SOUBISE (Camille) — BRUS (Jean) - Lot 280

SOUBISE (Camille) — BRUS (Jean) Chanteclair. Song. Paris, Robert Raes, publisher, 10 rue Tournefort, 1887. Illustrated sheet music. Lyrics by Camille Soubise, music by Jean Brus, premiered by Courtois at the Concert Parisien. Beautiful color lithographed cover depicting a Gallic rooster perched on a tricolor flag bearing the words “French Republic—Honor and Fatherland.” The composition is signed in stone in the lower right corner. Printed note: “Song awarded a prize at the Lice Chansonnière contest on February 18, 1887. ” Inside, the music for the first verse and the lyrics for the following verses, with patriotic and revanchist content referring in particular to 1889, the border, and General Chanzy. A few small stains, slight creases, and marginal wear.

Estimate:£25.43

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