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	ARNALDO, JAVIER ET AL Analogias Musicales - Kandinsky y Sus ContemporÃ¡neos Madrid, FundaciÃ³n ColecciÃ³n Thyssen-Bornemisza. 2003. (ISBN: 8488474954) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 416 pages - in Spanish and English - 250 color plates, many illustrations and figures - published to coincide with the 2003 Madrid showing - works by 19th and 20th-century artists inspired by music, incl. Kandinsky, Klee, Sophie Taeuber and some 40 others - essays by Javier Arnaldo on music and space; symphonical cosmology; simultaneousness: the circular look; modulation; picturesque polyphony; orchestration and variations - list of works, bibliography, onomastic index and English texts. New -. CHF 115.00 [Appr.: EURO 76 US$ 112.93 \| £UK 67.75 \| JP¥ 10043] Book number: 002334 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	AUBERT, LAURENT Planete Musicale Ivrea (Torino), Italy, Priuli & Verlucca. 1991. Hardbound in a Slipcase, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 116 pages - in French - 66 color plates, 76 b/w repros. - published with Geneva's Museum of Ethnography - presents 76 African, Asian, Arab or other musical instruments - fine color photos by Attilio Boccazzi-Varotto - essay on musical instruments of the world classified in 4 groups. New -. CHF 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 72.75 US$ 108.02 \| £UK 65 \| JP¥ 9606] Book number: 001267 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BANU, GEORGES Rouge et or (Le) Paris, Flammarion. 1989. (ISBN: 2080109588) Cloth, 34 x 28 ms. 288 pages - in French - around 200 color and duotone illustrations - a unique work on the world's Italian-style theaters and opera houses, from La Scala's Fenice, to Covent Garden's Odeon, Barcelona's Liceu and others by an author specialized in 19th Century theaters - the stairs, hall, loges, artistic lobbies, curtains and more - historical repertory of Italian-type theaters. As New -/As New -. CHF 200.00 [Appr.: EURO 132.25 US$ 196.4 \| £UK 117.75 \| JP¥ 17466] Book number: 004176 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BELLINA, ANNA LAURA/GIRARDI, MICHELE Fenice 1792-1996 (La) Venice, Italy, Marsilio. 2003. (ISBN: 8831783033) Hardbound, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 230 pages - in Italian - over 200 mostly color illustrations, incl. many plates - a handsome book on Venice's fabled La Fenice Theater which was built in 1792 and reopened in December 2003 after its fire - La Fenice was home to performances by Verdi, Stravinsky and Maria Callas - two music historians describe the theater's early days, 19th Century stage sets, post-fire 1828-1836 reconstruction, first to second war of independence, third war of independence, opening of public galleries, "Fiat Lux period (1879-1896), early 20th Century period, the Golden Seasons and more - notes. New -/New -. CHF 105.00 [Appr.: EURO 69.5 US$ 103.11 \| £UK 62 \| JP¥ 9170] Book number: 002867 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLAUKOPF, HERTA Mahler / Strauss - Correspondance 1888-1911 Arles, France, Bernard Coutaz. 1989. (ISBN: 287712018 X) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 219 pages - in French - 28 letters from Strauss to Mahler and 63 from Mahler to Strauss between 1888 and 1911 - Mahler was an admirer of Strauss who in turn never understood Mahlers' genius - 70 page article by Herta Blaukopf on the personal relationship and the contrasts between the two musicians which make this long dialogue so fascinating - index of quoted names. New -. CHF 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 US$ 37.32 \| £UK 22.5 \| JP¥ 3319] Book number: 001679 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLAUKOPF, KURT/BLAUKOPF, HERTA Mahler - His Life, Work & World London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2000. (ISBN: 0500281971) Soft Cover. 256 pages - in English - 49 duotone and b/w illustrations - a revised and updated edition of the classic work by noted musicologists Kurt and Herta Blaukopf on Bohemian conductor and composer, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), which was acclaimed as "quite simply a revelation" - contributions by Zoltan Roman - bio. notes / his life, work and world / index / works. New -. CHF 53.00 [Appr.: EURO 35 US$ 52.05 \| £UK 31.25 \| JP¥ 4629] Book number: 003806 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BREL, FRANCE Jacques Brel Brussels, Belgium, Brain Factory International. 1987, Numbered Vols. Of Original Edition. (ISBN: 1870858026) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 4-vol. set - letters B, R, E and L (Brel) on spine backs of vols. 1-4 - 352 pages - in French - 240 pages of color comic strips and duotone photos of Brel and others - illustrated endpapers - a tribute to Jacques Brel, one of the greatest- ever singers in the French language, by over a dozen noted comic-strip artists from French-speaking countries, incl. Frank-Ivo Van Damme, Charles Jarry, Alec Severin and Carine de Brabanter, each of who illustrates 40 Brel songs with complete texta very moving book - edited by his widow, France and the Jacques Brel Foundation . New -. CHF 152.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.5 US$ 149.26 \| £UK 89.5 \| JP¥ 13274] Book number: 003266 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CARLSON, BRUCE / FAUSTO CACCIATORI ET AL. Liuteria Lombarda Del '900 (La) - Twentieth-century Lombard Violin Making Milan, Italy, Silvana Editoriale. 2002. (ISBN: 8882154734) Wrappers, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 191 pages - in Italian/English - Catalog of the fiftteenth edition of the Cremona Mondomusica Trade Fair exhibition held in Cremona/Italy in october 2002 - The book contains illustraded texts on the history of Lombard violin making and peculiarly the revival of Cremonese one - 50 short biographies of famous violin makers (including members of the Antoniazzi and Bisiach families) from the end of the 19th Century untill today, all living in Cremone, Milan or Mantua - List of address, phone number and e-mail of artists living in Cremone. New -/New -. CHF 124.00 [Appr.: EURO 82 US$ 121.77 \| £UK 73.25 \| JP¥ 10829] Book number: 001903 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CESSAC, CATHERINE Marc-Antoine Charpentier Paris, France, Fayard. 1988. (ISBN: 2213021368) Cloth, 22.5 x 14 Cms. 608 pages - in French - 18 duotone illustrations - an exhaustive work on one of the great post-war musical discoveries, French musician and composer of baroque music, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1635-1704) who worked with MoliÃ¨re and other greats of his time - over 500 compositions, many in manuscript form, a complete catalogue, a repertory of vocal works classified according to number of singers and Charpentier's complete theoretical writings. New -/New -. CHF 72.00 [Appr.: EURO 47.75 US$ 70.7 \| £UK 42.5 \| JP¥ 6288] Book number: 003809 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CLAUDE LEBET Cordes et Ã Vent (A) Hauterive, Switzerland, Gilles Attinger. 2002. (ISBN: 2882561288) Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 157 pages - in French - over 120 color illustrations - This volume presents the multiple string and wind instruments made in the region of Neuchatel in Switzerland with numerous historical references - Some famous instrument makers are also presented with their works - Bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 53.00 [Appr.: EURO 35 US$ 52.05 \| £UK 31.25 \| JP¥ 4629] Book number: 001606 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DOMÃˆNECH I GIRBAU, L./LLIMARGAS I CASAS, M. Palau De La Musica Catalana (El) Barcelona, Spain, Lunwerg. 2000. (ISBN: 847782715X) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 285 pages - in Spanish/Catalan/English - 190 mostly color illustrations - a unique book on the importance of the Palau (Palace) de la Musica Catalana in many fields, from architecture and art to music and to the social development of the region - chronological summary of the Orgeo Catala and the Palau de la Musica Catalana - Essential bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 001477 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DUVIVIER, CHRISTOPHE ET AL Henri Nouvau - Henrik Neugeboren Paris, Somogy. 2003. (ISBN: 2850565881) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 204 pages - in German and French - 179 color plates, assorted figures and photos - published to coincide with the 2003 showing at Pontoise's Tavet-Delacour Museum - Transylvania-born abstract artist Henrik Neugeboren (1901-1959), under the name of Henri Nouveau, was a major influence on the pre-WWII Parisian art scene and also a first-rate composer - essays by C. Duvivier on the metamorphosis of a work, Marius Joachim Tataru on Henri Nouveau and Surrealist creation and Jean-Jacques Duparcq on Neugeboren the musician - a spatial representation of a Bach fugue and an autoportrait by Neugeboren - catalogue, works on display, biographical notes and lists of showings and musical compositions. New -/New -. CHF 67.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 US$ 65.79 \| £UK 39.5 \| JP¥ 5851] Book number: 002427 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GARBAN, DOMINIQUE Jacques Rouche - L'homme Qui Sauva l'Opera De Paris Paris, France, Somogy. 2007. (ISBN: 9782757200971) Hard Cover, 27.5 x 25 Cms. 238 pages - in French - Jacques Rouche, one of the big patrons of the beginning of the 20th century, financed most of 160 shows at the Palais Garnier in Paris - This biography is largely illustrated with posters, costumes, photographs and drawings - Chronology - Bibliography - Index.- Jacques RouchÃ©, l'un des grands mÃ©cÃ¨nes du dÃ©but du XXÃ¨me siÃ¨cle finanÃ§a plus de 160 spectacles Ã l'OpÃ©ra de Paris (Palais Garnier) - Cette biographie est abondamment illustrÃ©e d'affiches. costumes, photographies et dessins - Chronologie - Bibliographie - Photographies - Dessins. New -/New -. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 83.47 \| £UK 50.25 \| JP¥ 7423] Book number: 006779 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GIGNOUX, DANY Dizzy Gillespie Munchen, Germany, Nieswand. 1993. (ISBN: 3926048603) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 140 pages - in German and English - over 130 black and white photographs - This monography over the famous jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie presents the artist throughout his career - An intimate view, in backstage and during his concerts - Numerous quotations from other artists over Gillespie. New -. CHF 76.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 US$ 74.63 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6637] Book number: 001607 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HONEGGER, MARC Dictionnaire De La Musique Paris, France, Bordas. 1970. 25 x 17 cms. gilt-embossed imitiation leather - 2 vols. 1,204 pages - poorly scotched-over tear along upper front cover of vol.I's plastic d.j. - in French - 231 mostly duotone, a few color, illustrations - an exhaustive dictionary of mostly classical musical composers put together by famous French musicologist Marc Honegger (1926-2003) with the help of some 200 specialists. Fine-/clear plastic-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 005541 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HUANG, VINCENT Burning Man Tokyo, Japan, Aspect. 2001. (ISBN: 475720860X) Wrappers, 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. 188 pages - in English/Japanese - over 150 double and full-page color photographs by Vincent Huang taken during the "Burning Man" festival in the Black Rock Desert of western Nevada (nudist groups, body painting, art cars, art installations, crazy disguises) make us penetrate in this atmosphere that surpasses time and space.. New -. CHF 115.00 [Appr.: EURO 76 US$ 112.93 \| £UK 67.75 \| JP¥ 10043] Book number: 001525 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	LACROIX, JEAN ET AL Musiciens Celebres (Les) Geneva, Swirzerland, Lucien Mazenod. 1946. Cardboard Covers, 30 x 23 Cms. d.j. in good condition with a glassine protector - the first work to appear in the Gallery of Famous Men collection - 360 pages - in French - one color and nearly 100 b/w plates - texts by Ernest Ansermet, Theodore Strawinsky and over 50 noted musicians and scholars - a work on famous musicians, from ancient times to choir singers, troubadors and polyphonists - from England, the Reformation, Italy, Versailles, the classics, Paris, the Romantics, the national schools and Germany to contemporary musicians - historical repertory of famous musicians - main musicians cited in this work. Good-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 005270 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	MASSIN, BRIGITTE Franz Schubert Paris, Fayard. 1987. (ISBN: 2213003742) Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 1378 pages - in French - a world authority on Schubert who has also written biographies of Beethoven and Mozart, Brigitte Massin (b.1927) has written for the distinguished Fayard biographical collection the first comprehensive biography which features in one volume his life story, featuring many period acounts, and musical scores by Schubert and his contemporaries - catalogue of musical scores - the correspondence between Otto E. Deutsch's catalogue and the present work - list of works published under an opus no. and their corrspondence to the Deutsch catalogue - catalogue according to musical genres. New -/New -. CHF 91.00 [Appr.: EURO 60.25 US$ 89.36 \| £UK 53.75 \| JP¥ 7947] Book number: 002383 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	MAUR, KARIN V. Klang Der Bilder (Vom) - Die Musik in Der Kunst Des 20. Jahrhunderts Munich, Germany, Prestel. 1985. (ISBN: 3791307274) Cloth-, 31 x 23.5 Cms. 480 pages - in German - 821 illustrations, incl. 223 in color - published to coincide with the 1985 showing at the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, Germany, of 20th Century artworks by major artists featuring or inspired by music - essays by John Cage, Friedrich Teja Bach, Kurt Leonhard, Gail Levin and 16 others - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 160.00 [Appr.: EURO 105.75 US$ 157.12 \| £UK 94.25 \| JP¥ 13973] Book number: 007991 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	OSTER, LOUIS/VERMEIL, JEAN Charme OpÃ©ra (le)- Le Guide De Nos OpÃ©ras Favoris Paris, France, Jean-Michel Place. 2005. (ISBN: 2858938334) Wrappers, 24 x 13 Cm. 729 pages - in French - Presentation of 205 operas by Louis Oster and Jean Vermeil - Practical, precise, simple and well-documented, the book allows the reader to appreciate at once the characters, their voice, the intrigue and the not-to-be-missed moments, and share some crusty anecdotes - Composers biographies - General Index of all operas presented - Opera Houses around the world - Authors Bibliography - Reference books. New -. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 004356 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	PHILLIPS, TOM Music in art Munich, Germany, Prestel. 1997. (ISBN: 3791318640) pictorial hardcover-, 28.5 x 23.5 cms. 128 pages - in English - 120 color and 10 b/w illustrations - paintings and sculptures by major ancient and modern artists featuring music and musicians - 50 essays by English curator, composer and artist Tom Phillips - list of illustrations and index of names. New-/New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 007990 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	PLA I ARXE, RAMON Liceu - Un Espacio Para El Arte Barcelona, Lunwerg. 1999. (ISBN: 8477826285) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 328 pages - in Spanish with partial English translation - richly illustrated with many color repros. figs. and plates - published to coincide with the 1999 exhibition - four experts describe Barcelona's magnificent opera house which was built in 1847, its 4 periods, the building, the operas performed per season, world-known and local composers whose works were performed there - English text - chronology, bibliography and index. New -/New -. CHF 105.00 [Appr.: EURO 69.5 US$ 103.11 \| £UK 62 \| JP¥ 9170] Book number: 002363 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	PREMOLI, ALDO Mode et Musique Dans Les Costumes De Sylvano Bussotti Paris, France, Dessain et Tolra. 1986. (ISBN: 2249277397) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 139 pages - in French - an interesting monograph, mainly on costumes, on the Italian costume designer, composer, decorator and painter Sylvano Bussotti - over 100 color photographs of his main creations with personal interpretations of Italian operas including accessories such as glovers, hats, coats and shoes - list of operas and plays - discography. As New -/As New -. CHF 57.00 [Appr.: EURO 37.75 US$ 55.97 \| £UK 33.75 \| JP¥ 4978] Book number: 001509 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	RAULT, LUCIE Instruments De Musique Du Monde Paris, France, La Martiniere. 2000. (ISBN: 9782732436784) Wrappers-, 31 x 25.5 Cms. 232 pages - in French - around 250 color and duotone illustrations - a description of some 250 musical instruments from around the world, many quite exotic and many on display at the Museum of Man in Paris - the origins of their musical creation, belief systems and much more - lexicon, biblio. and index of instruments. New-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 73.65 \| £UK 44.25 \| JP¥ 6550] Book number: 008751 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ROSTAND, CLAUDE Johannes Brahms Paris, Fayard. 1984. (ISBN: 2213006601) Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 770 pages - in French - a world-acclaimed authority on German romantic music, Claude Rostand, writing for the distinguished Fayard biographical collection, describes the different phases of Brahm's life: the early years, the travelling years, accomplishment and maturity - list of works arranged by opus no. and genres. New -/New -. CHF 76.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 US$ 74.63 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6637] Book number: 002385 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.

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	ARNALDO, JAVIER ET AL Analogias Musicales - Kandinsky y Sus ContemporÃ¡neos Madrid, FundaciÃ³n ColecciÃ³n Thyssen-Bornemisza. 2003. (ISBN: 8488474954) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 416 pages - in Spanish and English - 250 color plates, many illustrations and figures - published to coincide with the 2003 Madrid showing - works by 19th and 20th-century artists inspired by music, incl. Kandinsky, Klee, Sophie Taeuber and some 40 others - essays by Javier Arnaldo on music and space; symphonical cosmology; simultaneousness: the circular look; modulation; picturesque polyphony; orchestration and variations - list of works, bibliography, onomastic index and English texts. New -. CHF 115.00 [Appr.: EURO 76 US$ 112.93 \| £UK 67.75 \| JP¥ 10043] Book number: 002334 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	AUBERT, LAURENT Planete Musicale Ivrea (Torino), Italy, Priuli & Verlucca. 1991. Hardbound in a Slipcase, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 116 pages - in French - 66 color plates, 76 b/w repros. - published with Geneva's Museum of Ethnography - presents 76 African, Asian, Arab or other musical instruments - fine color photos by Attilio Boccazzi-Varotto - essay on musical instruments of the world classified in 4 groups. New -. CHF 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 72.75 US$ 108.02 \| £UK 65 \| JP¥ 9606] Book number: 001267 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BANU, GEORGES Rouge et or (Le) Paris, Flammarion. 1989. (ISBN: 2080109588) Cloth, 34 x 28 ms. 288 pages - in French - around 200 color and duotone illustrations - a unique work on the world's Italian-style theaters and opera houses, from La Scala's Fenice, to Covent Garden's Odeon, Barcelona's Liceu and others by an author specialized in 19th Century theaters - the stairs, hall, loges, artistic lobbies, curtains and more - historical repertory of Italian-type theaters. As New -/As New -. CHF 200.00 [Appr.: EURO 132.25 US$ 196.4 \| £UK 117.75 \| JP¥ 17466] Book number: 004176 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BELLINA, ANNA LAURA/GIRARDI, MICHELE Fenice 1792-1996 (La) Venice, Italy, Marsilio. 2003. (ISBN: 8831783033) Hardbound, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 230 pages - in Italian - over 200 mostly color illustrations, incl. many plates - a handsome book on Venice's fabled La Fenice Theater which was built in 1792 and reopened in December 2003 after its fire - La Fenice was home to performances by Verdi, Stravinsky and Maria Callas - two music historians describe the theater's early days, 19th Century stage sets, post-fire 1828-1836 reconstruction, first to second war of independence, third war of independence, opening of public galleries, "Fiat Lux period (1879-1896), early 20th Century period, the Golden Seasons and more - notes. New -/New -. CHF 105.00 [Appr.: EURO 69.5 US$ 103.11 \| £UK 62 \| JP¥ 9170] Book number: 002867 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLAUKOPF, HERTA Mahler / Strauss - Correspondance 1888-1911 Arles, France, Bernard Coutaz. 1989. (ISBN: 287712018 X) Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 219 pages - in French - 28 letters from Strauss to Mahler and 63 from Mahler to Strauss between 1888 and 1911 - Mahler was an admirer of Strauss who in turn never understood Mahlers' genius - 70 page article by Herta Blaukopf on the personal relationship and the contrasts between the two musicians which make this long dialogue so fascinating - index of quoted names. New -. CHF 38.00 [Appr.: EURO 25.25 US$ 37.32 \| £UK 22.5 \| JP¥ 3319] Book number: 001679 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BLAUKOPF, KURT/BLAUKOPF, HERTA Mahler - His Life, Work & World London, England, Thames & Hudson. 2000. (ISBN: 0500281971) Soft Cover. 256 pages - in English - 49 duotone and b/w illustrations - a revised and updated edition of the classic work by noted musicologists Kurt and Herta Blaukopf on Bohemian conductor and composer, Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), which was acclaimed as "quite simply a revelation" - contributions by Zoltan Roman - bio. notes / his life, work and world / index / works. New -. CHF 53.00 [Appr.: EURO 35 US$ 52.05 \| £UK 31.25 \| JP¥ 4629] Book number: 003806 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	BREL, FRANCE Jacques Brel Brussels, Belgium, Brain Factory International. 1987, Numbered Vols. Of Original Edition. (ISBN: 1870858026) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 4-vol. set - letters B, R, E and L (Brel) on spine backs of vols. 1-4 - 352 pages - in French - 240 pages of color comic strips and duotone photos of Brel and others - illustrated endpapers - a tribute to Jacques Brel, one of the greatest- ever singers in the French language, by over a dozen noted comic-strip artists from French-speaking countries, incl. Frank-Ivo Van Damme, Charles Jarry, Alec Severin and Carine de Brabanter, each of who illustrates 40 Brel songs with complete texta very moving book - edited by his widow, France and the Jacques Brel Foundation . New -. CHF 152.00 [Appr.: EURO 100.5 US$ 149.26 \| £UK 89.5 \| JP¥ 13274] Book number: 003266 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CARLSON, BRUCE / FAUSTO CACCIATORI ET AL. Liuteria Lombarda Del '900 (La) - Twentieth-century Lombard Violin Making Milan, Italy, Silvana Editoriale. 2002. (ISBN: 8882154734) Wrappers, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 191 pages - in Italian/English - Catalog of the fiftteenth edition of the Cremona Mondomusica Trade Fair exhibition held in Cremona/Italy in october 2002 - The book contains illustraded texts on the history of Lombard violin making and peculiarly the revival of Cremonese one - 50 short biographies of famous violin makers (including members of the Antoniazzi and Bisiach families) from the end of the 19th Century untill today, all living in Cremone, Milan or Mantua - List of address, phone number and e-mail of artists living in Cremone. New -/New -. CHF 124.00 [Appr.: EURO 82 US$ 121.77 \| £UK 73.25 \| JP¥ 10829] Book number: 001903 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CESSAC, CATHERINE Marc-Antoine Charpentier Paris, France, Fayard. 1988. (ISBN: 2213021368) Cloth, 22.5 x 14 Cms. 608 pages - in French - 18 duotone illustrations - an exhaustive work on one of the great post-war musical discoveries, French musician and composer of baroque music, Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1635-1704) who worked with MoliÃ¨re and other greats of his time - over 500 compositions, many in manuscript form, a complete catalogue, a repertory of vocal works classified according to number of singers and Charpentier's complete theoretical writings. New -/New -. CHF 72.00 [Appr.: EURO 47.75 US$ 70.7 \| £UK 42.5 \| JP¥ 6288] Book number: 003809 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	CLAUDE LEBET Cordes et Ã Vent (A) Hauterive, Switzerland, Gilles Attinger. 2002. (ISBN: 2882561288) Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 157 pages - in French - over 120 color illustrations - This volume presents the multiple string and wind instruments made in the region of Neuchatel in Switzerland with numerous historical references - Some famous instrument makers are also presented with their works - Bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 53.00 [Appr.: EURO 35 US$ 52.05 \| £UK 31.25 \| JP¥ 4629] Book number: 001606 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DOMÃˆNECH I GIRBAU, L./LLIMARGAS I CASAS, M. Palau De La Musica Catalana (El) Barcelona, Spain, Lunwerg. 2000. (ISBN: 847782715X) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 285 pages - in Spanish/Catalan/English - 190 mostly color illustrations - a unique book on the importance of the Palau (Palace) de la Musica Catalana in many fields, from architecture and art to music and to the social development of the region - chronological summary of the Orgeo Catala and the Palau de la Musica Catalana - Essential bibliography. New -/New -. CHF 120.00 [Appr.: EURO 79.25 US$ 117.84 \| £UK 70.75 \| JP¥ 10480] Book number: 001477 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	DUVIVIER, CHRISTOPHE ET AL Henri Nouvau - Henrik Neugeboren Paris, Somogy. 2003. (ISBN: 2850565881) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 204 pages - in German and French - 179 color plates, assorted figures and photos - published to coincide with the 2003 showing at Pontoise's Tavet-Delacour Museum - Transylvania-born abstract artist Henrik Neugeboren (1901-1959), under the name of Henri Nouveau, was a major influence on the pre-WWII Parisian art scene and also a first-rate composer - essays by C. Duvivier on the metamorphosis of a work, Marius Joachim Tataru on Henri Nouveau and Surrealist creation and Jean-Jacques Duparcq on Neugeboren the musician - a spatial representation of a Bach fugue and an autoportrait by Neugeboren - catalogue, works on display, biographical notes and lists of showings and musical compositions. New -/New -. CHF 67.00 [Appr.: EURO 44.25 US$ 65.79 \| £UK 39.5 \| JP¥ 5851] Book number: 002427 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GARBAN, DOMINIQUE Jacques Rouche - L'homme Qui Sauva l'Opera De Paris Paris, France, Somogy. 2007. (ISBN: 9782757200971) Hard Cover, 27.5 x 25 Cms. 238 pages - in French - Jacques Rouche, one of the big patrons of the beginning of the 20th century, financed most of 160 shows at the Palais Garnier in Paris - This biography is largely illustrated with posters, costumes, photographs and drawings - Chronology - Bibliography - Index.- Jacques RouchÃ©, l'un des grands mÃ©cÃ¨nes du dÃ©but du XXÃ¨me siÃ¨cle finanÃ§a plus de 160 spectacles Ã l'OpÃ©ra de Paris (Palais Garnier) - Cette biographie est abondamment illustrÃ©e d'affiches. costumes, photographies et dessins - Chronologie - Bibliographie - Photographies - Dessins. New -/New -. CHF 85.00 [Appr.: EURO 56.25 US$ 83.47 \| £UK 50.25 \| JP¥ 7423] Book number: 006779 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	GIGNOUX, DANY Dizzy Gillespie Munchen, Germany, Nieswand. 1993. (ISBN: 3926048603) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 140 pages - in German and English - over 130 black and white photographs - This monography over the famous jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie presents the artist throughout his career - An intimate view, in backstage and during his concerts - Numerous quotations from other artists over Gillespie. New -. CHF 76.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 US$ 74.63 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6637] Book number: 001607 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HONEGGER, MARC Dictionnaire De La Musique Paris, France, Bordas. 1970. 25 x 17 cms. gilt-embossed imitiation leather - 2 vols. 1,204 pages - poorly scotched-over tear along upper front cover of vol.I's plastic d.j. - in French - 231 mostly duotone, a few color, illustrations - an exhaustive dictionary of mostly classical musical composers put together by famous French musicologist Marc Honegger (1926-2003) with the help of some 200 specialists. Fine-/clear plastic-. CHF 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.25 US$ 98.2 \| £UK 59 \| JP¥ 8733] Book number: 005541 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	HUANG, VINCENT Burning Man Tokyo, Japan, Aspect. 2001. (ISBN: 475720860X) Wrappers, 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall. 188 pages - in English/Japanese - over 150 double and full-page color photographs by Vincent Huang taken during the "Burning Man" festival in the Black Rock Desert of western Nevada (nudist groups, body painting, art cars, art installations, crazy disguises) make us penetrate in this atmosphere that surpasses time and space.. New -. CHF 115.00 [Appr.: EURO 76 US$ 112.93 \| £UK 67.75 \| JP¥ 10043] Book number: 001525 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	LACROIX, JEAN ET AL Musiciens Celebres (Les) Geneva, Swirzerland, Lucien Mazenod. 1946. Cardboard Covers, 30 x 23 Cms. d.j. in good condition with a glassine protector - the first work to appear in the Gallery of Famous Men collection - 360 pages - in French - one color and nearly 100 b/w plates - texts by Ernest Ansermet, Theodore Strawinsky and over 50 noted musicians and scholars - a work on famous musicians, from ancient times to choir singers, troubadors and polyphonists - from England, the Reformation, Italy, Versailles, the classics, Paris, the Romantics, the national schools and Germany to contemporary musicians - historical repertory of famous musicians - main musicians cited in this work. Good-. CHF 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 39.75 US$ 58.92 \| £UK 35.5 \| JP¥ 5240] Book number: 005270 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	MASSIN, BRIGITTE Franz Schubert Paris, Fayard. 1987. (ISBN: 2213003742) Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 1378 pages - in French - a world authority on Schubert who has also written biographies of Beethoven and Mozart, Brigitte Massin (b.1927) has written for the distinguished Fayard biographical collection the first comprehensive biography which features in one volume his life story, featuring many period acounts, and musical scores by Schubert and his contemporaries - catalogue of musical scores - the correspondence between Otto E. Deutsch's catalogue and the present work - list of works published under an opus no. and their corrspondence to the Deutsch catalogue - catalogue according to musical genres. New -/New -. CHF 91.00 [Appr.: EURO 60.25 US$ 89.36 \| £UK 53.75 \| JP¥ 7947] Book number: 002383 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	MAUR, KARIN V. Klang Der Bilder (Vom) - Die Musik in Der Kunst Des 20. Jahrhunderts Munich, Germany, Prestel. 1985. (ISBN: 3791307274) Cloth-, 31 x 23.5 Cms. 480 pages - in German - 821 illustrations, incl. 223 in color - published to coincide with the 1985 showing at the Staatsgalerie in Stuttgart, Germany, of 20th Century artworks by major artists featuring or inspired by music - essays by John Cage, Friedrich Teja Bach, Kurt Leonhard, Gail Levin and 16 others - biblio. and index. New-/New-. CHF 160.00 [Appr.: EURO 105.75 US$ 157.12 \| £UK 94.25 \| JP¥ 13973] Book number: 007991 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	OSTER, LOUIS/VERMEIL, JEAN Charme OpÃ©ra (le)- Le Guide De Nos OpÃ©ras Favoris Paris, France, Jean-Michel Place. 2005. (ISBN: 2858938334) Wrappers, 24 x 13 Cm. 729 pages - in French - Presentation of 205 operas by Louis Oster and Jean Vermeil - Practical, precise, simple and well-documented, the book allows the reader to appreciate at once the characters, their voice, the intrigue and the not-to-be-missed moments, and share some crusty anecdotes - Composers biographies - General Index of all operas presented - Opera Houses around the world - Authors Bibliography - Reference books. New -. CHF 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 33.25 US$ 49.1 \| £UK 29.5 \| JP¥ 4367] Book number: 004356 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	PHILLIPS, TOM Music in art Munich, Germany, Prestel. 1997. (ISBN: 3791318640) pictorial hardcover-, 28.5 x 23.5 cms. 128 pages - in English - 120 color and 10 b/w illustrations - paintings and sculptures by major ancient and modern artists featuring music and musicians - 50 essays by English curator, composer and artist Tom Phillips - list of illustrations and index of names. New-/New-. CHF 70.00 [Appr.: EURO 46.25 US$ 68.74 \| £UK 41.25 \| JP¥ 6113] Book number: 007990 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	PLA I ARXE, RAMON Liceu - Un Espacio Para El Arte Barcelona, Lunwerg. 1999. (ISBN: 8477826285) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 328 pages - in Spanish with partial English translation - richly illustrated with many color repros. figs. and plates - published to coincide with the 1999 exhibition - four experts describe Barcelona's magnificent opera house which was built in 1847, its 4 periods, the building, the operas performed per season, world-known and local composers whose works were performed there - English text - chronology, bibliography and index. New -/New -. CHF 105.00 [Appr.: EURO 69.5 US$ 103.11 \| £UK 62 \| JP¥ 9170] Book number: 002363 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	PREMOLI, ALDO Mode et Musique Dans Les Costumes De Sylvano Bussotti Paris, France, Dessain et Tolra. 1986. (ISBN: 2249277397) Cloth, 4to - over 9Â¾" - 12" tall. 139 pages - in French - an interesting monograph, mainly on costumes, on the Italian costume designer, composer, decorator and painter Sylvano Bussotti - over 100 color photographs of his main creations with personal interpretations of Italian operas including accessories such as glovers, hats, coats and shoes - list of operas and plays - discography. As New -/As New -. CHF 57.00 [Appr.: EURO 37.75 US$ 55.97 \| £UK 33.75 \| JP¥ 4978] Book number: 001509 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	RAULT, LUCIE Instruments De Musique Du Monde Paris, France, La Martiniere. 2000. (ISBN: 9782732436784) Wrappers-, 31 x 25.5 Cms. 232 pages - in French - around 250 color and duotone illustrations - a description of some 250 musical instruments from around the world, many quite exotic and many on display at the Museum of Man in Paris - the origins of their musical creation, belief systems and much more - lexicon, biblio. and index of instruments. New-. CHF 75.00 [Appr.: EURO 49.75 US$ 73.65 \| £UK 44.25 \| JP¥ 6550] Book number: 008751 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.
	ROSTAND, CLAUDE Johannes Brahms Paris, Fayard. 1984. (ISBN: 2213006601) Cloth, 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. 770 pages - in French - a world-acclaimed authority on German romantic music, Claude Rostand, writing for the distinguished Fayard biographical collection, describes the different phases of Brahm's life: the early years, the travelling years, accomplishment and maturity - list of works arranged by opus no. and genres. New -/New -. CHF 76.00 [Appr.: EURO 50.25 US$ 74.63 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6637] Book number: 002385 Click here to order or inquire at Librairie Bernard Letu.