Unbound upright folio. Two bifolia of unusually strong paper. [Boston?]: Ernst Perabo, 1891. Title, fol. 1v and 2r blank, 2 pp., fol. 2v and 3 blank. Decorative title as an epitaph; two angels to head, with dedication below, "To my Mother, Now in Heaven." Excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony—transition from scherzo to finale—in a circle around the titling, with what must be the life dates of the composer's mother ("Oct. 12, 1815" and "September 22, 1885") to the beginning and end of the passage. First four measures of the symphony's finale connecting the circle on top. 14 x 10.75 inches (35.5 x 27 cm). Paper rippled; upper corners bumped with slight loss.
First (and only) edition. A very fine, graphically attractive American imprint. WorldCat lists two copies, at the Boston Public Library and at the Bavarian State Library in Munich.
Born in Germany, Perabo moved to New York City with his parents at age seven. He returned to Germany to study with Carl Reinecke and Ignaz Moscheles in Leipzig before establishing himself in Boston. There he led a career as a pianist, composer, and music teacher. He is best remembered for having taught Amy Beach from 1876 to 1882. He published numerous arrangements for piano of music by other composers but left relatively few compositions of his own.
Unbound upright folio. Two bifolia of unusually strong paper. [Boston?]: Ernst Perabo, 1891. Title, fol. 1v and 2r blank, 2 pp., fol. 2v and 3 blank. Decorative title as an epitaph; two angels to head, with dedication below, "To my Mother, Now in Heaven." Excerpt from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony—transition from scherzo to finale—in a circle around the titling, with what must be the life dates of the composer's mother ("Oct. 12, 1815" and "September 22, 1885") to the beginning and end of the passage. First four measures of the symphony's finale connecting the circle on top. 14 x 10.75 inches (35.5 x 27 cm). Paper rippled; upper corners bumped with slight loss.
First (and only) edition. A very fine, graphically attractive American imprint. WorldCat lists two copies, at the Boston Public Library and at the Bavarian State Library in Munich.
Born in Germany, Perabo moved to New York City with his parents at age seven. He returned to Germany to study with Carl Reinecke and Ignaz Moscheles in Leipzig before establishing himself in Boston. There he led a career as a pianist, composer, and music teacher. He is best remembered for having taught Amy Beach from 1876 to 1882. He published numerous arrangements for piano of music by other composers but left relatively few compositions of his own.