Instrumental Music

Prelude to Goethe’s Faust, op. 48

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1915

The manuscripts for Adolph M. Foerster’s Prelude to Goethe’s Faust, op. 48, are dated March 18, 1898. The piece was published by Carl Fischer in New York in 1915. The composer’s manuscript of the full score, page proofs with corrections in the composer’s hand, and the final published score and parts are found in the Adolph M. Foerster Collection. 

Romance et Mélodie, op. 17

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1891

Adolph M. Foerster’s Romance et Mélodie, op. 17, for violin and piano was published by Schuberth in 1891. 

Rosenblum, Mathew

Date of Birth: 
March 19, 1954

Mathew Rosenblum is an American composer. 

Second Album of Lyrics, op. 69

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1909

Henry Kleber published the two books that comprise Adolph M. Foerster’s Second Album of Lyrics in 1909. The manuscript of an orchestrated version of “Through the Wood,” the fourth song of book two, is in Adolph M. Foerster’s hand.

Stephen Foster Collection

Stephen C. (Collins) Foster (1826–1864) was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. He wrote songs in his youth to perform in amateur blackface minstrel shows and in parlors with his friends. After the immense success of “Oh! Susanna” and “Uncle Ned,” in 1849 Foster signed contracts with music publishers and embarked on a career as a songwriter.

String Quartet No. 1, op. 33

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
ca.
1894

Adolph M. Foerster’s String Quartet No. 1, op. 33, appears to have never been published. The manuscripts are in the composer’s hand. The manuscript for the first violin part is dated June 8, 1894.

String Quartet No. 2, op. 41

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1894

The autograph manuscripts of String Quartet No. 2, op. 41, are found in the Adolph M. Foerster Collection.

Suite for Violin and Piano, op. 79

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
ca.
1868-1923

Manuscripts for Adolph M. Foerster’s Suite for Violin and Piano, op. 79, are found in the Adolph M. Foerster Collection. 

Suite für Violine und Klavier, op. 36

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1895

Suite für Violine und Klavier, op. 36, was published by Breitkopf & Härtel in 1895. A manuscript in the composer’s hand survives for the first movement.

Suite No. 2, op. 47

Artist (Composed By): 
Foerster, Adolph M. (Martin)
1915

Adolph M. Foerster’s Suite No. 2, op. 47, was published in 1915. The Adolph M. Foerster Collection includes the proofs for the published score with the composer’s corrections in pencil and ink.

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