Fine, early partial autograph working musical manuscript sketch-leaf, including sketches of a Ninth Symphony. 2 pages, apparently the upper right portion of a larger oblong folio, notated in brown ink on paper with twelve-staves visible, the staves drawn with a single rastral, comprising on the recto sketches for an unidentified work or works, containing a number of separate thematic ideas, one marked "sinfonie" and evidently in D minor, another marked "V[iolon]c[e]llo"; on the verso sketches for his Elegischer Gesang, op. 118 (for four voices and string quartet), including the words "Sanft", "Sanft wie du", "Sanft wie du lebte[st]" and "hast du", written in brown ink on systems of varying lengths, with twelve staves visible, numerous cancellations and revisions, 2 pages on one leaf, a fragment (evidently comprising the top right-hand quarter of an oblong 4to sketch-leaf with untrimmed deckle edge to the right), no watermark visible (possibly a blank quadrant from JTW Paper-Type 25), traces of mount on the left-hand border of the verso, diagonal crease, c.166 x 148 mm., [Vienna, c.1814]. Read More...
Upright folio. 25 pp. A historic presentation copy inscribed by Georges Bizet to the French composer Jules Massenet on the title-page (translated from the French): "To the author of Marie-Magdeleine / with all my admiration and all my heart / Georges Bizet." Additionally, the front wrapper has been addressed to "Monsieur Massenet / 38, rue Malesherbes" in Bizet's hand. Original printed limp green wrappers, front and rear wrappers detached; extremities worn and chipped, repairs along same; toned; damp staining to front and rear wrappers. Title-page detached, damp stained, extremities worn, Bizet's inscription slightly affected by damp; damp staining in all leaves. Read More...