Biblis

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Title: Biblis
Creator: Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912
Contributor: Boyer, Georges.
Published / Created: 1887-1912.
Abstract: Score, holograph, inscribed to Raoul Gunsbourg, Paris, 1912 Mar. Other holograph annotations, dated 1887-1891, include brief references to Sibyl Sanderson and Manon
Description: Jules Massenet, French composer.
Scène religieuse, for mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus (SATB) and orchestra, with text by Georges Boyer. First performed 1886?; published 1887 (vocal score).
Title from caption.
Provenance: Purchased from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2001.
Extent: 1 ms. score (107 leaves) ; 37 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: French

Genre: Scores
Subject (Geographic): France
Subject (Name): Gunsbourg, Raoul, 1859-1955.
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.
Sanderson, Sibyl, 1865-1903.
Subject (Topic): Cantatas, Secular
Composers
Subjects: Gunsbourg, Raoul, 1859-1955
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912
Sanderson, Sibyl, 1865-1903
Cantatas, Secular > Scores
Composers > France > 19th century
France > 19th century
Gunsbourg, Raoul, 1859-1955 > Presentation inscription from J. Massenet
Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912 > Presentation inscription to R. Gunsbourg

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Citation: Jules Massenet, Biblis. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.