2 autograph letters signed.
Marmontel, Antoine, French pianist (1816-1898).
From Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
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From Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH, Vienna, A, Austria
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 22, 2000
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12mo. Together 4½ pp. on bifolia. In an interesting letter to the composer Victor Massé, Marmontel congratulates his colleague at the Paris Conservatory on a cantata by his student Paul Puget: "Mes cordiales félicitations pour la belle Cantate de Puget. On reconnait dans l'ensemble et les détails de cette partition l'excellente direction du maître, et le brillant élève vous fait grand honneur. [.]". The cantata in question is very likely "Mazeppa", which won Puget the Prix de Rome in 1873. - The second letter to an unnamed administrator at the Conservatory concerns the organisation of upcoming auditions and the problem of "the sensitivity of the parents" during such events: "Voici sauf les rectifications qui vous paraitrons convenables et aussi l'intercalation [?] des trois morceaux chant, violon et ch ur. Le classement des morceaux dans l'ordre me parait le plus avantageux. Les élèves de mon cher [.] débutèrent elles ? Dans ma lettre je lui laisse tout à fait le choix. Voyons à éviter les froissements d'amour propre, les susceptibilités des parents c'est là toujours l'écueil [?] des auditions, la plus part des élèves ayant la petite faiblesse de s'exagérer le mérite personnel [.]". - The letter concerning the audition with traces of former mounting and a tear affecting the text. Seller Inventory # 59531
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