C. Czerny, Autograph manuscript of the opening part of "Souvenir theatral", [1855]

CZERNY, CARL

Autograph manuscript of the opening of his "Souvenir théâtral", Op. 247 based on Isouard's opera "Joconde", SIGNED AND INSCRIBED ("Souvenir theatral. Cah: 4. / Joconde CharlesCzerny...", for three players on two pianos

the Stichvorlage, notated in brown ink on three six-stave systems per page, the second piano part notated for four hands ("I / 4 mains / II"), comprising a maestoso section followed by sixteen bars of a moderato section, marked by the printer in red crayon, with plate number "3754"

2 pages, folio (c.31 x 24.2cm), 20-stave paper, no place or date [c.1855], traces of guard on verso, some light spotting

Isouard's Joconde, written for Paris in 1814, was produced in Vienna in 1815 and revived later in 1855, this latter date being consistent with a Peters plate number of 3754, as inscribed by the publisher on the manuscript.