{"product_id":"circa-1875-george-frideric-handel-messiah-a-sacred-oratorio-tonic-sol-fa-pianoforte-score","title":"Circa 1875 – George Frideric circa 1875 Handel – Messiah: A Sacred Oratorio – Tonic Sol-Fa Pianoforte Score","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eA fascinating late Victorian edition of George Frideric Handel’s \u003cem\u003eMessiah: A Sacred Oratorio\u003c\/em\u003e, published in London by the Tonic Sol-Fa Agency, 8 Warwick Lane, E.C., and printed at the Tonic Sol-Fa Press, Plaistow.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca 1875, this substantial 248-page Tonic Sol-Fa pianoforte score is bound in burgundy cloth with leather spine and corner pieces, with “MESSIAH” gilt-stamped to the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest is the personal history retained within this copy. Period newspaper clippings relating to Handel, \u003cem\u003eMessiah\u003c\/em\u003e librettist Charles Jennens, and “Handel’s organ at Packington” have been carefully added into the volume by a previous owner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso retained loose inside is an original programme dated \u003cstrong\u003eTuesday 15 December 1936\u003c\/strong\u003e for a \u003cem\u003eRecital of Christmas Music\u003c\/em\u003eat \u003cstrong\u003eAll Saints’ Church, Palmerston North, New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e, conducted by J. Holmes Runnicles. The programme includes numerous recitatives, airs and choruses from Handel’s \u003cem\u003eMessiah\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe score bears the earlier ownership inscription \u003cstrong\u003e“B. Black”\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete through page 248 and the concluding \u003cem\u003eAmen\u003c\/em\u003e. Decorative endpapers. Age-related foxing and toning throughout, with rubbing and wear to the leather corners and binding consistent with its age and evident history of use. Please refer to photographs for condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unusual surviving Victorian \u003cem\u003eMessiah\u003c\/em\u003e score with an appealing collection of historical ephemera and New Zealand provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tonic Sol-Fa Agency, London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tonic Sol-Fa Press, Plaistow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Circa 1875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tonic Sol-Fa Pianoforte Score\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePagination:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice when published:\u003c\/strong\u003e Seven Shillings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Antique \/ used, with age-related wear, foxing and toning; complete\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelling Price:\u003c\/strong\u003e $145 AUD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Bucket","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46624312197316,"sku":"2408","price":145.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/8831\/8404\/files\/6E3B9184-C691-447A-AF4E-3B8AD19FB911.jpg?v=1788922207","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookbucket.com.au\/products\/circa-1875-george-frideric-handel-messiah-a-sacred-oratorio-tonic-sol-fa-pianoforte-score","provider":"The Book Bucket","version":"1.0","type":"link"}