BOURGAULT-DUCOUDRAY
(Louis Albert, 1840-1910, Breton Composer & Scholar)
Charming and descriptive song 'Les Goëlands' ('The Seagulls')
for mezzo-soprano or bass, G major in musette style, words by 'the Breton Bard' Auguste Brizeux (1803-1858), asking the seagulls at Nantes to bring the bark setting out for Spain safe to the sailors' loved ones, signed and inscribed in French 'To my dear colleague Homage from his devoted Bourgault Ducoudray', lithographed title frame showing the boat watched by the women on the headland, 7 sides 13" x 10¼", Paris, J. Hamelle, no date, circa
centre folds split or nearly split without loss
Item Date:
1890
Stock No:
54501
£75
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BOURGAULT-DUCOUDRAY
(Louis Albert, 1840-1910, Breton Composer & Scholar)
Delicate and expressive song 'Solitude'
for medium voice, A minor in 3/4, words (from 'Primavera', 1841) by the Breton poet Edouard Turquety (1807-1867), describing the dawn and the thoughts it brings of his beloved, signed and inscribed in French 'Respectful Homage' to the soprano Mme Henriette Fuchs with her blind embossed stamp, 1+4 sides 13¾" x 10¾", E. & A. Girod, Paris,
two margins a little frayed, outer centre fold beginning to split, both without loss
Item Date:
1877
Stock No:
54503
£75
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BOURGAULT-DUCOUDRAY
(Louis Albert, 1840-1910, Breton Composer & Scholar)
Light hearted song 'Les Papillons' ('The Butterflies'),
F major in 6/8, words by Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), saying that if he could follow the butterflies, he would fly to his beloved's lips, signed and inscribed "Respectful Homage" in French to the soprano Madame Henriette Fuchs, with her blind embossed stamp, lithographed title frame with roses and butterflies, 1+3 sides 13¾" x 10½", Théodore Michaelis, Paris, no date, circa
edges a little frayed, separated at centre folds, both without loss
Item Date:
1875
Stock No:
54502
£100
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BOURGAULT-DUCOUDRAY
(Louis Albert, 1840-1910, Breton Composer & Scholar)
Song 'Les yeux de ma mie' ('My sweetheart's eyes'),
for contralto or baritone, in D minor, in a setting powerful and delicate by turns, words by the Breton folklorist Anatole Le Braz, (1859-1926), describing the images he sees there, including the 'three sailors who went away to sea', signed and inscribed in French "Affectionate Homage" to the soprano Madame Henriette Fuchs, decorative lithograph title with sea scenes and an intricate patterned frame, 9 sides 14" x 10¾", Léon Grus, Paris, no date but
Item Date:
1895
Stock No:
54504
£75
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BRAHAM
(John, 1777-1856, English Tenor and Composer)
Signature,
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0
Stock No:
11419
£15
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