The first major autograph collector in the united states was william b. On meyerbeers personal letterhead, with his monogrammatic device blindstamped to upper left corner. Contains an album compiled by bradbury in europe 18471849 of autograph musical sketches by franz abt, niels gade, joseph joachim, jenny lind, albert lortzing, giacomo meyerbeer, ignaz moscheles, clara schumann, robert schumann, louis spohr, richard wagner, and. Giacomo meyerbeer autograph autograph letter signed. Autograph letter signed meyerbeer to german publisher moise. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. A history of autograph collecting the raab collection. Whether you child is 5 or 18, autographs from their friends is a great way to keep memories. Their modern derivations include yearbooks, friendship books, and guest books. Meyerbeer 17911864 was one of the most famous and successful composers of opera in europe during the mid19th century. The fame of giacomo meyerbeer is associated preeminently with the operatic stage, but he wrote for the voice extensively in other genres as well.
Buy online, view images and see past prices for music meyerbeer, giacomo. Opera, voice and piano sheet music book by giacomo meyerbeer 17911864. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. Meyerbeer did make an early significant contribution to synagogue music.
Meyerbeer was born to a jewish family in tasdorf, near berlin, germany with the name jacob liebmann beer. The family narrowly avoided losing a box of irreplaceable photos that got mixed up with sale items. An autograph book is a book for collecting the autographs of others. The album includes musical autographs from some of 19 thcentury musics biggest names. Also available in digital form on the library of congress web site. The firm has issued over 80 catalogues and numerous lists over its more than 40 years. Giacomo meyerbeer sends tickets to one of his operas c. Buck signed album page with her red stamp in chinese characters, 12. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Autograph letter signed meyerbeer to german publisher. Details for autograph letter signed meyerbeer to german publisher moise millaud 181871 price. Autograph musical quotation of bachs monumental chaconne, from the important.
Autograph manuscript of part of robert le diable, together with the vocal score presented to the tenor adolphe nourrit, c. Autograph letter signed meyerbeer to german publisher moise millaud 181871. Childhood memories return with longlost autograph books. Giacomo meyerbeer biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. His early operas were written while living in italy hence his first name. Rare antiquarian books, early 1800s to mid 1800s autograph book, 50 autographs, p. Autograph note signed, meyerbeer, to an unnamed recipient, in german, sending a 3line greeting. More than a decade later, grand opera, whose title pays tribute to the genre of which meyerbeer was the master, will be released on friday, may 5. Pages of an autograph biographical sketch are in verona biblioteca. Publications include books and articles on the lateseventeenth, eighteenth and early nineteenthcentury novel particularly the gothic novel and sir walter scott, the bible, and european culturewith special emphasis on the romantic opera and ballet, particularly the work of giacomo meyerbeer a fourvolume english edition of his diaries. A fascinating early american manuscript music book kept by isaac gifford of. This picture gallery page includes drawings, paintings, photos and images of giacomo meyerbeer, his music, activities, friends and family, and the various places where the composer lived and. Giacomo meyerbeer robert le diable act v trio alain.
Giacomo meyerbeer at the yale music library giacomo melerbeer jakob liebmann meyer bee r, the berlin composer kno\vn for his parisian french grand operas, was born september 5, 1. Books, manuscripts and music comprising printed books, autograph letters and. Giacomo meyerbeer, one of the most important and influential opera composers of. They were popular among university students from the 15th century until the mid.
Items handled by the company include autograph musical manuscripts and letters of composers. Bradburys secular music is represented by published vocal scores, some in photocopy, and probable holograph of song of the south. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. With his 1831 opera robert le diable and its successors, he gave the genre of grand opera decisive character. Giacomo meyerbeer synonyms, giacomo meyerbeer antonyms.
A 1918 letter from a young talullah bankhead to her father is also among the featured lots. The letters are published in heinz and becker, gudrun, giacomo meyerbeer. Giacomo meyerbeer, original name jakob liebmann meyer beer, born sept. Autograph books reached their peak of popularity in the united states before the civil war. Born of a wealthy jewish family, meyerbeer studied composition in berlin and later at darmstadt, where he formed a friendship with c. The auction also presents various documents from 19 th and 20 thcentury composers and instrumentalists, including giacomo meyerbeer, giacomo puccini, ricard strauss, igor stravinsky, and vernon duke. Sprague, a friend of jared sparks and a tutor to members of the washington family near mount vernon. In those slim volumes, often with ornately decorated covers and giltedged pages, friends, family members, and influential acquaintances entered signatures and often added inspirational messages, poems, or drawings. One of the first serious postwar studies of meyerbeer and grand opera was crostens 1948 book grand opera.
Autograph musical quotation signed invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. At his peak in the 1830s and 1840s, he was the most famous and successful composer and producer of opera in europe, yet is little known today. Giacomo meyerbeer was once one of the most famous of all opera composers, enjoying into the twentieth century the same universal. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Milanov, zinka photograph as maddalena signed zinka. Whether the overt hostility of wagner himself to him as jew and composer following an early period of obsequiousness and that of some of his followers or the change in operatic taste reflected in the era of which wagner was a leading light, meyerbeer s star faded rapidly after his death in 1864, although relatively frequent performances of. In berlin and paris, his bicentennial year, september 1991se ptember 1992, is being celebrated with special. Lafricaine the african woman is an 1865 french grand opera in five acts with music by giacomo meyerbeer and a libretto by eugene scribe. Autograph collecting in america did not begin in earnest until about 1815.
Meyerbeer, autograph manuscript of part of robert le. Apr 28, 2017 more than a decade later, grand opera, whose title pays tribute to the genre of which meyerbeer was the master, will be released on friday, may 5. Buck, mounted removable for display with a photograph 16. Figaroverlag, 2017 description music score 1 score 28, 255 that is, 256 pages. Giacomo meyerbeer september 5, 1791 may 2, 1864 was a noted germanborn opera composer, and the first great exponent of grand opera. Giacomo meyerbeer 17911864 was born jacob meyer beer in a covered wagon in which his mother was travelling from berlin to frankfurt, a presentiment of his travelling career. Autograph letter signed meyerbeer to lieber julius, in all probability. Les huguenots was the second of giacomo meyerbeers nee jakob meyer beer grand operas lavish costumes and sets, theatrical effects, ballet sequences and longwinded.
Giacomo meyerbeer music, videos, stats, and photos. This volume aims to collate and present, in the original and in english translation, as many of these texts as have been published, or whose manuscripts have proved accessible to the authors. The contract which meyerbeer signed with veron contained a penalty clause if the work was not. Gabric believes the autograph books were sold by mistake about 10 years ago at an auction. Giacomo meyerbeer was a german opera composer of jewish birth, the most frequently.
Meyerbeer was one of the most influential french opera composers of the mid19th century who was also a renowned pianist and conductor. Established in 1977 by john and jude lubrano, we have issued over 80 catalogues and have come to be. Allegretto molto moderato, piano, aflat major contributor names meyerbeer, giacomo 17911864 composer. The album also includes musical autographs from two notable women.
Autograph letter signed to heinrich heine, paris, 14 june 1831, asking if he would like to attend the premier of the new opera by scribe and auber, and offering him a seat in his mothers box, one page, 8vo, integral address leaf a monsieur heine traces of guards, splits at folds with remnant of tape in one place, affecting signature. May 16, 2015 robert le diable opera en 5 actes composer. Autographs in all categories relating to classical music. Apr 28, 2020 giacomo meyerbeer, german opera composer who established in paris a vogue for spectacular romantic opera. Clara schumann, whose bicentennial we just celebrated last year, and marianne spohr, pianist and. Image 1 of 3 for autograph letter signed meyerbeer to lieber julius. Giacomo meyerbeer biography, albums, streaming links. Giacomo meyerbeer the four grand operas composed for paris by the german composer giacomo meyerbeer 17911864 set a style that dominated the french lyric theater and exerted a powerful influence on opera production throughout europe for a generation afterward. This edition makes available, for the first time, a musical score derived directly from meyerbeers surviving autograph and employs the title meyerbeer and scribe had. Meyerbeer, giacomo autograph letter signed meyerbeer. Readers can choose from thousands of titles and receive personal digital inscriptions directly on their kindles or other digital reading devices. Traditionally they were exchanged among friends, colleagues, and classmates to fill with poems, drawings, personal messages, small pieces of verse, and other mementos. Giacomo meyerbeer 5 september 1791 2 may 1864 was a noted german born opera composer, and the first great exponent of grand opera. Giacomo meyerbeer, lithograph by josef kriehuber, 1847.