A Day in the Peterborough Woods: No. 2 - Bobolink by Hier, Glenn - 1924

[1918]., [1918].. Good. - Quarto, 13-1/2 inches high by 10-3/4 inches wide. Printed self-wraps consisting of loose signatures and leaves. What is offered here is the contemporary score for the young composer Ethel Glenn Hier's "In a Carpenter's Shop" with lyrics from a poem by Sara Teasdale. The 12-page score, consisting of 4 parts is lithographed from the holograph score onto 7 sheets of Ditson music paper. The first part for "High Voice" consists of 6 pages printed on both sides of each sheet. The second, for "Soprano, Violin, Cello and Piano", consists of 4 pages printed on both sides of each sheet. The third and fourth parts, for "Violin" and "Violoncello", each consist of one page printed on one side of the sheets. The pages are slightly soiled, particularly along the edges. There are creases to the edges and corners with some tiny minor tears to the left edge of the pages of the "High Voice" part. The signature making up that part, for Soprano, is splitting along the spine. Good.
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Circa [1918]., [1918].. Good. - Quarto, 13-1/2 inches high by 10-3/4 inches wide. Printed self-wraps consisting of loose signatures and leaves. What is offered here is the contemporary score for the young composer Ethel Glenn Hier's "The Fairy Ring" with lyrics from a poem by Abbie Farwell Brown. The 12-page score, consisting of 4 parts, is lithographed from the holograph score onto 7 sheets of C. F. Schmidt music paper. The first part for "Soprano, Violin, Cello, & Piano" consists of 6 pages printed on both sides of each sheet. The second, apparently for Soprano, consists of 4 pages printed on both sides of each sheet. The third and fourth parts, for "Violin" and "Violoncello", each consist of one page printed on one side of the sheets. The pages are slightly soiled, particularly along the edges. There are creases to the edges and corners and the edges of the second part, apparently for voice, are heavily chipped. The signature making up the first part is splitting along the spine and there is a… Read More