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Dalayrac, Nicolas.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Autograph working manuscript of part of the opera Azémia ou Le nouveau Robinson,
- ink on paper
the full score, of an apparently complete aria, for tenor voice and orchestra, with the words "Tranquille auprès d'Edouin", for the character Prosper, notated in dark brown ink on two eight-stave systems per page, with many and extensive deletions and alterations by the composer, including some notes added on staves extended in the margins, the manuscript inscribed by the composer at the top of the first page ("Air de Prosper au 1er Acte"), with the original name ("Azémia") deleted, the instruments indicated ("corni in ut", "oboi", "V[iolin] 1o" and "2o", "Fagotti"), the start of the second couplet cued at the end of the manuscript,
4 pages, folio (c.30.5 X 23cms), 16-stave paper, c.1786
4 pages, folio (c.30.5 X 23cms), 16-stave paper, c.1786
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Apparently unpublished: this air did not appear in the contemporary edition of this opera, which was originally composed for the Fontainebleau in 1786. The edition relates to the revision for Paris Azémia ou les sauvages, produced at the Comédie-Italienne in 1787. Autograph music manuscripts by Dalayrac are of the greatest rarity at auction: we have no record of any appearing in recent decades.