Offenbach jacques

1963 · 28775 — n.p.: Galliard PN 18682R 1963. Folio. Original publisher's white illustrated wrappers printed in red and black with preface to verso of upper. 1f. recto title verso production notes 22 pp.<br/><br/>With an autograph letter from Joseph Horovitz addressed to "Colin" regarding the possibility of performing the work in London. Undated. "If you like my adaptation of the enclosed we might indeed join forces one day and mount an evening of Offenbach one-acters."<br/><br/>Upper wrapper stamped "Professional Copy."<br/><br/>Wrappers slightly soiled. Les deux aveugles to a libretto by Moinaux was first performed in Paris at the Bouffes-Parisiens Salle Marigny on July 5 1855.<br/><br/>"Offenbach was with Johann Strauss ii one of the two composers of outstanding significance in popular music of the 19th century and the composer of some of the most exhilaratingly gay and tuneful music ever written. Moreover it was through the success of Offenbach's works abroad that operetta became an established international genre producing outstanding national exponents in Strauss Sullivan and Lehár and evolving into the 20th-century musical." Andrew Lamb in Grove Music Online<br/><br/>Joseph Horovitz b. 1926 an Austrian-born British composer conductor and pianist was a student of Nadia Boulanger in Paris. "He is a composer of remarkable versatility graceful wit and an enviable ability to communicate whether in his refreshingly light or more serious styles." Ernest Bradbury and Malcolm Miller in Grove Music Online. Galliard [PN 18682R] unknown books