The Story & Songs of the Opera CARMEN-Belmont Music Co 1940-6"X9" Song Book PB

Description: Sensational Book out of Many that Belmont Music Company, Chicago-Illinois, published in the 1930s and 1940s in which each focused on a theme, period of time, culture, or class of music. Whether Operatic Selections like here, Children songs, Country-oriented songs, Mountain Ballads, Jigs Reels, Comical Songs, and so many more, The Belmont Collection is full of wonderful education opportunities to learn a culture-period of time-Americana-World Songs of Classical-Popular-grass roots-or specialty. With colored title pages--Great Lithographs, many covers are signed and dated by James Axelrod well known and revered artist, especially of sheet music covers. . If you are attracted to the 1930s-40s illustrations of high integrity in artistic endeavor, become a James Axelrod collector. THIS booklet is signed on the front cover by Axelrod. Fantastic Carmen holding a fan in her and on which Toreador fights a bull. THE STORY AND SONGS OF THE OPERA CARMEN (one of the most popular operas which always will certainly help opera houses stay out of the red, when they add Carmen to their yearly calendar) by G Bizet, French Opera. 1940 publication date on the book. See Contents page in the images for more information. From the inside of the booklet published words from the publisher: THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK: Opera is merely a musical drama. In order to fully appreciate the beauty of the score, one must be acquainted, however casually, with the biography of the composer and the story of the opera. This is the aim of this series of booklets. We Sincerely believe they will bring you a real understanding of the opera whether listening to it through the medium of the radio, movies, open air concerts, or symphony series; in fact, wherever music is heart.' The book is full of fantastic illustrations.

Price: 17 USD

Location: Monroe, North Carolina

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