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Rossini, Gioachino FINE ALBUM OF TWENTY AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPTS OF SONGS BY ROSSINI, BELLINI, MEYERBEER, CHERUBINI AND OTHERS, ORIGINALLY PRESENTED BY ROSSINI TO LOUISE CARLIER IN 1835 with an illuminated calligraphic dedication page by A.G. Taupier: "Album de Musique offert par G. Rossini à Mademoiselle Louise Carlier, Mars 1835", including: 1) ROSSINI, GIOACHINO. The song "Mi lagnerò tacendo", signed and inscribed at the end "Offert à Madlle L. Carlier par G. Rossini, Paris a 4 Mars", 4 pages, 2) BELLINI, VINCENZO. The arietta "Dolente immagine di Fille mia", signed and inscribed "offert à Madlle L. Carlier, V. Bellini, Paris 30: Mars 1835", 6 pages--3) Auber, an 'All[egr]o agitato' in A minor for piano, 2 pages, Paris: 27 June 1835--4) Paër, 'Vous, Romance, paroles de Mons[ieu]r E. Barateau' a song with the words "Ange à voix tender", 5 pages, Paris, 10 October 1835--5) Edouard Brugière, 'Le printems arrive. Ronde Villageoise', a vocal duet for voice , "2d dessus" and piano, notated on two four-stave systems, 4 pages, Paris: 12 October 1835--6) Panseron, 'Romance d'Auguste', for voice and piano, 2 pages--7) Tadolini, 'Arietta' ("Com'è soave l'anima mirar la cast Luna"), 4 pages, Paris, 18 December 1835--8) Michele Costa, a song, 3 pages, 1835--9) Marliani, 'La gita in gondola' ("Voli l'argile barchetta"), 6 pages, Paris, 11 January 1836 10) MERCADANTE, SAVERIO. "Aure amiche, ah! non spirate per pietà", signed ("S. Mercadante"), 6 pages, Paris, 20 February 1836-- 11) MEYERBEER, GIACOMO, 'Arietta' ("Soave l'istante a un' anima amante"), signed ("Paris 16 fevrier 1837 Giacomo Meyerbeer"), 4 pages, Paris, 16 February 1837--12) G. Berton, 'Air à Trois Notes', signed ("G: Berton, chamber de 'Institut officier de la Légion d'honneur")--13) Louise Berton, "Ah dors en paix mon bel enfant", signed and inscribed ("offert à Me Benazet par Louise Berton, 1er octobre 1837"), 11 pages, 1 October 1837--14) Thalberg, 'Canon' in four parts, an album-leaf, 1 page, Paris, April 1838 15) CHERUBINI, LUIGI. 'Arietta mise en musique par L. Cherubini' ("Se cerca, se dice"), [from Metastasio's L'Olimpiade], 3 pages, Paris, 1 January 1839--16) HALÉVY, a vocalise, notated for Chant and Piano, 1 page, 10 December 1842--17) George Onslow, 'Le Dante dans le Paradis', ("De ciel en ciel par l'amour entraîné"), 6 pages, 23 march 1843--18) Camillo Sivori, 'Capricciotto Allegro', for violin, 1 page, Paris, 11 April 1843--19) A. R v. Adelburg, "In Stiller Nacht", Nocturno für Bass", 1 page, Paris, 7 June 1856; together with: ibid, 'Cadenza' for violin, 1 page--20) Clapisson, "Je t'aime O bel ange!", for Le Sylphe ("opéra en deux actes 1iere representation à Bade le 11 Août"), 3 pages, Baden-Baden, 29 August 1856--21) Servais, 'Andte Cantabile' for cello and piano, 3 pages, Baden-Baden, 11 September 1860--MASSENET, autograph musical quotation from Werther, signed and inscribed ("Massenet Werther (acte 1er) 1897"), 1 page 22 items, 80 pages in all, including the title, oblong 4to (19.5 x 26cm), 8-stave paper, FINE CONTEMPORARY FRENCH BINDING, straight-grained maroon morocco gilt, blue doublures, geometrical design to covers in blind, gilt-lettered with the owner's initials ("L.B."), Paris 1835-1879, rebacked, later slipcase