Lot n° 160
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AUTOGRAPHS OF MUSICIANS. 44 documents. - Lot 160
AUTOGRAPHS OF MUSICIANS. 44 documents.
Nice "Album - autograph of musicians" with 44 documents, autograph letters, signed documents, scores, written by
Ferdinando Paër or addressed to Ferdinando Paër. Dated from 1770 to 1877. 84 pp. and 4 half pages. Various formats (from gd in-folio to in-12). Pages numbered in pencil, the documents are fixed by glue dots, stamp of the collector Gracian-Garros on the documents.
This album is composed among others of documents of Ferdinando PAËR (1771-1839), autograph notes, autograph letters signed, score, compose the first 17 pages of this album. This set dated from 1829 to April 14, 1839. This set includes professional and personal correspondence (he evokes at length his health), a score entitled "Schevzo". The letter numbered 17, dated December 3, 1838, addressed to "Monsieur de Garros" lets us foresee the creation of this album "I send you herewith some othographs [...MALIBRAN Maria (1808-1836) to Ferdinando Paër, autograph letter signed in Italian; BERTON Henri-Montan (1767- 1844) to Ferdinando Paër, he asks him to help a common friend to find his place of "Master of harmony";
CHERUBUNI Louis (1760-1842) a letter and a score of the "Chorus of the Air d'Almanzor of the 2nd act of the Abencevages" ; SPONTITNI Gaspard (1774-1851) autograph bill signed, about rehearsals; CHAMPEIN Stanislas (1753-1830) autograph signature on the back of a receipt of fees for Le Portrait [or La Divinité sauvage] created in October 1870; LESUEUR Jean-François (1760- 1837) autograph note signed "Le Chval Le Sueur"...]";
BERLIOZ Hector (1803-1869) 2 autograph letters signed and autograph note signed, Paris, April 12, 1859 and (s.l.). 4 pp. in-8 and in-12. On April 12 he apologizes "[...] for very good reason, the party of refusing me absolutely to musical consultations as the one you ask me. [...]" On June 26, he apologizes and explains "I do not have the courage to write; the nervous disease that is killing me takes away all my energy. I will be lying on the ground next to a cannon loaded with grapeshot, aimed at the scum whose extermination you and I wanted, that I would not get up to set fire to it. [...]";
GOUNOD Charles (1818-1893) autograph score "Santucs (partie d'Orgue)", 3 pp. in-folio oblong, 2 autograph letters signed to Gracian-Garros, (s.l.n.d.).
2 pp. pt. in-8 and in-8. A letter with the heading "Ecole communal - Direction de l'Orphéon. "Tuesday evening" he evokes his health and apologizes "I ask you to forgive the fly's feet that I send you to decipher: I cannot write anymore. [...]", [1853-1854] He announces the future creation of the Bloody Nun (October 18, 1854) and invites his friend to come "[...] Sunday for our great Orpheum session. We will be 1100 musicians [...] you will see that the orpheon does not yawn anymore as in the past [...]". Gounod conducted the famous Messe "Aux Orphéonistes" in June 1853;
MEYERBEER Giacomo (1791-1864) autograph letter signed [to Ferdinando Paër]; VIARDOT Pauline (1821-1910) autograph letter signed; BOIELDIEU François-Adrien (1775-1834) and COMMERSON Jean-
Louis-Auguste (1802-1879) musical manuscript of their romance Le Brave à ses derniers moments. 1 p. ½ gd in-folio. ; AUBER Daniel-François-Esprit (1782- 1871) musical manuscript with handwritten indication "Page in Auber's handwriting Les diamants de la Couronne" [the crown diamonds operatic created in 1841] 4 ½ pp. (the half-page torn in all its height and held together by tape).
Provenance: Gracian-Garros music library.
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