Giovanni Battista RUBINI (1794-1854). 2 L.A.S., 1838-1840; 1 page in-4 and 1 page and a quarter in-8; the 2nd in Italian. 18 May 1838, to the horn player Jacques-François Gallay, who wants to dedicate to him "a nocturne for horn and piano, the motif of which I have, you say, inspired you. [...] All the qualities you are willing to find in my singing: a gentle yet energetic accent, this delightful method, full of soul and feeling, I also find in you, and I have nothing better to do than to return your praise; for you too, my dear Gallay, are primo tenore. We both sing; the instrument alone is different. - 12 February 1840, to the bass Antonio Tamburini, asking him to tell the Baroness of Pontalba that it is impossible for him to sing two arias at her concert...