51 - Romania - Transylvania

Romania - Transylvania Caudella, Philipp Choral Book for the Church Hymns of the Christian Congregations of the A. C. in Transylvania. With appropriate accompaniment and introductory chords. Sibiu. Published by and available at the Imperial and Royal Private Lithographic Institute, 1823. 64 pp., lithographed throughout (text and music). Contemporary marbled leather binding, front cover with mounted paper label. Quarto (340 × 265 mm). Binding scuffed. Not listed in Schwarz, Lithography in Austria. — No other copy could be found in the relevant union catalogs (KVK, OCLC), which suggests this is a remarkably rare example of early Transylvanian lithography and church music history. - Philipp Caudella (1771–1826), a native of Moravia who trained in Vienna under, among others, under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, arrived in Transylvania in 1814, initially serving as music teacher to the Wesselényi family in Cluj, and was appointed in 1817 as Regens chori at the Catholic parish church as well as professor of music at the Protestant gymnasium in Sibiu. Commissioned by the consistory of the Protestant Church A. C. in Transylvania, Caudella created a new, four-part harmonized hymnal containing about 100 chorales (with the melody in the soprano part), which was reproduced in 1823 at the recently founded Sibiu Lithographic Institute—the first lithographically produced edition of a chorale book in Transylvania. With its interludes between verses (interludes), the work remained in active use by the Transylvanian Saxon Protestant congregations until 1898 and, at the same time, established a practice of organ accompaniment for chorales in the Protestant churches of Transylvania that continued well into the 19th century. Alongside Anton Hubatschek, Caudella was one of the most influential musicians of his generation in Sibiu; he also composed motets and church music for choir, concert organ, and orchestra (including “Cantate Domino,” “Protector noster,” “Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi”) and, in 1823, also published the first piano method printed in Transylvania. — A fine copy of this rare edition with wide margins. Romania - Transylvania - Philipp Caudella. Choral Book for the Church Hymns of the Christian Congregations of the Augsburg Confession in Transylvania (Hymna). With suitable accompaniment and introductory chords. Sibiu. Published and available at the K.K. Priv. Lithographic Institute, 1823. 64 pp., lithographed throughout (text and music). Contemporary marbled boards, front cover with mounted paper label. Oblong folio (340 × 265 mm). Binding rubbed. - Not in Schwarz, Lithography in Austria. - No other copy could be located in the relevant union catalogs (KVK, OCLC), which indicates that this is a remarkably rare surviving example of early Transylvanian lithography and church music history. - Philipp Caudella (1771–1826), a native of Moravia who trained in Vienna under, among others, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, came to Transylvania in 1814, initially working as a music tutor for the Wesselényi family in Kolozsvár (Klausenburg/Cluj), and in 1817 was appointed choirmaster (regens chori) at the Catholic parish church as well as professor of music at the Protestant gymnasium in Hermannstadt (Sibiu). Commissioned by the consistory of the Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Transylvania, Caudella created a new, four-part harmonized hymnal comprising some 100 chorales (melody in the soprano), which was reproduced in 1823 at the recently founded Hermannstadt Lithographic Institute—the first hymnal edition in Transylvania produced by lithography. With its interludes between verse lines—a characteristic feature of the period—the work remained in practical use among the Transylvanian Saxon Protestant congregations until 1898, and at the same time established a practice of organ accompaniment to the chorale that continued to shape the Protestant Church in Transylvania well into the 19th century. Alongside Anton Hubatschek, Caudella ranks among the leading musicians of his generation in Hermannstadt; in addition to this hymnal, he composed motets and church music for choir, concertante organ, and orchestra (including “Cantate Domino,” “Protector noster,” and “Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi”), and in 1823 also produced the first piano method printed in Transylvania. — A fine copy of this rare edition with wide margins. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.