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Ex library. No d.j. Spine and cover are free of stamps and show moderate wear. Library pouch on rear fly leaf; property stamps on fore edges. Text is clean and binding in good condition. Descrption:These volumes present approximately 430 letters and documents written to Beethoven (1770–1827) as well as those written by others (relatives, students, and secretaries) on his behalf. Along with over 70 of Beethoven's own letters discovered since Emily Anderson's three-volume Letters of Beethoven, these documents provide new insights into the composer's personal life. They illuminate his dealings with publishers, other musicians, poets, patrons, relatives, friends, and a wide variety of acquaintances.
The documents provide important details about the composition of many works, Beethoven's performance practices, his criticisms of other composers and performers, and his role in the Napoleonic era. Gleaned from more than one hundred publications and collected from autograph sources in libraries and archives… Read More

very good condition. Small scuffing along edges of cover.
Vol. 2 only: Catalogue of the Sources

Very good condition, including dust jacket. Some small dents on corners and edges of binding.

Ex. lib. Original paperback binding. Call no. on top of front cover; spine free of markings; library stamps on title page; library pouch and barcode on rear inside cover.



Constituting a significant portion of Jenkins's output, his consorts for lyra viol (a lute-like style of music for bass viol notated in tablature) exemplify the instrumental consort music of the seventeenth century in England. The works are mainly suites, with elaborate variations in some movements.