Klarinet Archive - Posting 000101.txt from 2007/07

From: Oliver Seely <oseely@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] A little history please
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:46:45 -0400

I'd be interested in seeing a facsimile of the cover page of the
Ricordi edition piano reduction. Mine is from Edizioni G. ZANIBON -
Padova and published clearly using 20th century typesetting techniques.

Oliver

At 04:43 AM 7/12/2007, you wrote:
>About 20 years ago Jerry Pierce sent me a photocopy of the Ricordi
>edition of "Il Convegno - Divertimento per due Clarnetti con Accomp.
>di Piano Forte" dedicated to A. Peri e M. Sacchi. The number 86604
>appears on the cover. It is in the large page format and has no
>date on it, but the cover is ornate like the music of the late
>1800's. I could send a scan of the cover on my website if anyone is
>interested in seeing it. The price as printed on the cover was 10
>lire!! Maybe this would provide some clues?
>
>Fred

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