Durand, Jacques. (1865-1928)
Five Signed Scores inscribed to Lucien Garban
Five first editions of songs for voice and piano by the music publisher and composer Jacques Durand, each signed and inscribed by the composer to his colleague, proofreader and arranger Lucien Garban. Published by Durand & Compagnie, the celebrated firm founded in 1869 by Durand's father, Auguste Durand. Some light toning, edge wear, and wrinkling; in very good to fine condition overall. The scores as follows:Deux Poèmes de Ronsard mis en musique par Jacques Durand. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1925. [PN] D. & F. 10,816. 6 pp.
Du Printemps, Duo pour Mezzo-Soprano et Baryton, Poésie de Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Musique de Jacques Durand. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1926. [PN] D. & F. 10,928. 5 pp.
Quelques Quatrains extraits du Chansonnier des Grâces de 1828, Mis en Musique par Jacques Durand. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1926. [PN] D. & F. 10,983. 11 pp.
Nocturne pour Chant et Piano, Musique de Jacques Durand, Poème de René Dommange. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1928. [PN] D. & F. 11,438. 3 pp.
Sérénade langoureuse pour chant et piano, Paroles et musique de Jacques Durand. Paris: Durand & Cie, 1925. [PN] D. & F. 10,819. 3 pp.
The composer and organist Auguste Durand (1830-1909), a classmate of Cesar Franck and Camille Saint-Saëns at the Paris Conservatoire, founded the publishing house of Durand in 1869. His son Jacques (1865-1928), also a composer, assumed control of the company after his father's death in 1909. Over its long history, the company published most of the most important French composers of the era, including Saint-Saëns, Fauré, D’Indy, Debussy, Dukas, Ropartz, Roussel, Schmitt, Ravel, Milhaud, Poulenc, Duruflé, Jolivet and Messiaen.
Lucien Garban (1877-1959) was an important arranger and transcriber of the works of Debussy and Ravel, as well as a proofreader for Durand & Cie. Close colleagues, Jacques Durand and Lucien Garban were also both friends of Maurice Ravel. (12390)
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