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Bassani, Giovanni Battista
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- Bassani, Giovanni Battista
- Suonate a due, tre instrumenti, col basso continuo per l'organo, Opera Quinta [parts], Antwerp: Aertssens, 1691
- paper
24, 24, 20 and 20 pages, folio (30.6 x 18.3cm), woodcut vignette to each title, type-set music, table of contents at end of each part, some late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century manuscript entries, including to final page of violino primo part ("I hope I have not Coppy'd w.th a Cross S [or "J"?]: H"), last digit ("1") of publication date on each part altered in manuscript to "5", contemporary marbled wrappers, a few small stains, dust-staining to outer leaves, some light browning, ink stains to final leaf of violino primo part, a few corners creased, light wear and a few stains to wrappers [RISM B 1173; Hirsch, iv 1589]--Bassani. Harmonia Festiva, Opp.8 et 13, London: William Pearson, for John Cullen, John Young, 1708 &.1710, two volumes in one, 84 and 30 pages, 4to (c.31 x 20cm), nineteenth-century half calf, a number of old repairs, dust-staining to title of volume one and last page of second volume, some slight damp-staining to upper margin of second volume, a few corners creased, trimmed by the binder
Provenance
From the collection of André Meyer (1884-1974).
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
The Op.5 church sonatas, published first in Bologna in 1683, are notable for their polyphonic textures and their preference for long unfolding lines, in contrast to Corelli's shorter balanced phrases. A remarkable feature of these parts is the contemporary or near-contemporary manuscript annotation at the end of the violino primo part by an English copyist (other entries may also be in the same hand) - a witness to the interest aroused by Bassani's music outside his native Italy.