Organ part, holograph, with blank staves for voices, signed by Gounod on cover and initialed by him on several pages. The cover is annotated in an unidentified hand: "Propriété de la paroisse de St. François-Xavier, maître de chapelle Joseph Franck".
Alternative Title:
Masses, A♭ major
Description:
The composer Charles Gounod was appointed maître de chapelle at the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères, Paris, in 1843., Jean-Hubert-Joseph Franck, violinist, composer, and organist; younger brother of César Franck; succeeded Gounod as organist at the Séminaire des Missions Etrangères., and Title from cover.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Franck, Jean-Hubert-Joseph, 1825-1891. and Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.
"Portrait seen half-length slightly to right holding rapier in his right hand, and resting his right arm on ledge before music manuscript and violin, eyes to front, wearing red coat, cravat and wig; sky behind."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a champion fencer, violinist and conductor in Paris; son of George Bologne de Saint-Georges and Nanon, his African slave. First classical composer of African ancestry; also known as the "Black Mozart"., Title etched below the image in dotted letters., and Ten lines of French verse in two columns below title: Dans les armes jamais on ne vit son egal ...
Publisher:
Publish'd April 4th, 1788, by Bradshaw, No. 4 Coventry Street
Subject (Name):
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne, chevalier de, 1745-1799,
Score, holograph, with printer's markings, dated at Monte Carlo and inscribed to Marie Kohn. Bound with a copy of the printed score published by Huegel (Paris, 1910), signed
Description:
Jules Massenet, French composer., Song, with text by Mathylde Peyre. Published 1910., Title from caption., and Plate no.: H. & Cie 24,934 (manuscript printer's annotation and on printed score).
Additional scene for act 3, composed for the 1909 revision, holograph, with printer's markings. Accompanied by a blank sheet of score paper with notes identifying the manuscript, numbered "308" on verso
Description:
Jules Massenet, French composer., Opera, with text by Henri Cain and Arthur Bernède, after Alphonse Daudet. First performed 1897 (first version), 1909 (revision); published 1898? (vocal score), 1909? (full score)., Available on microfilm, Title from cover., and Pl. no.: H. & Cie. 18.814 (manuscript printer's marking).
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Daudet, Alphonse, 1840-1897, Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912., and Heugel (Firm)
Embossed: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten". and Stamped verso: "Photograph by Carl Van Vechten / 101 Central Park West / Cannot be reproduced without permission".
