Méthode complète de chant = Metodo Completo di Canto - Garaudé, Alexis de 1779-1852; Colombelle, Clotilde 1804-1826 (Amsterdam Steup, 1827)
Among Garaudé's pupils, Clotilde Colombelle (1804-1826) was, on the one hand, a singer much appreciated in Italy under the name of Coreldi, and, on the other hand, the mother of his two (illegitimate) sons, Alexis Albert Gauthier Colombelle (1821-1854), known as Garaudé fils, winner in 1840 and 1841 of the Prix de Rome for composition, and Charles Gabriel Sylvestre Colombelle (1823-?), also a musician.
Two title pages, one French (with engraving), one Italian. The French title page engraving depicts "Une leçon de Chant dans un Pensionat de Demoiselles"
The original printer's information on French title page ('Paris, chez Vaillant') is pasted over with sticker mentioning 'à Amsterdam chez Steup'
Originally published as op. 25 in 1809.
Dédiée à son Elève, Mademoiselle Clotilde Coreldi, Prima Donna des Théâtres I. et R. de Milan et de Naples / Dedicato Alla Sua Allieva La Signora Clotilde Coreldi Prima Donna de'Teatri I. e R. di Milano e di Napoli
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Method; Singing; France; Italy