Description

An interesting anthology of lithographic art from the 1830s and 1840s in these works romantic musical scores.

This richly bound factitious collection contains 31 scores for piano or harp, based on the words by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Emile Souvestre, Jacques Boucher-de-Perthes, Eugène Scribe, Sophie Gay among others, set to music by Pauline Duchambge, Auguste Panseron, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Matteo Carcassi, etc. 21 of them are illustrated with lithographs by Eugène Deveria, Godefroy Engelmann, Adolphe Menut, Joséphine Clémence Formentin, etc.
These The scores provide an interesting overview of lithography in France in the 1830s and 1840s.

Beautiful romantic binding from the Bizé workshops located at n°43 rue St Denis.

1 - DESBORDES-VALMORE, Marceline. Belle, viens à moi, barcarole. Music by Auguste Panseron. Paris: Frère, s.d. [ca 1830]. 3 pages. Title illustrated with a lithograph after Th. F. engraved by Engelmann. 

2 - CHARRIN, J. P. Helmina, romance. Music by Auguste Panseron. Paris: Troupenas et Meissonnier, s. d. (2) pages. Letterhead lithographed by Engelmann.

3 - BETOURNE, A. La première leçon de danse, chansonnette. Paris: Meissonnier, s. d. (2) pages. Music by Edouard Brugière. Letterhead lithographed by Mademoiselle Formentin.

4 - BETOURNE, A. Le beau tems que voilà, barcarole. Music by Lagoanère. Paris: A. Meissonnier, s. d. Pages 2-3. Letterhead lithographed by Piaget and Lailavoix.

5 - BETOURNE, A. La danse interrompue, chansonnette. Music by Lagoanère. Paris: A. Meissonnier, n.d. Pages 10-11. Letterhead lithographed by Piaget and Lailavoix. 

6 - BETOURNE, A. La rive étrangère, romance. Music by Théodore Labarre. Paris: E. Troupenas, s. d. (2) pages. Letterhead lithographed by Engelmann after Viard.

7 - D., Phillippe. Le temps que je regrette c'est le temps qui n'est plus, romance. Music by Dolive. Paris: C. Heu, s. d. Pages 2-3. Letterhead lithographed by Gobert after Thénat.

8 - JACQUIN, J. Reviens à moi! Music by A. Romagnesi. Paris: A. Romagnesi, s. d. (2) pages.

9 - BETOURNE, A. Le montagnard écossais, romance. Music by Auguste Panseron. Paris: J. Meissonnier, s. d. Pages 2-3. Letterhead lithographed by Engelmann after Deveria.

10 - EMILE, M. Les deux pensées. Music by Pauline Duchambge. Paris: I. Pleyel, s. d. (3) pages. Title illustrated with a vignette engraved by Frey.

11 - BRISSET, Mr de. Il reviendra demain matin. Music by Caroline Martainville. Paris: Carli, s. d. (2) pages. 

12 - SOUVESTRE, Emile. Le retour en Bretagne. Music by Pauline Duchambge. Paris: Ph. Petit, s. d. Pages 2-3. Lithographed header after Adolphe Menut.

13 - LHUILLIER, Edmond. La lettre de faire part. Paris: Frey, s. d. 3 pages. Lithographed letterhead after Adolphe Menut.

14 - LECLERC, Jacinthe. Le mariage de Pierre, chansonnette. Paris: J. Frey, s. d. 3 pages. Heading lithographed by Mademoiselle Formentin after Adolphe Menut.

15 - GAY, Sophie. Moeris, romance. Paris: Ph. Petit, s. d. [ca 1820]. Pages 2-3. 

16 - BOUCHER-DE-PERTHES, Jacques. Le pauvre vieillard, romance. Music by Auguste Andrade. Paris: H. Lemoine, A. Romagnesi, A. Petibon, n. d. 3 pages. Letterhead lithographed by Adolphe Fonrouge after Brasseur.

17 - GUERIN, M. H. L. L'enfant de Sallanches, savoyarde. Music by Auguste Andrade. Paris : H. Lemoine, A. Romagnesi, A. Petibon, s. d. 3 pages. Letterhead lithographed by Adolphe Fonrouge.

18 - BETOURNE, A. La fête de la Madone, barcarolle. Music by Auguste Panseron. Paris: J. Meissonnier, s. d. Pages 2-3. Letterhead lithograph by Engelmann.

19 - BOUCHER-DE-PERTHES, Jacques. Le sentiment à la mode, romance. Music by A. Romagnesi. Paris: Pacini, s. d. Pages 2-3. 

20 - BOUILLY, Jean-Nicolas, and SCRIBE, Eugène. Les deux nuits, opéra comique. Music by François-Adrien Boieldieu. Paris: Janet and Cotelle, s. d. [ca. 1829]. 4 pages. 

21 - LARGARDE, Auguste de La Garde, Count of MESSENCE. The night advances, nocturnal to two voices. Music by Matteo Carcassi. Paris: A. Meissonnier, s. d. (3) pages. Title illustrated by a lithograph by Piaget and Lailavoix after Adolphe Menut.

22 - LARGARDE, Auguste de La Garde, comte de MESSENCE. There is no happiness without amour, a ditty for two voices. Music by Matteo Carcassi. Paris: A. Meissonnier, s. d. 4 pages. Title illustrated with a lithograph by Piaget and Lailavoix.

23 - DESJAQUES, J. M. Adieux à la Suisse, tyrolienne à deux voix. Music by Edouard Brugière.Paris: J. Meissonnier, s. d. Pages 2-3. Letterhead lithographed by Mademoiselle Formentin.

24. COURCY, Frédéric de. Le couvre-feu, ballade. Music by Pauline Duchambge. Paris: Ph. Petit, s. d. [1831]. Pages 2-3. Letterhead lithographed by Engelmann after Adolphe Menut. 

25 - Air by Beniouwsky, music by Boieldieu. Sung by Mlle Armand. N° 4. Paris: Mlle Erard, s. d. Pages (88)-91. 

26 - Air by Beniouwsky, music by Boieldieu. Sung by citizen Martin. N° 2. Paris : Mlle Erard, s. d. Pages (2)-7.

27. HUNTEN, François. Rondo à quatre mains for piano on a theme from the opera Elisabeth by ROSSINI. Paris: J. Meissonnier, and Mainz: Fils B. Schott, s. d. Title, 13 pages.

28. SCRIBE, Eugène. De la dame blanche, opéra comique. Duet sung by Mme Boulanger and MrPonchard. Music by a. Boieldieu. Paris: Alexandre Cotelle, s. d. 11 pages (pages 7-8 are missing).