Lot 221
  • 221

Indy, Vincent d'

Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 GBP
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Description

  • Indy, Vincent d'
  • Autograph manuscript of the tone poem "Saugefleurie", Op.21, for full orchestra, signed ("V. d'Indy") and dated with his monogram at the end
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the full orchestral score of the complete work, notated in dark brown ink on up to twenty-six staves per page, with autograph title-page ("Saugefleurie. Légende. Op.21.: Octobre 1884"), listing performances 1885-1901, and verses (by Robert de Bonnières); the Stichvorlage, marked up for and by the printer in blue crayon and pencil, with plate no. J5304H), including the page numbers for Hamelle's 1905 edition

53 pages, including title and verses, folio (c.34 x 26cm), 28-stave paper, twentieth-century brown half morocco, brown-gilt label to cover, [Paris] October-November 1884, on guards throughout, overall browning and some staining (well thumbed by the conductor), small tears to margins

Condition

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