Reeves john sims (10 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Zustand: Very good. - Approximately 32 words penned on his 7 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide stationery embossed with his monogram and Kensington Gardens address. Replying to a request for his autograph, Reeves writes "I have to apologize for the delay in answering your polite note requesting me to send my autograph." Signed "Sims Reeves" with the date penned within his signature's flourish. Once folded, the letter is mounted with glue from the verso onto heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. Considered the foremost English operatic, oratorio and ballad tenor vocalist of the mid Victorian era, John Sims Reeves (1821-1900) received his early music education from his father who was a bass soloist in the Royal Artillery Band. He was appointed organist and choirmaster of North Gray church at the age of 14. He trained under Thomas Simpson Cooke, first as a baritone and then a tenor, while also learning to play several instruments.…

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. Even towards the end of his life Bernard Shaw could remark that 'he can still leave the next best tenor in England an immeasurable distance behind'. 1p, 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged, with minor traces of mount to inner margin. Folded once. Very nice embossed letterhead, printed in gold, brown, green and red, with bird perched on top of a treble clef, entwined with foliage and a twisted branch in the shape of the 'R' of 'Reeves'. Reads: 'Sir / This autograph with pleasure, according to your request / Yours faithfully / June 1872 / J. Sims Reeves'. See image.…

Ca. 29 x 76 mm. Laid down to paper mount. Slightly worn and soiled. "[Reeves] was particularly admired in Handel oratorios and for his performance of the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion, which he sang under Sterndale Bennett in 1862. In the late 1860s he pressed for the adoption of a lower musical pitch in England." Harold Rosenthal and George Biddlecombe in Grove Music Online. Signed.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; [4],279p : 1 port ; 23 cm. Notes; Spine title: Sims Reeves - by himself. Patterned end papers. Contents; Contains: "Catalogue of popular vocal and instrumental works" - [40p] at end of text. Subjects; Reeves, John Sims 1818-1900. Reeves, Sims 1818-1900. Singers ; Biography. Musicians ; Biography. 1 Kg. …