Music/Dance
THOMÉ
(Francis, 1850-1909, French Composer)
'Le Jardin' for voice and piano,
a lively, almost Spanish, 3/8 in G major, the words by Alexandre Dumas describing the flowers in the garden cultivated by Cupid, about whom my fearful mother has never said a word!, (the music is dedicated to Dumas fils), signed and inscribed in pencil by the composer in French to Madame S. Tarkin with the author's affectionate homage, 1+3 sides 13¼ x 10¼, Paris, Henry Lemoine, no date, circa
Item Date: 1880
light traces of former stitching, foredges cropped with loss of last two letters of signature on title leaf
Stock No. 54526