ORPHEUS. A Collection of Glees, of the most admired German Composers …

Published by London, Novello, Ewer & Co. … [after 1867].

About this Item

A remarkable survival: a complete run, in the original printed wrappers, of all four series of this popular Victorian collection, long known and appreciated as the only Collection of German Part-Songs in England (inside front wrapper). The run totals over 200 four-part songs; composers include Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and Weber. The publishing programme was originally Ewer s (c.1835 58). When Novello acquired the business in 1867, and with it the copyright to Mendelssohn s works, they decided to reissue the series, at a new price: Moderate as the price has hitherto been, the new Proprietors have resolved to place these admired Compositions still further within the reach of all who love Choral Part-Music; and it will in future be issued therefore as 2s. instead of 3s. 6d. a Book (ibid.). Of the Novello edition, Library Hub locates copies at Sheffield (Books 1 12) and Bodley (a complete run of 42 books, as here). WorldCat adds those at UCLA (Books 1 21), Illinois (details unknown), Melbourne (Books 1 36), and the Newberry (Books 1 16). 42 vols, oblong 8vo (142 × 198 mm), each comprising four part-books, lettered A D, and a piano reduction, loose as issued in the original printed wrappers; entirely uncut and unopened; wrappers to vol. 1 dust-soiled, loose and ragged, tear along spine of vol. 2, to vols 3 and 41 missing, to vols 4, 16, 20, 22, 33, 40, and 42 loose, section of lower cover of the final volume torn away, some dust-soiling, rubbing, and tears elsewhere.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1594993756479

Bibliographic Details

• Title: ORPHEUS. A Collection of Glees, of the most admired German Composers …
• Publisher: London, Novello, Ewer & Co. … [after 1867].
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Seller catalogs:
  • Anglo-German Cultural Relations