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Hirsch IV.1692.a.

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040-001945740
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032-001945670
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JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY (b.1632, d.1687): ‘Recueil des plus beaux endroits des Opéra’, Tome II; circa 1697. Vocal score, in ink, with a printed table of contents bearing the imprint of le Sieur Foucault, Paris (ff. ii v–iii) and an engraved portrait of Lully by N. Bonnart (f. iv v). Copy, in a single hand, on pages ruled with 12 staves. French. Comprises vocal excerpts from Lully’s late dramatic works, from Le triomphe de l’Amour (1681) to Acis et Galatée (1686). In 1697, Foucault advertised for sale ‘les plus beaux endroits des operas de M. Lully, en deux volumes in-fol, écrits à la main’. Copies of Tome I may be found at the Bibliothèque nationale de France. For the whereabouts of other manuscript copies of both volumes see H. Schneider, Chronologisch-thematisches Verzeichnis sämtlicher Werke von Jean-Baptiste Lully (Tutzing, 1981), p. 12, from which catalogue the LWV numbers given below are taken. Purchased by Paul Hirsch from G. Legouix (catalogue no. 3). Purchased as part of the Paul Hirsch Music Library, 1946.

ff. iv + 128. 800 x 252mm. Quarter-leather binding on marbled boards.

1. ff. 1r-13v. Excerpts from Le triomphe de l’Amour, ballet to a libretto by Isaac de Benserade and Philippe Quinault, first performed in 1681. Comprises LWV 59/3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 16-19, 21, 23, 29, 31, 33, 37, 47, 57, 67, 68, 70.

2. ff. 15r-30r. Excerpts from Persée, opera to a libretto by Quinault, first performed in 1682. Comprises LWV 60/4, 5, 11, 15, 18, 20, 23, 25, 37, 38, 40, 41, 60, 62, 65, 74, 76.

3. ff. 31r-47v. Excerpts from Phaëton, opera to a libretto by Quinault, first performed in 1683. Comprises LWV 61/3-5, 7, 9-11, 17, 18, 23, 26, 32, 35, 42, 53, 54, 56, 65, 69.

4. ff. 49r-64r. Excerpts from Amadis, opera to a libretto by Quinault, first performed in 1684. Comprises LWV 63/2, 3, 6, 12, 15-17, 20 (part), 25, 26, 30, 34, 36, 37, 58, 61.

5. ff. 65r-80v. Excerpts from Roland, opera to a libretto by Quinault, first performed in 1685. Comprises LWV 65/2, 3, 6, 13-15, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 33, 34, 37, 41, 45, 48, 51, 53.

6. ff. 81r-90v. Excerpts from Le temple de la paix, ballet to a libretto by Philippe Quinault, first performed in 1685. Comprises LWV 69/2, 3, 5, 8, 10-12, 19, 22, 23, 28, 38, 41, 43.

7. ff. 91r-115r. Excerpts from Armide, opera to a libretto by Quinault, first performed in 1686. Comprises LWV 71/15-19, 21-23, 25, 30, 34, 35, 40, 42, 60, 62, 63, 66-68.

8. ff. 117r-128r. Excerpts from Acis et Galatée, opera to a libretto by Jean Galbert de Campistron, first performed in 1686. Comprises LWV 73/3, 4, 10, 16, 17, duet ‘Serons-nous toujours’ (not listed in LWV, but part of Act 1, scene 5), 28, 31, 33, 36, 39, 40, 44, 51, 53, 54. With additions in tablature in another hand to the lower staves of ff. 127r-128r.

includes:

  • f. iv Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Nicolas Bonnart, engraver: Portrait of Jean Baptiste Lully, engraved by Nicolas Bonnart: 17th century: Printed.
  • ff. 1r-13v Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Isaac de Benserade, poet: Excerpts from 'Le triomphe de l'Amour', ballet by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Isaac de Benserade and Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 15r-30r Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Excerpts from 'Persée', opera by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 31r-47v Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Excerpts from 'Phaëton', opera by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 49r-64r Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Excerpts from 'Amadis', opera by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 65r-80v Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Excerpts from 'Roland', opera by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 81r-90v Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Excerpts from 'Le temple de la paix', ballet by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 91r-115r Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Philippe Quinault, librettist: Excerpts from 'Armide', opera by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Philippe Quinault: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.
  • ff. 117r-128r Jean Baptiste Lully, composer: Jean Galbert de Campistron, librettist: Excerpts from 'Acis et Galatée', opera by Jean Baptiste Lully, to a libretto by Jean Galbert de Campistron: circa 1697: Fr: Copy.

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Hirsch Collection
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Hirsch IV.1692.a. : JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY (b.1632, d.1687): ‘Recueil des plus beaux endroits des Opéra’, Tome II; circa 1697. Vocal score, in…
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Languages:
English
French
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1692
End Date:
1702
Date Range:
c 1697
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Henri Foucault; music publisher, Paris: Sold, in 1697.

Gustave Legouix; bookseller, Paris: Sold, in early 20th cent.

Material Type:
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Names:
Benserade, Isaac de, poet
Bonnart, Nicolas, engraver
Campistron, Jean Galbert de, librettist
Gustave Legouix, bookseller, of Paris
Henri Foucault, music publisher, of Paris, fl 1690-1720?
Lully, Jean Baptiste, composer
Quinault, Philippe, librettist