Giacomo Meyerbeer and Pietro Mascagni | Three autograph manuscripts, C19th-C20th

Giacomo Meyerbeer and Pietro Mascagni

Three autograph manuscripts

1) GIACOMO MEYERBEER. Autograph manuscript of the song 'Meeresstille', inscribed and signed ("Für das Album der Frau Majorinn von Serr / von Meyerbeer")

written in brown ink on two systems of three staves per page, inscribed and signed by the composer at the end, a setting of Müller's poem 'Wirf Rosenblätter in die Flut, sie ist so spiegelglatt', with autograph title ("Meeresstille"), the words of the second and third verses also written by Meyerbeer at the end, 2 pages, c.20.3 x 25.2cm, on an album-leaf, gilt edges, some later pencil annotations, no place or date, small repair to central vertical crease

2) PIETRO MASCAGNI. Autograph manuscript of the song 'Stornelli Marini' ("Mare d'argento!"), signed and inscribed at the end "P.Mascagni, Roma, 10 Luglio 1904"

the Stichvorlage, for tenor and piano, notated in black ink on up to four systems per page, each of three staves, with autograph title and poem "Stornelli Marini... per voce di tenore con accomp.to di Pianoforte, Poesia di Guido Menasci Musica di Pietro Mascagni (Composta per la 'Gramophone Company')", marked up by and for the printer in pencil, 6 pages, folio (c.32.5 x 24cm), including the title and poem, 12-stave paper, 2 bifolia, last leaf blank, Rome, 1 July 1904, some dust-staining and a few small stains to title

3) PIETRO MASCAGNI. Autograph manuscript of the song 'Spes ultima' (“Ho con te versato lacrime”), signed and inscribed at the end "P.Mascagni Roma, 11, IX, '904", Rome, 11 September 1904

the Stichvorlage, for voice and piano, notated in black ink on four systems, each of three staves; with autograph title and transcription of the poem "Spes Ultima Melodia... per Canto con accomp:^to di Pianoforte, Poesia di Guido Menasci, Musica di Pietro Mascagni (Composta per la 'Gramophone Company')", marked up by and for the printer in pencil and blue crayon, 5 pages, folio (c.32.5 x 24cm), including title and poem, 12-stave paper, 2 bifolia, last three pages blank, Rome, 11 September 1904, some browning to title and at corners, red marks to blank last page