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J. Offenbach. Autograph manuscript of a complete trio from an unidentified opera, C19th

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December 13, 12:00 PM GMT

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1,000 - 1,500 GBP

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Jacques Offenbach


Autograph manuscript of a complete trio from an unidentified opera


a fluent composing manuscript, notated in brown ink on one 23-stave system per page, scored for flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, bassoons, trumpets, trombones, drums, strings, and three solo voices ("Aline", "Gervais" and "Lovato"), commencing with the words "Allez donc, allez donc bien vite", with a few erasures and corrections


3 pages, oblong folio (26.7 x 35.2cm), 24-stave paper, blind-stamp "Lard-Esnault", some later pencil annotations, no place or date, two tiny marginal tears to each leaf, some browning and staining