Louis MAINGUENEAU (1884-1950). 6 autograph music manuscripts - Lot 44

Louis MAINGUENEAU (1884-1950). 6 autograph music manuscripts (most signed); approx. 300 fol. pages. Set of manuscripts by this composer and organist, born in Fontenay-le-Comte, and died in Yvré-l'Évêque (Sarthe), near Le Mans. Poème de l'Exilé (piano reduction), signed and dated December 1944, headed by a dedication: "To my sons Lick and Francis, prisoners of war in Germany 1940-1945" (7p.). Mélusine et Lusignan. Symphonic suite in 3 parts. - Orchestral score, signed and dated Bener November 2, 1947 (80 p., with autograph argument at head, 1 p. in-4). - Piano reduction, signed and dated Autumn 1947 (25 p., with autograph argument at head, 1 p. in-4). Sinfonietta (piano reduction), stamped SACEM December 2, 1947 (34 p., with corrections by collettes). Final de la Symphonie, piano reduction (17 p.). Le Gardien du Feu, lyric drama in 3 acts and 4 tableaux based on the novel by Anatole Le Braz, poem by A.F. Herold and Émile Despax. Vocal and piano reduction by A. Pelliot. Acts I and II (112 p., with corrections, end missing, slight wetness at top of ff.; plus Louarn's role, 27 p.). Plus an orchestral sheet in pencil (2p.); and a manuscript of a piano reduction of two movements (9 p. in-4). Attached is the printed score of Deux Mélodies (1912).