J. Haydn. "Dr Haydn's VI Original Canzonettas", signed by the composer on the title, 1794

HAYDN, JOSEPH

Dr Haydn's VI Original Canzonettas, for the Voice with an Accompaniment for the Piano-Forte [Hob XXVIa:25], London: "for the Author & Sold by him at No.1 Bury Street, St James's...", [1794], SIGNED BY THE COMPOSER ON THE TITLE ("Haydn[paraph]")

FIRST EDITION, 4to (c.35.5 x 25.5cm), 31 pages, engraved throughout, untrimmed and unbound, original stitching

This is a tall, untrimmed and unpressed copy of Haydn's collection of English songs, which he issued himself from his lodgings in London, during his last and most celebrated visit to England in 1794.

LITERATURE:

Hoboken, ix (1991) 1525; Hirsch, iii 799; RISM H 2656