ANOTHER WORK FOR FLUTE MASSENET, JULES. Autograph Musical Manuscript dated and Signed, "J....

ANOTHER WORK FOR FLUTE MASSENET, JULES. Autograph Musical Manuscript dated and Signed, "J. Massenet," working draft of a work for flute ("Morceau à déchiffrer Concours de flûte 1881"), 37 bars notated on 8 three-stave systems, with holograph title, instrument labels, and tempo directive. Signed and dated after last bar. 2 pages, folio; 24 printed staves on recto and verso, written on the second and third pages of a folded sheet, faint toning to all edges throughout, minor chipping to lower edge of first leaf. Trouville-sur-Mer, 12 July 1887

Estimate $800 - 1,200

This work was likely written to be used for the sight-reading examinations held at the Paris Conservatoire.

Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $618