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Philadelphia: A. Fiot, 1846. Sheet_music. Good -. 9, [10] p.: music; 32 cm. Removed from a volume of sheet music published from 1825 to 1850 with former owner's name on the front: "E. C. K. Seymour." Imprint includes: Wm. Dubois, New York. No date of publication; Augustus Fiot, importer of music, was located at 196 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, the address in the imprint, throughout the 1840s. French Henri Herz (1803-1888), virtuoso pianist, composer, and teacher, first toured the United States in 1846. This is one of the three books, containing six exercises. Scarce. In Good- Condition: first leaf and last are partially separated; several closed tears of 12 cm. and less; foxing throughout; pencilled fingerings on some pages.
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18 Special Studies for the Piano Forte by Henry Herz -- in 3 Books
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1963 Cornell Symphony Orchestra program signed by trumpet soloist Adolf Scherbaum
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Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University, 1963. Very Good. 1 sheet 23 x 15 cm. The program consisted of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Karel Husa, performing Debussy's Prelude: L'Après-midi d'un Faune; Glazunov's Violin Concerto in A Minor with Sheldon Kurland on violin; J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerto no. 2, featuring Adolf Scherbaum on trumpet, William Browder on flute, Theodore Lowi on oboe, and Sheldon Kurland on violin; Mozart's Symphony no. 31; and an excerpt from Smetana's Ma Vlast. Scherbaum's signature is in blue across the upper part of the program. Trumpeter Adolf Scherbaum played an important role in the revival of the Baroque trumpet. On this program he played the piece with which he was most associated, the second Brandenburg Concerto. The following year Sheldon Kurland moved to Nashville, where he became a session musician who worked on recording sessions for many country music stars. The flute in the Brandenburg was played by…
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Act of Incorporation of the American Academy of Music, and the Supplements Thereto; with the By-Laws of the Corporation
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Philadelphia: Crissy & Markley, printers, 1857. Pamphlet. Very Good. 15, [1] p.; 24 cm. Off-white paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music, officially named the American Academy of Music, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust St. in Philadelphia. It is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. Its inaugural ball was held in Jan. 1857 and the next month the first opera performance was given by Max Maretzek's opera company. In Very Good Condition: back cover and final blank leaf are soiled; one light vertical crease throughout; otherwise, clean and tight.
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Act of Incorporation of the American Academy of Music, and the Supplements Thereto; with the By-Laws of the Corporation
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Philadelphia: Maas & Vogdes, printers, 1862. Pamphlet. Near Fine. 16 p.; 24 cm. Yellow paper covers; front cover printed in black within decorative border; back cover blank. The Academy of Music, officially named the American Academy of Music, was incorporated by the Pennsylvania legislature in 1852 and built in 1855-57 on Locust St. in Philadelphia. It is the oldest opera house in the United States still used for its original purpose. Its inaugural ball was held in Jan. 1857 and the next month the first opera performance was given by Max Maretzek's opera company. In Near Fine Condition: clean and bright.
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All Join In Pioneer Community Song Sheet
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New York: Paull-Pioneer Music Corp, 1942. Paperback. Near Fine. Victory Edition. 10, [2] p.: illustration; 22 cm. Stapled. No date of publication; the latest copyright date included is 1938. "Victory Edition" suggests that this was published after the U.S. entered World War Two. Contains lyrics to 75 popular songs, the first 5 of which are patriotic. Final page contains advertisement for sheet music for sale by E. B. Swisher, Philadelphia. In Near Fine Condition: one horizontal crease; clean and solid.
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American Brass Band School; Written and Compiled by W. S. Ripley [solo B flat cornet]
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New York: Carl Fischer, 1895. Paperback. Good. "Formerly published by Harry Coleman, Philadelphia, Pa." 20 p.: music; 13 x 18 cm. Brown paper cover; stapled. Publisher's advertisement on back cover. "A complete system of instruction arrranged progressively from the first note and up to Grade 2." In Good Condition: lightly creased; occasional significant finger soiling; staples rusting; otherwise, clean and tight.
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The American Glee Book, Containing a Great Variety of Glees, Part-Songs, &c
by Perkins, W.O. (William Oscar)
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Boston: Oliver Ditson and Co, 1877. Hardcover. Good. 224 pp.: music; 18 x 25 cm. Leather spine with gilt rules. Salmon paper over boards with title in black; publisher's advertisements on back board and endpapers. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Mabel Dunlap. In Good Condition: spine and edges are rubbed; minor loss of leather at spine ends; cover is slightly soiled; free endpapers are creased; hinges are weak; a few pencilled notations; otherwise clean.
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Apollo Orchestra program -- Conductor J. W. F. Leman
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Philadelphia: Apollo Orchestra, 1917. Near Fine. [4] p.; 18 cm. Folded card with front cover illustration printed in blue. Program for the closing public rehearsal of the 1916-1917 season on May 6, 1917, at 715 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. "Invitation Rehearsal" -- on front. An illustration of an American flag and the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner are on the back. Conducted by J. W. F. Leman. Founded in 1870, according to the front cover, the orchestra consisted of professional musicians, music students, and amateurs. This program included soprano Jennie Kneedler Johnson, and violinists Samuel Belov and Josel Belov, who were also members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. The conductor, J. W. F. Leman, also conducted at this time the West Philadelphia Orchestral Society. Later he conducted the Steel Pier Orchestra in Atlantic City in the 1920s; the Women's Symhony Orchestra, and the Civic Symphony Orchestra (created by the Federal Music Project of the Works Progress…
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Apollo Orchestra program -- Conductor J. W. F. Leman [La Nuit et L'Amour by Augusta Holmes]
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Philadelphia: Apollo Orchestra, 1917. Pamphlet. Fine. [4] p.; 13 cm. Folded card printed in black. Program for an open rehearsal on Dec. 16, 1917, at "Broad Street Drawing Rooms," 715 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. "Invitation Rehearsal" -- on front cover. Conducted by J. W. F. Leman. Founded in 1870, the orchestra consisted of professional musicians, music students, and amateurs. This program included La Nuit et L'Amour by Augusta Holmes, and soprano Florence Yerger. The conductor, J. W. F. Leman, also conducted at this time the West Philadelphia Orchestral Society. Later he conducted the Steel Pier Orchestra in Atlantic City in the 1920s; the Women's Symhony Orchestra, and the Civic Symphony Orchestra (created by the Federal Music Project of the Works Progress Administration) in the 1930s; and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra from 1941 to 1952. He also was a violinist with the Philadelphia orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. In Fine Condition: clean and bright.
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Apollo Orchestra program -- Conductor J. W. F. Leman with soprano Bertha Hirshberg
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Philadelphia: Apollo Orchestra, 1918. Pamphlet. Fine. [4] p.; 13 cm. Folded card printed in black. Program for an open rehearsal on May 5, 1918, at "Broad Street Drawing Rooms," 715 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. "Invitation Rehearsal" -- on front cover. Conducted by J. W. F. Leman. Founded in 1870, the orchestra consisted of professional musicians, music students, and amateurs. This program included soprano Bertha Hirshberg singing an aria from Verdi's Rigoletto, and violinist John Richardson playing Allegro Brilliant, the most well-known work by Dutch composer Ten Have. The conductor, J. W. F. Leman, also conducted at this time the West Philadelphia Orchestral Society. Later he conducted the Steel Pier Orchestra in Atlantic City in the 1920s; the Women's Symhony Orchestra, and the Civic Symphony Orchestra (created by the Federal Music Project of the Works Progress Administration) in the 1930s; and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra from 1941 to 1952. He also was a violinist with the Philadelphia…
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Ave Maria [from Four Sacred Pieces (Quattro Pezzi Sacri)]
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New York: C.F. Peters, 1961. Paperback. Very Good. Vocal score ([4], 4 p.); 27 cm. Paper covers. Cover title: Ave Maria: 4-part Chorus a Cappella. Based on an enigmatic scale (Scala enigmatica) for four-part a cappella choir. Edited by Kurt Soldan. Piano accompaniment for rehearsals only. Text in Latin, with English translation, precedes score. In Very Good Condition: corners lightly creased; a few pencilled notations.
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B. Carr Professor Music; Painted by J. C. Darley, Engraved by J. Sartain
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Philadelphia: John Sartrain, 1835. Very Good -. 1 mezzotint engraving of Benjamin Carr (1768-1831), American composer, singer, music teacher, and music publisher. Sheet is 30 x 24 cm.; image is 14 x 11 cm. John Sartain (1808-1897) pioneered mezzotint engraving in the United States. He engraved this portrait of Benjamin Carr from a painting by John Clarendon Darley (1808-1863). Undated but probably produced in the 1830s. Number in pencil in lower right-hand corner: 7/882. In Very Good- Condition: light soiling and foxing; a crisp mezzotint image.
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Badisches Neues Gesangbuch zur Beförderung der öffentlichen und häuslichen Andacht
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Karlsruhe, Ger: Verlag dem Churfürstlichen Lycäums, 1804. Hardcover. Good. [4], 429, [7] p.; 18 cm. Signatures: [pi]2 A-2C8 2D6 2E4(8vo). Full calf, rebacked in the late 19th or early 20th century. All page edges red. Gilt-tooled on back board (upside down -- probably the original front board): "M:M:T:W: 1809." Armorial title vignette. Without music, as usual for German hymnals of the period. In Good Condition: leather is significantly rubbed; joints are cracked; minor old dampstaining; foxing and browning throughout; otherwise clean and solid.
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Bayeaux: Quick Step composed & arranged for the Piano
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Boston, Mass: Oliver Ditson & Co, 1858. Very Good -. 5, [1] p.: music; 34 cm. Ornamented title page. Copyright by Oliver Ditson & Co. in 1858. Music for piano. Published jointly with: Boston: C.C. Clapp & Co.; Philadelphia: Beck & Lawton; Cincinatti: Truax & Baldwin; and New York: S.T. Cordon. Caption title: Bayeaux's Quick Step. In Very Good- Condition: disbound; soiling and foxing; 2 tears of 1 cm. from fore-edge of first and second leaves, not effecting music; otherwise solid.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 14: "Old Dog Tray"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. Very Good. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 63 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, including the occasional gospel song, as well as some older songs. Both sides of back wrapper list contents of nos. 1-20 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library. The publication appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: faint dampstaining along some edges; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; clean and intact.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 22: "The Old Arm Chair"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. Very Good -. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 59 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, some written for the Singer's Library, such as There is Somebody Waiting for Me by C.H. Lane, as well as some older songs. Final 3 pages, including back wrapper, lists contents of nos. 1-22 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library, and titles of nos. 1-66 of Beadle's Half-Dime Library and nos. 1-55 of Beadle's Dime Library. Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Very Good- Condition: first leaf detached, but present; small stain on first leaf; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; clean and bright.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 10: "I'm the Governor's only Son"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. Very Good. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 59 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, including the occasional gospel song (De Gospel Car in this issue), as well as some older songs. Back wrapper lists contents of nos. 1-9 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library, as well as the titles of nos. 1-52 of Beadle's Half-Dime Library. The publication appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Very Good Condition: faint dampstaining along some edges; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; minor chipping at lower and fore-edges; clean and intact.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 40: "'Tis but a Little Faded Flower"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1879. Paperback. Good +. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 43 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, such as The Flying Trapeze, as well as some older songs. Final 4 pages, including back wrapper, lists contents of nos. 1-38 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library. Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: first leaf partially detached; faint dampstaining along edges; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; clean and bright.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 18: "I'm the Boy that's bound to blaze!"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. Good +. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 58 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, including patriotic songs such as The Dashing U.S. Marines' March, as well as some older songs. Both sides of the back wrapper list contents of nos. 1-18 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library. The publication appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: first leaf detached but present; dampstaining; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; chipping to lower and fore-edges; 2-cm. tear from fore-edge of first leaf; clean and intact.
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Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library No. 27: "Yo! Heave Ho!"
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New York: Beadle & Adams, 1878. Paperback. Good +. 15, [1] p.: 1 hand-colored woodcut by Nathaniel Orr; 29 cm. Wrapper included in pagination. Some pages not opened. Woodcut title at head of first page. Contains lyrics to 57 songs, without music. These include many popular songs of the time, some written for the Singer's Library, such as De Rhemish Rifle Pand written and sung by Harry S. Sargent, as well as some older songs. Final 3 pages, including back wrapper, lists contents of nos. 1-26 of Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library, and titles of nos. 1-69 of Beadle's Half-Dime Library. Beadle's Half-Dime Singer's Library appeared approximately weekly from 18 May 1878 and 29 March 1879, ending with No. 43. In later reprints the illustration was left uncolored. Scarce. In Good+ Condition: first leaf partially detached; faint dampstaining on first and last leaves; corner at head of gutter trimmed without loss of text; clean and bright.
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