French composer of the late Romantic period (1848-1933) who is best known for his 17 melodies (‘art songs’), with texts by poets such as Baudelaire, Gautier, Leconte de Lisle, and Goethe. Vintage German-language sheet music booklet for the 1874 symphonic poem Lenore by Henri Duparc, which was arranged for two pianos by Camille Saint-Saens and for piano duet by Cesar Franck, published by F. E. C. Leuckart of Leipzig, 31 pages, 10.75 x 13.5, signed on the title page in crisp black ink by Duparc, who adds an inscription to the French pianist, composer, and pedagogue Marie Jaell. In very good to fine condition, with clear tape along the inner hinges of the edge-toned covers, and the front cover bearing a felt tip notation.
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