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
![Laurie Taylor's Songs [autographed by Charles F. Taylor and Laurie F. Taylor]. Lawrence Forbes...](/pictures/thumb/006989.JPG?v=1556920897)
Pasadena, CA: Lawrence Forbes Taylor, 1933. Pamphlet. [8] p.: portrait, music; 21 cm. Stapled. Portrait of evangelists Charles Forbes Taylor (1899-1994) and Lawrence Forbes Taylor on the front. Autographed by both men below the portrait. Contains words and music for 8 hymns by Lawrence Forbes Taylor (Laurie Taylor). In Near..... 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
Philadelphia: Temple University, 1993. [3], 312 leaves of typescript; 28 cm. Loose. With a revised Conclusion with leaves numbered 292-295; the earlier version included is number 271-274. The appendices contain detailed information about Black musicians and unions in Philadelphia from the 1930s to 1970. In Very Good- Condition: title page..... 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
New York: C.F. Peters, 1961. Paperback. Vocal score ([4], 24 p.); 27 cm. Paper covers. Edited by Kurt Soldan. Text in Latin. English and German translations precedes score. For soprano solo, four-part double chorus and orchestra. Inside and outside of back cover contain publisher's advertisements. No date of publication given..... More
Berlin: Ullstein, 1906. Paperback. 16 p.: music, illustrations; 30 cm. Black-and-white photograph on front wrapper of Lohengrin and a swan. Disbound from a larger volume. The music is a piano realization, with some lyrics; accompanied by a few illustrations. In Good- Condition: front wrapper scraped along spine; back wrapper detached..... More
![Musik für Alle: Tannhäuser I [and] Tannhäuser II [Jahrgang VI, No. 1, No. 2] Tannhäuser von...](/pictures/thumb/004100.JPG?v=1472082333)
Berlin: Ullstein & Co., 1910. Paperback. 2 issues with continuous pagination: 32 p.: music, illustrations; 30 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. The music is a piano realization, with lyrics; accompanied by a illustrations. "Alfred Gessler" in pencil at upper edge of first page of each issue. In Good Condition..... More
Boston: Jenks & Palmer, 1843. Hardcover. Second Edition. 152 p.: music; 29 cm. Black cloth spine; brown paper over boards printed in black. Back cover has advertisements for works by Webb published by Jenks & Palmer. "Consisting of Systematic Instructions for Forming and training the Voice, and Suitable Vocalizing Exercises..... More
Philadelphia: G.E. Blake, 1825. Sheet_music. 1 folio leaf folded, with printing on [2] p.; 33 cm. Caption title. It has no date of publication, but is dated 1825 by Wolfe (Wolfe, Secular Music in America, 9704). Contains from Der Freischütz: Waltz -- The Bridesmaid's Song -- The Hunting Chorus. Arranged..... More
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1981. vii, [3], 89 p.: illustrations; 30 cm. Paperback with maroon covers printed in white. In Near Fine Condition: spine is slightly sunned; clean and bright. More
Baltimore: George Willig, Jr., 1835. Paperback. 26 p. (front wrapper included in pagination): music, drawing of a piano keyboard; 17 x 27 cm. Plain wrappers printed in black. Wrapper title. First 8 pages present Elements of Music. 31 tunes arranged for piano. Contents: [4 simple unnamed tumes] -- Mark my..... More
New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1864. Paperback. 79, [1] p.: music; 17 x 26 cm. Grey paper wrappers printed in black with black cloth spine. Title vignette signed: Spiegle-Johnson. Title index on final unpaginated page. Publisher's advertisements for musical instruments and music on back wrapper. Copyright 1857 by..... More
Berlin: Friedrich Späthen, 1802. Hardcover. vi, 816 p.; 17 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment: Woltersdorfs Liederpsalmen. Blind-tooled decoration on both boards. All page edges gilt. Blind-tooled decoration on upper and lower page edges. Very unusual blue endpapers. Green ribbon..... More
Chicago: H.M. Higgins, 1861. Sheet music with lyrics and music by Henry C. Work, the American composer and abolitionist best known today for the songs "Marching Through Georgia" and "My Grandfather's Clock." At head of title page: "Dedicated to the sisters of our volunteers." 5, [1] p.: music; 34 cm..... More