signed first edition Tall 8vo., brown full-morocco leather, stamp in gilt, all edges gilt, satin endpapers; 568 pages
1906 · Leipzig
by MENNICKE, Carl
Leipzig: Druck und Verlag von Breitkopf & Hatel, 1906. First Edition. Signed presentation from Mennicke on a front blank page [untranslated], dated 1904. Books signed by Mennicke are scarce! Johann Adolph Hasse (1699 - 1783) was an 18th-century German composer, singer and teacher of music. Immensely popular in his time, Hasse was best known for his prolific operatic output, though he also composed a considerable quantity of sacred music. Carl Heinrich Graun (1704-1759) was a German composer and tenor. Along with Johann Adolph Hasse, he is considered to be the most important German composer of Italian opera of his time. Johann Gottlieb Graun (1703-1771) was a German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist. Carl (Karl) Mennicke (1880-1917) was a German musicologist, musician and conductor. Uncommon to find a signed copy!. Tall 8vo., brown full-morocco leather, stamp in gilt, all edges gilt, satin endpapers; 568 pages. Illustrated.. Good (covers bright but worn, hinges tender, some erosion spine; contents clean & tight, some discoloration rear cover).
(Inventory #: 57161)