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Amusing eclectic poem, playing with all possible literary genres by a French chansonnier and composer
VADÉ, Jean Joseph.La pipe cassée, poëme epitragipoissardiheroicomique.     A la Liberté, Chez Pierre Bonne-Humeur, (ca. 1750). 8vo. 19th century red morocco, spine ribbed with title lettered in gold, richly gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, g.e. (REYMANN; T. LECLERE Dor.). With large ornamental woodcut vignette on title, charming woodcut tailpieces, and 4 fine engraved headpieces by F. Aveline and D. Sornique after beautiful and lively designs by Charles Eisen. 45 pp. Finely produced chapbook with an amusing eclectic poem in all possible literary genres, from epic and tragic to vulgar, heroic and burlesque, as the author also wittingly stated in the single adjective on title. Jean-Joseph Vadé (1719-1757) was a popular French chansonnier, composer and librettist. His collected works, which first appeared in 1755 were expanded in 1758, a year after his death. Vadé's œuvre consists of mostly opéras comiques, some with original music rather than pre-existing tunes. The collected works editions include fictional correspondence and poetry. Vadé's interest in capturing the bustling atmosphere of fish markets is evident in such works as 'Les quatre bouquets poissards' and the poem 'La pipe cassée". The poem is divided in 4 songs, each headed by a beautiful engraved illustration, showing a merry company of men and women fighting, dancing, playing, and finally complaining about the broken pipe. In his introduction Vadé gives instructions for reciting the verses: "Il faut pour l'agrément du débit avoir l'attention de parler d'un ton enroué lorsque l'on contrefait la voix des acteurs; celle des actrices doit être imitée par une infléxion poissarde & traînante à la fin de chaque phrase". Gabriel Randon de Saint-Amand, dit Jehan Rictus wrote in an article (1926) on 'La pipe cassée' that the poem "passe pour être le chef-d'œuvre de VADÉ . Elle l'est, en effet, idylle délicieuse exprimée dans une langue rauque et roide qui devait être la Langue populaire de l'époque. Elle est une sorte d'épopée comique qui met en scène les Forts du Port au Blé et leurs compagnes, légitimes ou non, exerçant elles-mêmes des métiers comme 'revendeuses de nippes', 'marchandes de fleurs au panier' aux alentours des Halles parisiennes. On a, grâce à ce Poème en quatre chants, un tableau des mœurs populaires du temps". Very fine copy.
Cohen-De Ricci 1003; Oberlé, La Bibliotheque Bleue, 344, with reproduction of the first headpiece; G. Sadler, 'Vadé, Jean-Joseph', in: Grove Music Online (ed. Laura Macy; Accessed July 2004; <http://www.grovemusic.com>.. Related Subjects: Chapbooks Gastronomy Popular Books Add to Shopping cart |
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