1867réf. 36761Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 1412 1867. Large octavo. Mid-tan morocco-backed dark brown pebbled paper boards with titling and rules gilt to upper. 1f. recto title printed in dark blue within architectural border verso blank 1f. recto dedication to "Charles XV Roi de Suède & de Norwège" verso blank 1f. recto cast and contents verso blank 3-147 i blank pp. Lithographed. Berlin agents Schlesinger and Lienau printed to foot of title; handstamp of former Viennese owner to upper outer corner of free front endpaper. Binding worn and rubbed; corners abraided. Light browning throughout most noticeable to first and last leaves; many signatures split. First Edition in this form evidently published for both French- and German-speaking markets. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on 27 April 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 1412] unknown books
1900réf. 28958Paris: Choudens Fils PN A.C. 1482 1900. Large octavo. Half black cloth with textured black paper boards. 1f. recto title verso blank i cast list and contents 2-253 i blank pp. Text in German. With occasional lyrics translated into Danish in manuscript. Binding slightly worn and shaken. Tear to outer margin of pp. 197-98. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on 27 April 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Fils [PN A.C. 1482] unknown books
1870réf. 25625Paris: Choudens A.C. 1482. 1870. Large octavo. Half dark blue morocco with maroon pebbled cloth boards and gilt rules spine in decorative compartments gilt titling gilt. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in blue verso blank 1 recto cast list and table of contents 2-271 i blank pp. Publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title; oval handstamp of Dachauer & Vilanova in New York to lower margin of title and first page. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; head of spine slightly chipped. Slightly worn; occasional foxing and creasing; first signature partially detached. First German edition. Lesure p. 108. Roméo et Juliette was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on 27 April 1867. The opera was "Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [A.C. 1482.] unknown books
1873réf. 36762Paris: Choudens Père et Fils PN A.C. 1411 1873. Large octavo. Quarter red morocco with matching pebbled paper boards with crown and "M" gilt to upper spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt marbled endpapers. 1f. recto title verso publisher's notes 1 named cast list for performances in April 1867 and January 1873 2-249 i blank 251-290 supplement. With attractive engraved armorial bookplate of the Duke of Massa possibly Alfred 1837-1913 to front pastedown. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; foot of spine frayed; joints splitting. Significantly browned throughout; tears to inner margins of first two leaves. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on 27 April 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Père et Fils [PN A.C. 1411] unknown books
1890réf. 28804Paris: Choudens Père & Fils PN A. C. 1411 1890. Large octavo. Half maroon cloth with marbled boards title label in manuscript to spine. 1f. recto illustrated title verso notes i named cast list and contents 2-71 i 72-80 81-132 i 133-137 138-249 250 blank 251-290 pp. Binding slightly worn and faded; repairs to inner margins of many leaves; tear to lower margin of title repaired. Third version second issue. First performed in Paris at the Lyrique on April 27 1867 to a libretto by Barbier and Carré after Shakespeare. Gounod's "Roméo et Juliette contains four exquisite soprano-tenor duets a number almost certainly unprecedented in 19th-century opera and a harbinger of the prominence of love duets in such works as Massenet's Manon and Werther; to Gounod's great credit each has a distinct musico-dramatic ambience and shape." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens Père & Fils [PN A. C. 1411] unknown books
1867réf. 28878Paris: Choudens A.C. 1411. 1867. Large octavo. Flexible dark blue leather boards decorative endpapers. 1f. decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in purple 1f. dedication 'A Sa Majesté Charles XV Roi de Suède de Norvège" 1 named cast list and index 2-303 pp. Lithographed. Binding slightly worn. Light foxing soiling and offsetting; first and last leaves browned; occasional tears repaired; some loss to corners not affecting music; publisher's handstamp to lower right portion of title; circular owner's stamp to dedication and cast list; cast list leaf partially detached. First Edition. First performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on April 27 1867 with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carre after Shakespeare. "Roméo et Juliette was Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [A.C. 1411.] unknown books
1867réf. 25608Paris: Choudens PN A.C. 1411. 1867. Large octavo. Quarter red pebbled cloth with marbled boards titling gilt to spine. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in light purple verso blank 1f. recto dedication "A Sa Majesté Charles XV Roi de Suède de Norvège" printed in blue verso blank 1 named cast list and index 2-303 i blank pp. Lithographed. Named cast includes Carvalho Daram Duclos Michot Puget Laurent Barré Laveissière Troy jeune Troy Cazaux Wartel and Neveu. Publisher's handstamp to lower margin of title. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; hinges split; endpapers browned. Some dampstaining to inner margins; occasional splitting creasing and small tears. First Edition first issue. Roméo et Juliette was first performed at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on 27 April 1867. The opera was "Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [PN A.C. 1411.] unknown books
1873réf. 25627Paris: Choudens A.C. 1411. 1873. Large octavo. Quarter dark green pebbled cloth with dark green pebbled paper boards titling giilt to spine. 1f. recto decorative lithographic title by Barbizet printed in brown verso blank 1 named cast list and table of contents 2-269 270-283 "Supplement" i blank pp. Named cast includes both singers from the opera's first performance at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris on April 27 1867 Carvalho Daram Duclos Michot Puget Laurent Barré Laveissière Troy jeune Troy Cazaux Wartel and Neveu and those from a subsequent restaging at the Opéra-Comique on January 20 1873 Carvalho Ducasse Decroix Duchène Bach Raoult Duvernoy Bernard Teste Melchissédec Ismaël-Bouhy and Nevue. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Minor foxing heavier to outer leaves; light dampstaining to outer margins of approximately 15 leaves; small tear to outer margin of pp. 145-146. Revised edition possibly issued to coincide with the 1873 revival. Roméo et Juliette was "Gounod's most spectacular immediate success. Coming as it did during the Exposition Universelle of 1867 when Paris was invaded by visitors from the provinces and abroad the opera drew full houses for many consecutive nights. It started its rapid conquest of foreign stages at Covent Garden on 11 July 1867 and before the end of the year had been seen at major centres in Germany and Belgium." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. Choudens [A.C. 1411.] unknown books
1880réf. 33980New York: Charles D Koppel 1880. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Brown paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Advertisements for Steinway Pianos to both wrappers. Chipping to wrappers and to spine panel. Foxing and browning to interior. Includes musical score. 48 pages. DRA/041520. Charles D Koppel paperback books
réf. 409395From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 2 pages 12mo integral blank leaf in French. A charming social note: "I have had no news of you since the immediate reply I made to your letter. Did you not receive that reply I told you as plainly as possible but I asked you at the same time to tell me the probable date of the wedding." BA. unknown books
1880réf. 3465831880. 5 pages signed by the composer on the cover page. Folio. Blue cloth folder. Bookplate of Dr. Max Thorek and hsi usual stamp on the last page of ms. 5 pages signed by the composer on the cover page. Folio. With a copy of the printed score tipped in. unknown books
réf. 330767framed. very good. Hand-written letter from French composer Charles Gounod. Written in french the letter is framed with an etched portrait image of Gounod. Envelope is included on the back side of the frame. Circa 1850. Please inquire for more information. Charles Gounod was a French composer. He wrote twelve operas of which the most popular has always been Faust 1859; his Romeo e Juliette 1867 also remains in the international repertory. He composed a large amount of church music many songs and popular short pieces including his "Ave Maria" an elaboration of a Bach piece and "Funeral March of a Marionette". unknown books
1855réf. 244941Paris 1855. 1 pp. pen and ink on Écoles Communales letterhead. Letter 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Frame 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. Light edgewear and creasing faint offset. Mounted and framed with photographic portrait. 1 pp. pen and ink on Écoles Communales letterhead. Letter 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Frame 14 1/2 x 18 1/4 in. Gounoud writes in praise of "the new Solfege in three progressive lessons that you have just published" noting its usefulness to music teachers in the instruction of modern music. unknown books
1882réf. 244942n.p. Paris September 26th 1882. 2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet. With envelope. 8vo. Old ink stain else near fine. 2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet. With envelope. 8vo. Gounod overwhelmed by work writes "Please kindly excuse me but I am worn out! Everyday from the morning to the evening the countless appointments and summonses fight over my life: I don't even have time to face my correspondence! So more work. . Kindly let me know with a note the reason of your visit: if it is possible for me to help you I will do it . unknown books
1884réf. 244944n.p. Paris 23 May 1884. 2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet. With envelope. 8vo. Fine. 2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet. With envelope. 8vo. Gounod sends his regrets that he cannot locate a verse play of Tourneux's father and complains of his heavy work load "I am snowed under with requests from the Committees and I can't accept even one more. My whole life goes into it and I devote all my time to it unknown books
1895réf. 182174Chicago / New York: Rand McNally & Company 1895. Hardcover. VG light age toning to pages small tear to tissue guard covering frontispiece; light wear to boards hinges loose internally pages are otherwise clean and clear. Blue cloth boards red and gilt lettering and illustrations on covers; top edge gilt untrimmed pages 223 pp; bw portrait frontispiece with tissue guard. Rendered into English by Annette E. Crocker. Rand, McNally & Company hardcover books
1970réf. 169696New York: Da Capo 1970. hardcover. near fine. 144 pages. Slim 8vo blue cloth. New York: Da Capo Press 1970. Near Fine. Facsimile reprint of the 1895 edition. Da Capo unknown books
1987réf. 013594Classical Vocal Reprints 1987. Paperback. Fine. Includes English lyric translations. In excellent uncreased condition. Inscribed/signed by editor Glendower Jones otherwise entirely unmarked. Classical Vocal Reprints paperback
1890réf. 36763Paris: Choudens Père et Fils PN A.C. 9451 1 1803; A.C. 2482 A.C. 3730 1890. 4 volumes bound in 2. Large octavo. Quarter black morocco with marbled boards raised bands on spine in gilt-ruled compartments titling gilt marbled endpapers. A total of 80 songs. Vol. I: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 123 pp. Named cast includes Béranger A. de Lamartine Passerat Baïf Victor Hugo Alfred de Musset Eugène Tourneux Ponsard La Fontaine Théodore de Banville and A. Porte. Vol. II: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank 123 pp. Named cast includes Émile Augier O. Pradère Jules Barbier H. Lefevre Louise Bertin A. de Lamartine Ernest Lebouvé Leon Gozlan L. de Peyre and Théophile Gautier. Vol. III: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank. 123 pp. Named cast inclues Alexandre Dumas fils Jules Barbier Louis Gallet Théophile Gautier Joseph Collin M. Carré Ch. Gounod Scribe Delavigne Émkle Augier Albert Delpit O. Pradère and Comte A. de Ségur. Vol. IV: 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. recto named cast list and contents verso blank. 119 pp. Named cast includes Paul de Choudens J. Barbier Michel Carré Comte A. de Ségur Poirson Gallet Émile Augier E. Legouvé Eugène Manuel and Pierre Barbier. Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped. Choudens Père et Fils [PN A.C. 945(1), (1*) [1803]; A.C. 2482, A.C. 3730 unknown
réf. 39978One bifolium 272 x 347 mm. 4 pp. Notated in black ink on 26-stave rastrum-ruled paper. Unsigned and undated. With significant corrections cancels etc. Slightly worn and browned; small tear to blank outer margin of first leaf repaired; horizontal crease; short split to head and tail of spine. In very good condition overall. Music unlocated but very likely from a sacred vocal work with orchestra. The first page contains 16 measures of music on 8-line staves the uppermost stave marked with the key signature of 5 sharps in a contrapuntal style incorporating stretto technique whereby a melody is restated in overlapping fashion in two or more voices. The second page contains 28 measures including four cancelled measures with music still visible on 4- and 5-line staves with a sharp-key signature as in the first page and passages of high-register 8th notes most likely for violin; the uppermost stave is designated "1e. Basson." The third page contains 21 measures on an 8-line stave being an alternate iteration of the material from the first page; the final 4 measures which are cancelled contain tremolo string material similar to the second page. The upper portion of the fourth and final page contains 8 measures of music similar to the first and third pages in a stretto character but with a new key signature of 3 flats. With 2 measures of music also with 3 flats to lower portion of final page. Gounod's interest in sacred music and counterpoint was awakened in his youth and continued for the span of his career. "Gounod arrived at the French Academy in Rome at the end of January 1840. Little there sustained his musical interest. He excoriated performances of operas by Donizetti Bellini and Mercadante composers he later characterized as mere 'vines twisted around the great Rossinian trunk without its vitality and majesty' and unable to match that composer's spontaneous melodic gifts. Gounod was however genuinely moved by performances of Palestrina at the Cappella Sistina and more generally by the cultural legacy of Rome in the other arts a legacy he felt that musicians could ill afford to ignore. His Roman experience laid the foundation for the stark comparison he drew in his aesthetics between on the one hand a universally appealing combination of beauty truth and Christianity and on the other egoism artifice and insularity. He described stile antico counterpoint as a selfless analogue to Michelangelo's frescoes issuing from pure Faith." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online A fine example of a Gounod working manuscript in the composer's elegant hand displaying how he skillfully wove together counterpoint orchestration and compositional structure; well worthy of further study. unknown
réf. 395518 measures in treble clef notated in black ink on a portion of a 14-stave rastrum-ruled album leaf 177 x 233 mm. With text in French in Gounod's hand commencing "Il etait un Roi du Thulé" Marguerite's melancholy aria from Act III. Identified in the composer's hand at foot: "Ballade du Roi de Thulé . à Monsieur Lebert. Ch. Gounod" and dated 26 August 1869. Slightly faded; browned; creased at central vertical fold; portions of leaf slightly lightened; margins of verso reinforced with brown paper tape. Faust an opera in five acts to a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré after Carré's Faust et Marguerite and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part I in the French translation by Gérard de Nerval was first performed in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on 19 March 1859 in a version with spoken dialogue; recitatives were added in 1860 and a ballet and couplets for Méphistophélès were added for a new production in 1869. "The historical importance of Faust is that it sounded a new note in French music. The conventional pomposities of the grand opera which then dominated the stage were superseded by a more intimate and poetic approach. The fashion Gounod set was one of conversational exchange rather than declamation." James Harding: Gounod p. 114. "Faust remains one of the landmarks of French 19th-century opera full of variety and with an underlying sensuality that saved it from the sentimentality and banality to which Gounod's later works especially his oratorios often descended in his quest for inspired simplicity." Robert Orledge in Grove Music Online A considerable success at its premiere the work was one of the most frequently performed works at the Opéra becoming one of the staples of the international repertory. unknown
réf. 409395From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 2 pages 12mo integral blank leaf in French. A charming social note: "I have had no news of you since the immediate reply I made to your letter. Did you not receive that reply I told you as plainly as possible but I asked you at the same time to tell me the probable date of the wedding." BA. unknown
réf. 3802No Binding. Near Fine. Two bars for violin on hand-drawn stave with holograph tempo marking. Titled at the top by Gounod "Après les jeunes!. Les vieux!." Signed Ch. Gounod at the bottom and inscribed in French to the recipient. Beautiful 12 1/4" x 8 1/4" paper which shows some toning and a few pencil marks from previous framing. Comes with a glossy 7" x 5" photo of the composer. The French composer Charles Gounod 1818-1893 was particularly famous for his operas including Faust and Roméo et Juliette which are still widely performed today. His other output included shorter works both instrumental and vocal and church music including his setting of Ave Maria to Bach's Prelude #1 in C. unknown
réf. 36231Oblong folio 175 x 264 mm. 30 measures in total notated on both sides of the leaf the initial 13 measures in black ink the following 17 in purple pencil possibly a continuation of the same work. With several deletions and "Notes manuscrites de Ch. Gounod" in pencil to upper right margin. Slightly worn and browned; cut from a larger leaf. "Gounod wrote in most of the major genres of his day sacred and secular. That his reputation began to wane even during his lifetime does not detract from his place among the most respected and prolific composers in France during the second half of the 19th century." Steven Huebner in Grove Music Online. unknown
1884réf. 244944n.p. Paris 23 May 1884. 2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet. With envelope. 8vo. Fine. 2 pp. pen and ink on folded sheet. With envelope. 8vo. Gounod sends his regrets that he cannot locate a verse play of Tourneux's father and complains of his heavy work load "I am snowed under with requests from the Committees and I can't accept even one more. My whole life goes into it and I devote all my time to it unknown
