J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians are dealers in classical music autographs and manuscripts; first and early editions of printed music; and rare books, prints, drawings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to music and dance, including opera and ballet, from the 15th through the 21st centuries.
INTERVIEW WITH FINAL NOTE MAGAZINE, JULY 2015
HISTORY
Established in 1977 by John and Jude Lubrano, the firm has issued more than 100 catalogues and specialized lists and has come to be recognized as one of the leading international antiquarian dealers in music- and dance-related material of the 15th-21st centuries.
SERVICES
Our clientele includes collectors, scholars, libraries, and museums throughout the world. We continually strive to offer items that will directly complement our customers' interests. We pride ourselves on individualized service, and actively offer new acquisitions to customers whose particular interests are known to us. All of our catalogued inventory may be viewed on our website, which is updated regularly. We also publish online catalogues and would be happy to add your name to our mailing list should you wish to receive these. In addition, we invite you to advise us of your most specific interests, which we would be glad to keep in mind as relevant material becomes available.
TESTIMONIALS
"I trusted J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians with selling my large catalogue of personal manuscripts and rare scores of other composers after being a frequent buyer from them for many years. The catalogue of nearly one hundred items virtually sold out overnight. I have dealt with music antiquarians throughout the world and find Lubrano to be the finest of all. Highly recommended to both buyers and sellers."
Morton Lauridsen, American composer
"Thank you so very much for your excellent appraisal."
Ned Rorem, American composer
"Many thanks for the excellent evaluation."
Gladys Krenek, wife of Austrian-born American composer
"Although there is nothing particular for me in this catalogue, I wanted to congratulate you on the wonderful work you've done with it. Beautifully presented and thought through, ever item."
Philip Gossett, musicologist
"It is always a personal pleasure to speak with you, and it is a professional pleasure whenever we can add highly significant materials - such as these! - to the Library's collections."
Ray White, Senior Music Specialist, Music Division, The Library of Congress
"Many, many thanks for all you do for us."
Michela Ghera, Head of Music Acquisitions, The Vatican Library
"What a great job you did, proving once again that you are the best music antiquarians in the U.S."
Will Meredith, Founding Director, The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University
On the publication of our first catalogue in 1979: "Pick of the bunch."
Nicholas Barker, Editor, The Book Collector
GUARANTEE
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of all items we offer for sale.
ITEMS TO SELL
We are always interested in purchasing autograph musical manuscripts and letters of major composers; first and early editions of rare printed music; and rare books in our specialities of music and dance.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
We are long-standing members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America; the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers; the Professional Autograph Dealers' Association; the Manuscript Society; the Music Library Association; the International Association of Music Libraries; the American Musicological Society; the International Musicological Society; and the Society of Dance History Scholars.