Berlioz, Hector FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("H. BERLIOZ"), TO JAMES FERRIÈRE, ABOUT THE "GRANDE MESSE DES MORTS", 22 FEBRUARY 1845 giving details of the rehearsal schedule for concerts in Paris at which movements of the Requiem and Roméo et Juliette were to be performed, specifying the location and time for the different sections of the orchestras and the choir, asking him to secure the services of the cellist Seligman, and to ensure that a triangle and seven pairs of timpani are obtained, and enquiring about the cost of twenty pairs of cymbals ("...avertissez Bernadel qu'il faut un triangle et sachez de lui combien couteraient 20 paires de bonnes cymbales. Avertissez le qu'il n'apporte que 7 paires de Timbales...") 2 pages, 8vo (c.20.5 x 13.5cms), integral autograph address-leaf, "Samedi", postmarked "23 Fevrier 1845", [Paris, 22 February 1845], a little spotting, otherwise in good condition
Berlioz, Hector FINE AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("H. BERLIOZ"), TO JAMES FERRIÈRE, ABOUT THE "GRANDE MESSE DES MORTS", 22 FEBRUARY 1845 giving details of the rehearsal schedule for concerts in Paris at which movements of the Requiem and Roméo et Juliette were to be performed, specifying the location and time for the different sections of the orchestras and the choir, asking him to secure the services of the cellist Seligman, and to ensure that a triangle and seven pairs of timpani are obtained, and enquiring about the cost of twenty pairs of cymbals ("...avertissez Bernadel qu'il faut un triangle et sachez de lui combien couteraient 20 paires de bonnes cymbales. Avertissez le qu'il n'apporte que 7 paires de Timbales...") 2 pages, 8vo (c.20.5 x 13.5cms), integral autograph address-leaf, "Samedi", postmarked "23 Fevrier 1845", [Paris, 22 February 1845], a little spotting, otherwise in good condition
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