Recent Catalogs from J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC

Catalogue 102: HANDEL First and Early Editions of the Works of

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

1685-1759

Catalogue 101: New Antiquarian Music Acquisitions March 2024 Autograph Musical Manuscripts and Letters of Composers
First and Early Editions of Printed Music
Rare Musical Iconography
&c.

Antiquarian Music Catalogue 100 100 fine items dating from the 15th-20th centuries:
- autograph musical manuscripts & letters of composers
- first & early editions of printed music
- rare books on music
- original music-related paintings, drawings, and prints

Catalogue 99 Items from the Library of the Distinguished American Composer Morten Lauridsen including autograph musical manuscripts of many of his most important works

Catalogue 99 Items from the Library of the Distinguished American Composer Morten Lauridsen including autograph musical manuscripts of many of his most important works

CATALOGUE 98 December 2022 Rare Printed & Manuscript Music

Autographs of Composers & Musicians

Music Iconography

80 items including …

- First Editions: Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn, Massenet, Offenbach, Puccini, Schubert, Schumann, Richard Strauss, Verdi, and Weber

- Rare 18th and 19th Century Chamber Music: Davaux, Fesca, Gyrowetz, Hänsel, Kreutzer, Krommer, Lampugani, Meyseder, Onslow, Pleyel, and Sammartini

- Autographs: Bloch, Chaliapin, Delibes, Giordano, Gounod, Kodály, Mascagni, Milhaud, Patti, Ravel, and Thalberg

- Autograph Music Manuscripts of American Composers: David Chaitkin, James Primosch, Peter Schickele, and George Tsontakis

- Original Photographs: Opera singers of the early 20th century by the important photographer Herman Mishkin

CATALOGUE 97 November 2022 83 items including:- The first edition of Brahms’s Second Symphony
- The autograph manuscript of celebrated American composer Richard Danielpour’s setting for soprano and orchestra of A Woman’s Life, with text by distinguished African-American poet Maya Angelou
- Autograph manuscripts of two complete songs by noted American composer Lee Hoiby
- A collection of Mendelssohn songs in first and early editions
- Fine 16th century engravings from the Encomium Musices depicting early musical instruments
- An original 20th century costume design by Russian artist Konstantine Korovine
- First editions of libretti by Puccini and Verdi
- Fine portraits of composers, singers, and dancers including Thomas Arne,, Angelica Catalani, Gilbert Duprez, Fanny Elssler, Gioachino Rossini, and Giovanni Rubini

NEW ACQUISITIONS October 2022 14 items including:
- autograph musical mss. & letters of composers
- first & early editions of printed music
- rare books on music & dance
- music- & dance-related iconography: original paintings, drawings, prints, & photographs

NEW ACQUISITIONS September 2022 24 items including:
- original set designs for Alfredo Catalani's opera Loreley
- a collection of rare 19th century Portuguese musical imprints, including a number of pieces by women composers
- an original sketchleaf from Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress
- an original portrait drawing of Verdi, apparently unrecorded
- a 16th century "picture-motet" with music by Cornelius Verdonck, a very early example of engraved music
- an autograph letter from Wagner to Milanese music publisher Giovanna Lucca relative to rehearsals of Lohengrin

NEW ACQUISITIONS July 2022 New Antiquarian Music List Just Published:

27 items including:
- autograph manuscripts of lost operas of Michael William Balfe
- fine 17th century engraving by the Dutch master Jan Lievens
- Mascagni’s own jeweled conducting baton
- autograph letter of Robert Schumann to his publisher discussing his works
- a possibly unique source for an unrecorded 18th century German cantata by Christian Gotthilf Tag
- first edition of Verdi’s Aida
- rare large 18th century hand-colored engraving depicting the marriage festivities of Louis, Dauphin of France, and the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, &c.

NEW ACQUISITIONS July 2022 New Antiquarian Music List Just Published:

27 items including:
- autograph manuscripts of lost operas of Michael William Balfe
- fine 17th century engraving by the Dutch master Jan Lievens
- Mascagni’s own jeweled conducting baton
- autograph letter of Robert Schumann to his publisher discussing his works
- a possibly unique source for an unrecorded 18th century German cantata by Christian Gotthilf Tag
- first edition of Verdi’s Aida
- rare large 18th century hand-colored engraving depicting the marriage festivities of Louis, Dauphin of France, and the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, &c.

Catalogue 95: MUSIC & DANCE 146 rare items dating from the 18th-20th centuries

AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS & LETTERS OF COMPOSERS 46 items

RARE FRENCH OPERA SCORES 679 First and Early Editions

CATALOGUE 94: Potpourri - October 2021 100 items:

- autograph musical manuscripts & letters of composers

- first & early editions of printed music

- rare books on music & dance

- original music- & dance-related iconography

NEW ACQUISITIONS July 2021 Autograph musical manuscripts (John Cage, Franz Liszt, &c.); 18th century Italian copyist manuscripts; first and early editions of printed music; rare books on music & dance including 18th century ballet libretti, &c.

BOOKS & EPHEMERA: An illustrated catalogue of 32 miscellaneous items from a 1489 Johann Prüss incunable
to a 1933 Mickey Mouse pop-up book!

Catalogue 92 Part II: Items 64-127 Autograph Musical Manuscripts & Letters of Composers
First & Early Editions of Printed Music
Rare Books on Music
Portrait Engravings

Catalogue 92 Part I: Items 1-63 Autograph Musical Manuscripts & Letters of Composers


First & Early Editions of Printed Music


Rare Books on Music


Portrait Engravings

Catalogue 91 - Modern Music: 20th Century Part II 269 items featuring the works of interesting and influential composers active mainly from the second half of the 20th century to date. Including autograph manuscripts, first & early editions, books, and iconography.

Books About Music Nearly 1000 scholarly books relating to music including biographies & critical studies of composers & musicians, music history & criticism, musical instruments, opera & dance, reference works, bibliographies, catalogues, &c.

Catalogue 90 - Modern Music: 20th Century Part I Contains 291 items featuring works by composers who were active mainly in the first half of the 20th century and whose works represented "modern" concepts.

This catalogue draws attention to interesting aspects of contemporary music publishing as well as the important relationship of musical composition to the visual arts. In some cases, print runs of music of this era were surprisingly small, resulting in the comparative scarcity of some of these editions.

New Acquisitions Autumn 2020 A selection of 22 recently acquired books, autograph manuscripts, musical scores, and letters.

Catalogue 89 - Summer Potpourri Contains 194 items and includes important autograph letters of Bellini to Count Apponyi in Paris discussing the composer’s constant work on his opera I Puritani; Berlioz to a conductor at the Paris Opéra regarding his Les Troyens; Gounod to the famous opera singer Adelina Patti praising her performance as Juliette in his Romeo and Juliette; Verdi to his librettist Francesco Piave regarding his opera Jérusalem; and Wagner discussing his early opera Rienzi as well as his proposed biography of Beethoven.

Opera performers are represented by letters and photographs of Caruso, Chaliapin, Jean de Reske, Gilbert Duprez, Adelina Patti, Marcella Sembrich, Rosine Stoltz, and two collections of original and vintage photographs of singers from the Golden Age of opera.

Musical first editions include works by Chopin, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, and Robert Schumann.

The catalogue also contains a wide variety of original fine engravings and etchings of composers and musicians from the 17th through the 20th centuries. There is, in addition, a smattering of books about music and musicians.

Beethoven: A Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Composer’s Birth Celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 1770. It contains 113 items devoted exclusively to the composer, including first and early editions, a number of prints, 19th century books, and ephemera including early programs and playbills, all illustrated.



A few highlights include first editions of the iconic 5th Symphony and Beethoven's major work for the stage, the ballet Prometheus; the first edition, first issue of Op. 127, one of the famous late string quartets; and an original engraved copperplate for a striking 20th century Jugendstil image by the Austrian graphic artist Alois Kolb, together with a copy of the original print.

Catalogue 87 - Potpourri April 2020 A treasury of antiquarian music, dance, and theatre materials including autograph music manuscripts, autograph letters by prominent composers and musicians, first and rare editions of music and books about music, and fine art portraits and photographs.

100 Years of Hungarian Music Autograph manuscripts by prominent Hungarian composers, autograph letters, portraits, photographs. Rare and early printed sheet music, scores, and collections of classical, operetta, and popular music.

AUTOGRAPHS, PRINTS, & MEMORABILIA FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARILYN HORNE PART 2: M-Z The American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne is world-renowned as both a singer and educator. She has performed at leading opera houses throughout the world, including extensively at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as well as at La Scala and Covent Garden.

What is not generally known is the fact that she has been a collector of music- and opera-related documents and memorabilia (including autograph letters, prints, photographs, programs, etc. spanning the 18th through 20th centuries) over the course of her long career.

AUTOGRAPHS, PRINTS, & MEMORABILIA FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARILYN HORNE PART 2: A-L The American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne is world-renowned as both a singer and educator. She has performed at leading opera houses throughout the world, including extensively at the Metropolitan Opera in New York as well as at La Scala and Covent Garden.



What is not generally known is the fact that she has been a collector of music- and opera-related documents and memorabilia (including autograph letters, prints, photographs, programs, etc. spanning the 18th through 20th centuries) over the course of her long career.

Russia & Eastern Europe in Music & Dance including Books from the Collection of Igor Stravinsky’s Personal Librarian, Edwin Allen

Autographs, Prints, & Memorabilia From the Collection of Marilyn Horne

A Scholar’s Library Part I: Books About Music & Musicians



Part II: Printed Music

Catalogue 84, Part II: L-Z Music & Dance

Catalogue 84, Part I: A-K Music & Dance

2018 SPRING SALE LIST Musical Literature & Manuscript Facsimiles

Catalogue 83 Autograph Musical Manuscripts & Letters of Composers
Rare Printed Music & Books on Music & Dance
Original Drawings, Set & Costume Designs, Prints, &c.

The Mario Feninger Collection Music for Piano in Practical Editions

A Miscellany of 40 Musical Items In Celebration of Our 40th Anniversary

Catalogue 82 - Part 2: M-Z Opera Scores from the Collection of Jerome Holover

Catalogue 82 - Part 1: A-L Opera Scores from the Collection of Jerome Holover

Igor Stravinsky A Collection of Works by and about the Composer, Libretti, and Scores

Rare Printed Music for Strings & Books, Autographs, and Prints Relating to Stringed Instruments Autumn 2017

American & English Opera, Operetta, & Vocal Music Summer 2017

Musical Literature Spring 2017

American Music American Music in Original Manuscripts, Scores, &c.

New Acquisitions May 2017

Russian Music Autograph musical manuscripts; autograph letters of composers; rare printed music; inscribed scores; original prints, drawings, and photographs

Catalogue 81 The Collection of Dr. Stephen S. Wallace: 19th- and Early 20th-Century Opera

Catalogue 80 - AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF COMPOSERS, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS, &c. Part II: M-Z

Catalogue 80 - AUTOGRAPH LETTERS OF COMPOSERS, SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHS, &c. Part I: A-L

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part VIII: T-Z Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

Catalogue 79 - MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS, Part II: N-Z including autograph manuscripts, copyist manuscripts, & autograph musical quotations

Catalogue 79 - MUSICAL MANUSCRIPTS, Part I: A-M including autograph manuscripts, copyist manuscripts, & autograph musical quotations

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part VII: R-S Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part VI: N-P Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

Catalogue 78 Prints & Drawings

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part V: M Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

Catalogue 77 - Part III: R-Z Chamber Music

Catalogue 77 - Part II: H-P Chamber Music

Catalogue 77 - Part I: A-G Chamber Music

Books about Music and Musicians * Special Sale *
50% DISCOUNT on all orders placed by March 15th, 2016

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part IV: H-L Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

Catalogue 76 - Part VI: T-Z Rare Printed Music & Musical Literature Musical Autographs & Manuscripts

Musical Prints and Drawings - Special Holiday Sale Catalogue Up to 40% off original prices.

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part III: E-G Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

Catalogue 76 - Part V: R-S Rare Printed Music & Musical Literature Musical Autographs & Manuscripts

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part II: C-D Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

Catalogue 76 - Part IV: M-P Rare Printed Music & Musical Literature Musical Autographs & Manuscripts

Catalogue 76 - Part III: H-L Rare Printed Music & Musical Literature Musical Autographs & Manuscripts

Catalogue 76 - Part II: C-G Rare Printed Music & Musical Literature Musical Autographs & Manuscripts

Catalogue 76 - Part I: A-B Rare Printed Music & Musical Literature Musical Autographs & Manuscripts

Haydn First & Early Editions: September 2015 First and early editions of Haydn's works.

Chopin First & Early Editions: September 2015 First and early editions of Chopin works.

The Paul J. Jackson Opera Collection Part I: A-B Autograph Letters, Signed Scores, Printed Music, Books, Programs, Drawings, Posters, Prints, Photographs & Related Ephemera.

A Musical Mélange Books on Opera, Opera Singers, Recordings,
Composers, Musicology, Reference, &c.

American Music American music items.

The Jacob Lateiner Collection Part V: Schoenberg - Berg - Webern From the collection of the pianist renowned for his interpretations of 20th-century music.

The Jacob Lateiner Collection Part V With Additions from Other Private Collections: Robert Schumann From the collection of the pianist renowned for his interpretations of 20th-century music and other private collections.

Music & Dance Iconography: 16th - 20th Centuries Music and Dance Iconography Items.

The Jacob Lateiner Collection Part IV: Schubert First & Early Editions From the collection of the pianist renowned for his interpretations both of Beethoven and of 20th-century music.

Recent Acquisitions December 2014 Recent Acquisitions

The Jacob Lateiner Collection Part III: Mozart First & Early Editions

From the collection of the pianist renowned for his interpretations both of Beethoven and of 20th-century music.

The Jacob Lateiner Collection Part II: Chopin First & Early Editions

From the collection of the pianist renowned for his interpretations both of Beethoven and of 20th-century music.

The Jacob Lateiner Collection Part I: Beethoven First & Early Editions

From the collection of the pianist renowned for his interpretations both of Beethoven and of 20th-century music.