- 492
Verdi, Giuseppe
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3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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- Verdi, Giuseppe
- Autograph letter signed (“GVerdi”), to the composer and teacher Paolo Serrao,
- ink and paper
about Verdi's recently-issued document concerning the reform of the Italian music conservatories, explaining that he has worked punctiliously on them, giving Serrao a list of the regulations that they have to implement at Naples, namely the location of the Conservatory, the boarding of the pupils, the choristers, the vocal training, the teachers and other employees, informing him that he is meeting Alberto Mazzucato and will not come to Naples with the Minister of Education, “Cesarino” [Cesare Corradi], whom he will write to when he has a moment to do so, and discussing a tuning device (“diapason a fiato”) that he will send him (“...Lo vederete? Vi' è ancora qualche cosa, qualche punta, qualche virgola etc da aggiustare in quel benedetto papiro. Non dubitare però che nulla sarà alterato. Sono scrupoli in parte miei, in parte di Mazzucato che verrà qui al mattina...”)
3 pages, 8vo (c.21 x 13cm), typed transcriptions, Genoa, 3 April 1871, some light foxing
3 pages, 8vo (c.21 x 13cm), typed transcriptions, Genoa, 3 April 1871, some light foxing
Condition
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"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
In February 1871 in Florence, Verdi presided over a commission for the reform of Italian music conservatories and in March he drafted a document (“papyrus”) about it. The previous year he had declined Francesco Florimo's invitation to become the head of the Naples Conservatory. Paolo Serrao (1830-1907) was Professor of Composition at Naples, where he taught composers such as Martucci and Cilea. Verdi selected Serrao to represent Naples on the commission (see F. Abbiati, Verdi (1959), III, 444).