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Both are First Editions (Fuld, p. 649).  Covers separating at spine in both songs, else fine, with bright and crisp cover illustrations.   SCARCE.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093091340447,"sku":"199","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Kern_2C_Sweet_Adeline106.jpg?v=1722185878"},{"product_id":"206-caruso-enrico-brown-george-walter-little-goerge-a-stanley-jack-they-needed-a-song-bird-in-heaven","title":"[Caruso, Enrico. (1873-1921)] Brown, George Walter; Little, Goerge A.; Stanley, Jack. They Needed a Song Bird in Heaven (so God Took Caruso away)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSheet music. 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You yourself, dearest friend, have shown me your approval of them during your last sojourn in this capital.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"\"\u003eThe sixth of these 'Haydn' Quartets, No. 19 in C, K. 465 was nicknamed 'Dissonance' because of its fascinatingly chromatic Adagio introduction, which finally explodes into a dramatically driven Allegro in bright C major.  (One wonders how much influence this had on Haydn, when he came to put down his famous depiction of chaos at the beginning of his oratorio \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eThe Creation\u003c\/em\u003e, which also lands in radiant C major.)  The middle movements contrast the elegant eloquence of the Andante cantabile – truly a 'singing' movement – with an uncommonly bumptious Minuet.  The Finale is a thoroughly Mozartian riff on the fleet, tricky, and witty finales of Haydn.\" (LA Phil)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"\"\u003eIt seems likely that the ownership label in the present score is that of Alfred Burnett (1824-1884), a rather fascinating figure who went from a career as a highly successful confectioner to being a leading touring entertainer, ventriloquist and occasional song lyricist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093098254495,"sku":"430","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Mozart_Wolfgang_Amadeus_String_Quartet_No_19_430a.jpg?v=1722185926"},{"product_id":"426-glazounov-alexander-concerto-pour-piano-avec-orchestre-op-92","title":"Glazounov, Alexander. 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Pn 4089, 4102, 4103, 3994.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093099040927,"sku":"450","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Tansman_Pour_Les_Enfants.jpg?v=1722185929"},{"product_id":"462-duncan-isadora-duncan-dancers-original-photograph","title":"[Duncan, Isadora. (1877–1927)] Duncan Dancers Original Photograph","description":"Original photograph of four of the Duncan Dancers, showing the important influence of classical Greek sculpture and works of antiquity that pervaded much of Duncan's oeuvre.  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He could sing a high D!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093101105311,"sku":"519","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Rosvaenge_SP063.jpg?v=1722185945"},{"product_id":"568-verdi-mascherini-conley-novelli-reggiani-signed-rigoletto-program-photograph","title":"[Verdi] Mascherini, Conley, Novelli, Reggiani. 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Early connections with Diaghilev led to fruitful work in 1930s Paris as conductor \u0026amp; composer where his ballet \"ICARE\" was an important event. He had permanent posts in Stockholm, Paris, Montreal, Madrid, Monte Carlo \u0026amp; Rome as well as appearances with all the major orchestras and some great recordings. 5 x 6.25 inches (12.7 x 15.9 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"In the 1930s, Markevitch wrote one major work a year, to the point of being hailed as a second Stravinsky. A work from 1931, Rébus, was originally intended to be a ballet with choreography by Leonid Massine. The work was never staged but had its debut in a concert version, with the composer conducting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rebus is the depiction of a syllable, a word, or a name through enigmatic images.In the original plan for the ballet, the audience was supposed to guess which proverb was being illustrated by the various scenes. 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Early edition of this group of Strauss \"Moods and Fancies\" for piano, composed in 1883-84.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093115523231,"sku":"957","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/StraussStimmungsbilder.jpg?v=1722186022"},{"product_id":"960-honegger-arthur-sonatine-pour-clarinette-en-la-et-piano","title":"Honegger, Arthur. (1892-1955) Sonatine pour Clarinette en La et Piano.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very fine copy in original orange wraps. 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