.5. München: Wunderhorn-Verlag. PN 109. 26 pages. Measures ca. 26x32 cm. Outside a bit soiled, inside clean. Rare

39€

Schradieck, Henry: score

25 Studien für Violine componiert von Henry Schradieck op.1 Heft 2. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 4876. 37 pages. Published ca. 1878. Measures 27x34 cm. Outside a bit soiled, margins worn.

29€

Schröder, Edmund: first editions

Edmund Schröder (13.12.1882-after 1942) was a German composer. He studied under Philipp Scharwenka and Heinrich van Eyken. His compositions had quite success in the early 20th century, especially in his home town Berlin and especially his songs. For example he participated at the Donaueschinger Musiktage in 1922 with his song cycle "Gesänge nach Gedichten des Michelangelo". His 10 Fiedellieder on words by Theodor Storm forced the critic Gertraud Wittmann to publish a 5 page long hymn of praise on the composer Edmund Schröder and his songs in the journal "Die Musik" in 1938. Already in 1929 Friedrich Mahling published a 54 page (!) booklet completely dedicated to Edmund Schröder and his compositions (published by Helios). And a long article praising his 60th burthday was published in "Neue Zeitschrift für Musik" in 1942. Curiously and in contrast to this high esteem in the time before World War II Edmund Schröder is completely forgotten nowadays! I could hardly find biographical data and it is unknown when Edmund Schröder died. The article by Gertraud Wittmann provides an explanation because she describes Edmund Schröder as a humble and lonesome composer, who creates but not promotes his music. So much of his music was ignored by publishing houses and so only a small number of his works are preserved in public libraries nowadays. Of the 5 compositions offered here, copies are only preserved of 3 of them (in two Polish libraries), none in German libraries! So the offered scores here are real gems and rarities for those who are interested in the most fascinating story of Edmund Schröder:
1) Kleine Weihnachtsmusik, for piano. Berlin: Continental-Verlag. 5 pages. With a handwritten dedication by Edmund Schröder from 29 October 1934. No copy in public libraries world wide!
2) 3 Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Klavier op.3. Berlin: Ries & Erler. PN 8583. Published ca. 1911. 7 pages. No copy in public libraries world wide!
3) Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier: Nr. 10: Ein Ständchen. Berlin: Kommissions-Verlag A. Glas. 3 pages
4) Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier: Nr. 12: Morgens. Berlin: Kommissions-Verlag A. Glas. 3 pages
5) Lieder für eine Singstimme und Klavier: Nr. 14: Über die Heide. Berlin: Kommissions-Verlag A. Glas. 3 pages

149€

Schubert, Franz: Winterreise

Franz Schubert: Winterreise. Erste Abtheilung. Neue Ausgabe. Wien: Haslinger. PN 8721-8732. Engraved. Published in 1842. 50 pages. Second edition, the first time with French and German texts. Original yellow wrappers from the publishing house. Outside soiled, margins worn and damaged, spine slightly damaged. Inside a water spot throughout the whole book but only at the bottom of the pages not affecting the music. A bit foxed. Measures ca. 27x34 cm.

Franz Schubert composed his famous song cycle „Winterreise“ in 1827. It contains 24 songs which were published in two parts in 1828. A second edition was done in 1842 and this is the edition I am selling here. The book contains the first 12 songs from „Gute Nacht“ up to „Einsamkeit“.

199€

Schubert, Franz: first edition

Memnon, Antigone und Oedip, von J: Mayrhofer, und Am Grabe Anselmo's, von Claudius. Für eine Singstimme, mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte in Musik gesetzt, und dem Wohlgebohrnen Herrn Michael Vogl, [..] hochachtungsvoll gewidmet von Franz Schubert. 6tes Werk. Wien: Diabelli et Comp. PN C. et D. N. 790. Published 1821. First edition. Engraved. 11 pages. Measures ca. 34x26 cm. Modern binding in cardboard covers. Last page replaced by a facsimile copy. Margins worn, title page soiled. Inside only few spots.

699€

Schultze, Norbert: score

Norbert Schultze: Wir fliegen gegen Engeland. Lied und Marsch nach Worten und Melodie eines unbekannten deutschen Soldaten. Aus dem Film „Kampfgeschwader Lützow“. Berlin: Simrock. PN 25036. Published 1941. 4 pages. Outside worn, margins worn, slightly soiled.

99€

Schumann, Robert: score

Bilder aus Osten. 6 Impromptus für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen componirt und Frau Lida Bendemann geb. Schadow zugeeignet von Robert Schumann op.66. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 1665-1667. Introduction by the composer + 31 pages. Title page in lithography, introduction and music engraved. Published 1849. Measures ca. 26x33 cm. The two issues bound together with tape. Outside foxed and soiled, old sticker removed with defects to the paper, margins worn and small tears. Inside foxed, one corner restored (with effect to the music), binding reinforced with tape.

79€

Scorpione, Domenico: first edition

Riflessioni armoniche divise in due libri. [..] Composte dal padre fra Domenico Scorpione da Rossano, maestro in musica dell'ordine de' Minori conventuali di S. Francesco. Napoli: Stampatore Arcivescovale. Published 1701. First edition. Title page - 14 pages (dedication, index) - 219 pages - 11 pages index - 1 page errata (complete). Original leather covers, these worn and soiled. Title page with defects (not affecting the text), repaired. First two pages of the dedication also with defects at the margin, also repaired. The rest of the book slightly foxed, a few water stains, but in total a good copy. Measures ca. 23x33 cm.
Rare copy of this early music theory publication by Domenico Scorpione. No copy in public libraries in Germany, Austria or Switzerland! Less than 20 copies known world wide.
Domenico Scorpione (ca. 1645 - ca. 1708) was a Franciscan and worked as a "maestro di cappella" at different churches and cathedrals in Italy during his lifetime: Bologna, Rome, Messina, Tropea, Benevento, Assisi and finally Martirano. Domenico Scorpione composed a few compositions and published a paper on music theory in 1701 - his "Riflessioni armoniche".

1999€
   

Scriabin, Aleksandr: collection of first editions

A collection of 10 scores of works by Aleksandr Scriabin, most of them first editions. The scores are not bound together, so individual copies. The collection includes:

1) Fantaisie pour piano op.28. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 2326. Published 1901. 15 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit worn, margins a bit worn, otherwise in good condition.
2) 24 Preludes pour piano op.11. Cahier I, II, III and IV (complete). Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 1383. Published 1897. 35 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Title page was loose, so previous owner taped the binding, some loss of the title page, margins worn, a few cracks, one page inside loose, a bit worn.
3) Polonaise pour piano op.21. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 1848. Published 1898. 11 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit worn, margins a bit worn, otherwise in good condition.
4) Sonate (No.4, Fis) für Pianoforte op.30. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 2499. Published 1904. 14 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit worn, margins a bit worn, inside a few pencil markings, otherwise in good condition.
5) Sonate pour piano op.23. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 1875. Published 1898. 27 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit worn, margins a bit worn, otherwise in good condition.
6) Walzer für Pianoforte op.38. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 2510. Published 1904. 11 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit worn, margins a bit worn, otherwise in good condition.
7) Deux Mazurkas pour Piano op.40. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 2512. Published 1904. 7 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Pages loose, title page with defects and tears and small parts missing, inside margins worn and with tears. Very used.
8) 8 Etudes pour piano op.42. Etude No.5. Leipzig: Belaieff. PN 2514. Published 1904. 7 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit worn, margins a bit worn, otherwise in good condition.
9) 5me Sonate pour piano op.53. Berlin: Edition Russe de Musique. PN 31. Published 1909. 19 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. Published shortly after the author's edition. Title page half loose, worn, last page with taped tear.
10) Nocturne pour la main gauche op.9 No. 2. Handwritten copy by Heinrich Bieling from 31.8.1920. 3 pages. Measures 27x34 cm. Margins with tears. The Nocturne was first published in 1953, so this is an early copy from an unknown source.

199€

Seling, Hugo: violin school

Hugo Seling: Wie und Warum. Die neue Geigenschule. Lehrerheft. Leipzig: Peters. PN 11694. 57 pages. Published 1952. Measures ca. 23x30 cm. Outside margins slightly damaged, inside a good copy.

19€

Singing schools

Collection of two important singing schools by Marco Bordogni and Giuseppe Aprile. 

1) Marco Bordogni: 36 Vocalises pour la voix de Soprano ou Tenore composees selon le gout moderne. Deuxieme Edition. Livre 1-3 (complete). Paris: L‘Auteur. PN 1-3. Engraved. 40+49+ pages. Published in 1839.

2) Giuseppe Aprile: Exercises pour la Vocalisation a l‘usage du Conservatoire de Naples composes par D.G. Aprile. Paris: Consul. PN 6. Engraved. Published in 1827. 50 pages. First 4 pages with enforced margins.

Bound in cardboard covers. Margins and spine a bit worn. Inside a fine copy. Measures ca. 26x33 cm.

399€

Sheff, Robert: score

Robert Sheff: Meditation nine, for piano. 13 pages graphic score + 3 pages written instruction notes. Copy of the autograph manuscript, copied by Independent Music Publishers, spiral bound. From ca. 1963. Measures ca. 26x31 cm.

Robert Sheff (1945-2020) was a US pianist and composer. In his early days he was active in the Neue Musik scene and premiered as a pianist compositions by John Cage, Philip Corner or Yoko Ono. He studied in Ann Arbor and was one of the organizers of the ONCE festival for New Music in the early 1960s. In a concert on 17 February 1963 his piano piece "Meditation Nine" was performed together with works by Roger Reynolds, Robert Ashley, John Cage, Toshio Ichiyanagi and Philip Krumm. Later Robert Sheff took over the name "Blue" Gene Tyranny (his birth name was Robert Gantic) and also performed with Jazz and Rock musicians. For example he performed with Iggy Pop or Carla Bley in the 1970s. Gene Tyranny also composed music for stage, film, or art performances. He received a Bessei Award in 1988 and a Composer Fellowship from the NY Foundation for the Arts a year later.

The presented score here is a real rarity. I could not find a second copy archived in public libraries world wide. The work is one of the exciting examples of Neue Musik from the early 1960s when composers tried everything on stage.

149€

Spohr, Louis: score

Louis Spohr: Premier concerto pour la clarinette op.26. Parts. Leipzig: Peters. PN 964. Very likely published around 1814 shortly after the death of Kühnel (the previous owner of the publishing house, dated through the plate number). Folio. Complete set of parts: solo clarinet, as well as 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 clarinos (=trumpets), timpani, 3 first violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 3 cellos/double bass. Solo part heavily worn on the margins, some tears in the title page, binding taped. The other parts mainly in good condition, sometimes a bit soiled.

A full score of the clarinet concerto op.26 by Spohr was published not until 1957 (!) by Bärenreiter. Therefore full scores had to be done by copyists the time before. This set includes such a handwritten full score. The score consists of 124 pages in a professional music handwriting. The work is written on music papers of the „Hofbuchbinder Timbe“ in Oldenburg. The main activity of this company was between 1880 and 1900. And it seems likely that the full score was created at the same time. Folio format. Margins worn and a bit soiled, otherwise good.

199€

Spontini, Gaspard: early score

La Vestale. Tragedie Lyrique en Trois Actes de Mr. De Jouy. Mise en Musique par Gaspard Spontini. Paris: Richault. PN (E. 1001). Engraved. Published ca. 1820. 276 pages. Bound in cardboard covers. These covers worn, a bit damaged. Inside a good copy.

Spontini‘s opera „La vestale“ was premiered in 1807 and printed for the first time in 1808 by the French publishing house Erard with the plate number 1001. From these plates – so it seems – other publishers printed copies as well. Richault made one, also Maurice Schlesinger later in the 1840s. This copy was done by Richault, therefore the plate number 700 on the title page, but the plate number „E. 1001“ on the music pages. I assume this copy was made ca. 1820.

299€

Stainlein, Louis de: score

Louis de Stainlein: Romance variee pour violon avec accompagnement de deux violons, alto et violoncelle op.13. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 10081. 7 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 pages. Engraved. Margin of the violin part taped, otherwise good copy. Rare

79€

Stein, Bruno: score

Bruno Stein: Dreizehnte Messe für zwei gleiche Stimmen mit Orgelbegleitung op.43. Berlin: W. Sulzbach. PN 297. Published 1908. 17 pages. Measures ca. 20x28 cm. Covers ssoiled, margins worn. Inside good. Rare, I could only find one other copy in public libraries.

19€

Stekel, Eric-Paul: signed score

Eric-Paul Stekel: Tableaux nimois, Suite pour piano op.22. Nice: Georges Delrieu. PN 910. Published 1952. 27 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Signed on the first music page: "Herrn Detlef Kraus freundschaftlich EP Stekel". The score itself is rare, with the autograph by Stekel a most interesting item.

Eric-Paul Stekel (1898-1978) was a Austrian-French composer. He was born in Vienna and first made a living as violist in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera. In World War 2 he had to emigrate to France, later to Algeria. After the war he lectured at the conservatory in Saarbrücken, later in Grenoble. The dedicatee Detlef Kraus (1919-2008) was a German pianist.

49€

Stockhausen, Karlheinz: autograph letter signed (ALS)

Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007) was a German composer and widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th century. He is known for his groundbreaking work in electronic music, for introducing controlled chance into serial composition, and for musical spatialization. He studied under Olivier Messiaen and Werner Meyer-Eppler and was one of the leading figures of the Darmstadt School. Several of his compositions are landmarks of 20th century music like „Klavierstücke“, „Kontra-Punkte“, „Gesang der Jünglinge“, „Kontakte“ or the opera cycle „Licht“.

For sale is here an autograph letter signed (ALS) by Karlheinz Stockhausen. The letter is completely in the hand of Stockhausen. It is addressed to „Herr Dobbelstein“, which is – considering the content of the letter – Rainer Dobbelstein, who was at that time diplomat at the German embassy in Warsaw (Poland). Stockhausen writes about his problems to visit the music festival „Warsaw Autumn“ and calls for help. He writes „exactly“ (roughly translated by me):

„Dear Mr. Dobbelstein,
thank you very much for your wishes. Once again I phoned for 2 hours, calculated and wrote for the unconfident representatives of the Warsaw Autumn.
Copy of my letter is enclosed. Please start a lightning fast action at the Foreign Office (at best personally with Dr. Witte), otherwise this project will also fail (as every year since 1958, especially since 1986...).
With kind wishes of your Stockhausen“

Karlheinz Stockhausen made his debut at the Warsaw Autumn in 1958 with groundbreaking performances of his „Gesang der Jünglinge“ (conducted by himself) and a performance of his „Klavierstücke“ by David Tudor. His works were performed regularly at the Warsaw Autumn in the following years, but Stockhausen himself could not attend those performances it seems.

The letter measures ca. 21x29 cm and is written on the back of a calendar sheet. The mentioned copy of the Stockhausen letter to Warsaw Autum is not part of the offer, neither is the envelope.

149€   

Stockmar, C. F.: score

C. F. Stockmar: Drei Walzer für das Pianoforte zu vier Händen. Langensalza: Schulbuchhandlung des Thüringer Lehrer-Vereins. No PN. 15 pages. Published around 1850. Binding taped, title page with taped tear, margin slightly worn, inside good. Rare, I could only trace one other copy in public libraries.

29€

Strauss (Vater), Johann: score

Vocal beauties of Strauss No.1: A fair breeze is blowing, written by Charles Jefferys, the music by Johann Strauss. London: D'Almaine. Engraved. 5 pages. Published 1839. Large water stain on first and lage page, the other pages are not affected. Otherwise good copy

29€

Thalberg, Sigismond: score

Fantaisie pour le Piano sur des themes de l‘Opera: Moise de G. Rossini composee par S. Thalberg, oeuvre 33. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 5349. 23 pages. Published 1836. Title page and first music page with tear (but no effect to the music), inside a bit foxed, margin slightly worn.

39€

Tomasi, Henri: autograph letter signed (ALS)

Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) was a French composer and conductor. He studied under Vincent d'Indy and Philippe Gaubert and had immediately success as a composer and conductor. In 1927 Tomasi won the Prix de Rome for his cantata „Coriolan“ and a first prize in conducting. Tomasi founded the group „Triton“ with his fellow composers Prokofiev, Milhaus, Honegger and Poulenc which had the goal to promote contemporary classical music. He was also one of the first radio conductor while working at the Radio Colonial Orchestra in French Indochine. He later became the conductor of the French National Orchestra. In 1957 Tomasi had to quit his conducting career due to physical problems. He continued to compose and created many orchestral compositions, among them his most famous work, his trumpet concerto.

For offer here is an autograph letter (ALS) by Henri Tomasi. The letter is written to an unidentified recipient. The letter is signed at the end in full and the paper also bears the letterhead with the personal address of Henri Tomasi at the „24 rue Victor Masse“ in Paris. The letter is not dated, but seems to be from the early 1960s. The letter measures 27 x 21 cm, the verso side is blank and the letter was folded twice for sending.
In the letter Tomasi writes in French that he well remembers their collaboration and that it is a pity that they did not meet in Lyon. Tomasi assumes that is was just impossible for the addressee to see him.

79€

Tomasi, Henri: autograph letter signed (ALS)

Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) was a French composer and conductor. He studied under Vincent d'Indy and Philippe Gaubert and had immediately success as a composer and conductor. In 1927 Tomasi won the Prix de Rome for his cantata „Coriolan“ and a first prize in conducting. Tomasi founded the group „Triton“ with his fellow composers Prokofiev, Milhaus, Honegger and Poulenc which had the goal to promote contemporary classical music. He was also one of the first radio conductor while working at the Radio Colonial Orchestra in French Indochine. He later became the conductor of the French National Orchestra. In 1957 Tomasi had to quit his conducting career due to physical problems. He continued to compose and created many orchestral compositions, among them his most famous work, his trumpet concerto.

For offer here is an autograph letter (ALS) by Henri Tomasi. The letter is written to an unidentified recipient. The letter is signed at the end in full and the paper also bears the letterhead with the personal address of Henri Tomasi at the „24 rue Victor Masse“ in Paris. The letter is not dated, but seems to be from the early 1960s. The letter measures 27 x 21 cm, the verso side is blank and the letter was folded twice for sending.
In the letter Tomasi writes in French that he is sorry to be not more pleasant, but he had quit his conducting career and dedicates himself to composing. But that does not prevent him from talking about it at every opportunity.

79€

Verdi, Giuseppe: score

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) was an Italian composer and one of the most popular opera composers of all time. Among his most famous operas are "Rigoletto", "Il trovatore" and "La traviata". The opera "Il trovatore" (The troubadour) was composed between 1850 and 1853 and premiered 19 January 1853 in Rome (Italy). Since then thousands of performances happened and the work is a standard repertoire for most opera houses.

For sale is here a score of the piano reduction of the complete opera "Il trovatore" without the texts. Engraved. It was published by Tito di Gio. Ricordi in Milano in 1853, has 139 pages in total and the plate numbers 24967-24986. It measures 36x26 cm and is bound in cardboard. The title page is glued on the front cardboard, the last page on the back cardboard. Inside the score is complete and has no tears or damages. There is a water spot on the upper margin from about half of the score to the end. In the middle the spot is very vague and becomes more obvious to the end. Please check photo of the last page to see the "worst condition". Please check also other photos to get an impression on the general condition.

The history of publications of scores to "Il trovatore" is complicated. Hopkinson gives at least 7 different publications already in 1853, the year of the premiere! The score for sale here seems to belong to the edition 54A(e), the "First Milanese Complete Edition". Ricordi also published the piano reduction with texts in 1853 with plate numbers 24842-24863. So this edition for sale here followed shortly afterwards.

79€

violin collection

Collection of 21 parts for solo violin for a selection of works from the time around 1800. Composers are Charles Philippe Lafont (1781-1839), Antoine Fontaine (1785-1866), Francois-Antoine Habeneck (1781-1849), Nicolas-Lambert Wery (1789-1867), Hubert Leonard (1819-1890), Charles-Auguste de Beriot (1802-1870), Felix Vobaron (1791-1848), Charles Moreau (1829-1885), Jean-Baptiste Cartier (1765-1841), Andreas Romberg (1767-1821) and an unidentified composer named F. Du Breu. The collection contains:

1) Charles Philippe Lafont: 4me Air varie pour violon [avec accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse, ou Piano?]. Solo violin part only. Title page missing, and no copy traceable of this composition in public libaries via worldcat nor RISM. Publisher unknown, PN 825. Engraved. Very likely published ca. 1820. 3 pages

2) Sixieme Air varie pour le Violon avec Accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse, ou Piano dedie a Mr. Louvrier par Ant. Fontaine. Oeuvre 8. Solo violin part only. Paris. Janet et Cotelle. PN 1196. Engraved. 5 pages. Published ca. 1820.

3) Quatrieme Air varie pour Violon Principal avec accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse, ou Piano-Forte dedie a son ami St. Aubin [..] par. Ant. Fontaine. Oeuvre 5. Solo violin part only. Paris. Janet et Cotelle. PN 1113. Engraved. 5 pages. Published ca. 1820.

4) Antoine Fontaine: [7e?] Air varie pour violon [avec accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse, ou Piano?]. Solo violin part only. Title page missing, and no copy traceable of this composition in public libaries via worldcat nor RISM. Publisher unknown, PN 923. Engraved. Very likely published ca. 1820. 7 pages

5) Theme d‘Armide (de Gluck). Varie pour le Violon avec Accompagnement de 2 Violons, Alto et Basse ou Piano dedie a son ami Vidal [..] par A. Fontaine. Oeuvre 10. Solo violin part only and title page missing. Paris: Lemoine. PN 900 HL. Engraved. 7 pages.

6) Theme d‘Armide (de Gluck). Varie pour le Violon avec Accompagnement de 2 Violons, Alto et Basse ou Piano dedie a son ami Vidal [..] par A. Fontaine. Oeuvre 10. Solo violin part only. Paris: Lemoine. PN 900 HL. Engraved. 5 pages.

7) Air Basque. Varie avec Introduction pour le Violon avec Accompagnement de Forte Piano ou deux Violons, Alto et Basse, compose et dedie a son Ami Vogel Professeur par F. Habeneck. Solo violin part only. Paris: Sieber. PN 542. Engraved. 7 pages. Published ca. 1825.

8) La Tyrolienne. Varie pour Violon avec Accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse ou Forte Piano compose et dedie a Monsieur Baillot [..] par F. Habeneck. Solo violin part only. Paris: Sieber. PN 533. Engraved. 6 pages. Published ca. 1825.

9) Au clair de la lune. Fantaisie avec Variations pour le Violon avec accompagnement de deux Violons, Alto et Basse composee et dediee a Monsv. Adolphe de Bordessoulle par F. Habeneck. Solo violin part only. Paris: Sieber. PN 544. Engraved. 5 pages. Published ca. 1825.

10) Onzieme Air Varie pour le Violon avec accompagnement d‘Orchestre ou Piano separe, dedie a Mr. P. J. A. Sundorff [..] par N. Wery. Oeuvre 20. Solo violin part only. Paris: Janet et Cotelle. No PN. Engraved. 5 pages. Very likely published ca. 1825.

11) 2me Air varie pour le Violon avec Acct. De Quatuor ou de Piano dedie a Monsieur Ousmonde [..] par H. Leonard op.1er. Solo violin part only. Paris: Launer. PN 3153. Engraved. 3 pages. Published ca. 1835.

12) Variations Brillantes pour Violon et Piano dediees a Sa Majeste La Reine des Pays-Bas par C. De Beriot et G.A. Osborne. Solo violin part only. Paris: Troupenas. PN 333. Engraved. 4 pages. Published ca. 1829.

13) Air varie pour Violon avec accomp‘ d‘Orchestre ou Piano dedie a Mr. Le Marquis de Marmier par C. De Beriot. Solo violin part only. Paris: Troupenas. PN 170. Engraved. Published ca. 1826. 6 pages.

14) Trio pour Piano, Violon & Violoncelle compose sur des motifs du Robin des Bois & dedie a Monsieur le Marquis de Louvois par C. De Beriot. Opera 4. Solo violin part only. Paris: Troupenas. PN 166. Engraved. Published ca. 1826. 5 pages.

15) Introduction et Theme original. Varie pour le Violon avec Accompagnement d‘Orchestre ou de Piano-Forte dedies a Monsieur Baillot par Fx. Vobaron. Opera 4. Solo violin part only. Paris: Bruloy-Gerdret. PN 5. Engraved. 5 pages. Published ca. 1830

16) Fantaisie & Polonaise pour Violon a grand Orchestre, dediees a Monsieur le Baron Dellafaille d‘Haysse par Fx. Vobaron. Oeuvre 5. Solo violin part only. Gand: par l‘Auteur. No PN. Engraved. 5 pages. Published ca. 1825.

17) Theme varie pour Violon principal avec accompagnement d‘un violon, alto et basse dedie a Mr. J. Bissardon par Felix Vobaron. Solo violin part only. Paris: Guyot. No PN. 4 pages. Published ca. 1825.

18) Air Italien (nel cor piu non mi sento) Varie pour le Violon avec accompt. De Violon, Alto & Basse dedie a son ami Gensse par Chles. Moreau. Solo violin part only. Bruxelles: LeBrun. No PN. Engraved. 4 pages.

19) Air varie pour Violon principal, 1er et 2me Violon, deux Alto, Violoncelle et Basse compose et dedie a Mr. Victor Simon par F. Du Breu. Dunkerque: Chez l‘auteur. No PN. 5 pages.

20) Vive Henry 4. Charmante Gabrielle et la Belle Romance „Que ne suis-je la fougere“ varies pour un Violon dedies a M. Cartier Destouches par. J.B. Cartier. Oeuvre 17. Paris: Pleyel. PN 732. Engraved. Published ca. 1806. 10 pages.

21) Trois Airs varies pour le Violon avec Accompagnement d‘un second Violon, Alto et Violoncell dedies a Monsieur Cipriano de Urbieta par A. Romberg. Oeuvre 17. Solo violin part only. Paris: Pleyel. PN 765. Engraved. Published ca. 1806. 3 pages.

All scores bound together in cardboard covers from the 19th century. Front cover with embossed owner name „Mme. P. Gaudibert“. Inside a bit foxed, a few margins with small defects (but no effect to the music). Although only containing the solo violin parts, the collection is quite interesting as it contains the only traceable copies of the „Fantaisie & Polonaise“ by Vobaron (No. 16), F. Du Breu (No.19) and „Vive Henry 4“ by Cartier (No.20) and most of the works by Fontaine (No.2, 4, 5 and 6). Neither the French National Library, nor RISM nor worldcat list a public library with another copy. 

499€

violin collection

Collection of scores for violin concertos and other violin works in piano reduction. Bound together in one book. Most notable scores are the first editions of the 1st violin concerto by Max Bruch and the one by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

1) Joseph Joachim: Concert in ungarischer Weise für die Violine mit Orchesterbegleitung op.11. Piano reduction. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 10147. Engraved. 63 pages. Published 1861. First edition

2) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Concert für die Violine mit Begleitung des Orchesters op.64. Piano reduction. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 7210. Engraved. 32 pages. Title page missing. Published 1845. First edition.

3) Max Bruch: Concert für die Violine (Vorspiel, Adagio und Finale) op.26. Piano reduction. Bremen: Cranz. PN 552. Engraved. 35 pages. Published 1868. First edition.

4) Henri Vieuxtemps: Grand concerto pour violon avec accompt. de piano ou d‘orchestre op.10. Piano reduction. Mayence: Schott. PN 6630. Engraved. 47 pages. 

5) Henri Vieuxtemps: Concerto pour violon avec accompagnement d‘orchestre ou de piano op.37. Piano reduction. Berlin: Bote & Bock. PN 5445. 23 pages. Published 1862.

6) Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Airs hongrois varies pour violon avec accompagnement d‘orchestre ou de piano op.22. Piano reduction. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 8194. Engraved. 13 pages. Published 1851. Title page missing

7) Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Fantaisie brillante sur la Marche et la Romance d‘Otello de Rossini pour le Violon avec accompt. d‘Orchestre ou de Quatuor ou de Piano op.11. Piano score only. Mayence: Schott. PN 5296. Engraved. 9 pages. Published 1839. First edition.

8) Joseph Joachim: Ungarische Tänze nach Brahms für Violine und Pianoforte. Heft 1. Berlin: Simrock. PN 7160. 23 pages

Bound in black cardboard covers. Margins worn, spine worn and a bit damaged. Inside a bit foxed, the Mendelssohn with a water stain at the bottem margin for the first 10 pages not affecting the music. The No.7 with pencil markings inside the score, No.8 with pencil markings at the top of each dance. Measures ca. 26x35 cm.

399€

violin collection

Collection of parts for first violin for a selection of duos for 2 violins from the time around 1800. Composers are Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755-1824), Luigi Molino (1762-1849) and an unidentified composer named „Dangel“. The collection contains:

1) Trois duos concertans pour deux violons dedies a Monsieur Cary par J. B. Viotti. First violin only. Paris: Janet et Cotelle. PN 1000. Engraved. 19 pages. Published ca. 1815

2) Trois duos concertans pour deux violons par Viotti. Paris: First violin only. Pleyel. PN 70. Engraved. 21 pages. Published ca. 1797

3) Trois duos pour deux violons par J.B. Viotti. Opera 19. First violin only. Paris: Cherubini, Mehul, Kreutzer, Rode, N. Isouard et Boieldieu. PN 479. Engraved. 20 pages. Published ca. 1810

4) Six duos concertans pour deux violons dedies a M. Et Mme. Chinnery par J.B. Viotti. Oeuvre 5, premiere partie. First violin only. Paris: Janet et Cotelle. PN 507. Engraved. 15 pages. Published ca. 1815

5) Six duos concertans pour deux violons dedies a M. Et Mme. Chinnery par J.B. Viotti. Oeuvre 5, deuxieme partie. First violin only. Paris: Janet et Cotelle. PN 521. Engraved. 19 pages. Published ca. 1815

6) Trois duos concertans pour deux violons dedies a Monsieur Ardisson par Luigi Molino. Opera 12. First violin only. Paris: Lyre Moderne. PN 371. Engraved. 29 pages. Published ca. 1825

7) 12 Valses et Allemandes arrangees pour deux violons par Dangel. Paris: Dangel. PN D. Engraved. 4 pages. 

All scores bound together in cardboard covers from the 19th century. Front cover with embossed owner name „Mme. P. Gaudibert“. Inside a bit foxed, a few margins with small defects (but no effect to the music). Although only containing the first violin parts, the collection is quite interesting as it contains the only traceable copies of the mentioned works by Molino and Dangel. Neither the French National Library, nor RISM nor worldcat list a public library with another copy. 

199€

Vogel, Ernst: score

Ernst Vogel: Spiel und Zwischenpiel für Blechbläser und Orgel (1977). Self-published by the composer. 77 pages. Only the "Zwischenspiel" was commercially published by Doblinger. The whole work remains unpublished. Measures ca. 27x33 cm. Good condition

39€

Vogel, Ernst: score

Ernst Vogel: Moira – Musik für Streicher (1976). Self-published by the composer. 59 pages. Includes copies of two texts by Vogel about the compositional structure of the work (twelve tone row) and the personal importance for him (death of his son).
Comes with the later published score by Doblinger (PN 15622), that does not contain the commentaries. Measures ca. 27x33 and 14x19 cm. Good condition

49€

Vogel, Ernst: score

Ernst Vogel: Zweites Streichquartett (1961). Self-published by the composer, PN 57. Full score (39 pages) and all 4 parts (18, 16, 14, 16 pages). Good condition. Measures ca. 20x26 and 32x23 cm.

19€

Vogel, Johann Christoph: first edition

Demophon. Opera lyrique en trois Actes represente pour la premiere fois par l‘Academie Royale de Musique le Mardi 15. Septembre 1789. Paroles de M. Deriaux. Musique de Vogel. Paris: Sieber. PN 1055. Engraved. Published 1789. First edition. Full score. 344 pages. Bound in period cardboard covers, these a bit worn at the margins. Inside a fine copy. Measures 27x35 cm.

Johann Christoph Vogel (1756-1788) was a German composer who mainly lived in France where he entered the service of the Duke of Montmorency and then of the Count of Valentinois as a horn player. Today he is best remembered for his oratorio Jephte and his two operas La toison d‘or and Demophon. Especially the opera Demophon – premiered shortly after his death – became a huge success and received over 1000 performances in the late 18th early 19th century.

1499€

voice and piano
Collection of duets for 2 voice and piano. Important collection of editions from 1800 to 1830. Included are:

1) Fernando Paer: III (3) Duettini per due voci di Soprano coll‘Accompagnemento di Piano-Forte. Parte I. Lipsia: Peters. PN 354. Engraved. 15 pages. Published 1804

2) Carl Maria von Weber: Tre Duetti con parole italiane e tedesche per due voci di Soprano con accompagnamento di Pianoforte op.31. Berlin: Schlesinger. PN 134. Engraved. 20 pages. Published around 1815.

3) F. Blangini: Duett per valli per boschi für Sopran & Tenor mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte. Hamburg: Johann Agust Böhme. No PN. Engraved. 4 pages

4) Carafa: Duettino per due Soprani, o Soprano et Tenore col Accompagnamento di Pianoforte. Lipsia: Breitkopf e Härtel. PN 5006. 5 pages

5) F. Blangini: Sei Notturni a due voci con accompagnata di Piano-Forte o della Chitarra. Livre III. Colonia: Simrock. PN 1252. Engraved. 17 pages

6) Carl Maria von Weber: Duetto aus der Opera „Oberon“. Klavierauszug. Berlin: Schlesinger. PN 1438. Engraved. 8 pages. Published 1829.

7) Carl Maria von Weber: Duetto aus der Opera „Euryanthe“. Klavierauszug. Wien: Steiner. PN 4533. Engraved. 6 pages. Published 1824.

8) Louis Spohr: Duetto No.3 aus der Oper „Faust“ im Klavierauszuge von P. Pixis. Leipzig: Peters. PN 1688. Engraved. 7 pages. Published 1820

9) Louis Spohr: Recitativo aus der Oper „Jessonda“ im Klavierauszuge von Ferd. Spohr. Leipzig: Peters. PN 1801. Engraved. 11 pages. Published 1826

10) F. Blangini: Duett „Hoffnung flüstert mir still im Herzen“ mit Begleitung des Piano-Forte. Berlin: Lischke. PN 752. Engraved. 3 pages

11) Francesco Durante: XII Duetti da Camera per imparar a cantare col accompagnamento di Pianoforte. Parte II No.5-8. Lipsia: Breitkopf e Härtel. PN 4017b. 19 pages. Published 1823

12) Francesco Durante: XII Duetti da Camera per imparar a cantare col accompagnamento di Pianoforte. Parte I No.1-4. Lipsia: Breitkopf e Härtel. PN 4017a. 18 pages. Published 1823

13) Francesco Durante: XII Duetti da Camera per imparar a cantare col accompagnamento di Pianoforte. Parte III No.9-12. Lipsia: Breitkopf e Härtel. PN 4017c. 19 pages. Published 1823

14) Jos. Weigl: Terzett aus der Schweitzerfamilie. Berlin: Lischke. PN 1611. 4 pages.

Covers worn and soiled. Inside slightly foxed, otherwise in good condition.

199€

voice and piano

Collection of 12 compositions by French composer. A few works for piano alone, some for voice and piano. All published around 1820. 

1) Camille Pleyel: Premier Melange d‘Airs. Tires des Operas de Rossini & Arranges pour le Piano-Forte. Paris: Pleyel. PN 1513. Engraved. 13 pages

2) Ouverture della Gazza-Ladra. Musique de Rossini arrangee pour le Piano avec accompt. De Violon ad libitum. Paris: Carli. PN 1207. Engraved. 15 + 7 (violin part) pages.

3) Ouvertures des Operas: No.5 d‘Othello de Rossini. Arrangees pour le Piano-Forte. Paris: Boieldieu. PN 988. Engraved. 11 pages. Enforced margins and one page with a tear (not in the music)

4) Ouverture del Tancredi. Musique de Rossini arrangee pour le Piano. Paris: Carli. PN 904. Engraved. 5 pages

5) Deux Rondeaux pour le Piao Forte [..] par Ignace Moscheles. Paris: Lemoine. PN 581. Engraved. 14 pages

6) Assisa a pied‘un Salice. Canzone e Romance nell‘opera dell‘Otello. Musique de Rossini. Paris: Carli. PN 921. Engraved. 13 pages

7) O Patria. Scene et Cavatine. Tu che accenti questo core nel Tancredi. Musique de Rossini. Paris: Carli. PN 781. Engraved. 6 pages

8) Ah! Se de mali mici. Scene et Duo del Tancredi. Musique de Rossini. Paris: Carli. PN 760. Engraved. 9 pages

9) Lasciami non t‘ascolto. Duo del Tancredi. Musique de Rossini. Paris: Carli. PN 759. Engraved. 12 pages. Last page with missing part of the page, affecting one bar of music.

10) Trois Nouveaux Nocturnes a deux Voix egales. Musique de Ch. H. Plantade. Paris: Besozzi. No PN. Engraved. 7 pages. On the title page the publisher information is pasted over with a label of the seller Porcieux in Paris.

11) Le Fleuve Bendemir. Nocturne a deux voix. Musique de Mme. Caroline Martainville. Paris: Carli. PN 1246. Engraved. 3 pages

12) Le Songe. Musique de Dalayrac. Paris: Erard. PN 604. Engraved. 11 pages.

Bound in cardboard covers. These covers worn and damaged at the edges. Inside mostly in good condition. Only No.3 with enforced margins and No.9 with a damaged last page. With the handwritten name of „Madame la Marquis de Montmort“ on the flyleaf. Measures ca. 27x36 cm

199€

voice and piano

Collection of 27 works for voice and piano. All with French texts. Interesting collection of rarities like an early edition of Franz Schubert‘s "Adieu" published by Richault. Also included are gems like a signed score by Alphonse Lancelevee (*1857) and works by Avisse and Amersfoordt of which I could not find a second copy in publish libraries. The book contains:

1) Alphonse Lancelevee: Les Petits Paysans de Normandie, pour 3 voix et piano. Evreux: Lith. Ve. Monnier. 3 pages. Completely unknown song with the handwritten signature of the composer. Otherwise this song could have been identified, because the score just mentions „un jeune normand“ as author.

2) Leopold Amat: Ou vas-tu petit oiseau?, pour chant et piano. Paris: Heugel. 3 pages. Published 1851

3) Onesime Pradere: Le Petit Soulier de Noel, pour chant et piano. Paris: Choudens. PN 648. Engraved. 3 pages. Published 1859

4) L. Clapisson: Les Oiseaux de Notre-Dame, pour chant et piano. Paris: Gerard. PN 7064. 3 pages. Published 1867

5) P. Scudo: Le Fil de la Vierge, pour chant et piano. Paris: Leon Grus. PN 657. 3 pages. Published 1862

6) L. Clapisson: Le Langage des Cloches, pour chant et piano. Paris: Meissonnier. PN 7156. Engraved. 3 pages. Published 1852

7) (unbekannt): Combien j‘ai douce souvenance, pour chant et piano. Paris: Durand, Schoenewerk & Cie. PN 288. Engraved. 3 pages. Published around 1872

8) Etienne Arnaud: Pour faire un Nid, pour chant et piano. Paris: Alfred Ikelmer. PN 696. 3 pages. Published 1857

9) L. Clapisson: La Mere de Famille, pour chant et piano. Paris: Meissonnier. PN 1072. Engraved. 3 pages. Published 1851

10) Alfred Quidant: Petit Enfant, pour chant et piano. Paris: Gerard. PN 8792. 3 pages. Published 1860

11) A. Avisse: Petits oiseaux chantez toujours, pour chant et piano. Evreux: Lith de F. Canu. 3 pages. Published 1853

12) Charles Gounod: Ave Maria, pour chant et piano. Paris: Heugel. PN 2440. 5 pages. Published 1857

13) Edmond L‘Huiller: La Derniere Marquise, pour chant et piano. Paris: Colombier. PN 1136. 4 pages. Published 1850

14) Louis Abadie: Jeanne Jeannette et Jeanneton, pour chant et piano. Paris: Heugel. Engraved. 3 pages. Published 1852

15) Louis Abadie: Le Vieux Braconnier, pour chant et piano. Paris: J. Meissonnier. PN 7283. 3 pages. Published um 1865

16) Franz Schubert: Adieu, pour chant et piano. Paris: Richault. PN 3319. 5 pages. Published 1836

17) Amelie Perronnet: Nicole et son Sabot, pour chant et piano. Paris: Petit Aine. PN 52. Engraved. 3 pages. Published 1860

18) A. Avisse: La Corde du Menetrier, pour chant et piano. Evreux: Lith. De A. Herissey. 3 pages. Rare, even the French National Library does not hold a copy.

19) Mme. Amersfoordt: Le Souvenir, pour chant et piano. Paris: Pate. Engraved. 3 pages. Published um 1860. Rare, I could only find one copy in public libraries.

20) Adolphe Adam: Le Bijou Perdu, pour chant et piano. Paris: Leduc. PN 391. Engraved. 5 pages. Published 1845

21) G. Donizetti: La Favorite – No.10bis: Cavatine, pour chant et piano. Paris: Leon Grus. PN 1847. 5 pages. Published 1858

22) G. Donizetti: La Favorite – No.1bis: Romance, pour chant et piano. Paris: Leon Grus. PN 1847. Engraved. 6 pages. Published 1858

23) L. Arditi: Il Bacio, pour chant et piano. Paris: Flaxland. PN 402bis. 9 pages. Published 1861

24) Charles Gounod: Serenade pour chant et piano. Paris: Lebeau Aine. PN 97. 3 pages.

25) Victor Measures: Paul et Virgine, pour chant et piano. Paris: Theodore Michaelis. PN 19. 3 pages. Published 1876

26) Baronne Willy de Rothschild: 5 Melodies – No.1: Romance. Paris: Flaxland. PN 794. 3 pages. Published 1864

27) Jacques Offenbach: Les Bavards – No.10: Chanson a boire. Paris: Brandus & Dufour. PN 10618. Engraved. 5 pages. Published 1863

Covers worn and soiled, spine slightly damaged. Binding not affected. Inside good condition. Sometimes margins taped or slightly foxed pages.

79€

Volkmann, Robert: score

Robert Volkmann: Sonate pour piano op.12. Leipzig: Kistner. PN 2025. 23 pages. Measures ca. 28x34 cm. First edition. Outside a bit soiled, inside good.

39€

Wagner, Friedrich: score

Harmonische Retraite der Königl. Sächsischen Cavallerie. Friedrich Wagner, Stabstrompeter im Garde-Reiter-Regiment. op.20. Hieraus einzeln: Retraite-Polka für Pianoforte. Saxonia-Marsch componiert von Friedrich Wagner op.21. Dresden und Zittau: Bernhard Friedel, früher W. Paul. PN 590-591. Engraved. 9 pages. Published 1862. Title page loose, with large reinforcement paper glued on, margins with defects, soiled. Measures ca. 34x26 cm.

Rare copy of this polka and march by a member of the Royal Saxonian Cavalry. I found no other copy archived in public libraries.

49€

Wagner, Richard: score

Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Vollständiger Klavierauszug von Karl Tausig. Mainz: Schott. PN 18975. 402 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Outside worn, spine slightly damaged. Front cover taped to the flyleaf. Binding a bit loose. Title page a bit soiled, margins soiled and worn. Inside some worn margins due to loose binding, a bit foxed. On the inside of the front cover is a stamp of the "Musikalien-Leihanstalt" of G. Engelmann in Riga, who was active around 1870.

The first edition of this score was published in 1868. It was engraved and run by a number of only 150 copies. This first edition also had a dedication sheet to King Ludwig II. Shortly after a lithographic print was made from the original plates. This edition did not have the dedication sheet. The offered score here is a copy of this early edition in lithography published shortly after 1868.

99€

Weber, Carl Maria von: early score

Carl Maria von Weber: Grand concerto en Ut majeur (C Dur) pour Pianoforte (...) composee par Ch. M. de Weber. Oeuvre 11. Piano part. Offenbach: Joh. Andre. PN 4345. Engraved. Published 1821. 22 pages. Measures ca. 25x34 cm. Cardboard covers with mounted title page. Outside and inside in good condition beside the fact that the previous owner crossed out all orchestral parts in red felt-tip.

39€

Weber, Carl Maria von: early score

Six pieces a quatre mains pour le pianoforte composees par Charles Marie de Weber Oe. X. Leipzig: Fred. Hofmeister. PN 275. Engraved. Published around 1810. 19 pages. Measures ca. 34x25 cm. Later bound in a blue cardboard cover that is way too large. The margins of these covers are worn. But as a result the score inside is in good condition.

Comes together with an identical print of the plates 275 but with a different title page. The used font is different as well as work is now numbered "oeuvr. 10" and the publishing house named "Frederic Hofmeister".

99€

Weill, Kurt: first edition

Bertold Brecht / Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Beggar's Opera). Ein Stück mit Musik in einem Vorspiel und acht Bildern nach dem Englischen des John Gay, übersetzt von Elisabeth Hauptmann. Deutsche Bearbeitung von Bert Brecht / Musik von Kurt Weill. Felix Bloch Erben, Berlin-Wilmersdorf 1, Nikolsburgerplatz 3 / Universal-Edition Wien-Leipzig, Nr. 8850. 80 pages. On the back cover the imprint: "Druck von / Otto Maass' Söhne Ges. m. b. H., Wien / I. Wallfischgasse 10 - 2338 28". Measures ca. 16x23 cm.

Condition: Outside worn, lightly dirty and spotted. Spine damaged on 3 cm from the bottom, but binding is not affected. On the title page handwritten note in the middle: "Sägerobert / Herr Simo[?] Häuser[?]". Referring to the role of the "Sägerobert" in the opera, this was surely the rehearsal book for the mentioned person in an early performance. Another handwritten note on the title page at the top says "Souffleur Buch" (prompter book). Inside most pages have marks, notes or underlines in pencil or crayon referring to the role of Sägerobert (highlighting his entries, movements, actions on the stage, etc). Edges worn.

The Threepenny Opera is one of the best-known operas of the 20th century, providing several songs that are now considered standards like the "Ballad of Mack the Knife". The work was premiered on 31. August 1928 and the first edition of the text book was published by Universal Edition in Vienna in October 1928 (300 copies), November 1928 (500 copies) and December 1929 (500 copies) with the number 8850. All three editions were identical and cannot be distinguished from one another. 

1499€

Weill, Kurt: first edition

Kurt Weill: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Beggar‘s Opera). Ein Stück mit Musik in einem Vorspiel und acht Bildern nach dem Englischen des John Gay, übersetzt von Elisabeth Hauptmann. Deutsche Bearbeitung von Bert Brecht. Klavierauszug mit Text von Norbert Gingold. Wien/Leipzig: Universal Edition. PN 8851. 73 pages. Measures 23x29 cm.
Condition: Cover pages soiled, front cover with the stamp „Unverkäufliches Bühnenmaterial“ (unsaleable stage material), the handwritten note „von Felix Bloch Erben gesandt“ (sent by Felix Bloch Erben) and two other small handwritten notes. Spine with small defects at the top and bottom ends. Title page with the sticker of the publishing house Felix Bloch Erben and again the stamp „Unverkäufliches Bühnenmaterial“, page a bit foxed. Last two pages with small cracks in the margin, but not into the music. Otherwise inside a fine copy.
The printing history of the piano reduction is quite interesting and I needed the help of the Kurt Weill Music Foundation to know the complete story: All the other online „first editions“ of the piano reduction and the plate number 8851 are those with the mostly black and red cover page and the written title „Dreigroschenoper“ in white Kurrent. I consulted the Kurt Weill Edition (Critical Report, Series I, Volume 5, edited by Stephen Hinton and Edward Harsh) of the publication history of the Dreigroschenoper, offered on the website of the Kurt Weill Music Foundation. The authors mention the distinctive feature of the printer‘s date on the back cover which is „XI. 1928“ (November 1928) for the first edition. Later issues range from "I. 1929" to "XII. 1930", after that it seems that UE omitted the printer's date. In the 1940s the printer's date came back, but then on the right bottom side of the back cover.
The printer‘s date of the copy offered here is „X 1928“ (i.e. October 1928), which is strange because it predates the mentioned first edition in the Publishing History Report of the Kurt Weill Foundation. Therefore I contacted the Kurt Weill Music Foundation for clarification and received the following answer: According to the printing records of Universal Edition the piano reduction first appeared on 22 October 1928 with a greenish cover. The later used black/red/Kurrent cover was not used until 2 November 1928. That means the piano reduction presented here is the „real“ first edition and was printed only in a run of 293 copies (information provided directly by Universal Edition) before UE switched to the other cover page. It is so rare that it is not even mentioned in the publication history (i.e. the above mentioned Critical Report) of the Kurt Weill Music Foundation! I contacted other important libraries and archives in the German speaking countries and could not find a second copy archived somewhere. So this seems to be the only existing copy of this small run of 293 first editions of the Dreigroschenoper!

9999€

Weiner, Stanley: signed score

Stanley Weiner: Sonatina for violin and piano op.69. Berlin: Bote & Bock 1977, 26 pages + 11 pages violin part. With autograph dedication to his "friend Hedi", dated April 1978

29€   

Wittich, Martha von: score

Zwei Lieder für eine Singstimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte von Martha von Wittich. No.2 Der Zeisig. Berlin & Chicago: Thelen. PN 429. 3 pages. Published ca. 1895. Measures ca. 26x32 cm. Unbound from a book of scores, hence the small handwritten page numbers at the top corners. Margins a bit worn.

Rare score, I could only trace one other copy at public libraries. Martha von Wittich (1858-1931) was one of those early female composer at the end of the 19th century which were long forgotten and are now revived.

19€

Wolf, Artur: score

Artur Wolf: Three songs composed for choir (mixed) or single voice with piano accompaniment. Nr c) Zilzele Haaviv. Jerusalem: M. Kovalsky. No PN. 3 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Margins slightly worn, outside with light margins. Score was folded once in the middle. Rare, I could only find one other copy in public libraries!

Artur Wolf was a singer, voice teacher and conductor who was active in Vienna in the 1910s and 20s. A singing school by him was published by Doblinger at that time.

69€

Wolf, Artur: score

Artur Wolf: Jona tama for singing and piano. Jerusalem: M. Kovalsky. No PN. 5 pages. Measures ca. 27x34 cm. Margins slightly worn, outside with light margins. Score was folded once in the middle. Rare, I could only find one other copy in public libraries!

Artur Wolf was a singer, voice teacher and conductor who was active in Vienna in the 1910s and 20s. A singing school by him was published by Doblinger at that time.

69€

Zenger, Max: score

Max Zenger: Frundsberg - Ein Cyclus von Landsknechtsliedern für Stimme und Klavier op.14. Mainz: Schott. PN 20647. Published in 1873. 14 pages. Measures ca. 27x33cm. Inside water stains at the upper margin, slightly foxed, binding a bit loose.

29€

Zilcher, Hermann & Paul: scores

collection of piano music by Hermann Zilcher (1881-1948) and by his father Paul Zilcher (1855-1943) bound together in one book. The book contains:

1) Hermann Zilcher: Klavierskizzen op.26. Berlin: Simrock. PN 12953. Published 1911. 23 pages

2) Hermann Zilcher: Vier Clavierstücke op.6, only No.2: Spieldose. Berlin: Ries & Erler. PN 7367. Published ca. 1904. 7 pages

3) Hermann Zilcher: Bilderbuch op.34. Leipzig: Zimmermann. PN 12100. Published 1916. 33 pages

4) Hermann Zilcher: Klänge der Nacht op.58. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel. PN 29600. Published 1927. 19 pages

5) Hermann Zilcher: Amselmelodien op.98. Trossingen: Hohner. No PN. 11 pages

6) Hermann Zilcher: Musik zu Shakespeare's "Wie es euch gefällt" - Vorspiel. München: Otto Halbreiter. PN 130. Published 1917. 5 pages.

7) Paul Zilcher: 8 Etüden op.49. Mainz: Schott. PN A163. 15 pages

8) Paul Zilcher: Sieben Bagatellen op.54. Mainz: Schott. PN A166. 17 pages

9) Paul Zilcher: Dies und Das op.67. Leipzig: Rahter. PN 4226. 25 pages

10) Paul Zilcher: Leichte Klavierstücke op.151. Augsburg: Böhm & Sohn. PN 6005. 11 pages

11) Paul Zilcher: Fünf leichte Stücke op.231. Augsburg: Böhm & Sohn. PN 7033. 11 pages

The book in very good condition. The first two scores cut closely to the music, but without loss to the music. Previous owner names on the title pages. Otherwise fine. Measures ca. 27x34 cm.

79€