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plinthe on which sits a keyboard instrument with an open copy of
this treatise, a lyre flanked by two putti at head. With a doublepage
engraving of the keyboard and the chromatic scale
engraved by Richomme. Some minor dampstaining; tears to
lower margin of several leaves with no loss. Binding worn,
rubbed and scuffed. (16801) $285.
Piatti & Strauss Autograph Musical Quotations
328. PIATTI, Alfredo 1822-1901. Autograph musical
quotation signed and dated London, April 5, 1882. 8 measures
from a work for cello marked Allo. alla Tarantella. Notated in ink
on an album leaf measuring ca. 255 x 198 mm. With an additional
autograph musical quotation on the same leaf in the hand of
Ludwig Straus 1835-1899, two measures from an unidentified
work, signed and dated on the same day as Piatti's. Slightly
browned. (20414) $500.
Piatti, an Italian cellist and composer, debuted in London on May
31, 1844, "and was immediately welcomed as an exceptional
artist... Mendelssohn was so impressed that in 1847 he wrote at
least part of a cello concerto for him." Grove online. Straus was
an Austrian violinist who toured with Piatti in Germamy amd
Sweden.
With Cast List
329. PICCINI, Niccolò 1728-1800. Didon, Tragedie-
Lyrique en trois actes, Représentée pour la premiere fois, par
l'Academie Royale de Musique, le Lundi 1er. Décembre 1783.
[Libretto]. Paris: Aux Depens de la Compagnie, 1784. Octavo.
Plain contemporary wrappers. 1f. (title), pp. [3]-32. Uncut. In a
modern cloth folder. Woodcut device to title, pictorial woodcut
headpiece. With cast list including Saint-Huberti, Lainé, Larrivée,
Maillard, Joinville, Chardini, Lays, Cheron, Rousseau,
Dufrenaye, Tacusset, Leroux and Cheron. Wrappers quite worn
and frayed. Edges slightly dusty. A very good, crisp and widemargined
copy overall. (20808) $325.
Not in Sonneck. Piccini is considered "one of the central figures
in Italian and French opera in the second half of the 18th
century." Grove online
330. PIECHLER, Arthur. "Sursum Corda" (Hymnen an die
Kirche) von Gertrud von Le Fort für gemsischten Chor/ Solo
Quartett/ Orchester und Orgel ... Opus 18. [Piano-vocal score].
Berlin: Adolph Fürstner [PN A. 8022 F.], [c1929]. Folio. Full
blue cloth. 123 pp. Ex-library with library stamps, etc. Head and
tail of spine slightly frayed. Minor spotting to title. (17926) $60.
"Perhaps the Greatest Dramatic Singer of the Age"
331. PISEK, Jan Krtitel 1814-1873. Autograph letter
signed to "My esteemed Mr. Benedict" [most probably the
conductor Sir Julius Benedict 1804-1885]. 3 pages of a bifolium.
Octavo. Dated Bath Hotel, June 10, 1863. On letterhead with
Pisek's small oval embossed monogram to upper left corner. In
German, with translation. Pisek has had to cancel several concert
engagements due to a family wedding, and send regrets that he
will not be able to participate in Benedict's anniversary concert in
London. He plans to return in April of 1864 for the season in
order to make up for what I could not fulfill this time. He wishes
Benedict all the best and great success with his concert, and says
I would like to ask you to compose another scene for me when
you feel like it, and to send it to me in Germany, so that next year
I can perform it for the English concert goers. Slightly worn and
browned; creased at folds with some short splits; small stain not
affecting legibility; several small tears. (20399) $150.
A Bohemian baritone, "Pisek's voice was rich and expressive over
a range of two octaves, and his use of the mezza voce and falsetto
was particularly admired. Some critics considered his singing
mannered and his acting artificial and exaggerated. Berlioz
(Mémoires), however, had a very high opinion of his talents, and
considered him 'perhaps the greatest dramatic singer of the age'.
He was also a talented pianist and a composer of songs." Grove
online
Signed Photograph of the Composer
332. PIZZETTI, Ildebrando 1880-1968. Signed postcard
photograph inscribed to the Colombian musicologist Otto de
Greiff (1903-1995) and dated Rome November 22, 1936. With
autograph envelope addressed to de Greiff. Envelope worn and
with file holes. (20112) $375.
333. PIZZETTI. Clitennestra. Tragedia musicale in un
preludio e due atti. Prima rappresentazione: Milano, Teatro alla
Scala, 1o marzo 1965. Opera completa per canto e pianoforte.
Riduzione di Barbara Giuranna. [Milano]: Ricordi [PN 130754],
[c1964]. Large octavo. Full black cloth. 381 pp. Ex-library, with
library stamps, etc. (18343) $50.
334. PIZZETTI. Dèbora e Jaéle. Dramma in Tre Atti ...
Prima rappresentazione: Milano, Teatro della Scala, 16 Dicembre
1922. Riduzione per canto e pianoforte di Vito Frazzi. Repristino
1946. [Piano-vocal score]. Milano: G. Ricordi [PN 118751],
c1922, [1946]. Octavo. Full green cloth. 477 pp. Ex-library, with
library stamps, etc. Binding slightly worn and rubbed. Browned;
small tape repair to title. (18475) $55.
Requesting the use of the Theatre for Carnivale
335. PLACCI, Giovanni Battista 179?-186?. Autograph
letter signed to Signor Priore. 1 p. Quarto. On Placci's elaborate
letterhead, describing him as "Artista Cantate ed Appaltatore
Teatrale." Dated December 16, 1847. In Italian, with translation.
Placci requests Signore Priore grant him the use of the theatre for
performances during Carnival, beginning on the evening of
December 26th, to include himself, his wife (prima donna
Giovannina Schuster), and their three children, who have had the
honour of performing in several Italian theatres vaudeville works
with modern music pieces, mostly by renowned maestro Verdi.
Slight overall creasing; creased at folds. (20567) $350.
336. PLANQUETTE, Robert 1848-1903. Les Cloches de
Corneville. Opéra-Comique en 3 Actes et 4 Tableaux. Partition
Piano & Chant. Arrangée par C. Genet. Paroles de MM. Clairville
& GH. Gabet. Paris: L. Bathlot [PN L.B.1520], [1877]. Large
octavo. Quarter dark blue calf with marbled boards, spine in
compartments gilt, titling gilt. 1f. (lithographic title), 2ff.
(dedication, cast and contents). Lithographed throughout. Binding
slightly worn, rubbed and bumped; spine chipped; joints tender.
Slightly worn, browned and foxed throughout; title trimmed with
minor loss; tape repair to pp. 183-184. (19880) $85.
First performed at the Folies-Dramatiques on April 19, 1877.
337. POLOVINKIN, Léonid Alekseyevich 1894-1949.
Téléscope II pour grand Orchestre. [Full score]. Wien, Leipzig;