Le Roi de Paris. A proof copy of the first edition piano-vocal score signed by the composer.
[Paris]: [Choudens] [PN A. C. 11924], [1900-1901].
Large octavo. Full dark maroon cloth, flexible boards; titling and decoration gilt to spine, marbled endpapers. 205 pp.
Binding slightly worn, rubbed and bumped; edges faded. Bookseller's handstamps to free front endpaper.
Title and composer's signature to first page of music in blue pencil. The present proof copy evidences differences , particularly as regards dynamics, phrasing etc., from the published score of 1901.
Pre publication proof copy of the first edition.
"[Hüe's] first full-scale opera Le roi de Paris, dealing with the unsuccessful attempt of the Duc de Guise to usurp the throne of Henry III, was first performed in 1901, and employed pastiche Baroque music to portray its historical setting." Richard Langham Smith in Grove Music Online.
Item #28585
Price: $135.00 other currencies