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51 - Romania – Transylvania
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Romania – Transylvania Caudella, Philipp A book of chorales for the church services of the Christian congregations of the A. C. in Transylvania. With appropriate accompaniment and introductory chords. Sibiu. Published by and available from the Imperial and Royal Private Lithographic Institute, 1823. 64 pp., lithographed throughout (text and music). Contemporary marbled leather binding, front cover with mounted paper label. Quarto (340 × 265 mm). Binding scuffed. Not listed in Schwarz, Lithography in Austria. – No further copy could be found in the relevant union catalogues (KVK, OCLC), which suggests this is a remarkably rare example of early Transylvanian lithography and church music history. - Philipp Caudella (1771–1826), originally from Moravia and trained in Vienna, amongst others, under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, arrived in Transylvania in 1814, initially working as a music teacher for the Wesselényi family in Cluj, and was appointed in 1817 as Regens chori at the Catholic parish church and as Professor of Music at the Protestant grammar school in Sibiu. On behalf of the consistory of the Protestant Church A. C. in Transylvania, Caudella compiled a new, four-part harmonised chorale book containing around 100 chorales (with the melody in the soprano part), which was reproduced in 1823 at the recently founded Sibiu Lithographic Institute – the first edition of a chorale book in Transylvania to be produced by lithography. With its interludes between verses (interludes), the work remained in regular use by the Transylvanian Saxon Protestant congregations until 1898 and, at the same time, established a practice of organ accompaniment for chorales in the Protestant churches of Transylvania that continued well into the 19th century. Alongside Anton Hubatschek, Caudella ranks among the most influential musicians of his generation in Sibiu; he also composed motets and church music for choir, concert organ and orchestra (including ‘Cantate Domino’, ‘Protector noster’, ‘Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi’) and, in 1823, also published the first piano method to be printed in Transylvania. – A fine copy of this rare print with wide margins. Romania – Transylvania – Philipp Caudella. Choral Book for the Church Hymns of the Christian Congregations of the Augsburg Confession in Transylvania (Hymna). With suitable accompaniment and introductory chords. Sibiu. Published and available at the K.K. Priv. Lithographic Institute, 1823. 64 pp., lithographed throughout (text and music). Contemporary marbled boards, front cover with mounted paper label. Oblong folio (340 × 265 mm). Binding rubbed. - Not in Schwarz, Lithography in Austria. - No further copy could be traced in the relevant union catalogues (KVK, OCLC), which points to a remarkably rare surviving example of early Transylvanian lithography and church music history. - Philipp Caudella (1771–1826), a native of Moravia who trained in Vienna under, amongst others, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, came to Transylvania in 1814, initially working as a music tutor to the Wesselényi family in Kolozsvár (Klausenburg/Cluj), and in 1817 was appointed choirmaster (regens chori) at the Catholic parish church as well as professor of music at the Protestant grammar school in Hermannstadt (Sibiu). Commissioned by the consistory of the Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Transylvania, Caudella created a new, four-part harmonised hymnal comprising some 100 chorales (melody in the soprano), which was reproduced in 1823 at the recently founded Hermannstadt Lithographic Institute – the first edition of a hymnal in Transylvania produced by lithography. With its interludes between verse lines, characteristic of the period, the work remained in practical use amongst the Transylvanian Saxon Protestant congregations until 1898, and at the same time established a practice of organ accompaniment to the chorale that continued to shape the Protestant Church in Transylvania well into the 19th century. Alongside Anton Hubatschek, Caudella ranks among the leading musicians of his generation in Hermannstadt; in addition to this hymnal, he composed motets and church music for choir, concertante organ and orchestra (including ‘Cantate Domino’, ‘Protector noster’ and ‘Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi’), and in 1823 also produced the first piano method to be printed in Transylvania. – A fine copy of this rare edition with wide margins. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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