Catalogue 63 - J & J Lubrano, Music Antiquarians

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First Edition, first issue. Very scarce. Hopkinson 63A. Holoman 138 p. 412. Commissioned by the dedicatee, Edouard Bénazet, to celebrate the opening of the new theater in Baden-Baden. The premiere took place on August 9th 1862 with the composer as conductor. Berlioz thought highly of this, his last major work: "To my mind it is one of the liveliest and most original things I have done." Berlioz & the Romantic Imagination 131. 37. BERLIOZ, Hector 1803-1869. L'Enfance du Christ Des Heiland's Kindheit Trilogie Sacrée 1er partie: Le Songe d'Hérode - 2e Partie: La Fuite en Égypte - 3e Partie: L'Arrivée a Saîs Texte Français et Allemand Paroles et Musique de Hector Berlioz Oeuvre 25. [Piano-vocal score]. Paris: S. Richault [PN] 11, 277 R [on title, 11607R throughout], [1855]. Large octavo. Newly bound in quarter dark tan morocco with marbled boards, black leather label gilt to spine. 1f. (frontispiece lithographic portrait of Berlioz by Charpentier after August Prinzhofer), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 12 (libretto in parallel German and French text), [1] (printed note on performance in both languages), 2- 187 pp. Engraved. With performance markings in red crayon and pencil. Some minor foxing and browning throughout; outer edge of verso of title (blank) with paper repair. A very good copy overall. (18851) $1,150. First Edition. Hopkinson 56D. Holoman 130 p. 340. "Berlioz liked to compare 'L'enfance du Christ" to the illuminations in medieval missals, an apt parallel which conveys the mixture of devotion and craftsmanship of which he was rightly proud." MacDonald: Berlioz, pp. 153-4. Berlioz thought highly of Prinzhofer's portrait, considering the likeness the best that he had seen. One of the Most Important Calligraphic Books of the 18 th Century, with Several Musical Plates 38. BICKHAM, George 1684-1758. The Universal Penman Engrav'd by George Bickham. London: Printed and Sold by H. Overton, [1743]. Folio. 19th century quarter calf with foliate patterned cloth boards, spine in decorative compartments, all edges gilt. 212 engraved plates designed by 25 different writing masters and engraved by Bickham, each plate focusing on a different art, profession, emotion or human moral. Printed on rectos only. With frontispiece drawn and engraved by Gravelot. Complete. Of particular interest to music are plates 93-96, one of which depicts a group of musicians performing; plate 185, being "An Epistle To the Countess of Exeter Playing on the Lute" in which the writer J[?ohn] Champion praises the Countess's playing, accompanied by an illustration of a woman playing a lutelike instrument en plein air; plate 193, which depicts a dancing couple; and plate 201, a charming engraving of a couple dancing to a musette player. With additional finely engraved portraits, decorative vignettes and devices throughout. Binding slightly worn, rubbed and scuffed; corners bumped; joints split. Title somewhat browned, one small marginal tear repaired; several small additional marginal tears repaired. (18905) $1,600. Second Edition of possibly the most important calligraphic book of the 18th century, first issued to subscribers in fiftytwo parts from 1733 to 1741; complete copies in good condition are very uncommon. This work is considered to be the ultimate guide to English writing hands of the first half of the 18th century and contributed greatly to the revival of interest in calligraphy. Bickham was the father of George Bickham, Jr. (?1706- 1771), best-known for his 200 engravings of songs with illustrative vignettes executed for The Musical Entertainer, published from 1737-1739. With Charming Engraved Vignettes to 100 Songs, Ex-Libris The Lord Mayor of London 39. BICKHAM, Jr., George ?1706-1771. The Musical Entertainer... Vol. I [of 2] only. London: Geo. Bickham, [ca. 1740]. Tall folio. Half dark green leather with marbled boards. 2ff. (list of subscribers and contents), 4ff. (the
Music section as it appears in The Universal Penman, engraved by George Bickham, Sr.) + 100ff., each printed on one side only, with large, elaborate vignettes to upper portions of each illustrating the song, signed in the plate by J. Bickham Jr., with several of the plates after drawings by Gravelot. The music appears below the illustration, with most pieces set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Named composers include Handel, Lampe, Gladwin, Green, Turner, Carey, Putti, Monro, Popely, Corelli, Holcombe, Stanley, Howard, Leveridge, Henry Purcell, Hudson, Festing, Vincent and Neale. Singers mentioned include Senesino and Isabella Young. With the bookplease of Gilbert Samuel Inglefield, former Lord Mayor of London. Binding worn, rubbed and bumped; hinges splitting. Lacking title. Occasional repairs and several small tears; some staining. Quite a good copy overall. (19250) $3,800. Probable second edition. BUC p. 107. RISM BII p. 245. First published in parts, in 1738-39 in two volumes of 100 plates each, then reissued in 1740. "[Bickham] was principally famous in music circles for his two illustrated folio volumes The Musical Entertainer, first issued in fortnightly parts, each containing four plates, from January 1737 to December 1739. The 200 plates are songs, headed and surrounded with pictorial embellishments illustrative of the song..., and engraved in the style of and even copied directly from Gravelot and Watteau. This work was the first of its kind to be published in England and quickly produced imitators such as Lampe’s British Melody, engraved by Benjamin Cole." "A second edition, corrected by Lampe, was also issued in parts (1740-41), and a third, printed from the original plates, appeared in 1765, issued by John Ryall. Other musical works engraved by Bickham include Songs in the Opera of Flora (1737), An Easy Introduction to Dancing (1738) and the frontispiece for Simpson’s The Delightful Pocket Companion for the German Flute (c1745)." Frank Kidson et al in Grove online. The Musical Entertainer was considered one of the finest 18th century illustrated books. Complete copies of this monumental work are very rare. 40. BICKHAM Jr., George ?1706-1771. The Musical Entertainer...Vol. I (of 2) only. London: Geo. Bickham, [ca. 1740]. Tall folio. Contemporary dark brown calf. 1f. (illustrated title) + 100ff., each printed on one side only, with large, elaborate vignettes to upper portions of each illustrating the song, signed in the plate by J. Bickham Jr., with several of the plates after drawings by Gravelot. The music appears below the illustration, set for voice and figured bass with a separate part for flute. Named composers include Handel, Lampe, Gladwin, Green, Turner, Carey, Putti, Monro, Popely, Corelli, Holcombe, Stanley, Howard, Leveridge, Henry Purcell, Hudson, Festing, Vincent and Neale. Singers mentioned include Senesino and Isabella Young. Lacking list of subscribers, index and 28 plates (numbers 4, 7-8, 10-11, 13, 16, 18-19, 21, 24, 36, 42, 45, 48-49, 66, 71-74, 76, 78-81, 88 and 99; plates 17, 20, 22, 23 and 77 loosely inserted. Very light dampstaining throughout; first and last leaves torn at edges and laid down; some creasing, spotting and soiling; several repairs. (19249) $1,750. An 18 th Century American Composer “of Uncommon Talent” 41. BILLINGS, William 1746-1800. The Singing Master's Assistant, or Key to Practical Music. Being an abridgement from The New-England Psalm-Singer; together with several other tunes never before published. Boston: Draper and Folsom, 1781. Oblong octavo (110 x 192 mm.). Original dark tan calf-backed boards. 32 pp. text, 104 pp. engraved music. "Engrav'd by Benja. Pierpont Jun. Roxbury 1778" printed at foot of last page of music. Boards somewhat worn, rubbed and bumped. Browned throughout; some leaves loose or detached; several small tears; some margins shaved by binder affecting titling, page numbering and text in some cases. Title-leaf (pp. 1-2) lacking. (19084) $2,200. Third edition. Rare. American Sacred Music Imprints III. The long and interesting introductory section includes detailed instructions to teachers of music, including "Rules for regulating a Singing-School," "Observations on the history of sacred music" and a musical dictionary.
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