ID 1053217
Lot 103 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn and others
Estimate value
£ 300 – 500
19th-century manuscript compilation of vocal works by Mozart, Haydn, Spohr, Kreutzer and others, n.p. [Germany], n.d. [later 19th century]
Including Mozart’s hugely popular ‘An Chloe’, pieces from Haydn’s Creation oratorio and a treatise on tuning pianos.
c.51 pieces scored for voice and piano on three three-stave systems per page. 174 pages, 240 x 310mm, ruled with 9-10 staves per page, titles and text in German, Italian and French. German quarter calf gilt, marbled boards.
Provenance:
(1) Antiquariat Holger Carlsen, Germany; acquired May 2016.
(2) Schøyen Collection, MS 5576.
Opening with the Mozart works, comprising K numbers: 473, 476, 519, 523, 524, 284d, 619, 295b, 468, 579, 518 and 441. Followed by 10 recitatives and arias from Die Schöpfung (Hob.XXI:2); then works by Louis Spohr, Conradin Kreutzer, Heinrich Proch, Anton Schmid and others, along with a treatise entitled 'Anleitung zum Stimmen des fortespianos'.
| Artist: | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
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| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) |
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| Place of origin: | Germany |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
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