Early 19th Century Bound Collection of Piano and Voice Instruction Manuals with very many Piano Scores (including Dances with Instructions for Figures) and Songs with Piano Accompaniments. Includes vignette illustrations

J B Cramer; Edw. Willis; Rd Guinness; Spagnoletti; C E Horn; John Wieppert; David Lee; Mozart; J L Dussek; J Hatteroth; Philip Knapton; Kotzwara; J W Holder; John Parry; Alexander Lee; Jas. McEwan; G P Russell and Henry Russell; Mr Hook; Samuel Lover; G Kiallmark; Henry R Bishop; Handel; R Pearson; R Andrews; Thomas Moore; Montgomery and H Phillips; Caroline Balls; Charles H Purday.

Published by Sykes and Sons; Jefferys and Co.; Willis & Co. ; Goulding and D'Almaine; Alexander Lee & Lee Regency Musical Warehouse; R Andrews Music Academy; George Ward; J Balls & Son; H Wray; Duncombe Book and Music Seller; J Duff & C Hodgson; Z T Purday; Andrew's Musical Repository & New Musical Circulting Library; Cramer Addison and Beale; A Lawson, London, Manchester & Leeds, 1836

About this Item

Collection bound in worn decorated half-leather (upper spine panel is missing) with red spine-label, partially split hinges and worn and stained boards with cloth much lifted from back board. Missing front end-paper and front page to piano manual. Rear end-paper is missing. Inner hinges are split but text block is attached. There are some tears, some repaired tears and some staining, pages are darkened but score is clear, a few occasional light passages of pencil annotation. Instructions for the Pianoforte (59 pages) comprising Preface by J B Cramer, Index, Elementary Instructions, Fingering of Scales Exemplified, 26 Elementary Exercises, 49 Lessons, Examples of Fingering, Appendix, A Dictionary (No title-page). Piano works comprising: The Royal Galopades and Devonshire Waltz with original figures as danced at Almack's and the Nobilty's Balls arranged for the Piano-forte by Edw. Willis; Set of The Queen's Country Dances as Performed at the Court Balls arranged with the proper figures by Rd. Guinness, Principal Leader of the Quadrille Band at the Royal Palaces (vignette title-page); The Lancers' Quadrilles or Duval of Dublin's second set with proper figures in French and In English (various composers including Spagnoletti) vignette title-page; The Countess of Farnham's Waltz by Spagnolli and also the Stop Waltz; Pretty Maiden by C E Horn; Weippert's Twenty-Ninth Set of Admired Quadrilles from Scottish Melodies arranged for Harp or Pianoforte arranged by John Wieppert; The Invincible's Quadrilles by David Lee (vignette title) figures in French, tear in page 1; Three Waltzes by Mozart; The Plough Boy arranged as a Rondo by J L Dussek; Portuguese, Hespanha, Brazilian, Spanish National Airs and Waltz by G J Hatteroth; Scotch Air with Introduction and Variations by Philip Knapton; The Battle of Prague, Sonata by Kotzwara; O Dear What Can the Matter Be? with variations and Coda by J W Holder Vocal scores include: Eighty Practical Lessons for Vocalist or The Rudiments of Solfeggio by John Parry (vignette title-page, 25 pages); I'll not bequile thee from thy home, song from the Fairy Lake, poetry by Charles Selby, Music by Alexander Lee; Those Bright Blue Eyes, poetry by J C E, music by Lee (vignette title); Forget Me Not, a favourite song by Mozart; O, the Roast Beef of England, a national song of England; Saw Ye my Wee Thing or Mary of Castle Carey arranged by Alexander Lee; The Confession with pianoforte or flute by an Amateur; O, weel may the keel row by Jas. McEwen; Woodman, spare that tree! by G P Morris and Henry Russell (vignette title); The Blackbird by Mr Hook; The Fairy Tempter by Samuel Lover; Sleep on Thy Pillow by Alexander Lee (title vignette); The Maid of Athens, by Lord Byron, music composed by G Kiallmark; Like the Gloom of Night Retiring from the Heir of Vironi by Henry R Bishop; Let me Wander Not Unseen from L'Allegro by Handel, Poetry by Milton arranged by Henry Bishop 1836; The Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah; Communion Service, a Sanctus and Response by R Pearson; Lord of All Pow'r and Might by Madan, arranged as a duet for Soprano's with chorus by R Andrews; Miriam's Song "Sound the Loud Timbrel" by Thomas Moore; What is Prayer by Montgomery and H Phillips; The Church, a sacred song by Caroline Balls; Angels Ever Bright and Fair from Theodora by Handel, arranged by Henry R Bishop, 1837; New Edition with a verse on the Royal Marriage, God Save the Queen, the national Anthem [1840], newly arranged for one or four voice parts with piano forte accompaniment (all parts present) by Charles H Purday. Publishers are: Sykes and Sons, Leeds; Jefferys and Co., London; Willis & Co. London; Goulding and D'Almaine, London; Alexander Lee & Lee Regency Musical Warehouse; R Andrews Music Academy; George Ward; J Balls & Son; H Wray; Duncombe Book and Music Seller; J Duff & C Hodgson; Z T Purday; Andrew's Musical Repository & New Musical Circulting Library, Manchester; Cramer Addison and Beale; A Lawson Item Type: Sheet Mu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Early 19th Century Bound Collection of Piano and Voice Instruction Manuals with very many Piano Scores (including Dances with Instructions for Figures) and Songs with Piano Accompaniments. Includes vignette illustrations
• Publisher: Sykes and Sons; Jefferys and Co.; Willis & Co. ; Goulding and D'Almaine; Alexander Lee & Lee Regency Musical Warehouse; R Andrews Music Academy; George Ward; J Balls & Son; H Wray; Duncombe Book and Music Seller; J Duff & C Hodgson; Z T Purday; Andrew's Musical Repository & New Musical Circulting Library; Cramer Addison and Beale; A Lawson, London, Manchester & Leeds
• Publication Date: 1836
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Various.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Music scores for piano