Early Music: Rare Music Manuscripts, Printed Music and Books from the Library of Arnold Dolmetsch (1858-1940)

Early Music: Rare Music Manuscripts, Printed Music and Books from the Library of Arnold Dolmetsch (1858-1940)

E. Duni, P.-A. Monsigny and F.-A. Philidor. A volume of engraved songs, [1763]

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September 14, 01:31 PM GMT

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Duni, Egidio, Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny and François-André Philidor


A volume of engraved songs, comprising:


DUNI, Egidio. Ariettes separée, des deux chasseurs, et la laitiere. Mis en musique par Mr Duny. Gravée par le Sr Hue. Paris: Montulay, [c.1763]

MONSIGNY, Pierre-Alexandre. Airs detachés du roi et du fermier. Paris: Claude Hérissant, [c.1763]

PHILIDOR, François-André. Airs detachés du bucheron, ou les trois souhaits. Paris, [c.1763], signed "A.D. Philidor" on title-page

Ariettes de Ninette a la cour. Acte IIeme. Paris: Duchesne, [c. 763]

Ariettes de Ninette a la cour, paridoe de Bertholde. 4e et derniere partie. Paris: Duchesne, [c.1763]

Ariettes de Ninette a la cour. Acte premier. Paris: Duchesne, [c.1763]

Ariettes de Ninette a la cour. Acte 3eme. Paris: Duchesne, [c.1763]

DUNI, Egidio. Ariettes séparée du p.er acte de Mazet. Paris, [c.1763]

DUNI, Egidio. Ariettes séparée du second acte de Mazet. Paris, [c.1763]


10 works in one volume, 12mo (19.9 x 12cm), engraved title-pages and engraved music throughout, Dolmetsch Library stamp and pencil shelfmark ("II B 18") to verso of each title-page, modern half calf over marbled boards in period style, retaining old lettering-piece "Favourit French Songs" on spine



A collection of songs from the Parisian comédie melée d'ariettes, which was popular in the later eighteenth century. Ninette à la cour was one of the earliest of these parodies of opera buffa, in which the librettist Favart parodied Goldoni, and the version here contains music by Duni, who was the first composer of original music for one of these works.


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Bateman, old signature pasted to inside front cover

Bateman, old signature pasted to inside front cover
A collection of songs from the Parisian comédie melée d'ariettes, which was popular in the later eighteenth century. Ninette à la cour was one of the earliest of these parodies of opera buffa, in which the librettist Favart parodied Goldoni, and the version here contains music by Duni, who was the first composer of original music for one of these works.
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