{"product_id":"8902-abt-franz-am-abend-bevor-ich-zur-ruhe-geh-autograph-musical-quotation","title":"Abt, Franz. (1819-1885) \"Am Abend, bevor ich zur Ruhe geh\" - Autograph Musical Quotation","description":"Scarce AMQS from the German composer and influential conductor in the circle of Lortzing, Mendelssohn and Schumann.  AMQS titled \"Andantino\" from \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\"Gute Nacht, du mein herziges Kind\", op. 137 (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"\"\u003e3 Lieder für eine Stimme mit Begleitung des Pianoforte\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e) no. 2, published 1856, penned \u003c\/span\u003eon an off-white 5 x 3 inch sheet. Abt pens eight bars of music and lyrics, signing twice and adding the location and date, Brunswick, January 28, 1869. Inset within a gold-bordered 7 x 5 inch card. In fine condition, with a few trivial creases and a small area of paper loss to the lower right corner. \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrated especially as a choral conductor, he composed more than 3000 works.  \"Vocal music was his main interest, especially male choral music, whose impoverished repertory he strove to enrich. His style is popular, his melodies simple and fresh, with a pleasing and varied accompaniment, so that some – like Wenn die Schwalben heimwärts ziehn and Die stille Wasserrose – are easily mistaken for genuine folksong.\" (Edward Kravitt, Grove Online)","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093372194975,"sku":"8902","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Abt_Franz_Autograph_Musical_Quotation_8902.jpg?v=1722187599","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/8902-abt-franz-am-abend-bevor-ich-zur-ruhe-geh-autograph-musical-quotation","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}