CHASSE À COURRE - 18th-Century Autograph Musical Manuscript for HUNTING HORNS

[Hunting Horn] Chasse à Courre - Eighteenth-Century Autograph Musical Manuscript Intriguing eighteenth-century musical manuscript titled "Chasse à courre" ("Riding to hounds") and containing music for hunting horn, to be played at particular occasions during a hunt, likely the royal hunt. 52 pp. of music, remaining pages blank. Oblong 8vo, contemporary marbled paper boards. Four lines of music per page, in an unknown but skilled hand. The pieces included are titled: “La Quête. Ton pour les chiens. - Première lancée quand les chiens vont bien. - Première vüe. La Requête. L'Oulvary. - Quand les chiens s'emportant. - Le Débuché. - Le Relancé. - Le Rapproché. - Quand le cerf est à l'eau. Quand le Cerf sort de l'eau. - Retraite Prisse. Et l'haly. - L'Appelle. La Retraite manquée. - Retraitte en fanfare. La Mort. Ladine. - La Choisy le Roy. - Fanfare. - Fanfare et premiers et seconds dessus," one adding at the foot: “à Madame”.Amongst the first written records of horn music are hunting-horn signals, which date back to the fourteenth century. The earliest of these is The Art of Hunting (1327) by William Twiti, who uses syllables such as "moot", "trout", and "trourourout" to describe a number of calls involved in various stages of the hunt. With the increased tube length of the cor à plusieurs tours in the late sixteenth century and the trompe de chasse in the middle of the seventeenth, a larger number of pitches became available for horn calls, and these calls are imitated in program music from the second quarter of the seventeenth century onward. Soon afterward the hooped trompe de chasse began appearing in ballet and opera orchestras in the Empire and German states. By the eighteenth century, the horn was firmly established as an orchestral, solo, and church instrument, but was also still used for hunting purposes. Schubertiade Music & Arts LLC - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE! ***ALL AUTOGRAPHS GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC WITHOUT LIMIT*** I was the President of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association from 2013-2018 and a leading and trusted authenticator of autographs, including for many of the world's auction houses and for James Spence (JSA). Schubertiade Music & Arts are also members in good standing of ABAA/ILAB, the most exclusive consortium of Rare Book and Manuscript Dealers in the world, as well as the MLA (Music Librarian Association), and MARIAB (Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers). You can read more about us by searching for Schubertiade Music & Arts and may buy with utmost confidence! SCHUBERTIADE MUSIC & ARTS deals in Music, Entertainment, Literary and other Autographs, Antiquarian Music, Books, Prints, Photographs & Paintings and Ephemera. Please read more about us in our "about me" page by clicking next to our username / feedback listing. We issue seasonal and occasional catalogues - please contact us if you would like to receive notifications or let us know about your collection. Everything we offer is guaranteed authentic without limit and is so stated on the signed and detailed receipt which comes with every item. Because this Guarantee is attached to an actual and meaningful money-back guarantee (see our Terms for further details), this is much more significant than most COAs which are generally but worthless pieces of paper if not issued by recognized experts in the field and backed by a real authenticity return policy. We accept payment by ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS, Check, and by Paypal. Shipping Charges are as listed and are not subject to negotiation. We will of course be happy to combine shipments and do NOT charge multiple shipping charges except for large/heavy items which naturally affect the cost. We ship exclusively via insured FedEx and pride ourselves on our thorough and expert packaging.

Intriguing eighteenth-century musical manuscript titled "Chasse à courre" ("Riding to hounds") and containing music for hunting horn, to be played at particular occasions during a hunt, likely the royal hunt. 52 pp. of music, remaining pages blank. Oblong 8vo, contemporary marbled paper boards. Four lines of music per page, in an unknown but skilled hand. The pieces included are titled: “La Quête. Ton pour les chiens. - Première lancée quand les chiens vont bien. - Première vüe. La Requête. L'Oulvary. - Quand les chiens s'emportant. - Le Débuché. - Le Relancé. - Le Rapproché. - Quand le cerf est à l'eau. Quand le Cerf sort de l'eau. - Retraite Prisse. Et l'haly. - L'Appelle. La Retraite manquée. - Retraitte en fanfare. La Mort. Ladine. - La Choisy le Roy. - Fanfare. - Fanfare et premiers et seconds dessus," one adding at the foot: “à Madame”.

Amongst the first written records of horn music are hunting-horn signals, which date back to the fourteenth century. The earliest of these is The Art of Hunting (1327) by William Twiti, who uses syllables such as "moot", "trout", and "trourourout" to describe a number of calls involved in various stages of the hunt. With the increased tube length of the cor à plusieurs tours in the late sixteenth century and the trompe de chasse in the middle of the seventeenth, a larger number of pitches became available for horn calls, and these calls are imitated in program music from the second quarter of the seventeenth century onward. Soon afterward the hooped trompe de chasse began appearing in ballet and opera orchestras in the Empire and German states. By the eighteenth century, the horn was firmly established as an orchestral, solo, and church instrument, but was also still uséd for hunting purposes.