Cramer, J.B. (1771-1858)
And are ye sure the News is true, Adapted as a Rondo for the Piano Forte, In which is Introducted as an Andante, The favorite Air in Ariadne
Clementi, Banger, Hyde, Collard & Davis: London, 1806. first edition (of rondo alone). Engraved. Milligan, p. 33. Quarto. 10 pp. Overall good except for repaired tears to second and last pages. Disbound.J.B. Cramer published his Op. 35, a set of three sonatas for piano, in 1805. This rondo is the third movement of the third sonata in that set. In December 1806, Clementi, Banger, Hyde, Collard & Davis published various movements from Op. 35 as works unto themselves; this is thus the first edition of the rondo as a free-standing piece.
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