Die Lehre von der musikalischen Komposition, praktisch theoretisch ... Dritte Auflage. Dritter [-Vierter] Theil

Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1860. Parts 3 and 4 of a four-part work. Octavo. Dark brown cloth-backed dark brown pebbled paper boards, titling and decorative devices gilt to spine. With numerous musical examples throughout.

Dritter Theil
1f. (recto half-title, verso copyright), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [v]-viii ("Vorrede zur dritten Auflage"), [ix]-xiv (contents), 1f. (recto part title, verso blank), [3]-623, 624-629 (musical examples), [630)-633 ("Sachregister"), [i] (errata) pp.

Vierter Theil
1f. (recto half-title, verso copyright), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [v]-viiiu ("Vor- oder Nachwort zur ersten Auflage"), (truncated) [ix]-xvi (contents), 1f. (recto part title, verso blank) [3]-596, [597]-600 ("Sachregister"), 1f. (recto "Beilagen," verso blank), 30 pp. (musical examples).

Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped. Minor internal wear; occasional foxing. "One of the most influential theorists of the 19th century, Marx named and codified sonata form. As a critic he awakened and cultivated early appreciation for the symphonies of Beethoven; as a pedagogue he worked to make music an integral part of the education of the individual and of the development of the German nation. ... In 1837–8 Marx published the first two volumes of his most famous and influential text, Die Lehre von der musikalischen Komposition (the remaining two volumes appeared in 1845 and 1847). He became recognized as the leading authority in music theory and was much sought after as a private teacher of composition." Sanna Pederson in Grove Music Online. (Inventory #: 40137)