String Quartets from Veery Books

42 pp. black line print (diazotype; one side) folded to form a score with 42 pages, secured with original paper tape on spine. Titled "Quartetto de Cordas (No 1)," a copy of a fair manuscript of Villa Lobos's first string quartet. Very good with no marking and little if any soiling, with typical tanning of paper and fading of image.… Read more about this item

Parts (14, 14, 13, 14 pp.), 12 x 9 inches, 31 x 23 cm; 9 oz. Quarto. RKO Bldg., Radio City, New York: Leeds Music Corporation, 1950. "To Hans Schiff the friend, the doctor, the musician." The motto of the string quartet is a quotation of Eduard Moerike, "Only through my tears can I see the beloved light… Read more about this item

(16, 16, 16, 16). Folio 14 X 10.5 inches; Wraps fragile, else Very Good or better. Durand & Fils, Editeurs, Paris, 4, Place de la Madeleine, 1911. D & F 7981. Parts Worldcat identifies only a few holdings of the parts. Dedicated "à Paul Dukas." Samazeuilh's arrangement of Debussy's Quartet for piano four hands is at the Morgan Library. Movements:… Read more about this item

Parts, wraps. Very good parts with chips and split spine to wraps. Quarto (12 x 9 inches, 310 x 23 mm; 5 oz; 11, 7, 8, 7 pp.) Leipzig: Verlag von Breitkopf & Hartel, [1889]. First edition thus (originally published in 1855). Volksausgabe Breitkopf & Hartel No. 1160. I: Moderato con moto; II. Allegro molto vivace; III. Molto lento; IV.… Read more about this item

16 pp.; Quarto, 12 x 9 inches, 31 x 23 cm; 3 oz. Wien: Universal-Edition, 1939. "Au Quator Desclin." Score/Partition/Partitur, wraps. Universal-Edition No. 11.108. A tear (2 inches) throughout, else very good.

Wien/Leipzig: Eigenthum des Verlegers auff uhrungs und Arrangements rechte Vorbehalten Adolf Robitschek, in die "Universal-Edition" Aufgenommen, [1901]. Parts, wraps. Good. Quarto (318 x 241mm; 12.5 x 9.5 inches), 11 oz.; (12, 12, 12, 12 pp.) Wraps are chipped and split. Parts very good, mostly supple with some stiffness at edges; unmarked. Usuable for performance. Universal Edition No 390. Plate… Read more about this item

7, 7, 7, 7 pp. Plate S. 4647 Z.Milano: Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, 1951. Parti staccate [parts], wraps. Overall very good, tanning at edges of parts. Quarto (12 x 9.5 inches, 310 x 240 mm; 5 oz.); Durata: minuti 15. Fifth String Quartet Dedicated to Elizabeth S. Coolidge. Printed in Italy.

Parts (10, 8, 8, 10 pp.) Wien/New York: Universal Edition A. G., 1922. Universal-Edition Nr. 7081a–d. Dem Lambinon Quartett in Berlin gewidmet. First edition. Ads on front of Vln 1 part and on back wraps. Very good. (12 x 9 inches, 31 x 23 cm; 6 oz.);

Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1924. Parts (19, 25, 26, 25 pp. + ads). Plate 31101. 13 x 10.5 inches, 33 x 27 cm; 1 lb., 4 oz. Dem Rosé-Quartett gewidmet. Composed 1922. Lacking outside wraps. Th ere are ads on all the parts. Th e ads on the back of the cello part, "Das Shaff en von E. W. Korngold,"… Read more about this item

15 black line print (diazotype) leaves [22⅜ x 11³⁄₁₆ inches], folded in half to form four parts (I Violin, 1–6 pp.; II Violin [1], 2–7; Viola [1], 2–7; Violoncello [1], 2–6, [7]). The parts are in very good condition, with little discoloration or soiling. A couple of creases, signs of paper clip rust. Randall Thompson is probably best-known among choristers.… Read more about this item

Mexico: Ediciones Mexicanas de Musica, 1993. Wraps. Very Good. Quarto. 4 parts consisting of one leaf, folded twice [2 vln, vla, vc]. Title page on verso of each leaf. All laid in a folded stiff leaf. "La noche juega con los ruidos copiandolos en su espejos de sonidas." ["The night plays with noises, copying them in its mirrors of sounds."… Read more about this item

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer, 1921. 49 pp. Score. Some foxing, rusted staples, small chip from back wrap. Society for the Publication of American Music. (S.P.A.M.). 1920-1921 season. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, New York, copyright 1921. G. Huss (1862-1953) was the founder of the American Guild of Organists.… Read more about this item

New York: International, 1950. 13, 11, 10 pp. Parts. Lacking viola part. Previous owner's stamp on all materials, else fine.Edited by Adolphe Frezin of the Paganini Quartet. . Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; Fischer & Bro. 36 pp. score. Society for the Publication of American Music. (S.P.A.M. 36) Sixteenth Season 1934-35; Published for the Society by Fischer & Bro. New York, copyright 1935. Dedicated to the Cleveland Quartet: Josef Fuchs, Carlton Cooley, Rudolph Ringwall, Victor de Gomez. Shepherd (1880-1958) was assistant conducter… Read more about this item

Society for the Publication of American Music 49 pp. Score. Society for the Publication of American Music. (S.P.A.M.). Tenth Season 1928-1929. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, New York, copyright [1929]. Dedicated to the Heermann Quartet. VG. Rabbi James G. Heller (1892-1971) wrote program notes for the Cincinnati Orchestra from 1924 to 1941.. Wraps. Very Good.… Read more about this item

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer Quarto. Score. 36.pp.(S.P.A.M. 55) Twenty-Seventh Season 1945-46. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, copyright 1948. Dedicated to the Walden String Quartet.. Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; Carl Fischer , 1937. 47 pp. Score. Society for the Publication of American Music. (S.P.A.M. 40) Eighteenth Season 1936-37; Published for the Society by Carl Fischer, New York, copyright 1937. Some tanning to extremities and in gutter. VG. List of the societies publications on back of wraps. Dedicated to… Read more about this item

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer Parts, quarto, 12 pp.; 12 pp.; 10 pp.; 9 pp. Four parts, very good in very good wrapper. (S.P.A.M. 53) Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, copyright 1946. The string quartet was written in 1942. The composer of The Wife of Martin Guerre (1956) and The… Read more about this item

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer Quarto. Score. 35 pp. (S.P.A.M. 52) Twenty-Fifth Season 1943-44. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, copyright 1945. G, a bump to top with attendant creases. Discoloration at extremities. Koutzen (1901-1966) was born in Russia and studied composition with Gliere. Arriving in the United States in 1923, he became… Read more about this item

New York: Society for the Publication of American Music; G. Schirmer Quarto. Score. 22 pp. (S.P.A.M. 44) Twenty-First Season 1939-40. Published for the Society by G. Schirmer, copyright 1940. . Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.