Sabbatini - Musicali Numeriche - 1799

L’ARMONIA TRADOTTA IN NUMERI – IL RARO TRATTO DI LUIGI ANTONIO SABBATINI First edition of the rare harmonic treatise published by Luigi Antonio Sabbatini in Venice in 1799. A didactic work of great interest in the history of Italian musical theory, built around the numerical representation of chords and their combinations. The text is richly illustrated with numerous examples of musical notation, harmonic schemes, and demonstrative figures. Sabbatini systematically develops chords, inversions, dissonances, and harmonies of ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth, placing himself within the Padovan theoretical tradition of Vallotti. A very fresh and margin-perfect copy in the contemporaneous binding, unfortunately lacking the engraved portrait of the author provided for in the edition. WHY TO BUY FIRST EDITION – Absolute first edition, Venice 1799, recognized as such by the major musical bibliographies and by specialist antique catalogs: Cortot, Eitner, Fétis, Gregory-Bartlett and RISM. LANDMARK OF ITALIAN HARMONY – One of Sabbatini’s main theoretical-didactic writings, closely linked to the Padovan harmonic school and to the doctrines developed in the 18th century by Francesco Antonio Vallotti. EXTRAORDINARY MUSICAL TYPOGRAPHY – A huge number of musical examples, chords, numerations, inversions, and harmonic combinations make the volume a spectacular visual testimony of late 18th-century musical pedagogy. RARE ON THE MARKET – Even in historical antique catalogs the edition was described as “rare”; today it is treated by the international specialist market as an important treatise on 18th-century Italian music theory. MARKET VALUE Considering rarity, musicological importance, first edition, and overall condition, a retail range of €600–800 seems appropriate. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION Numerous musical notations, numerical schemes, chords and demonstrative figures in the text; woodblock printer’s mark on the frontispiece, engraved ornaments and tailpiece. Finally: Royal Cameral Commission dated Venice, 5 July 1798, errata and indication of sale with the bookseller Silvestro Gnoato in Merceria at S. Giuliano. First and last white leaves with foxing and staining; two leaves show reinforcement on the inner margin. The author’s portrait is missing. In old books with a centuries-long history, some imperfections may be present, not always noted in the description. This listing contains AI Visualizations. Refer to the original photographs to verify the object’s actual condition. The images are an integral part of the description. Pp. (2); 4; 180; (2). FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR La vera idea delle musicali numeriche segnature diretta al giovane studioso dell’armonia da F. Luigi Ant.o Sabbatini M. C. Maestro di Cappella nella Basilica di S. Antonio di Padova. Venice, 1799. At Sebastian Valle. Luigi Antonio Sabbatini. CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE La Vera idea delle musicali numeriche segnature belongs to the mature phase of late 18th-century Italian harmonic theory. Sabbatini attempts to offer the student a system capable of showing graphically and numerically the multiple forms that chords, their inversions, and dissonances may take. As he himself states in the preface, the aim is to indicate “in every possible combination of Parts” the course of harmony, using demonstrative figures accompanied by the relative “practical Handling.” The volume is therefore not only a theoretical treatise but a true visual didactic device. Particularly notable is the treatment of harmonies obtained through inversions and subsequent additions of thirds. Modern musicology has underscored the originality with which Sabbatini approaches the ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords and the related dissonant combinations. The work also belongs to the fertile theoretical milieu of the Basilica of Santo in Padua. Treccani regards Sabbatini’s treatises published during his Padua period as expressions of a deep knowledge of the harmonic doctrine developed in the preceding decades by Francesco Antonio Vallotti. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR Luigi Antonio Sabbatini was born in Albano in 1732 with the name Biagio Agostino and, upon entering the Order of the Conventual Franciscans, took the religious name Luigi Antonio. Around 1759 he moved to Bologna, where he studied under Padre Giovanni Battista Martini, one of the greatest European music theorists and teachers of the 18th century. He served as maestro di cappella at the SS. Apostoli in Rome, and in 1786 he assumed the prestigious direction of the musical chapel of the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua. Alongside this active practice, he produced a theoretical body of significant importance. Among his major works are Elementi teorici della musica, La vera idea delle musicali numeriche segnature (1799), and the Trattato sopra le fughe musicali (1802). He died in Padua on 29 January 1809. PRINTING HISTORY AND CIRCULATION La Vera idea was published in Venice by Sebastian Valle in 1799 and represents the first edition of the work. Major historical musical bibliographies record it with this date and imprint; Gregory-Bartlett describes it as IV, CLXXIX, [1] pages and Sabbatini appears in the specialized 18th-century music theory repertoires. The ICCU records collation IV, CLXXIX, [1] p., [1] engraved plate, illustrated and with music, in quarto. The plate consists of the author’s portrait engraved by Giovanni Antonio Zuliani from a design by Agostino Occofer. The work had enough importance to be remembered in early 19th-century musical repertoires: Giuseppe Bertini described it as a particularly accurate picture of chords in their direct and indirect order. Its enduring historical-musical importance is also evidenced by the facsimile reproduction published in the 20th century in Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES ICCU / SBN, IT\ICCU\UBOE\028606. RISM, Répertoire International des Sources Musicales, BVI, p. 743. Cortot, Bibliothèque musicale, p. 175. Eitner, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon, VIII, p. 374. Fétis, Biographie universelle des musiciens, VII, p. 358. Gregory-Bartlett, Catalogue of Early Books on Music, I, p. 240. Bertini, Giuseppe, Dizionario storico-critico degli scrittori di musica, IV, Palermo, 1815. Damschroder, David, Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker: A Bibliography and Guide. Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, voce Luigi Antonio Sabbatini. Bibliotheca Musica Bononiensis, II/65a, facsimile of the 1799 Venetian edition.

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