![Fine original oil portrait painting of Wagner. Unsigned and undated. [?]German, ca. 1870](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/880/870/1604870880.0.l.jpg)
Fine original oil portrait painting of Wagner. Unsigned and undated. [?]German, ca. 1870
by WAGNER, Richard 1813-1883
On re-lined canvas within contemporary decorative wooden frame gilt. Original oval wooden stretcher. Image 64.5 x 54 cm (25.25 x 21.3 inches), frame 82 x 72.5 cm (32.25 x 28.5 inches). The composer is depicted quarter-length turned slightly left. He wears a white shirt, dark olive brown jacket with satin lapels, black waistcoat, and dark brown silk cravat with decorative gold pin with a jeweled center. Some minor cracking to the subject's left shoulder, otherwise in very... Read More
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Tristan und Isolde, an opera. 6 original set designs by the noted American artist Robert Perdziola (born 1961), two dated April 1983m one signed with the artist's initials, the others unsigned
by WAGNER, Richard 1813-1883
Three of the designs are in pen and wash and are identified by the artist as being for Acts I, II and III. Sheet size 305 x 388 mm. The remaining designs are in pencil and are also identified by the artist as being for Acts I, II, and III, although for different scenes. Sheet size 268 x 355 mm. Minor wear. In very good condition overall. "The ancient Tristan legend, probably of Celtic origin, achieved... Read More
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Schusterlied" aus der Oper "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg." Früheste Reinschrift (WWV deest). Faksimile nach dem Autograph in der Wiener Stadt- und Landesbibliothei. Herausgegeben von Ernst Hilmar
by WAGNER, Richard 1813-1883
Tutzing: Hans Schneider, 1988. Oblong folio. Original publisher's mid-brown wrappers wrappers with facsimile excerpts from the autograph manuscript to upper printed in silver. 1f. (recto half-title, verso reproduction of an 1861 photograph of the composer), 1f. (recto title, verso copyright), 5-20 pp. textual commentary, illustrated, + 1f. (recto autograph musical manuscript facsimile printed in color, verso blank).
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Lohengrin Vorspiel zur Oper und Einleitung zum dritten Aufzug. [Facsimile of the autograph musical manuscript full score]
by WAGNER, Richard 1813-1883
Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1974. Folio. Original publisher's gray speckled paper boards with printed title label to upper. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 5-[7] foreword by Heinz Krause-Graumnitz, [8] (blank), 1f. (recto facsimile title, verso blank), 12 ff. facsimile. Binding slightly worn and rubbed. In three acts to the composer's own libretto, Lohengrin was first performed in Weimar at the Grossherzogliches Hoftheater on 28 August 1850. "Lohengrin is the last of Wagner's works that can fairly... Read More
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Etching and aquatint of the character Beckmesser in Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg serenading Eva (or Magdalena) at night. By Ferdinand Staeger (1880-1976). A rare proof copy
by [WAGNER, Richard 1813-1883]
370 x 249 mm + wide margins. Titled "Ständchen" in pencil and signed by the artist in pencil at lower right, just within platemark, with "Probedrucke" (proof) in pencil at lower left; remarque of six cats to center. Printed on japan paper. A fine, strong impression. Slightly worn and creased at margins. One of a series of 12 etchings by Staeger of scenes from Die Meistersinger in an edition of 175 copies only, published in Munich by... Read More
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Autograph musical quotation signed from the "Pilgrims' Chorus" from Act III, scene I of the composer's opera, Tannhäuser, 1846
by WAGNER, Richard 1813-1883
Oblong octavo (101 x 160 mm. ). The first 8 measures. Notated in black ink on four staves, the four vocal parts incorporated into one stave. Inscribed below the quote: "Gesang der Pilger aus Tannhäuser, und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg ... von Richard Wagner." With the date "Janu. 3d, 1846" in the hand of the British concert manager and critic John Ella (1802-1888) at lower left, presumably the day on which Wagner both penned the quotation and presented it... Read More
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Wagner Writes from Paris ... Stories, Essays and Articles by the Young Composer
by [WAGNER]. Jacobs, Robert L. and Geoffrey Skelton, eds
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1973. Hardcover. Good. Octavo. Boards. 197 pp. Frontispiece detached.
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Berlin: Stadt der Theater
by WAHNRAU, Gerhard
Berlin: Henschelverlag Berlin, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Boards. 582 pp., 1f. Illustrated, some in color. Dustjacket torn at edges. With the autograph signature and date of the Nobel Prize-winning physician Philip Showalter Hench (1896-1965) to front free endpaper: "Philip S. Hench Leningrad Feb 3, 1961 USSR.
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The Rhythm of Twelfth-Century Polyphony: Its Theory and Practice
by WAITE, William G.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. Boards. 254 pp. With numerous musical examples.
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Postcard photograph with autograph signature of the German actor. Addressed to Walter Honig in Vienna
by WALDEN, Harry 1875-1921
Studio of Becker & Maass in Berlin, with their stamp to lower right corner. From the collection of the distinguished American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne (b. 1934). Slightly worn. Harry Walden was a German stage and screen actor with a short but vibrant career. He appeared in many classical stage productions and was a noted interpreter of Oscar Wilde's plays. He also appeared in the films "The Mandarin" (1918), "Der Umweg zur Ehe," and "Zwei Welten" (both 1919).... Read More
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An Anatomy of Musical Criticism
by WALKER, Alan
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Full light maroon cloth, titling black to spine. 114 pp. With musical examples. In slightly worn dustjacket.
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An Anatomy of Musical Criticism
by WALKER, Alan
London: Barrie and Rockliff, 1966. Very Good. Small octavo. Boards. xii, 114 pp. With numerous musical examples.
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![Maritana Opera in Three Acts, with New Recitatives by Tito Mattei, Written by Edward Fitzball. Italian Version by Sigr. Zaffira... In Paper Covers. 5/= Bound 7/6. [Piano-vocal score]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/668/864/988864668.0.l.jpg)
Maritana Opera in Three Acts, with New Recitatives by Tito Mattei, Written by Edward Fitzball. Italian Version by Sigr. Zaffira... In Paper Covers. 5/= Bound 7/6. [Piano-vocal score]
by WALLACE, Vincent 1812-1865
London: Hutchings & Romer [PN H & R. 8475.], 1880. Octavo. Full pebbled black cloth over flexible boards. 1f. (title), [1] (table of contents), 2-387, [i] (publisher's catalog) pp. Text in English and Italian. Pages 385-387 printed in duplicate. Binding slightly worn. Minor internal browning; some soiling; occasional tears with minor loss to margins; slightly cropped, occasionally affecting text, pagination and staves; slightly browned; large tear to pp. 9-10 repaired with no loss to music. OCLC no.... Read More
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![Lurline, Opera in Three Acts, Written by Edward Fitzball, Italian Words by Signor Vacotti. [Piano-vocal score]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/823/435/989435823.0.l.jpg)
Lurline, Opera in Three Acts, Written by Edward Fitzball, Italian Words by Signor Vacotti. [Piano-vocal score]
by WALLACE, Vincent 1812-1865
London: Hutchings [PN H & R 9575], 1870. Octavo. Original publisher's printed wrappers with title label to spine. [i] (title), [i] (index), 378 pp. Text in English and Italian. Wrappers worn and soiled; detached; corners chipped; spine reinforced with brown cloth tape. Worn; annotations in pencil to title; signatures separated. A later issue.
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Half-length portrait engraving of this Alsatian composer, teacher and choral director, aged 57, by Jacob van den Heyden
by WALLISER, Christoph Thomas 1568-1648
1625. 167 x 99 mm. Slightly browned and spotted. Apparently drawn from life according to a note in the plate: "Iacob ab Heydé Sculpsit ad Vivum." Reproduced in MGG Vol. 14 col. 174. "Walliser's several musical appointments and his compositions show him to have been the most important musician in Strasbourg during the period 1600-50. In addition, the wide dispersion of his works attests to his reputation elsewhere." Clyde William Young and Édith... Read More
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Cantiones septem vocum Magnificat octo tonorum
by WALTER, Johann 1496-1570
Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. Schröder, Otto, ed.. Folio. 114 pp. Sämtliche Werke 5.
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Bibliographie der Musikbuchreihen 1886-1990
by WALTHER, Hermann
Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. Full dark red cloth with titling to upper and spine. 352 pp. Binding very slightly stained. Catalogus Musicus XII.
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La Musique en Wallonie et a Bruxelles. Tome II: Les XIXe et XXe Siècles
by WANGERMEE, Robert and Philippe Mercier
[Belgique]: La Renaissance du Livre, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. Large quarto. Dark blue boards with titling gilt to ivory spine, illustrated endpapers. 440 pp. With numerous illustrations, some in color.
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Autograph signature on an album leaf inscribed "To Jim
by WARREN, Leonard 1911-1960
Ca. 115 x 135 mm. Portion of recto with signature faded; several small pieces of tape to verso. Together with a half-length role portrait photograph of the baritone as Count de Luna from Verdi's Il Trovatore ca. 254 x 206 mm. With handstamps reading "Leonard Warren, Baritone Metropolitan Opera Company," and "Hurok Attractions... New York... Martin Feinstein Publicity Director... " to verso. Slightly worn and soiled. Warren "made his stage début with the Metropolitan... Read More
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What Did They Sing at the Met
by WAYNER, Robert J., ed
New York: Wayner, 1981. Softcover. Very Good. Folio. Wrappers. 107 pp.
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Church Symbolism: An Explanation of the More Important Symbols of the Old and New Testament, the Primitive, the Mediaeval and the Modern Church
by WEBBER, F.R.
Cleveland: J.H. Jansen, 1938. Very Good. Large octavo. Cloth boards. 413 pp. Illustrated. In slightly worn dustjacket.
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Weber a Paris en 1826: Son voyage de Dresde à Londres par la France. La musique et les théâtres, le monde et la presse pendant son séjour
by [WEBER]. Jullien, Adolphe
Paris: A. Detaille, 1877. Hardcover. Very Good. Large octavo. Mid tan calf-backed marbled boards, spine in gilt ruled-compartments with titling gilt, marbled endpapers. 1f. (recto half-title, verso publisher's advertisements), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. (recto dedication, verso blank), [7]-45, [i] (blank) pp. Bound with: Jullien. Un Potentat Musical Papillon de la Ferté son règne a l'Opéra de 1780 a 1790 d'après ses lettres et ses papiers manuscrits conservés aux archives de l'état et a la... Read More
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Bound collection of works for voice
by WEBERN, Anton 1883-1945
1924. Small folio. Full dark brown cloth, titling gilt to spine. All published Wien by Universal Edition unless otherwise specified. Contents: - [Op. 12]. Vier Lieder für Gesang und Klavier. [PN U.E. 8257], 1925. [1] (title), 2-9, [1] (blank) pp. Moldenhauer 212, 217, 213, 216 (the first song published previously in Musikblätter des Anbruch, May 1922). -[Op. 14]. Sechs Lieder nach Gedichten von Georg Trakl für eine Singstimme, Klarinette, Bass-Klarinette, Geige und Violoncelle. [Score].... Read More
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![[Op. 22]. Quartett für Geige, Klarinette, Tenorsaxophon und Klavier [Score]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/465/271/1340271465.0.l.jpg)
[Op. 22]. Quartett für Geige, Klarinette, Tenorsaxophon und Klavier [Score]
by WEBERN, Anton 1883-1945
Wien: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 10.050], 1932. Small folio. Full dark brown cloth; titling gilt to spine. 1f. (title, printed dedication: "Adolf Loos zum 60. Geburtstag"), 13, [1] (blank) pp. Binding slightly rubbed. Very light browning. First Edition. Moldenhauer pp. 714-15 [305, 308]. Webern completed the present work in August 1930.
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![[Op. 19]. Zwei Lieder für gemischten Chor [Piano-vocal score]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/444/271/1340271444.0.l.jpg)
[Op. 19]. Zwei Lieder für gemischten Chor [Piano-vocal score]
by WEBERN, Anton 1883-1945
Wien: Universal-Edition [PN U.E. 9537], 1928. Small folio. Full dark brown textured cloth. 2ff. (title, printed dedication, texts), 5-12 pp. Very slightly browned; title slightly stained. First Edition. Published at the same time as the full score. Moldenhauer pp. 744-45 [286-287] No performances prior to 1958 are documented. The texts are by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).
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