Ricordi, Giulio. (1840-1912)
Autograph Letter
2 pp (recto/verso, with attached blank second page). Signed "Giulio Ricordi," no date. On "Stabilimento Ricordi - Gazetta Musicale di Milano" letterhead. In Italian, in part: "I will happily accept some pieces for the Gazzette - from what I understand, you are especially occupied with theatrical criticism; but I don't dismiss the possibility that you have good musical taste, it not being necessary to have the qualities of a musicologist in order to give a good accounting of musical works: in fact, I'm tempted to say the opposite. Having always a great deal of material, your pieces must be short - other than in exceptional cases - the journal goes to press Saturday morning, so at the latest you must send by Thursday night. In the cases of telegrams, your expenses will be reimibursed. This agreement is for the current year: with good luck, this trial will be mutually satisfactory."An interesting letter from the influential Italian publisher, addressed to Antonio Cervi, who was a popular theatre critic for Bologna's newspaper "Resto del Carlino, from 1889 - 1923 and who was also the father of the celebrated Italian actor, Gino Cervi (1901 - 1974). The "Gazetta Musicale di Milano" was a weekly journal founded by his Giulio Ricordi's father, Giovanni Ricordi, in 1842 to promote the interests of the musical publisher and its stable of composers. For most of it's 60 year history, it was Italy's most important music periodical and included not only coverage of local musical events, but articles appearing in translation for the first time from Fetis, Liszt, Wagner and Berlioz and others. (2456)
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