Jules Massenet, Franz Schubert, Fahrbach, Goublier - Opéras, opérettes et mélodies – Recueil de partitions musicales anciennes - 1892-1916

Set of 8 old bound volumes, gathering numerous musical scores devoted to opera, operetta, songs, waltzes, and piano music.

This collection has real historical, musical, and bibliophile interest, both for the diversity of the works gathered and for the quality of its bindings and the preservation of many original illustrated covers.

Works and composers represented

Among the identified scores:

* Jules Massenet – Manon: opéra comique in five acts and six tableaux, score for voice and piano, Heugel edition, 1895.
* Jules Massenet – Werther: lyric drama after Goethe, score for voice and piano, Heugel, copyright 1892.
* Franz Schubert – 50 Melodies: song and piano collection, with portrait of the composer and table of works.
* Philippe Fahrbach junior – The Pesth Evenings: collection of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, marches and other compositions.
* Joseph Kaulich – The Breezes of the Danube: collection of 30 dances.
* Anton Diabelli: Sonatinas for piano, opus 151 and 168.
* Henri Goublier fils – Mimi-Pinson’s Cockade: opérette in three acts, voice and piano score, Choudens editions, copyright 1916.
* Eugène Rosi – Illusions: sung waltz.
* A. de Pianelli – Folly of Love: composition featuring a remarkable illustrated cover.

Other scores and compositions complete this set.

Illustrations and features

One of the main attractions of this collection lies in the presence of numerous original covers of scores preserved inside the bindings, some displaying beautiful lithographic and typographic designs.

Also found are portraits of composers, decorative title pages, tables of contents, and many pages of musical notation.

These elements provide an interesting testimony to French and European music publishing at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.

Bindings and condition

Set of 8 bound volumes, presenting a handsome overall appearance.

The old bindings are particularly decorative, with red and orange hues, ornate spines and gilding.

The boards and spines show some rubbing, signs of wear, and small stains, not detracting from the overall look of the collection.

The interiors are generally in very good conservation condition for their age, with clean scores, clear printings, and pages that are usually fresh.

Some foxing, old stains, seals, and small occasional imperfections are visible on certain pages.

The numerous illustrated covers preserved constitute an additional asset.

The complete individual content of each score has not been exhaustively collated.