Philadelphia: John Sartrain, 1835. 1 mezzotint engraving of Benjamin Carr (1768-1831), American composer, singer, music teacher, and music publisher. Sheet is 30 x 24 cm.; image is 14 x 11 cm. John Sartain (1808-1897) pioneered mezzotint engraving in the United States. He engraved this portrait of Benjamin Carr from a...... More
Hamburg: Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, 1983. Paperback. "Aus dem Französischem übertragen von Walter Deppisch; den dokumentarischen und bibliographischen Anhang bearbeitete Paul Raabe." 174 p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Paperback with green-and-white illustrated cover. Includes a lit of his works and a timeline of his life. In Very Good- Condition: small scrape on..... More
![Messe in As für Vier Singstimmen, Orchester und Orgel [Mass in A Flat]. Franz Schubert](/pictures/thumb/001760.jpg?v=1472082213)
Melville, N.Y. Belwin Mills, 1985. Paperback. 1 vocal score (107, [1] p.); 27 cm. Paper covers printed in blue and black. Kalmus Vocal Scores, 6420. No date of publication given; probably published between 1980 and 1985, based on library records. Latin words. For solo voices (SATB), chorus (SATB), organ, and..... More
Fremont, Ohio: Chantry Music Press, 1962. Paperback. 32 p.: music; 30 cm. Stapled paperback with cover illustration of St. John the Evangelist. Adaptation of English Translation of Henry S. Drinker by C. F. Pfatteicher and W. H. Reese. Intended for a capella performance -- contains only vocal parts. Note by..... More
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1851. Hardcover. Volume 3 only. 4, 348 p., 2 leaves of plates (frontispiece and added engraved title page), 10 unpaginated pages of music; 17 cm. Contemporary half calf with marbled paper over boards. Five spine compartments between raised bands; red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled..... More
![I Vespri Siciliani: Opera in Five Acts; Music by Giuseppe Verdi [Libretto]. Eugene Scribe](/pictures/thumb/001733.jpg?v=1472082212)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1973. Paperback. Libretto by Eugene Scribe; English translation by William Weaver. v, 29, 29, [1] p.; 27 cm. Brown paper covers. At head of front cover: Metropolitan Opera. At head of title page: G. Schirmer's Collection of Opera Librettos. Includes synopsis. Contains Italian text on left-hand..... More
Cleveland, OH: Drama League of America, 1916. Paperback. 15 p.: illustrations; 21 cm. Plain wrapper with yapp edges, printed in red and black with wrapper illustration; tied. "Four original Drawings by Henry G. Keller. Typography and Lettering by Horace Carr." This is one of a limited edition of 2,000 copies..... More
![The Best of the Music Makers [Uncorrected Proof]. George T. and friends Simon](/pictures/thumb/002692.jpg?v=1472082251)
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1979. Paperback. Foreword by Dinah Shore. xiv, 530 p.; 28 cm. Paperback; plain blue cover printed in black. Uncorrected Proof from a copy with editor's markup, primarily related to layout. Table of Contents without page numbers for each entry. No index. Although picture credits are..... More
![Un Ballo in Maschera: Opera in Three Acts; Music by Giuseppe Verdi [Libretto]. Antonio Somma](/pictures/thumb/001730.jpg?v=1472082212)
New York: G. Schirmer, 1957. Paperback. Libretto by Antonio Somma, adapted from Eugene Scribe's 'Gustave ou Le Bal Masque'; English translation by Peter Paul Fuchs. vii, 20, 20, [1] p.; 27 cm. Brown paper covers. At head of front cover: Metropolitan Opera. Contains Italian text on left-hand pages and English..... More
New York: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 1963. Paperback. First Edition, First Printing. xiii, [3], 294, [2] p.; 26 cm. Paperback with white covers printed in black. Handwritten in black on spine: Spiess. This is no. 221 of an edition of 2,000 copies. Musicological Studies no. 4. Includes articles by Ernst..... More
Oberlin, Ohio: Oberlin Alumni Magazine Publishing Co., 1914. Hardcover. Fourth Edition. 93, [3] p.: music; 18 x 21 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped cover title "Oberlin Songs." Illustrated endpapers. "The Songs of Oberlin were first compiled by Miss Anna Louise Strong, '05 and Miss Edna M. Barrows, '05. The Book..... More
Kingston, Ontario: Quarry Press, 1999. Paperback. 255, [1] p., 16 p. of color photographs: portraits; 23 cm. Paperback with cover art by Kathryn Kingcome. "Based on exclusive interviews, Celtic Women in Music profiles the careers of 30 artists," including Maire Brenan, Dolores Keane, Eileen Ivers, Mary Jane Lamond, Karen Matheson..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. x, [2], 384 p.: illustrations, music; 24 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title; brown paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by David Gatti. First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Near Fine- Condition: upper edge..... More
Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., 1917. Pamphlet. 15 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Brown wrapper; wrapper title and illustration in dark brown and orange. Title page reads: Beethoven: The Story of a Little Boy Who Was Forced to Practice. The pages are neither stapled nor stitched in but loose within the wrapper..... More
![Of Men and Music [provenance: Ann Wyeth McCoy]. Deems Taylor](/pictures/thumb/001793.jpg?v=1472082214)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1937. Hard Cover. xviii, 318 p.; 21 cm. Beige cloth with black-stamped spine title with red rules; author's name stamped in red on front cover. Red and grey dust jacket. Top page edges red. Beige endpapers. Title page printed in red and black. Inscription on..... More
Philadelphia: Taylor & Smith, 1928. [4] p.; 24 cm. Contains lyrics to 22 popular songs. No date of publication; many of the songs were copyrighted in 1928. Presumably handed out at events where people wanted to sing along with a piano or orchestra. In Very Good- Condition: creased; minor loss..... More
Utica, N.Y. John W. Fuller & Co., 1850. Hardcover. 378, [6] p.; 16 x 25 cm. Original calf spine with light green paper over boards. Cover title; publisher's advertisement for Taylor's Choral Anthems on back cover. Imprint includes many additional publishers in various cities. Virgil Corydon Taylor (1817-1891) was an..... More
Hamburg und Leipzig: D. Rahter, 1891. Paperback. 68 p.; 18 cm. Brown wrappers printed in black. This is the libretto only of the opera known in English as The Queen of Spades. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky used a libretto written by his brother Modest Tchaikovsky, based on a short story by..... More
![Have Ye Not Known [and] Ye Shall Have a Song [Parts VII and VIII from The Peaceable Kingdom]....](/pictures/thumb/001752.jpg?v=1472082212)
Boston: E.C. Schirmer Music Co., 1963. Paperback. 29 p.: music; 27 cm. This is no. 1753 from Music For Mixed Voices (SATB) by Randall Thompson. The texts are taken from Isaiah XL:21 and XXX:29. With piano accompaniment for rehearsal only. In Near Fine Condition: front cover very lightly soiled; otherwise..... More
Chicago: F.H. Revell, 1887. Hardcover. 152, v, [3] p.; 13 cm. Black cloth spine with brown paper over boards, printed in dark brown. "The numbers in this edition correspond with the music edition of Hymns new and old." Contains words to 223 hymns. Includes title index. In Good+ Condition: edges..... More
Boston: Oliver Ditson & Company, 1867. Hardcover. Title continued: "with an easy morning service in F consisting of Te Deum and Benedictus." Copyright 1858. vii, [1], 7-203 p.: music; 26 x 32 cm. Original black leather spine with black pebble-grain cloth over boards. Gilt-stamped cover title: Cathedral Chants. Blind-ruled borders..... More
New York: G. Schirmer, 1925. Soft Cover. 1 vocal score ([2], 55 p.); 27 cm. Yellow paper covers. Publisher's advertisement on back cover. The words from the authorized version with additions from 'Taverner's Bible' and other sources. Pianoforte arrangement by Havergal Brian. Curwen edition. Former owner's name at head of..... More
![Ave Maria [from Four Sacred Pieces (Quattro Pezzi Sacri)]. Giuseppe Verdi](/pictures/thumb/001761.jpg?v=1472082213)
New York: C.F. Peters, 1961. Paperback. Vocal score ([4], 4 p.); 27 cm. Paper covers. Cover title: Ave Maria: 4-part Chorus a Cappella. Based on an enigmatic scale (Scala enigmatica) for four-part a cappella choir. Edited by Kurt Soldan. Piano accompaniment for rehearsals only. Text in Latin, with English translation..... More
Frankfurt, Ger. C.F. Peters, 1961. Paperback. 1 vocal score ([iv], 17 p.): music; 27 cm. Paper covers with publisher's advertisement on back cover. Edited by Kurt Soldan. Text is in Latin. In Very Good+ Condition: a few pencilled notations; otherwise clean and tight. More
![Musik für Alle: 100ster Heft: Verdi: Aida [Enrico Caruso, Emmy Destinn, and Marie Goetze]....](/pictures/thumb/004104.JPG?v=1472082333)
Berlin: Ullstein & Co., 1913. Paperback. 16 p.: music, illustrations; 30 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. The music is a piano realization, with some lyrics. Inside back wrapper has photographs of Enrico Caruso, Emmy Destinn, and Marie Goetze in productions of Aida. In Good Condition: front wrapper scraped along..... More