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ABEL, Carl Friedrich, 1723-1787

[Trio sonatas, vln, vla, bc, op.16] Six Trios for a Violin, Tenor, & Violoncello, op.XVI. [Library of Congress, Washington DC].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 180 New York, [2005]. 4º, 3 partbooks, 39 pp. Line-cut of the London, c.1783 edition. Wrappers. $33 [item no.8562]


AMON, Johannes Andreas, 1763-1825

[Divertissement, guitar, strgs, op.16] Divertissement per chitarra, violino, viola e violoncello. Offenbach s.d.

Archivum Musicum: L’Arte della Chitarra, 22. Florence, 1989. 24 x 34 cm, iii, 19 pp. Line-cut of the Offenbach, n.d. edition. Introduction in It by Andrea Sebastiani. Wrappers in decorative paper. $27 [item no.3189]


ANTONII, Giovanni Battista degli., 1660-aft.1696

[Balletti e correnti, 2 vln, vc, bc, op.4] Balletti e correnti gighe, e sarabande da camera a violino, e clavicembalo; o violoncello. [Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna].

Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, IV/145. Bologna, 1972. 18 x 25 cm, 55 pp. Line-cut of the Bologna, 1688 edition. 12 numbers in score format. Laid paper. Hardbound. Last copy. $36 [item no.1262]


BACH, Johann Christian, 1735-1782

[Quartets, winds/strings, op.19, W B61-64] Four Quartettos, Two for Two Flutes, a Tenor and Violoncello, One for Two Flutes a Violin and Violoncello, and One for a Flute, Hoboy, or Two Flutes, a Tenor, Violoncello. Opera XIX.

Huntingdon, n.d. 4º. 4 partbooks, 45 pp. Xerographic reprint of the London, 1784 edition. Nos. 1-2 for 2 fl, vla, vc; no.3 for 2 fl, vln, vc; no.4 for f/ob, fl, vla, vc. Wrappers. $24 [item no.8309]


[Quartets, fl, vln, vla, vc; 2 vln, vla, vc] Six Quartettos for a German Flute, Violin, Tenor and Bass, or Two Violins, a Tenor and Bass.

Huntingdon, n.d. 4º. 4 partbooks, 54 pp. Xerographic reprint of the London, 1776 edition. Works by J.C. Bach, Abel & Giardini. Wrappers. $24 [item no.8310]


BACH, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

[Sacred aria, soprano, strings, bc, BWV 1127] “Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn’ ihn” BWV 1127. Aria for Soprano, Two Violins, Viola and Continuo, BWV 1127. First Edition Edited by Michael Maul.

Kassel, 2005. 4°, viii, 4, i pp. Halftone facsimile, (B/W) of the autograph manuscript rediscovered in May 2005 in Weimar. The aria, consisting of 12 verses, was composed in 1713 to celebrate the 53rd birthday of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar. Together with new performing edition. Wrappers. $23 [item no.8612]


[Brandenburg Concerti, BWV 1046-1051] Brandenburgische Konzerte. Faksimile des Autographen. Faksimileausgabe nach dem Autograph Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußische Kulturbesitz, Musikabteilung, Am.B.78.

Leipzig, 4/ 1996. Oblong, 33 x 26 cm, 170 pp. Halftone monochrome of the dedication autograph score—dated 24 March 1721—for Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. Bach's elegantly penned title "Concerts avec plusieurs instruments" (concertos with several instruments) is a somewhat modest description of the concertos to follow, in that many different combinations of instruments and sonorities are exploited, perhaps deliberately to get the Margrave's attention and approval, not unlike the way Mozart used his Gran Partita to introduce himself to the Viennese public. Sadly the autograph score was left unused in the Margrave's library until his death in 1734, the reason being (it is believed) that he lacked the musicians to perform the concertos. One of the great gems of Western music, this facsimile is a perfect gift for any wind or string player, harpsichordist, conductor or music lover. Handsome binding in brown linen with lettering in gold. $285 (more info... ) [item no.7619]


[Concerti, harpsichord, strgs, BWV 1052, -53, -54, -55, -56, -57, -58, -59] Concerti a Cembalo obligato BWV 1052-1059. Autograph Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Commentary by / Kommentar von Christoph Wolff, Martina Rebmann.

Documenta Musicologica, II/57. Kassel, 2021. 24 x 40 cm, viii, 106, 28 pp. Deluxe 4-color facsimile of the autograph (collective) score mus. ms. aut. Bach P. 234. Johann Sebastian Bach composed not only for the nobility and the church, but also for bourgeois musical culture. Among these works are the harpsichord concertos, “music for a Leipzig ‘coffee house”. They are notated in a 1738 manuscript that is a unique and probably the most important document for the instrumental repertoire of the Leipzig “Collegium Musicum”. The concerto movements are arranged in such a way that the harpsichord is given a solo part that exploits the instrument’s “clavieristic” possibilities to the full. These works thus fix a decisive moment in the early history of the piano concerto genre which received significant impulses from Bach and his circle of students. Hardbound, with leather spine and decorative paper boards. 10% discount for early subscribers. $345 (more info... ) [item no.9665]


BARTÓK, Béla, 1881-1945

[Concerto, viola, orch, draft] Concerto for Viola and Orchestra. Facsimile of the Autograph Draft, with an Introduction by Laszlo Somfai. Preface by Peter Bartók. New Fair Copy of the Autograph by Nelson Dellamaggiore.

Homosassa, 1995. 28 x 40 cm, 16 facs, 80 pp. Full-color facsimile of the composing (short) score written in 1944 in New York (and Saranac Lake), which, along with the Third Piano Concerto, is the composer’s last work. The concerto, a commission of the violist William Primrose, although “complete”, was not scored by Bartók (the composer referred to its orchestration as “mechanical work”), and surely many details and modifications would have occurred when he transferred the composition onto the final score paper. That task was later completed by Tibor Serly. With this facsimile we can finally answer the question, how much is Bartók, and what details come from Serly. With preface by Peter Bartók and commentary provided in Eng-Hung-Ger-Jap-Sp. Hardbound in black, with gold lettering. Special OMI price (reg. $100). (more info... ) [item no.4417]


BEACH, Amy, 1867-1944

[Quartet, strings, op.89] Quartet for Strings (in One Movement). Opus 89. Edited by Adrienne Fried Block. [Fuller Public Library, Hillsborough, on deposit at the Univ. of New Hampshire, Beach Collection, 51A, box 4, folder 25].

Music of the United States of America, 3. Madison, 1994. 4º, xxxiv, 31, 21 pp. New critical edition, together with halftone of the draft score. Wrappers. $54 [item no.7008]


BECKER, Dietrich, 1623-1679

[Musikalische Frühlings-Früchte, strings/winds] Musikalische Frühlings-Früchte bestehend in drey-, vier- und funff-stimmiger Instrumental-Harmonia, nebenst dem Basso Continuo.

Huntingdon, 1991. 4º, 7 partbooks, c.190 pp. Line-cut of the Hamburg, 1668 edition. Sonatas and dances for 3, 4 & 5 instruments: strings, cornetti, bassoons, & viols. Wrappers. $49 [item no.7028]


BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van, 1770-1827

[Duet, viola, violoncello, WoO 32, Eb major] Duett mit zwei obligaten Augenglässern für Viola und Violoncello herausgegeben von Franz Beyer. Vorwort von Willy Hess.

Winterthur, 1986. 4º, iii, 7 facs, 12 pp. Halftone of the autograph score, together with a new practical edition. The jocular title seems to mean that the piece was written for 2 bespectacled players. Preface in Ger-Eng. Wrappers. $19 [item no.2020]


[Quartets, strings, op.18, SV 46, “Grasnick 2” Sketchbook] Ein Skizzenbuch zu Streichquartetten aus Op.18, SV 46. Faksimile / Übertragung von Wilhelm Virneisel. [Staatsbibliothek Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, mus. ms. aut. Beethoven Grasnick 2].

Veröffentlichungen des Beethoven-Hauses, I/6. Bonn, 1972-1974. Oblong, 34 x 27 cm, 2 vols, 90 facs, 122 pp. Halftone. Separate commentary-edition vol. Limited issue of 500 copies. Wrappers. $36 [item no.144]


[Quartet, strings, op.59, 1st ed.] Trois quatuors pour deux violons, alto et violoncello. Œeuvre 59me [The “Rasumovsky” Quartets]. [private collection].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 280. New York, [2011]. 27 x 35 cm, 4 partbooks, c.136 pp. Line-cut of Vienna [1808] edition (Au Bureau des arts et d'industrie A.' Pesth chez Schreyvogel & Comp. plate nos. 580.584.585). Wrappers. $50 [item no.9215]


[Quartet, strings, op.130, no.13, B-flat major; Great Fugue, op.133] Streichquartett B-dur op.130 / Grande Fugue B-dur Op.133. Autograph: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin—Preussischer Kulturbesitz; Moravské Zemské Muzeum, Brno; Badische Landesbibliothek, Karlsruhe; Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków; Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris; Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Commentary - Kommentar Ulrich Konrad.

Documenta Musicologica, II/55. Kassel, 2019. Oblong, 4°. viii, 252, 26 pp. Full-color facsimile of the autograph, dispersed now among six libraries around the world (movt I - Bibl. Jagiellońska Kraków; II - Library of Congress Washington; III - Bibliothèque Nationale Paris & Badische Landesbibl. Karlsruhe; IV - Maravské zemské muzeum Brno; V & VI - Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. The autograph ranges from fair copy to composing copy and includes 7 paste-over corrections (2 of them full page), meticulously reproduced in this exceptional facsimile. A truly remarkable contribution to Beethoven research and gift to Beethoven lovers, this facsimile reunites the various movements after 190 years. Commentary in Eng-Ger. Quarter leather with boards in decorative paper. $425 (more info... ) [item no.9596]


[Quartet, strings, op.132, no.15, A minor] Streichquartett a-moll op.132. Vollständige Faksimileausgabe der Handschrift Mus. ms. autogr. Beethoven Mend.-Stift. 11 der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin—Preußischer Kulturbesitz. Vorwort von András Schiff, Einleitung von Ernst Herttrich.

[Henle Music Facsimiles, 22]. Munich, 2011. Oblong, 35 x 29 cm, 168, xxiv pp. Beautiful 4-color halftone. The heart of Beethoven’s Quartet op. 132 is the “Holy song of thanksgiving”, in which Beethoven takes up old counterpoint techniques and Gregorian simplicity. In this unusually beautiful and well preserved manuscript, Beethoven generously makes the most of the space on its pages. The lavish 4-color printing allows the composer’s occasionally unconventional manner of notation to come to life. It permits a unique insight into the creative process, which continued after it had been written down in the form of multiple additions and changes. The edition is rounded off with a preface by the pianist András Schiff, with his generous support this valuable facsimile was made possible. Hardbound. $190 (more info... ) [item no.9189]


Serenade Op.8, Arranged for Violin, Viola and Guitar by Wenceslaus Matiegka. Revised and Edited by Matanya Ophee.

Boston, 1981. 4º, iii, 48, 6 pp. Line-cut of the Artaria, 1807 edition in reduced format, together with a new practical edition (score & parts). Historical introduction. Wrappers. $26 [item no.3203]


[Küthen, Hans-Werner] Beethovens und die Rezeption der Alten Musik. Die hohe Schule der Überlieferung, Symposion Bonn 2000, Congressional Report Edited by Hans-Werner Küthen, 2002.

Veröffentlichungen des Beethoven-Hauses, IV/16. Bonn, 2002. 8˚, viii, 312 pp. Contents: Martin Zenck, “Geschichtsreflexion und Historismus im Musikdenken Beethovens”; Hans-Josef Irmen, “Beethoven, Bach und die Illuminaten”; Tomislav Volek, “Mozartsche Fragmente und Beethovensche Rente. Zwei historische Tatsachen von großer Aussagekraft”; William Drabkin,” Die langsame Einleitung zur Kreutzersonate. Form und Vorbilder”; Richard Kramer, “Beethovens Opus 90 und die Fenster zur Vergangenheit”; William Kinderman, “Rückblick nach vorn: Beethovens ‘Kunstvereinigung’ und das Erbe Bachs”; Annette Monheim, “Händel auf dem Weg nach Wien. Die Händel-Rezeption in Florenz, Berlin und Wien von 1760 bis 1800”; Ulrich Bartels, “Zwischen Assimilation und Provokation. Bemerkungen zur ‘barocken’ Beethoven-Interpretation”; Christopher Reynolds, “Beethovens ‘Arioso dolente’ und die Frage seiner motivischen Erbschaft”; Hans-Werner Küthen, “’Szene am Bach’ oder der Einfluss durch die Hintertür. Die Bach-Rezeption der anderen als Impuls für Beethoven”; Norbert Gertsch, “Wer verfasste die Orgelstimmen in Beethovens Messen?”. Wrappers. $55 [item no.6704]


BRAHMS, Johannes, 1833-1897

[Quintet, strings, op.88, F major] Streichquintett Nr.1 F-Dur op.88. Faksimilé-Ausgabe. [Brahmsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden].

Baden-Baden, 1994. Oblong, 33 x 26 cm, 46 pp. Fine color reproduction of Brahms’ elegant autograph fair copy, dated and signed May 1882. Limited bibliophile edition of 200 copies. Handsomely bound in dark burgundy leatherette with the composer’s signature embossed in silver. $185 (more info... ) [item no.7077]


BUONANNI, Filippo, 1638-1725

Descrizione degl’istromenti armonici d’ogni genere.

Leipzig, 1975. 20 x 28 cm, 256 pp. Line-cut of the Rome, 1726 edition. Extremely informative treatise on organology with altogether 140 extended descriptions provided in Italian and French. Bilingual indices. Accompanied by 142 superb woodcuts of scenes of musicians with their instruments. Linen. $125 [item no.2703]


BURKHARD, Willy, 1900-1955

[Concerto, viola, orch, op.93] Konzert für Viola und Orchester Op.93. Faksimile-Ausgabe nach der Handschrift des Komponisten (1953).

Kassel, 1973. 8º, Line-cut of the autograph score in reduced format. Wrappers. $31 [item no.219]


CAMPAGNOLI, Bartolomeo, 1751-1827

[Caprices, viola] 41 caprices pour l’alto. Présentation par Jean-Philippe Vasseur. [Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 1999. 4º, xiii, 35 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1869 edition. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Hardbound. $31 [item no.7716]


CAPRICORNUS, Samuel Friedrich, 1628-1665

Geistliche Concerten mit 2. und 3. Stimmen. [Universitätsbibl., Uppsala].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 11. Stuttgart, 2000. 14 x 19 cm, 4 partbooks, c.120 pp. Line-cut of the Gerjard edition, Nuremberg, 1658. Partbook format: vox prima, vox secunda, vox tertia, bassus pro organo. Wrappers, with slipcase in marbled paper. $84 [item no.7899]


Geistliche Concerten ander Theil. Stuttgart 1665. RISM C 936. [Landesbibl. Dresden; Universitätsbibl., Tübigen].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 3. Stuttgart, 2002. 14 x 19 cm, 3 partbooks, 102 pp. Line-cut of the Stuttgart, 1665 edition. 12 settings a 3 plus basso continuo (”vox prima” partbook of original print has been lost and is not included in this facsimile). Wrappers, in portfolio covered with decorative paper. $56 [item no.8658]


[Geistliche Harmonie, 3 voices, winds, strings, bc] Erster [-Ander, -Dritter] Theil geistlicher Harmonien mit zwei und drey Stimmen und 2. Violinen.

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 9. Stuttgart, 2000. 16 x 23 cm, 7 partbooks, 740 pp. Line-cut of the Stuttgart, 1659, 1660 & 1664 editions. 42 pieces for two and three sopranos, two violins, in various combinations with flute, cornetto, bassoon, trombone, & viola da gamba. Hardbound in marbled paper. $158 [item no.7815]


Jubilus Bernhardi [in 24. partes distributus, & quinque vocibus concertantibus, quibus adjunctae quatuor violae]. [Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, Ms. VM1 988].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 8. Stuttgart, 2000. 15 x 21 cm, 15 partbooks, c.590 pp. Line-cut of the Endter edition, Stuttgart, 1660. 24 sacred numbers in concerted form in partbook format: cantus 1, cantus 1 ripieno, cantus 2, cantus 2 ripieno, alto, alto ripieno, 4 violas, tenor, tenor ripieno, bassus, bassus ripieno, & basso continuo (organ). Wrappers, with slipcase. $160 [item no.7821]


Opus Musicum. [Zentralbibliothek, Zürich].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 15. Stuttgart, 2001. 20 x 33 cm, 18 partbooks, c.190 pp. Line-cut of the Nuremberg, 1655 edition. Concerted pieces for voice and instruments, from 1 to 8 parts & bc. Wrappers, with portfolio in marbled paper. $134 [item no.7947]


Scelta musicale ò la prima opera d’eccellenti motteti, voce sola è uno, overò duos instrumenti. [Zentralbibliothek, Zürich].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 5. Stuttgart, 2000. Oblong, 28 x 20 cm, 4 partbooks, c.80 pp. Line-cut of Ammon edition, Frankfurt, 1669. 8 settings for voice (canto, alto, basso) and various instruments (viola da gamba, violins, cornetti, trombone, bassoon, organo). Hardbound, with slipcase in marbled paper. $115 [item no.7987]


[Sonatas, 2 violins, trombone/viola da gamba] Sonaten und Canzonen [mit 3. Instrumenten gesezt. Instrumentum primum]. Nürnberg, Christoff Gerhard 1660. [Bischöflichen Zentralbibliothek Regensburg].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 16. Stuttgart, 2014. 16 x 22 cm, 24 pp. Line-cut of the Nuremburg, 1660 edition. Rare collection of of 6 sonatas for violins & trombone/viola da gamba. Only the Violino I part survives. Hardbound, with marbled paper boards. $23 [item no.9377]


[Tafelmusik, voice, strings/winds, bc, part 1] Neu-Angestimte und erfreuliche Tafelmusik. [Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 12. Stuttgart, 2001. Oblong, 28 x 19 cm, 3 partbooks, 28 pp. Line-cut of the Frankfurt, 1670 edition. Wrappers, with portfolio in marbled paper. $46 [item no.7945]


[Tafelmusik, strings/winds, bc, part 2] Continuation der neuen wohl angestimmten Taffel-Lustmusik. [Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna].

Faksimile-Edition Capricornus, 13. Stuttgart, 2001. Oblong, 28 x 19 cm, 3 partbooks, 34 pp. Line-cut of the Frankfurt, 1671 edition. Wrappers, in marbled portfolio. $48 [item no.7946]


CERONE, Pietro, c.1560-1625

El melopeo y maestro : (Napoles, J.B. Gargano y L. Nucci, 1613) / Pedro Cerone ; Antonio Ezquerro Esteban, ed.

Monumentos de la Música Española, 74. Madrid, 2007 23 x 32 cm, 2 vols: 1392 pp. Line-cut of the Naples, 1613 edition based on exemplars preserved in the Biblioteca “Jose Maria Lafragua” de la Benmerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla (Puebla de los Angeles, Mexico), and in the Biblioteca Publica del Estadoo “Fray Francisco de Burgoa” de la Universidad Autonoma “Benito Juarez” de Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico). Huge synthesis of musical-theoretical topics divided into 22 books. Deals with plainsong, mensural theory, vocal and instrumental variation, counterpoint, canon & fugue, problems of composition, mensuration and “tonality”. The last book deals with musical enigmas and puzzle canons. Contains numerous references to composers and detailed musical examples, including a careful analysis of Palestrina’s Missa L’homme armé. Hardbound. $295 [item no.9151]


CERRETO, Scipione, c.1551-c.1633

Della prattica musica, vocale, et strumentale. [Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna].

Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, II/30. Bologna, 2/ 2003. 16 x 22 cm, v, 344 pp. Line-cut of the Naples, 1601 edition. Preface in It by Giuseppe Vecchi. Cloth. [item no.1634]


CORELLI, Arcangelo, 1653-1713

[Concerti grossi, op.6] Concerti grossi, con 2 violini e violoncello di concertino obligato e 2 altri violini, viola e basso di concerto grosso ad arbitrio che si potranno radoppiare. [Library of Congress & private collection].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 130. New York, [1993]. 22 x 28 cm, 7 partbooks, 209 pp. Line-cut of the Estienne Roger edition, Amsterdam, [1714]. Wrappers. $75 [item no.4683]


DALL’ABACO, Evaristo Felice, 1675-1742

[Concerti, vln, vla, vc, bc, op.2] Concerti a quattro da chiesa. Cioè due violini, alto viola, violoncello e basso continuo. Opera seconda. Amsterdam s.d.

Archivum Musicum: Monumenta Musicae Revocata, 33. Florence, 2006. 24 x 34 cm, 4 partbooks, 16, 92 pp. Line-cut of the Roger edition, Amsterdam, c.1714 edition. Preface in It-Eng by Laura Ochs. Quarter linen. $72 [item no.8771]


[Concerti, vln, vla, bsn, bc, op.5] [VI] Concerti a più strumenti. Opera quinta, libro primo. Amsterdam s.d.

Archivum Musicum: Monumenta Musicae Revocata, 34. Florence, 2007. 24 x 34 cm, 7 partbooks, 19, 143 pp. Line-cut of the Roger edition, Amsterdam, c.1716 edition. Partbooks: vln I, vln II, vln I ripieno, vln, II ripieno, vla, bsn, org/bc. Preface in It-Eng by Laura Ochs. Wrappers with portfolio in quarter linen and ties. $144 [item no.8988]


DANZI, Franz, 1763-1826

[Duos, viola, violoncello, op.9] Trois duos pour alto et violoncelle, livre I.

Collection FacsiMusic. Courlay, 2007. 21 x 30 cm, 2 parts, 40 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, n.d. edition. Wrappers. $16 [item no.8901]


DEBUSSY, Claude, 1862-1918

Quatuor pour cordes. Manuscrit conservé à la Bibliothèque national de France, département de la Musique.

Fac-similés de Manuscrits de Claude Debussy, [5]. Paris, 2018. 26.5 x 35 cm, 48 pp. 4-color facsimile of the autograph score issued on the occasion of the centenary of Debussy’s death. Wrappers, in special art paper. $74 (more info... ) [item no.9584]


DE SELMA Y SALAVERDE, Bartolome, 17th c.

[Canzoni, fantasie, winds, strings, bc, books 1-4] Canzoni, fantasie et correnti, primo [secondo, terzo, & quarto] libro, Venezia 1638.

Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, 38. Florence, 1980. 24 x 34 cm, 5 partbooks, iii, 219 pp. Line-cut of the Venice, 1638 edition. 57 compositions for 1, 2, 3 & 4 voices with basso continuo. Introduction in It by Marcello Castellani. Wrappers and slipcover in decorative paper. $51 [item no.1196]


DEVIENNE, François, 1759-1803

[Quartet; trios, strings/winds, bc] Sonate en quatuor pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano avec accompagnement de flûte, cor (ou violoncelle) et alto obligés / Six trios pour trois flûtes; Six trios pour deux flûtes et basse.

La Musique Française Classique de 1650 à 1800, 140. Courlay, 2001. 4º, 11 partbooks, xiii, 101 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1789, Paris, n.d., & London, n.d. editions. Preface in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $57 [item no.7920]


[Quartets, fl, vln, vla, vc, op.66] Six quatuors concertants pour flûte, violon, alto et basse, 1799. Présentation par: Audry Jacques (CeFEdeM Île-de-France). [Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris].

La Musique Française Classique de 1650 à 1800, 170. Courlay, 2005. 24 x 34 cm, 8 partbooks, xii, c.104 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1799 edition. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers, in portfolio. $56 [item no.8575]


DUSSEK, Jan Ladislav, 1760-1812

[Quartet, piano, violin, viola, violoncello, op.56] Quatuor pour pianoforte, violon, alto et violoncelle. Œuv. 56.

Biblioteca Classica, 22. Rotterdam, 1988. 4º, 4 parts, 42 pp. Line-cut of the Breitkopf & Härtel edition, Leipzig, c.1800. Wrappers. $21 [item no.4912]


DVOŘÁK, Antonín, 1841-1904

[Largo, fl, vln, vla, triangle] Largo A dur. Pro flétnu, housle, violu a triangl. Faksimile partitury s revidovanými party / For Flute, Violin, Viola and Triangle. Facsimile of the Score with Revised Parts. [Ms. Museum Antonina Dvořáka, Prague, Signatur ČMH-MAD S 76/1563].

Prague, 2006. Oblong, 4°, 5, 4, 4 pp. Full-color facsimile of the autograph score, together with modern performance parts. The recently rediscovered bifolio begins with a sketch for a piece in four-part choral texture, without words; the Largo, spanning pages 2 through 4, consist of 64 bars in 3/4 time and was probably composed in 1867. We can easily imagine this Largo having been composed to provide variety in a musical soirée in someone’s home, with the composer himself playing the viola, colleagues of his the flute and violin, and one of the audience members the triangle. Dvořák’s annotation at the end—“mea culpa, mea maxima culpa”—suggests that the piece may have been intended as a joke. Preface in Czech-Eng-Ger-Fr-Jap. Wrappers. $28 [item no.8784]


ENESCO, Georges, 1881-1955

[Quartet, string, op.22, no.2 in G; quartet movt, in C] Quatours à cordes: 1) 2d Quatour pour deux violons, un alto et un violoncelle en sol majeur, Op. 22, No. 2; partition / 2) Quatour pour deux violons, un alto et un violoncelle (en ut majeur); partition (le premier mouvement). Manuscriptum. Edition publiée par les soins de Titus Moisescu. [Ms. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.].

Bucarest, 1985. 21 x 30 cm, 96, 10 pp. Halftone of the autograph of Op.22, no.2 and the 1st movt of the quartet in C. Afterword in Fr-Rom. Wrappers. $45 [item no.2041]


FALCONIERI, Andrea, 1585-1656

[Canzone, sinfonie, winds, strings, bc, book 1] Il primo libro di canzone, sinfonie, fantasie, capricci, brandi, correnti, gagliarde alemane, volte per violini, e viole, ouero altro stromento à uno, due, et tré con il basso continuo.

Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, 22. Florence, 1980. 24 x 34 cm, 4 partbooks, i, 210 pp. Line-cut of the Naples, 1650 edition in the original partbook format (canto, altro canto, basso, & basso continuo). Contains 29 pieces a3, 14 a2 and 7 a1 in staff notation. Introduction in It by Marcello Castellani. Wrappers and slipcase in decorative paper. $58 [item no.1263]


FINGER, Godfrey, c.1660-1730

[Trio sonatas, var. strings combinations, bc, op.1] Sonatae XII pro diversis intrumentis quarum tres priores pro violino & viola di gamba. Proximae tres pro II violinis & viola di basso, tres sequentes pro III violinis reliquae pro II violinis & viola. [The College, Durham].

Alston, 1998. 4º, i, 5 partbooks, c.125 pp. Line-cut of the Roger edition, Amsterdam, 1688, possibly engraved by Finger himself. Divided into four grouping of three pieces by their scoring: vln, bass viol& bc; 2 vln, bass vln & bc; 3 vln & bc; 2 vln, vla & bc. Introduction by Peter Holman. Ring binding. $61 [item no.7828]


FRESCOBALDI, Girolamo, 1583-1643

[Canzoni, a1-4, strings, winds, bc, books 1 & 2] Il primo libro delle canzoni a una, due, tre, e quattro voci per sonar con ogni sorte de stromenti, Rome 1628 / Canzoni da sonare a una, due, tre e quattro con il basso continuo. Venezia 1634.

Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, 42. Florence, 1981. Oblong & upright, 34 x 24 cm, 6 partbooks & score, c.300, ii pp. Line-cut of the Paolo Masotti and Alessandro Vincenti edition (the former issued the work in score format, the latter in partbooks). Preface in It by Lapo Bramanti. Wrappers in decorative paper, in a slipcase. (more info... ) [item no.1266]


GEMINIANI, Francesco, c.1680-1762

[Concerti grossi, strings, bc, op.2] Concerti grossi con due violini, violoncello, e viola de concertino obligati, e due altri violini, e basso di concerto grosso ad arbitrio. Il IV. V. e VI. si potranno suonare con due flauti traversieri, o due violini con violoncello. Opera secunda.

Huntingdon, n.d. 4º. 6 parts, c.108 pp. Xerographic reprint of the London, 1732 edition. Scored for solo vln I/II, vla, vc, kbd; ripieno vln I/II, vc, db. Wrappers. $69 [item no.8281]


GŒTZ, Hermann Gustav, 1840-1876

[Quartet, strings, Bb major] Quartett für zwei Violinen, Viola und Violoncello B-Dur. Herausgegeben von Bernhard Billeter.

Winterthur, 1990. 4º, 34 pp. Halftone of the autograph score, together with a new practical edition. Wrappers. $58 [item no.4329]


GRAAF, Christiaan Ernst, 1723-1804

Sei sinfonie a violino primo, secondo, viola & basso. Facsimile Edition (Zentralbibliothek Zürich, Z AMG XIII 127 & a-f). With an Introduction by Albert Clement.

Exempla Musica Zelandica, 2. Middelburg, 1994. 4º, 5 vols, xxii, 70 pp. Line-cut of the Suenonius Madelgreen edition, Middelburg, [1756]. Wrappers. $59 [item no.7466]


GRANATA, Giovanni Battista, c.1620-1680

Novi capricci armonici musicali in vari toni per la chitarra spagnola, violino, e viola concertati, et altre sonate per chitarra sola.

Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, IV/183. Bologna, 3/ 2005. 22 x 32 cm, 55 pp. Line-cut of the Giacomo Monti edition, Bologna, 1674, in mixed tablature. Wrappers. (more info... ) [item no.1050]


GRAUPNER, Christoph, 1683-1760

[Concerto, fl, 2 vln, vla, bc, & other works] Œuvres pour flûtes à bec: Concerto à flûte a bec, 2 violini, viola e cembalo; Ouverture à flûte a bec, 2 violini, viola e cembalo; Canon all’unissono a 2 flauti, violoncello o vero viola da gamba e cembalo. Présentation par H. Susi Möhlmeier et Frédérique Thouvenot. [Hessische Landes- & Hochschulbibl., Darmstadt].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 1995. 24 x 33 cm, 3 partbooks, 25, 46 pp. Line-cut of the autograph parts. Wrappers. $33 [item no.7219]


HAGEN, Bernhard Joachim, c.1720-1787

Kammermusik für Laute herausgegeben von Joachim Domning.

Hamburg, 1984. 21 x 30 cm, 3 partbooks, ii, 137 pp. Line-cut. Music for lute, violin I & II, viola & violoncello. Wrappers. $79 [item no.4741]


HANDEL, George Frideric, 1685-1759

[Concerti grossi, strings/winds, op.3, HWV 311-317] Concerti grossi. Con due violini e violoncello di concertino obligati e due altri violini viola e basso di concerto grosso. Opera terza. [Princeton University Library & British Library].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 133. New York, [1994]. 22 x 28 cm, 9 partbooks, c.122 pp. Line-cut of the Walsh edition, London, [1734]. Wrappers. $75 [item no.4753]


HAYDN, Franz Joseph, 1732-1809

[Quartets, strings, “Prussian”, op.50, 1st ed.] Six quatuors pour deux violins alto et basse. Composes et dediés a sa Majesté Frederic Guillaume II, roi de Prusse, œuvre 50e. [Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 80. New York, [1992]. 27 x 26 cm, 4 partbooks: 88 pp. Line-cut of the Artaria edition, Vienna, 1787. Wrappers. $50 [item no.4424]


HOFFMEISTER, Franz Anton, 1754-1812

Études pour alto-viola. Livres I et II. Présentation par Jean-Philippe Vasseur.

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 1993. 24 x 32 cm, 27, 20 pp. Line-cut of the Leipzig, c.1800-1805 editions. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $31 [item no.4728]


HOLBORNE, Antony, b.?-1602

Pavans, Galliards, Almains and other Short Aeirs both Grave and Light, in Five Parts, for Viols, Violins, or other Musicall Winde Instruments.

Waiblingen, 1991. 8º, 5 partbooks, c.180 pp. Line-cut of the London, 1599 edition. 65 charming instrumental pieces, suitable for strings & winds, in mensural notation. It is the largest surviving collection of its kind, most of the pieces are of the pavan-galliard combination. Handsome bibliophile edition produced with vellum-paper boards, with matching slipcase. $122 (more info... ) [item no.4149]


Pavans, Galliards, Almains, and other Short Aeirs both Grave and Light, in Five Parts, for Viols, Violins, or other Musicall Winde Instruments. [Christ Church Library, University of Oxford].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 263. New York, [2010]. 19 x 23 cm, 5 partbooks, c.180 pp. Line-cut of the 2nd edition, London, 1648. 65 instrumental pieces, suitable for strings & winds, in mensural notation. Wrappers. $45 [item no.9161]


JANOVKA, Tomas, 1669-1741

Clavis ad thesaurum magnae artis musicae. . . Prag 1701. [Bibliothèque Royale Albert II, Brussel].

Dictionarium Musicum, 2. Buren, 1973. 15 x 23 cm, 343 pp. Line-cut of the Prag, 1701 edition. Along with Brossard’s Dictionnaire de musique one of the first modern dictionaries of musical terms. Wrappers. $66 [item no.2115]


KAYSER, Isfrid, 1712-1771

Cantatae sacrae [complectentes arias XVIII. cum recitativis, et alleluja plerisque anni festivitatibus accommodatas à voce sola, 2. violinis, alto viola, et organo. [Stadtbibl., Ulm].

Faksimile-Edition Ulm, 13. Stuttgart, 2002. 20 x 32 cm, 5 partbooks, c.270 pp. Line-cut of the Munich, c.1746 edition. Scored for solo voice, 2 vln, vla & bc (organ). Hardbound in decorative paper, with slipcase. $109 [item no.8119]


KRESS, Johann Albrecht, 1644-1684

Musicalische Seelen-Belustigung [oder Geistliche Concerten mit vier nothwendigen Vocal-Stimmen und Sechs Instrumenten, welche nach Belieben können ausgelassen werden]. Stuttgart, Paul Treu 1681. [Bibl. Jagiellońska, Krakow].

Faksimile-Edition Kress, 1. Stuttgart, 2004. 20 x 21 cm, 10 partbooks, 414 pp. Line-cut of the Stuttgart, 1681 edition. 14 settings for 4 voices and 6 instrumental parts (scored for SATB, 2 vln, 3 vla, & bc.). Wrappers, with slipcase. $162 [item no.8530]


Der süsse Nahme Jesu, oder Teutscher Iubilus Bernhardi [mit dreyen Stimmen gesetzt]. Stuttgart, Paul Treu 1681. [Universitätsbibliothek Krakow].

Faksimile-Edition Kress, 2. Stuttgart, 2006. 16 x 22 cm, 5 partbooks, 230 pp. Line-cut of the Stuttgart, 1681 edition. 15 settings a3 with basso continuo. Wrappers, with slipcase covered in marbled paper. $75 [item no.8659]


KROMMER, Franz, 1759-1831

[Quintet, fl, vln, 2 vla, vc, op.104] Seventh Quintet, op.104 for Flute, Violin, Two Violas and Cello.

Nashua, c.1996. 4º, 4 parts pp. Line-cut of the 1821 edition. Wrappers. $17 [item no.7732]


LECLAIR, Jean-Marie, 1697-1764

[Concerti, violin, orch, op.7] Ier et IIme concerto a tre violino, alto, basso per organo, e violoncello. Œuvre VIIme.

Huntingdon, [1994]. 4º, 7 partbooks. Xerographic reprint of the Paris, 1737 edition. Partbooks: vln solo, vln I, vln II, vla, vc, db, kbd. Concerto no.3 can be played by flute/oboe. Wrappers. $78 [item no.4865]


LEGRENZI, Giovanni, 1626-1690

Balletti e correnti a 5. . . op.16.

Huntingdon, [1993]. 4º, Xerographic reprint of the 18th-c. edition. Wrappers. $59 [item no.4853]


[Sonatas, a 2,3,5,6, strings, bc, op.8] Sonate a due, trè, cinque, e sei stromenti. Libro terzo, opera ottava.

Huntingdon, [1993]. 4º, 6 partbooks, c.193 pp. Xerographic reprint of the Giacomo Monti edition, Bologna, 1671. Wrappers. $69 [item no.4852]


LE VAVASSEUR, Nicolas, 16-17th c.

Airs à III. IIII. et V. parties. [Schermar-Bibliothek, Stadtbibliothek, Ulm].

Faksimile-Edition Schermar-Bibliothek Ulm, 11. Stuttgart, 1996. Oblong, 13 x 9 cm, 5 partbooks, c.325 pp. Line-cut of the Pierre Ballard edition, Paris, 1623. 27 airs for three, four and five parts, suitable for voices or instruments. Wrappers, with handsome slipcase in marbled paper. $78 [item no.7347]


LOCATELLI, Pietro, 1695-1764

[Concerti grossi, strings, op.1] XII concerti grossi à quattro è à cinque, dedicati all’Ecce. è reve. Sig. Monsignore C. Camillo Cybo de Duchi di Massa, è Carrara & Patriarca di Costantinopoli. Opera prima.

Huntingdon, [1993]. 4º, 12 partbooks, c.130 pp. Xerographic reprint of the Jeanne Roger edition, Amsterdam, [1721]. Partbooks: (concertino) vln I, vln II, vla I, vla II, vc; (ripieno) vln I, vln II, vla I, vla II, vc, continuo, bass. Wrappers. $95 [item no.4834]


[Concerti, strings, op.3] L’arte del violino. XII concerti cioè, violino solo, con XXIV capricci ad libitum, che si potrà finire al segno. Violino primo, violino secondo, alto, violoncello solo, è basso. . . Opera terza. [Toonkunst-Bibliotheek, Amsterdam].

Huntingdon, [1993]. 4º, 6 partbooks, c.230 pp. Xerographic reprint of the Le Cène edition, Amsterdam, [1733], plate no. 572. These orchestral parts supplement the violin solo and basso parts previously published by Saul B. Groen (OMI #2206). Partbooks: vln I, vln II, vla, vla, cello solo, keyboard. Wrappers. $68 [item no.4835]


[Introduttioni teatrali & concerti, strings, op.4] Opera quarta. Parte prima: VI introduttioni teatrali. Parte seconda: VI concerti, violino primo, secondo, alto, è violoncelle, soli violino primo, secondo, alto, è basso, ripieni.

Huntingdon, [1993]. 4º, 12 partbooks, i, c.300 pp. Xerographic reprint of the Le Cène edition, Amsterdam, [1735]. Wrappers. $79 [item no.4837]


[Sonatas, violin & bc; & 2 violins & bc, op.8] X sonate, VI a violino solo e basso, e IV a tre. Opus VIII. 1744. Présentation par Nicola Fromageot. [Bibl., University of Leiden].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 1997. 4º, 3 vols, ix, 70 pp. Line-cut of the Amsterdam, 1744 edition. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $38 [item no.7431]


[Sonatas, violin & bc; & 2 violins & bc, op.8] X sonate: VI, à violino solo è basso, è IV à tre. Dedicate al molto illustre signore il signor Abraham Croock. Opera ottava.

Huntingdon, [1993]. 4º, 4 partbooks, 82 pp. Line-cut of the author’s edition, Amsterdam, [1752]. Partbooks: vln I, vln II, cello, bc. Wrappers. $30 [item no.4836]


MACE, Thomas, c.1613-1709

Musick’s Monument. A Facsimile of the 1676 London Edition.

Monuments of Music and Music Literature in Facsimile, II/17. New York, 1966. 22 x 33 cm, 291 pp. Line-cut of the London, 1676 edition. Laid paper, clothbound. [item no.1778]


MAJER, Joseph Friedrich Bernhard Caspar, 1689-1768

Neu-eröffneter theoretisch- und praktischer Music-Saal, das ist: Kurze, doch vollständige Methode, so wohl die Vocal- als Instrumental-Music gründlich zu erlernen.

Dokumentationen, Reprints, 23. Michaelstein, 1990. Oblong, 21 x 15 cm, 125 pp. Halftone of the Nuremberg, 1741 edition (second, vastly reset edition of Museum Musicum). Fascinating treatment of music theory, including 10 woodcuts of instruments and a glossary of musical terms taken from Greek, Latin, Italian and French. Wrappers. $24 [item no.4221]


MARCELLO, Alessandro, 1684-1750

[Concerti, “La Cetra”, 2 ob/vln, strings, bc] La cetra. Concerti [da Eterio Stinfalico. Parte prima. Oboe primo ò traversiere col violono principale]. [Staats- & Stadtbibliothek, Augsburg].

Performers’ Facsimiles, 233. New York, [2004]. Oblong, 38 x 28 cm, 6 partbooks, 72 pp. Line-cut of the Augsburg, c.1740 edition. 6 concerti scored for oboe I/violin I solo, oboe II/violin II solo, 2 violin I rip, 2 violins II rip, 2 violas, violoncello, cembalo & bc. Wrappers. $75 [item no.8488]


MARINI, Biagio, c.1587-1663

[Affetti musicali, winds, strings, bc, op.1] Affetti musicali nella quale si contiene, symfonie, canzoni, sonate balletti, arie, brandi, gagliarde & corenti à 1.2.3 accomodate da potersi suonar con violini corneti & con ogni sorte de strumenti musicali. Opera prima.

Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, 7. Florence, 1985. 24 x 34 cm, 4 partbooks, ii, c.60 pp. Line-cut of the Gardano edition, Venice, 1617. 27 pieces in partbook format. Introduction in It by Marcello Castelliani. Wrappers and slipcover in decorative paper. $50 [item no.1271]


[Arie, madrigali, a1-3, winds, strings, op.3] Arie, madrigali et correnti [a 1.2.3. Opera terza] (1620).

Monumenta Brixiensia, Fototypice Expressa, 8. Bologna, 1970. 21 x 31 cm, 32 pp. Line-cut of the Gardano edition, Venice, 1620. 22 works for 1-3 voices notated in score format, including three for unspecified instruments and one for violin, with or without bass. Hardbound. $39 [item no.1272]


MASSE, Jean-Baptiste, 18th c.

[Sonatas, 2 violoncelli, op.1] Sonates a deux violonchelles. Œuvre 1er.

Performers’ Facsimiles, 6. New York, 1985. 28 x 36 cm, 28 pp. Line-cut of the author’s, Boivin, & Le Clerc edition, Paris, c.1736. 6 sonatas that can also be played by 2 bassoons, violas or violins. Wrappers. $18 [item no.1215]


[Sonatas, 2 violoncelli, op.1] Sonates a deux violoncelles (Violoncelle et basse continue), 1736. Présentation: Maëlle Trouvé. [Bibl. Nationale, Paris].

La Musique Française Classique de 1650 à 1800, 162 Courlay, 2005. 24 x 33 cm, ix, 27 pp. Line-cut of the author’s, Boivin, & Le Clerc edition, Paris, c.1736. 6 sonatas that can also be played by 2 bassoons, violas or violins. Wrappers. $28 [item no.8560]


MATTEI, Stanislao, 1750-1825

Bassi numerati per accompagnare. Ridotti ad intavolatura a due violini e viola. Opera postuma.

Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, IV/202. Bologna, 1969. 17 x 25 cm, 206 pp. Line-cut of the Milan, 1850 edition. Mattei, pupil of Martini and professor of counterpoint at the Liceo from its foundation in 1804, was the teacher of Rossini, Donizetti and many others. Bassi numerati consists of 125 lovely musical miniatures: quartets, trios and duets notated in score with basso continuo accompaniment. Hardbound. [item no.3985]


MATTHESON, Johann, 1681-1764

Das neu-eröffnete Orchestre [oder universelle und gründliche Anleitung, wie ein Galant Homme einen vollkommenen Begriff von der Hoheit und Würde der edlen Musik erlangen, seinen Gout darnach formiren, die Terminos technicos verstehen und geschicklich von dieser vortrefflichen Wissenschaft raisonnieren möge]. [Niedersächsische Landesbibl., Hannover].

Hildesheim, 3/ 2002 9 x 15 cm, 364 pp. Line-cut of the Hamburg, 1713 edition. Linen. $93 [item no.2572]


MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY, Felix, 1809-1847

Octet for Strings, Opus 20. A Facsimile of the Holograph in the Whittall Foundation Collection. With an Introduction by Jon Newsom.

Washington, D.C, 1976. 28 x 36 cm, 8, 81 pp. Halftone of the autograph score. Composed when Mendelssohn was 16 years old, this work was the first of its type in the literature. The manuscript, one of the Library of Congress’ most treasured works, was formerly in the possession of Musikbibliothek Peters. Although it is an extremely clean copy, it contains a number of markings and passages that were ultimately removed for the first edition. Quarter linen and decorative paper with signature of the composer in gold on the cover. (more info... ) [item no.411]


MERTZ, Johann Kaspar, 1806-1856

Divertissement über Motive der Oper: Der Prophet (Meyerbeer), op.32. Flute (Violin), Viola, and Guitar. Edited by Brian Torosian.

n.p., 2008. 4°, 19, 13 pp. Line-cut of the Jos. Aibl edition, Munich, 1851, together with preface and new practical edition. Meyerbeer’s music was rarely used as a source for guitar arrangements and these works by Mertz provide a pleasing addition to the 19th-c. guitar repertoire. Wrappers. $20 [item no.9086]


MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791

[Adagio & Fugue, K.546, parts] Fugha per 2 Violini, Alto e Violoncello, composta dal W.A. Mozart. — Adagio und Fuge KV 546. Faksimile des 1788 von F.A. Hoffmeister in seinem Wiener Verlag erstmals veröffentlichten Werkes, das er in das 1800 neu gegründete “Bureau de Musique Hoffmeister & Kühnel (seit 1813 C.F. Peters) als Verlagsnummer 1 einbrachte.

Frankfurt, [1980]. 23 x 30 cm, 4 parts, 16 pp. Fine line-cut of the Vienna, 1788 edition. This work, especially the fugue section, has a clear connection to the music of Bach, introduced to him in 1782. It is a transcription for strings of his Fugue in C minor for two pianos, K.426 written in 1783. This beautiful facsimile attempts to recreate the look of an 18th print, showing the impression of the printing plates on the paper and utilizing fine paper the exact size of the original with irregular deckel edges. As this work was the very first publication of Hoffmeister & Kühnel (forerunner of the firm C.F. Peters) the facsimile is a tribute to both composer (one of few works published within his lifetime) and the publisher. With green silk string securing the four bifolios together. $45 (more info... ) [item no.4732]


[Duos, violin, viola, K.423-424] Two Duos for Violin and Viola, KV 423 and 424. Facsimile of the Handwritten Score of 1783 and Edition of the Parts According to the Original Text, Taking into Account the Variants in the First Edition by Artaria in 1792. Edited by Ulrich Drüner. [Ms. deposit, Pierpont Morgan Library, New York].

Winterthur, 1980. 4º, iv, 16, 28 pp. Halftone of the autograph score, together with a new practical edition. Introduction in Ger-Eng. Wrappers. $27 [item no.2064]


[Fantasia, quartet, K.Anh. A 60; arr.] Johann Jakob Froberger: Fantasia. Fassung für Streichquartett von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Erstdruck (Otto Biba). Partitur, Stimmen und vollständige Wiedergabe von Mozarts Handschrift.

Diletto Musicale, 1000. Vienna, 1991. Oblong, 4º (edition, upright), iii, 4, 12 pp. Duotone of Mozart’s transcription, together with new edition of score & performing parts. The original Froberger work first appeared in 1650 in Kircher’s Musurgia Universalis. André had given a 1782 date to this Mozart arrangement, but Wolfgang Plath has recently assigned a new date, 1785-86. For exactly whom Mozart intended the arrangement (voices or instruments) is unclear–the clefs he used, soprano, alto, tenor & bass, suggests a vocal ensemble, but there are no words. Wrappers. $32 [item no.3034]


[Quartet, oboe, strgs, K.370 (368b)] Quatuor pour hautbois, violon, alto et violoncelle, K.370 (368b). Manuscrit autographe de 1781. Édition originale de 1800. Présentation par Michel Giboureau.

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 1997. Oblong & upright, 4º, 5 vols, 36, 34 pp. Line-cut of the autograph score (1781) and first edition published by J. André (Offenbach, 1800). Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $32 [item no.4406]


[Quartet, piano, vln, vla & vc, K.478, G minor] Quartett in g für Klavier, Violine, Viola und Violoncello KV 478. Faksimile nach dem Autograph im Museum der Chopin-Gesellschaft in Warschau. Mit einer Einführung von Faye Ferguson.

Kassel, 1991. Oblong, 34 x 25 cm, 14, 40 pp. Halftone of the autograph score dated 16 October 1785. The instrumental force called for here—cembalo (fortepiano), violin, viola, and violoncello—was practically a novelty at that time. The manuscript shows a visible alteration in the viola part from a treble clef to an alto clef at the beginning of the first, second and third movements, suggesting that Mozart first thought of scoring the work with two violins. In any case the viola voice adds a wonderful sonorous element that Mozart exploits. Preface in Ger-Pol-Eng. Handsome binding with green laid paper boards and embossed label. (more info... ) [item no.4161]


[Quartet, strings, nos. 2-7, K.155-160, “Milanese”] L’autografo dei quartetti “milanesi” KV 155 (134a) — 160 (159a) della Musikabteilung della Staatsbibliothek (Preußischer Kulturbesitz) di Berlino. (Segnatura: Mus. ms. autogr. W.A. Mozart 155-160). Das Autograph der “Mailänder Streichquartette KV 155 (134a) — 160 (159a) der Musikabteilung der Staatsbibliothek (Preußischer Kulturbesitz) von Berlin (Signatur: Mus. ms. autogr. W.A. Mozart 155-160). Edizione in facsimile a cura di Giacomo Fornari.

Lucca, 2006. Oblong, 34 x 24 cm, 45, 111 pp. Color facsimile of the autograph manuscript issued on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. These 6 quartets known as the “Milanese Quartets”, were composed during Mozart’s third and last Italian journey (Oct. 1772 until March 1773) and coincide with the premiere of “Lucio Silla” in Milan. Hardbound, with coverboards that duplicate the original binding. $218 (more info... ) [item no.8621]


[Quartet, strings, no.8, K.168, F major] Streichquartett F-Dur, KV 168. Faksimile nach dem Autograph, im Besitz der Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin.

[Henle Music Facsimiles, 10]. Munich, 1991. Oblong, 25 x 20 cm, 24, vi pp. Beautiful 3-color halftone of the autograph score. The first of six quartets composed during Mozart’s stay in Vienna, Aug. and Sept., 1773, written on charming, small, format paper from the “Salzburg” period. Bibliophile editon in laid paper; handsome brown laid paper boards with pasted label. $95 (more info... ) [item no.3909]


[Quartets, strings, nos.14-19, “Haydn”, first ed.] Sei quartetti per due violini, viola, e violoncello. Composti e dedicati al Signor Giuseppe Haydn. Opera X.

Performers’ Facsimiles, 100. New York, [1991]. 4º, 4 partbooks. Line-cut of the Vienna, 1785 edition. Wrappers. $50 [item no.2889]


[Serenade, strg orch, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” K.525] Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Serenade in G-Dur KV 525. Faksimile der autographen Partitur. Einführung von Wolfgang Rehm. [Ms. Dr. Arthur Wilhelm Collection, Switzerland].

Leipzig, 1989. Oblong, 33 x 25 cm, xiii, 14 pp. Collotype of the autograph score completed August 10, 1787. This celebrated serenade or "party music" in four movements originally had a fifth movement—two minuets and their trio are now lost. The autograph calls for 2 violins, viola, violoncello and bass (string quintet) but it is often performed by a larger orchestra. The manuscript was rediscovered by Manfred Gorke in 1943; it then went to Karl Vötterle, avid collector and founder of Bärenreiter Verlag who sold it for 50,000 Deutschmarks after WW2 to help rebuild the destroyed publishing house. It is now in private hands in Basel. Introduction in Fr/Ger/Eng. Handsome binding in linen with red and gold title stamp. $75 (more info... ) [item no.3901]


[Serenade, strg orch, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” K.525] Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Serenade in G-Dur KV 525. Faksimile der autographen Partitur. Einführung von Wolfgang Rehm. [Ms. Dr. Arthur Wilhelm Collection, Switzerland].

Documenta Musicologica, II/26. Kassel, 1989. Oblong, 33 x 25 cm, 14, 5 pp. (Rpt. of Cassel, 1955 edition). Halftone, with new introduction in Ger-Eng-Fr. Coverboards in paper. $75 [item no.3645]


[Serenade, strg orch, “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” K.525] Eine kleine Nachtmusik KV 525. Introduction / Einführung: Wolfgang Rehm.

Documenta Musicologica, II/46. Kassel, 2013. Oblong, 34 x 25 cm, 14, 24 pp. New color facsimile of the autograph score in its original loose bifolio and folio format. Afterword in Eng-Ger. Limited bibliophile edition with beautiful clam shell case covered in moire fabric. $239 (more info... ) [item no.9331]


[Trio, strings, K.Anh. 66] Streichtriosatz G-dur, KV Anhang 66. Ergänzt und herausgegeben von Franz Beyer. [Ms. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge].

Winterthur, 1976. 4º, i, 3, 22 pp. Halftone of autograph fragment scored for violin, viola & basso. Mozart’s autograph consisting of 3 pages, breaks off inexplicably after bar 100. Together with performing edition and parts completed by Franz Beyer. Wrappers. $20 [item no.459]


Skizzen und Entwürfe herausgegeben von Ulrich Konrad.

Supplement zur Neuen Mozart Ausgabe, X/30/3. Kassel, 1997. Oblong, 4º, 192, c.145 pp. A rare opportunity to enter the “workshop” of Mozart. Virtually every sketch and draft that has survived—192 pages—has been assembled and collated in chronological order for this superb facsimile edition reproduced in full color. Like Band 44 of the Bachgesellschaft edition which contained only reproductions of Bach manuscripts, this publication marks the culmination of the Neue Mozart Edition. The facsimiles are accompanied by careful transcriptions and critical commentary (Ger), making them accessible to both layman and specialist. Deluxe edition with clamshell case covered in burgundy linen and titles in gold lettering. An indispensable resource for any Mozart enthusiast. $395 (more info... ) [item no.7487]


MULLER, Jean-Michel, 1683-1743

[Sonatas, oboe/violin, viola, bc] XII sonates. Hautbois solo. Hautbois ou violon 1 – Hautbois ou violon 2, alto viola – basse continue. Présentation par Michel Giboureau. [Universitetsbibl., Lund].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 2003. 4˚, 5 partbooks, viii, 106 pp. Line-cut of the Roger edition, Amsterdam, c.1712. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $59 [item no.8206]


PAIXAO RIBEIRO, Manoel da, 18th c.

Nova arte de viola que ensina a tocalla com fundamento sem mestre, dividida em duas partes, huma especulativa, e outra practica. Com estampas das posturas, ou pontos naturaes, e acidentaes; e com alguns minuettes, e modinhas por musica, e por cifra.

Geneva, 1985. 4º, 76 pp. Line-cut of the Coimbra, 1789 edition. Wrappers. $45 [item no.3314]


PESORI, Stefano, c.1613-d.?

[Lo scrigno armonico, winds, strings, harpsichord, bc, op.2] Lo scrigno armonico. Opera seconda. Ove si rinchiudono vaghissime danze, & ariette al modo italiano, spagnolo, e francese, per suonare in concerto con basso, violino, manacordo, & altri instromenti.

Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, 65. Florence, 1986. 34 x 24 cm, 60 pp. Line-cut. Wrappers in decorative paper. $31 [item no.1793]


PEZ, Johann Christoph, 1664-1716

Duplex Genius. Five Gallo-Italus Instrumentorum Concentus Opus 1. [12. Constans Symphoniis, 2. Violinis cum archiviala & basso continuo]. E. Roger Marchand / Amsterdam. [Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Krakow].

Faksimile-Edition Krakau, 25. Stuttgart, 2013. 21 x 32 cm, 4 partbooks, 106 pp. Line-cut of the Amsterdam, n.d. partbook edition. Scored for vln I, vln II, vc, bc. Wrappers with portfolio in marbled paper. $65 [item no.9346]


PIERRE, Constant, 1855-1918

Les facteurs d’instruments de musique. Les luthiers et la facture instrumentale. Précis historique.

Geneva, 1971. 8º, 460 pp. Line-cut of Paris, 1893 edition. Treats French musical instrument makers, covering the period from the 15th to the 19th century. Wrappers. $61 [item no.4262]


PIZZETTI, Ildebrando, 1880-1968

Quartetto in re per due violini, viola e violoncello.

Milan, 1934. Oblong, 30 x 21 cm, 96 pp. Line-cut of the autograph fair copy (score), dated 3 December 1932. Coverboards in paper. $95 [item no.4465]


PRAETORIUS, Michael, 1571-1621

Syntagma musicum: Band II, De Organographia. Wolfenbüttel 1619. Faksimile-Nachdruck herausgegeben von Wilibald Gurlitt.

Kassel, 1929 17 x 24 cm, 311, iv pp. Line-cut. This volume, in German, describes the instruments known to the author and includes beautiful woodcut illustrations of them. Hardbound. $95 [item no.8126]


Syntagma musicum: Band II, De Organographia. Wolfenbüttel 1619. Faksimile-Nachdruck herausgegeben von Wilibald Gurlitt.

Documenta Musicologica, I/14. Kassel, 6/ 1985. 17 x 24 cm, 311, iv pp. Line-cut. This volume, in German, describes the instruments known to the author and includes beautiful woodcut illustrations of them. Hardbound. $87 [item no.1889]


Syntagma musicum: Musicae artis analecta / De Organographia / Termini musici. Reprint der Originalausgaben von 1614-15 und 1619. Herausgeben von Arno Forchert.

Kassel, 2001. 8º, 3 vols, 1153 pp. Line-cut. Wrappers. $95 [item no.7972]


RIES, Ferdinand, 1784-1838

[Quartets, fl, vln, vla, vc, op.145] Three Quartets, op.145 for Flute, Violin, Viola, and Cello.

Nashua, 1993. 4º, 4 parts, i, 63 pp. Line-cut. Quartets in the key of C major, E minor and A minor. Wrappers. $28 [item no.4671]


RIGHINI, Vincenzo, 1756-1812

[Concerto, fl, 2 vln, 2 ob, 2 bsn, 2 hns, vla, bc, G maj.] Concerto in sol maggiore a flauto obbligato, violino 1º e 2º, oboe 1º e 2º, fagotto 1º e 2º, corno 1º e 2º, viola e basso. Ms. Copenhagen [e Augsburg].

Archivum Musicum: Flauto Traversiere, 29. Florence, 1995. Oblong & upright, 32 x 24 cm, 2 vols, v, 104 + 21 pp. Line-cut of a contemporary ms copy (both score and parts), copied c.1802. Introduction in It by Marcello Castellani. Wrappers. $45 [item no.7142]


ROLLA, Alessandro, 1757-1841

[Duos concertants violin, viola, book 4] Trois duos concertants pour violon et alto - 4e livre.

Collection FacsiMusic. Courlay, 2007. 21 x 30 cm, 56 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, [c.1809] edition. Wrappers. $18 [item no.8941]


SCHWARTZKOPFF, Theodor, 1659-1732

Fuga melancholiae [hoc estharmonica, Concertus sacri, missas, psalmos & hymnos continentes, à quatuor vocibus necessariis, & quinque instrumentis ad libitum]. Stuttgart, Weyrich Rösslin 1684. [Universitätsbibl. Krakow].

Faksimile-Edition Krakau, 2. Stuttgart, 2006. 25 x 36 cm, 68 pp. Line-cut of the Stuttgart, 1684 edition. edition. 8 sacred concerti scored for SATB, vln I-II, vla I-II-III & basso continuo. Wrappers, in slipcase covered in marbled paper. $89 [item no.8664]


SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri, 1906-1975

Sonate für Viola und Klavier / Sonata for Viola and Piano, op.147. Facsimile Edition.

[Hamburg], c.2000. 24 x 32 cm, 8, 68 pp. Color facsimile of the autograph fair copy issued on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the composer’s death. The Sonata is his last work and received its premiere on October 1, 1975, after Shostakovich’s death. As is the case with other works of Shostakovich, quotations from his other compositions as well as quotations and reminiscences from works by other composers play an important role in the Viola Sonata. During the days of its composition the composer wrote an open letter to the musicians of the world: “By building bridges into the future we must take care not to burn the bridges connecting today’s culture to its immortal past”; the Viola Sonata demonstrates this living connection between times and cultures with hypnotic power. Preface in Ger-Eng-Rus by Manashir Jakubov. Hardbound. $114 (more info... ) [item no.7904]


SMYTH, Ethel, 1858-1944

String Trio in D, op.6 for Violin, Viola and Violoncello. Faksimile der Handschrift Smyth MSS 1 Durham University Library.

Sound Researh of Women Composers: Music of the Romantic. Kassel, 2010. 8°, 82 pp. Full-color facsimile of the autograph score. This ambitious 4-movement trio in D major is full of vitality and displays an extraordinary eagerness to experiment with regard to the specific conditions and potential of the genre. At the same time it is permeated by a kaleidoscopic variety of themes, which is typical for this spirited composer with her broad education. She intentionally takes on the themes from different traditions and uses them to express many facets of her feelings and ability. Hardbound. $88 (more info... ) [item no.9153]


SOLER, Antonio, 1729-1783

[Quintets, strgs, organ/harpsichord, op.1] 6 quintetos con violines, viola, violoncello y órgano ô clave óbligado. Obra 1˚ (1776). Présentation par Jean-Patrice Brosse. [Ms. Bibl. del Real Monasterio de El Escorial].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 2004. 4º, 5 partbooks, xxiii, 368 pp. Line-cut of the manuscript parts housed at the Library of El Escorial. Wrappers. $121 [item no.8429]


STAMITZ, Carl, 1745-1801

[Concerto, viola, orch, no.1, D major] Concerto pour alto en ré majeur (ca. 1844) (Éditions originales de Haueisen et Heina). Présentation par Jean-Philippe Vasseur. [Mecklenburgische Landesbibliothek, Schwerin; British Library, London].

Courlay, 1997. 4º, 17 parts, 15, 57 pp. Line-cut of the partbooks of two contemporary editions, one published in Frankfurt by Haueisen, the other in Paris by Heina. Scored for viola solo, 2 horns, 2 clarinets, & string quartet. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $36 [item no.7455]


STANLEY, John, 1712-1786

[Concerti, strings, op.2] 6 Concertos, op.2 (1742).

Huntingdon, c.1988. 4º. Xerographic reprint of the London, 1742 edition. Scored for solo, vln I, II, vc, kbd; ripieno vln I, II, vla, vc, & db. Wrappers. $59 [item no.7066]


STRAVINSKY, Igor, 1882-1971

[3 Pieces, string quartet] Trois pièces pour quatuor à cordes. Skizzen, Fassungen, Dokumente, Essays. Festgabe für Albi Rosenthal zum 80. Geburtstag. Herausgegeben von Hermann Danuser in Verbindung mit Felix Meyer und Ulrich Mosch.

Eine Veröffentlichung der Paul Sacher Stiftung. Winterthur, 1994. 25 x 38 cm, 174 pp. Beautiful full-color reproduction, documenting all the compositional stages of this important work: an early 4-hand version, various sketch-drafts, the complete fair copy (with first printed edition below), plus the first printed edition of the piano 4-hand version of 1914. Musicological contributions (in Ger & Fr) by Ernst Lichtenbahn, Richard Turuskin, Ulrich Mosch, Felix Meyer, Hermann Danuser, Niklaus Röthlin, & Robert Riencikowski. Dedicated to Albi Rosenthal on his 80th birthday. Hardbound. $254 (more info... ) [item no.7078]


TANEYEV, Sergei, 1856-1915

Canzone, clarinette et quintette à cordes. Clarinette, ou violoncelle, et piano. c.1883. Présentation par Valeriy Berezin. [Glinka Museum, Moscow; Moscow Conservatory Library].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 2006. 24 x 34 cm, 2 parts, xvii, 10 parts, 80 pp. Line-cut of the autograph and contemporary ms material. Introduction in Fr-Rus-Eng-Ger. Wrappers, in portfolio. $48 [item no.8810]


TARTINI, Giuseppe, 1692-1770

[Concerti, violin, orch, arr.] 6 Concerti a 4.

Huntingdon, [1992]. 4º, 4 partbooks. Xerographic reprint. Arrangement for 2 violins, violoncello & keyboard of violin concerti D.36, 6, 120 Anh.vii, ?, & 64. Wrappers. $20 [item no.4870]


[Concerti, violin/flute, strings] IV Concerti a violino o flauto traversiero, con violini obbligati, ripieni, viola e basso. Ms. Uppsala. [Mss. Gimo 291, 292, 293 3 294, Universitetsbibl. Uppsala & Ms. 1902/1904, Archivio mus. della Capp. Antoniana, Padova].

Archivum Musicum: Monumenta Musicae Revocata, 4. Florence, 1986. Oblong, 31 x 23 cm, 6 partbooks, ix, 131 pp. Line-cut of the ms partbooks, in a contemporary hand. Introduction in It-Eng by Marcello Castellani. Wrappers with quarter linen portfolio. $63 [item no.1790]


TELEMANN, Georg Philipp, 1681-1767

Der getreue Music-Meister.

Musica Repartita, 250. Utrecht, 1997. 21 x 28 cm, 105 pp. Halftone of the Hamburg, 1728 edition. The first German musical edition published by installments and model for Birnstiel’s Musikalisches Allerley and CPE Bach’s Musikalisches Vielerey. Telemann prepared the pewter plates himself; he first wrote the music down in pencil (in mirror image) and then engraved over the pencil, taking advantage of a ruler and other engraver’s tools which resulted in greater consistency. Printed boards with linen spine. $47 [item no.7663]


Der Getreue Music-Meister (1728-1729). Présentation por Michel Giboureau.

Collections Dominantes. Courlay, 2004. 4º, xvi, 108 pp. Halftone of the Hamburg, 1728 edition. The first German musical edition published by installments and model for Birnstiel’s Musikalisches Allerley and CPE Bach’s Musikalisches Vielerey. Telemann prepared the pewter plates himself; he first wrote the music down in pencil (in mirror image) and then engraved over the pencil, taking advantage of a ruler and other engraver’s tools which resulted in greater consistency. Includes: TWV 40:1, 107-111; TWV 41:C1, C2, d1, D1, D4, D5, D6, E2, E3, f1, F2, g4, g5, G6, a3, A2, B3, B4, h2; TWV 42:C1. Wrappers. $63 (more info... ) [item no.8520]


[Getreuer Musikmeister, Sonata, viola, bc, Bb maj] Sonata in B-dur für Viola und Basso Continuo; “Der getreue Musikmeister. Herausgegeben von Bernhard Päuler; Continuo-Aussetzung von Willy Hess.

Winterthur, 1991. 4º, 2 partbooks, 9 pp. Halftone of the first printed edition, together with a new practical edition. Preface in Ger-Eng. Wrappers. $12 [item no.7616]


[Trio sonatas, flute, viola da gamba, bc] V sonate per flauto traverso, viola da gamba e basso continuo. Mss. Darmstadt. [Hessische Landes- & Hochschulbibl., 599, 631, 634, 665, 675].

Archivum Musicum: Monumenta Musicae Revocata, 30. Florence, 2002. 24 x 33 cm, 3 partbooks, ix, 52 pp. Line-cut of five copyists’ mss, including one in the hand of Christoph Graupner and one of John Samuel Endler. Preface in It-Eng by Francesca Bassi. Wrappers, with quarter linen portfolio. $55 [item no.8232]


VALLOTTI, Francescantonio, 1697-1780

Dies irae a quattro voci con strumenti. Ms. Padova 1756. [Cappella Musicale Antoniana, Padua].

Archivum Musicum: Monumenta Musicae Revocata, 18. Florence, 1996. Oblong & upright, 30 x 24 cm, 3 vols, 9, 364 pp. Line-cut of a manuscript by Vallotti’s copyist. Composed in Padua in 1756, the work consists of a full score and parts; it calls for a four-voice choir with solo parts for the arias, duets and quartet and strings, two trumpets, and organ. Wrappers in portfolio. $108 [item no.7375]


VIVALDI, Antonio, 1678-1741

[Concerti, viole d’amour, 2 hn, 2 ob, bsn, bc, etc., RV 97] Concerto pour flûte a bec, hautbois, deux violons et basse; Concerto pour viole d’amour, deux cors, deux hautbois, basson et basse; Concerto pour flûte a bec, hautbois et basson. Présentation par Michel Giboureau. [Bibl. Nazionale, Turin].

Collection Dominantes. Courlay, 1996. Oblong, 4º, 4 vols, 21, 62 pp. Line-cut of three autograph scores. Introduction in Fr-Eng-Ger. Wrappers. $43 [item no.7598]


[Concerti, violin, strings, op.7] 12 concerti a 5, op.7.

Huntingdon, n.d. 4º, 8 partbooks, 156 pp. Xerographic reprint of the Roger edition, Amsterdam, [1716/1717]. Scored for vln/oboe solo, vln I, II, vla, vc, & bc (Ob solo in nos. 1 & 7). Ryom numbers: 465, 188, 326, 354, 285a, 374, 464, 299, 373, 294a, 208a & 214. Wrappers. $79 [item no.8315]


[Concerti, vln (ob for no.6), strings, op.11] 6 Concertos, op.11.

Huntingdon, c.1988. 4º. Xerographic reprint of the Le Cène edition, Amsterdam, [1729]. Scored for vln solo/[ob], vln I, II, vla, vc, & bc. Ryom numbers: 207, 277, 336, 308, 202, & 460. Wrappers. $58 [item no.7064]


WALTHER, Johann Jakob, c.1650-1717

[Scherzi, violin, bc] Scherzi da violino solo con il basso continuo per l’organo ò cimbalo, accompagnabile anche con une viola ò leuto.

Musica Repartita, 58. Amsterdam, 1996. 4º, 49, iii pp. Line-cut of the Mainz, 1687 edition. Wrappers. $28 [item no.7250]


WANNENMACHER (Vannius), Johannes, c.1485-1551

Bicinia sive duo germanica [ad aequales. Tütsche Psalmen unnd andre Lieder durch Joannum Vannium mit zweyen Stimmen zusammen gsetzt]. Bern: Apiarius, 1533. RISM 1553(11).

Faksimile-Edition Rara, 21. Stuttgart, 1998. Oblong, 18 x 15 cm, 2 partbooks, 80 pp. Line-cut of the Bern, 1533 edition. 16 settings of psalms for two equal voices/instruments. Wrappers in handsome portfolio in marbled paper. $43 [item no.7703]


WASSENAER, Unico Wilhelm, Graaf van, 1692-1766

[Concerti armonici, strings] VI. concerti armonici a quattro violini obligati, alto viola, violoncello obligato e basso continuo. Composti de Carlo Bacciccia Ricciotti

Huntingdon, c.1988. 4º, 8 parts. Xerographic reprint of the 1755 edition. Scored for vln I, II, III, IV, vla, vc, & bc. These works were formerly attributed to Pergolesi and Ricciotti. Wrappers. $49 [item no.7053]


WEBERN, Anton, 1883-1945

Sketches (1926-1945). Facsimile Reproductions from the Composer’s Autograph Sketchbooks in the Moldenhauer Archive. Commentary by Ernst Krenek with a Foreword by Hans Moldenhauer.

New York, 1968. Oblong, 37 x 30 cm, 16, 47 pp. Fine line-cut reproduction of the autograph. Webern made preliminary drafts for his compositions which show stages of evolution and the unending thought and care that he bestowed upon them. While Stravinsky called the finished products “those dazzling diamonds”, this volume allows us a glimspe into the composer’s workshop. These fascinating sketches, extracted from five sketchbooks from the Webern Archive, illustrate the meticulous step-by-step process of the composer’s 12-tone technique. Compositions include op.19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 31 and several unidentified works. Handsome binding in beige and brown linen, with slipcase. $70 (more info... ) [item no.671]


WEIGEL, Johann Christopf, 1661-1726

Musicalisches theatrum . . . auf welchem alle zu dieser edlen Kunst gehörige Instrummenta in anmuthigen Posituren lebhafft gezeiget. Faksimile-Nachdruck herausgegeben von Alfred Berner.

Documenta Musicologica, I/22. Kassel, 1/ 1961. 22 x 36 cm, 36, xii pp. Line-cut of the original copper engravings of musicians with their instruments. This facsimile brings together for the first time four separate groups of surviving single sheets from this publisher. Mattheson’s Das neu-eröffnete Orchestre (specifically the chapter “Von den musicalischen Instrumenten”) evidently served as a guide for its planning. The engravings date from c.1715-1725. Afterword in Ger-Eng-Fr. Coverboards and slipcase in decorative paper. $95 [item no.4622]


Musicalisches theatrum . . . auf welchem alle zu dieser edlen Kunst gehörige Instrummenta in anmuthigen Posituren lebhafft gezeiget. Faksimile-Nachdruck herausgegeben von Alfred Berner.

Documenta Musicologica, I/22. Kassel, 2/ 1964. 22 x 36 cm, 36, xii pp. Line-cut of the original copper engravings of musicians with their instruments. This facsimile brings together for the first time four separate groups of surviving single sheets from this publisher. $77 [item no.2861]


ZANETTI, Gasparo, 1626-1645

[Method, violin & other instruments] Il scolare per imparare a suonare di violino, et altri stromenti. Milano 1645.

Archivum Musicum: Strumentalismo Italiano, 58. Florence, 1984. 24 x 34 cm, ii, 154 pp. Line-cut. Introduction in It by Marcello Castellani. Wrappers in decorative paper. $45 [item no.2271]


COMPOSITE & MISCELLANEOUS SOURCES

Art du faiseur d’instruments de musique et lutherie extrait de l’Encyclopédie méthodique, Arts et métiers mécaniques.

Geneva, 1972. 8º, 240 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1785 edition. Historical and technical articles on musical instruments with 38 original plates. Wrappers. $61 [item no.3236]


Corona di dodici fiori armonici, tessiuta da altretanti ingegni sonori a trè strumenti. [Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna].

Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, IV/143. Bologna, 1974. 22 x 31 cm, 3 partbooks: viii, 80 pp. Line-cut of the Bologna, 1706 edition. 12 sonatas by Alberti, Prandi, Bettinozzi, Laurenti, Manfredini, Sandoni, Farnè, Vitali, Mazzolini and Torelli. Introduction in It by Alberto Colzani. Laid paper. Loose bifolios, with handsome cloth portfolio. [item no.2429]


Engelke, Ulrike. Melody as Musical Speech in the 17th and 18th Century. The Most Important Statements about Vocal and Instrumental Performance Practice from Baroque and Pre-Classic Sources / Melodie als Klangrede in der Musik des 17./18. Jahrhunderts. Die wichtigsten Aussagen zur vokalen und instrumentalen Aufführungspraxis aus den barocken und vorklassischen Quellen.

Münster, 2018. 21 x 30 cm, 515 pp All the important composers and theorists of the baroque and rococo periods wrote about how music should be, touching on many aspects of aesthetics, style, embellishment and technique. If there was one concern of overriding importance—whether it be instrumental or vocal music—it was the belief that musical expression should emulate human speech, that music should be “played spoken”. Contemporary reports tell it in many ways with many tips and analogies. Mattheson describes breaking up small motives of a vocal or instrumental melody by shortening syllables into “Klangfüße” using commas, semicolon and the period; other comments are blunter: “play from the soul, not like a trained bird”. This remarkable book by Urike Engelke, a distinguished performer and scholar, is a unique exploration and narrative on the subject, in easy-to-follow bilingual format (Ger-Eng), using more than 1,000 facsimile-examples to make her point and allow the masters to speak for themselves. It's an indispensable work for students and scholars interested in performance practice which can also be used as an exercise book. Handy ring-binder, for easy reading from the music stand. $68 (more info... ) [item no.6833]


Engelke, Ulrike. Musik und Sprache. Interpretation der Frühen Musik nach überlierferten Regeln / Music and Language. Interpretation of Early Music according to Traditional Rules.

Münster, 2012. 21 x 30 cm, 214 pp Wrappers. $62 [item no.9628]


Harmonia Anglicana. The Musick of the English Stage Containing Six Sets of Ayers and Tunes in 4 Parts made for the Operas, Tragedys and Comedyes of the Theater Royal. Sets 1 and 2. [Durham Cathedral Libary, Durham].

Alston, 2000. Oblong, 29 x 21 cm, 8 volumes, i, c.104 pp. Line-cut of the Walsh edition, London, 1700-01. Incidental music (overture followed by 7 or 8 dances) from the London theater, suitable for English violin consort (two violins, viola and large bass violin tuned in B flat, or alternatively, oboe band, recorder consort). Music by Paisible, Croft, Finger, Lenton, D. Purcell, Eccles, and Orme. Introduction by Peter Holman. Ring binding. $60 [item no.7814]


Lutherie. Encyclopédie sciences et arts liberaux.

Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, II/101. Bologna, 1981. 25 x 35 cm, 46, with 34 illus pp. Line-cut of the Livorno, 1774 edition. Beautiful full-page illustrations of instruments. Cloth. [item no.4008]


[Methods, viola, France, 1800-1860, part 1] Alto. Méthodes -Traités - Dictionnaires et Encyclopédies. Ouvrages généraux. Volume I: Alday, Baudiot, Bruni, Castil-Blaze, Choron, Kastner, Reiche. Volume réalisé par Jean-Philippe Vasseur.

Méthodes et Traités, II. Courlay, 2003. 4º, 155 pp. Line-cut of 7 treatises or contributions pertaining to the viola published between 1813 and 1838. Wrappers. $63 [item no.8334]


[Methods, viola, France, 1800-1860, part 2] Alto. Méthodes -Traités - Dictionnaires et Encyclopédies. Ouvrages généraux. Volume II: Berlioz (1-2), Martinn (1-2), Panseron, Vimeux. Volume réalisé par Jean-Philippe Vasseur.

Méthodes et Traités, II. Courlay, 2003. 4º, 129 pp. Line-cut of 6 treatises or contributions pertaining to the viola published between 1826 and 1865. Wrappers. $54 [item no.8335]


[Methods, viola, France, 1800-1860, part 3] Alto. Méthodes -Traités - Dictionnaires et Encyclopédies. Ouvrages généraux. Volume III: Adhémar, Garaudé, Gebauer, Roger. Volume réalisé par Ulrich Drüner.

Méthodes et Traités, II. Courlay, 2003. 4º, 178 pp. Line-cut of 4 treatises or contributions pertaining to the viola published between c.1805 and c.1850. Wrappers. $66 [item no.8336]


Textes sur les instruments de musique au XVIIIe siècle.

Geneva, 1972. 8º, 242 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1756-1782 editions. Large number of little-known documents concerning musical instruments. Authors of booklets include P.-J. Roussier, M. de Laborde, Trouflaut, C. Moucherel, G. de Cryseul, & J.-B. Domenjoud. Hardbound. $71 [item no.3338]


MODERN EDITIONS

Brahms, Johannes (new critical edition) Sextet in B-flat Major, Op. 18; Sextet in G Major, Op. 36. Editor: Katrin Eich.

Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, II/1. Munich, 2017. 4º, xxxii, 212 pp. New critical edition. Cloth. $268 [item no.6816]


Brahms, Johannes (new critical edition) Streichquintett Nr.1 F-Dur Opus 88; Streichquintett Nr.2 D-Dur Opus 116; Klarinettenquintett H-Moll Opus 115. Editor: Kathrin Kirsch.

Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, II/2. Munich, 2019. 4º, xlvii, 236 pp. New critical edition. Cloth. $319 [item no.6832]


Brahms, Johannes (new critical edition) Streichquartette. Arrangements für ein Klavier zu vier Händen. Editor: Jakob Hauschildt.

Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, IIA/3. Munich, 2015. 4º, xx, 244 pp. New critical edition. Cloth. $368 [item no.6795]


[Goruppi, Giuliano] Antichi e nuove melodie di natale. Elaborazioni per coro, quattro strumenti a fiato e organo di Giuliano Goruppi.

Lucca, 2009. 23 x 31.5 cm, x, 188 pp. Critical edition of 9 Christmas songs. Contents: Luciano Migliavacca “Brilla una luce in cielo”; Tradizionale, “Conventry Carol”; Enrico Capaccioli, “Lieti Pastori”; Settimio Zimarino, “Ninna nanna a Gesù bambino”; Luigi Ricci, “Pastorale”; Carlo Adolfo Bossi, “Puer natus”; Stanko Premrl, “Quem Vidistis”; Jan Kampanus Vodnansky, “Rorando caeli defluant”; Katherine Davis, “The little drummer boy”. Wrappers. $40 [item no.6877]


Locatelli, Pietro (critical edition) Sei concerti a quattro per due violini, viola e basso solo, opera VII. A cura di/Edited by Giacomo Fornari.

Opera Omnia Pietro Locatelli, VII. Mainz, 1996. 4º, ixviii, 177 pp. New critical edition. Cloth. (price for subscription orders). $219 [item no.6021]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto A Minor [TWV 43:a4] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 1. Hereford, 1995. 4º, 6 parts, 32 pp. Wrappers. $9 [item no.5862]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto B Flat Major [TWV 43:B1] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 2. Hereford, 1995. 4º, 6 parts, 32 pp. Wrappers. $9 [item no.5863]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata, G Major [TWV 43:G8] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 3. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 25 pp. Wrappers. $10 [item no.5927]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata, F Major [TWV 43:F3] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 4. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 31 pp. Wrappers. $13 [item no.5928]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata F Major [TWV 43:F4] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 5. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 26 pp. Wrappers. $11 [item no.5929]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata F Major [TWV 43:F5] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 6. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 28 pp. Wrappers. $10 [item no.5930]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sinfonia A Major [TWV 43:A6] for Two Oboes [ad. lib.], [Bassoon, ad. lib.], Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 7. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 7 parts, 35 pp. Wrappers. $15 [item no.5931]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto E Major [TWV 43:E2] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 8. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 34 pp. Wrappers. $14 [item no.5932]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata E Minor [TWV 44:5] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 9. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 6 parts, 37 pp. Wrappers. $14 [item no.5933]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata F Major [TWV 44:11] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 10. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 6 parts, 46 pp. Wrappers. $18 [item no.5934]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto E-Flat Major [TWV 43:Es1] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 13. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 30 pp. Wrappers. $12 [item no.5936]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto in B Minor [TWV 43:h3] for Flute, Viola da Gamba (Tenor Viol or Viola), Bassoon (Viola da Gamba or Violoncello) and Basso Continuo. Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 18. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 38 pp. Wrappers. $12 [item no.5877]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto C Major [TWV 43:C2] for Flute, Viola da Gamba (Tenor Viol or Viola), Bassoon (Viola da Gamba or Violoncello) and Basso Continuo. Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 19. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 31 pp. Wrappers. $12 [item no.5878]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Concerto in E Minor [TWV 43:e5] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 23. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 33 pp. Wrappers. $14 [item no.5939]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Sonata A Minor [TWV 43:a5] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 24. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 35 pp. Wrappers. $14 [item no.5940]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) [Concerto] B-Flat Major [TWV 43:B2] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 25. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts, 28 pp. Wrappers. $10 [item no.5941]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Overture B-Flat Major [TWV 55:B3] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 32. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 23 pp. Wrappers. $15 [item no.5949]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Overture B-flat Major [TWV 55:B3] for Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 32b. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 4 parts pp. Wrappers. $9 [item no.5950]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Overture D Major [TWV 55:D7] for Clarino (Trumpet in D), Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo. Urtext/First Edition Edited by Ian Payne.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 33. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 24 pp. Wrappers. $15 [item no.5951]


Telemann, Georg Philipp (urtext edition) Overture D Major [TWV 55:D7] for Clarino (Trumpet in D), Two Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo.

Severinus Urtext Telemann Edition, 33b. Hereford, 1996. 4º, 5 parts pp. Wrappers. $17 [item no.5952]


Weill, Kurt (collected edition) Chamber Music. Edited by Wolfgang Rathert and Jürgen Selk.

The Kurt Weill Edition, II/1. New York, 2004. 30 x 39 cm, 2 vols, 192, 107 pp. The first volume of Weill’s chamber works edited in critical edition. Contents: String Quartet in B Minor, String Quartet op.8, Sonata for Violin and Piano, Frauentanz: Sieben Gedichte des Mittelalter, op.10 (voice, fl, vla, cl, hn, bsn), Ick sitze da_un esse Klops (voice, 2 pic, bsn). Cloth. (Subscribers to the series receive a substantial savings). $335 (more info... ) [item no.6527]


MONOGRAPHS

Bruni, Antonio Bartolomeo. Un inventaire sous la Terreur. Etat des instruments de musique relevé chez les émigrés et condamnés. Introduction, notices biographiques et notes par J. Gallay.

Geneva, 1984. 8º, 280 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1890 edition. Inventories harpsichords, fortepianos, violins, violas, flutes, guitars, harps, etc. seized from the homes of emigrants in an official report in 1794. Includes names of makers and sometimes the date of the instruments. Wrappers. $76 [item no.4247]


Chouquet, Gustave. Le Musée du Conservatoire avec les Ier, IIe et IIIe suppléments par Léon Pillaut. Introduction et index par Florence Gétreau. [Par] Gustave Chouquet.

Geneva, 1993. 8º, 20, 475, 36 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1884, 1894, 1899, & 1903 editions. The only surviving descriptive catalog of this magnificent instrument collection. Wrappers. New index. $136 [item no.5607]


La lutherie lorraine et français depuis ses origines jusqa’à nos jours, d’après les archives locales.

Vie Musicale dans les Provinces Françaises, 5. Geneva, 1985. 17 x 24 cm, 387 pp. (Rpt. of Paris, 1912 edition). Largely original work based on research in the Mirecourt and Nancya archives. Illustrations of instruments, violin labels, maker’s marks, portraits, etc. Wrappers. $126 [item no.4257]


Regazzi, Roberto. The Complete Luthiers Library. A Useful International Critical Bibliography for the Maker and Connoisseur of Stringed and Plucked Instruments Collected and Compiled by Roberto Regazzi. With a Foreword by Charles Beare. Revision of the English Text by Jane Helen Johnson.

Bologna, 1990 8˚, xviii, 556 pp Limited edition of 600 copies. $225 [item no.6507]


Savart, Félix. Mémoire sur la construction des instruments à cordes et à archet. Lu à l’Académie des Sciences, le 31 mai 1819. Suivi du rapport qui en a été fait aux deux Académies des Sciences et des Beaux-Arts, par MM Haüy, Charles, de Prony, Cherubini, Catel, Berton, Le Sueur, Biot rapporteur.

Geneva, 1972. 8º, 128 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1819 edition. Wrappers. $40 [item no.3327]


Sibire, Sébastien-André. La chélonomie, ou le parfait luthier.

Geneva, 1984. 16º, 164 pp. Line-cut of the Paris, 1823 edition. Wrappers. $40 [item no.3329]


Sità, Maria Grazia & Corrado Vitale. I Quartetti di Béla Bartók. Contesto, testo, interpretazione.

Repertori Musicali, 4. Lucca, 2012. 14 x 22 cm, viii, 347 pp. Wrappers. $45 [item no.6968]