Music/Dance Music from Sophie Dupre

saying that "Mr Stanley Lucas forwarded your letter to me and I regret to say that my engagements on the continent make it impossible for me to accept an engagement in England much before March or April...", 1 side 8vo., Berlin W. Linkstrasse 21, 16th September

regretting that he is "obliged to say that - as you can see from the enclosed - my arrangements for the next season are completed...", 1 side 8vo., 45 Bedford Gardens, 25th March

to "Douglas Shambler with all my best wishes", showing him three quarters length seated in a can chair, looking directly at the calendar with a cigarette languidly hanging from his hand, 7" x 5", no place, (Italy), no date, circa

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,… Read more about this item

2/4 in E flat, the words by Maurice Trubert (French painter, poet and musician), an allegory about Love making Time pass, and Time making Love pass, set in a boat where Time wakes and takes up the oars, signed and inscribed in pencil by the composer in French "to Madame S. Tarkin with the author's affectionate homage", 9+1 sides… Read more about this item

6/8 in a modal D minor, the words by Ronsard addressed to the poet's bird-like heart, signed and inscribed in French to the soprano Madame Henriette Fuchs "Respectful Homage", from 'Oeuvres Vocales', second collection, 1+2+1 sides 13¾" x 10½", Paris, Rouart, Lerolle & Cie., 9th March short closed tear in fore-edges without loss

2/4 in D flat, no. 3 of 'Six Mélodies', the words by Auguste de Châtillon, (1808-1881, French artist and poet), softly singing to his sweetheart, asleep at midday, signed and inscribed in French to the soprano Madame Henriette Fuchs "in grateful homage" and dated, 1+5+1 sides 13¼" x 10½", Paris, Henri Heugel, June guarded with light traces of former… Read more about this item

Op. 287, on strong but lyrical themes, F minor - F major in 4/4 arranged by the composer for piano and 'cello, composed for the 'cellist André Hekking with the latter's revisions and fingering, signed and inscribed on the cover in French "To Jean Vangeri, in affectionate admiration" and dated, 15 sides and cover + 4 sides 'cello part… Read more about this item

6/4 in B flat, the words by Ronsard telling how the earth drinks from the rain, the trees from the earth, and so on in a cycle, so "why should we not drink?", signed and inscribed in French to the soprano Madame Henriette Fuchs "With Respectful Regards", from 'Oeuvres Vocales', second collection, 1+2+1 sides 13¾" x 10½", Paris, Rouart,… Read more about this item

6/8 in D flat, the words by A. Foulon de Vaulx, (1873-1951), describing the thoughts they bring of lost love, signed and inscribed in his bold hand in French 'A souvenir of friendship' to the French tenor Fernand Francell (1880-1966), lithographed cover illustrating the title, 1+7+1 sides 13¾" x 10¾", Paris, Heugel & Cie., copyright … Read more about this item

'Barcarolle', ('Boat song'), 'Averse au printemps' ('A shower in spring'), 'Dans la conque' ('In the sea-shell'), the Greek words (with French version) by Miltiadis Malakassis, (1869-1943, of Missolonghi) are full of images of water and the sea, strikingly set by Poniridy (the piano part sometimes on three staves), signed and inscribed in French "to Madame Olénine, a great artiste,… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

F sharp minor in 3/4, No. 1 of 'Deux Mélodies', words by Théodore de Banville, (1823-1891), set at the court of Margaret's neglectful husband the Dauphin (Louis XI), and describing her famous kiss on the mouth of the poet Alain Chartier (for the poems he had spoken), although the ugliest man of his day, signed and inscribed in French… Read more about this item

set for baritone or mezzo-soprano, C major in 3/4, the words by Eugène Manuel, (1823-1901), affirming that whether one is singing, fighting or loving, one must believe in something beyond, signed on the cover 'J. Faure' in pencil with a long flourish and dated, attractive decorative cover in a Greek key border, the back lists 65 other songs by… Read more about this item

3/4 in D minor, in stately style recalling Louis XIV's court, signed and inscribed in French "to Mademoiselle with the author's fond homage" and dated, decorative title in pink and light green, 1+5+1 sides 14" x 10¾", Paris, Henry Lemoine, copyright 1895, the inscription 15th February

no. V, (4/4 in F), no. VI, (6/8 in B minor), and no. VII (12/8 in G minor), the words in French by Kazimierz (Przerwa-)Tetmajer, (1865-1940, Polish poet, writer and journalist), describing the calm night scene, invoking the music "of my soul" to spread its wings over all, his thoughts and dreams fly up, finally glimpsing, but by now… Read more about this item

supported by Jackie Cooper, Radio's Favourite Vocalist... and assisted by Robinson Cleaver", the tunes include "The White Cliffs of Dover... These Foolish Things... In the Mood... South Rampart Street Parade", the organ pieces "The Warsaw Concerto" and "Rhapsody in Blue", and listing the Skyrockets members with their former bands, leader and arranger Paul Fenoulhet (Trombone), 4 sides 8vo, Colston… Read more about this item

2/4 in E major, the words from Francis Jammes' cycle 'L'église habillée de feuilles' ('The church clothed in leaves', 1906), asking his guardian angel, whom he forgot in his delight in the seasons in turn, now to hold his hand, signed and inscribed in French to the soprano Madame Henriette Fuchs "With Respect", from 'Oeuvres Vocales', second collection, 1+4+1… Read more about this item

3/8 in D major, a gentle rhapsody, calm and lively by turns, signed and inscribed in French 'to my dear friend Jules Lebefre', 7 sides including cover 13½" x 10¾", Brussels, Breitkopf & Härtel, no date, circa