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J.-B. LULLY, ARMIDE, TRAGÉDIE MISE EN MUSIQUE [FULL SCORE], WITH CONTEMPORARY ANNOTATIONS AND LULLY'S PARAPH, 1686
估價
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
招標截止
描述
- Lully, Jean-Baptiste
- Armide, tragédie mise en musique [full score], Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1686, with musical annotations and authorized with the composer's paraph at end
FIRST EDITION. lxii & 271 pages, folio (c.36.5 X 24cm), type-set music, woodcut title-device, act-headpieces and ornaments, modern antique-style calf, WITH SOME CONTEMPORARY EDITORIAL CORRECTIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE MUSIC, additional figuring of the continuo bass, ownership inscriptions to title ("Le Miere"), one deleted, some browning, small tears to margins, worming to top corner of the final six leaves
出版
LWV 71; Hirsch, ii 530; RISM L 2954; Hoboken, xvi 166
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
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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."
拍品資料及來源
The final paraph, which is also found in both copies of the first edition in the British Library, is probably in the hand of the composer. For a similar example, see Sotheby's 9 December 1999, lot 165. Armide is an tragédie in 5 acts with prologue, the text by P. Quinault, based on Torquato Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata, apparently selected by Lully's patron, Louis XIV, from among several offered by Quinault. Regarded as one of the composer's greatest masterpieces, Armide was first performed in Paris at the Académie Royale de Musique ("Opéra") on 15 February 1686. It was one of Lully’s last works and, unlike most of his operas, concentrates on the sustained psychological development of a single character.
The soprano Marie-Jeanne Lemière is known to have performed Armide in the 1761 revival supervised by Francoeur. Though Francoeur heavily revised the work and Lemiere would therefore not have used this score towards those performances, this is possibly her copy.
The soprano Marie-Jeanne Lemière is known to have performed Armide in the 1761 revival supervised by Francoeur. Though Francoeur heavily revised the work and Lemiere would therefore not have used this score towards those performances, this is possibly her copy.