Moscheles, Ignaz. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF A STUDY IN C MINOR FOR PIANO, SIGNED ("I. MOSCHELES") the composing manuscript of a complete 21-bar work for piano, with autograph title and inscription ("Étude In the legato style. To equalize the power of the fingers in double notes, for which purpose it must be played slow, well sustained, connected, and with all the gradations of touch indicated by the marks."), notated in brown ink on six two-stave systems, the music on systems 1-5 continued into the margin on hand-drawn staves, with autograph fingering throughout, containing a number of cancellations and corrections, with two cancelled autograph musical entries following the end of the movement, the verso containing 16 cancelled bars of music, possibly for a variation movement, apparently in Moscheles's hand, 1 page, folio (c.29 x 23cm), 12-stave paper, a few later manuscript annotations in pencil and crayon, inscription in ink at foot of recto by Felix Moscheles, son of Ignaz and godson of Mendelssohn ("To Miss Paget. In kind remembrance of Felix Moscheles. Dec. 87."), no place or date [paper watermarked "1827"], edges frayed, a few very small tears to edges, slightly affecting text in two places, a few tiny marks, some very light dust-staining
Moscheles, Ignaz. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF A STUDY IN C MINOR FOR PIANO, SIGNED ("I. MOSCHELES") the composing manuscript of a complete 21-bar work for piano, with autograph title and inscription ("Étude In the legato style. To equalize the power of the fingers in double notes, for which purpose it must be played slow, well sustained, connected, and with all the gradations of touch indicated by the marks."), notated in brown ink on six two-stave systems, the music on systems 1-5 continued into the margin on hand-drawn staves, with autograph fingering throughout, containing a number of cancellations and corrections, with two cancelled autograph musical entries following the end of the movement, the verso containing 16 cancelled bars of music, possibly for a variation movement, apparently in Moscheles's hand, 1 page, folio (c.29 x 23cm), 12-stave paper, a few later manuscript annotations in pencil and crayon, inscription in ink at foot of recto by Felix Moscheles, son of Ignaz and godson of Mendelssohn ("To Miss Paget. In kind remembrance of Felix Moscheles. Dec. 87."), no place or date [paper watermarked "1827"], edges frayed, a few very small tears to edges, slightly affecting text in two places, a few tiny marks, some very light dust-staining
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