Convito armonico : a collection of madrigals, elegies, glees, canons, catches and duets, selected from the works of the most eminent composers, and for the most part compressed into two lines for the facility of accompaniment [complete in four volumes, bound in two]

Webbe, Samuel (c. 1770-1843)

1830, First Edition. London : Chappell & Co. Good copies only both bound in half calf over marble boards, with both spine covers lacking and all boards now detached (but present). Boards now lightly scuffed and substantially worn along the edges. Front pastedowns and title pages bear the stamp of the Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club. Both text blocks remains strong and tight, if lightly foxed throughout. A very serviceable set. Item #465250

Physical description; 1 score (4 volumes bound in 2, 488 pages) ; 37 cm. Notes; Each volume with its own title page, vols. 2 and 4 without their indexes (as bound). Date conjectural. Continuous pagination. For 2-6 voices, in part with piano accompaniment. Subjects; Part songs. Glees. Catches. Rounds. Madrigals. Elegies. Duets. Songs with piano. Vocal music. 19th century. English composers.

Price: €295.00