Adolphe ADAM (1803-1856). L.A.S., [1830?], to his half-sister Sophie Genot in Montpellier; 1 page in-4, address. About his comic opera Danilowa (premiered April 23, 1830 at the Nouveautés). He sends her a handwritten score [of Pierre et Catherine ?, premiered February 6, 1829 at the Opéra-Comique] for M. Roger. "As for the orchestral parts, he will have to have them copied" or obtain them from the publisher Cotelle, "hiding from him that I have communicated my manuscript to him and saying that he has taken the vocal parts, according to the separate pieces for piano. He also sends him " my manuscript of Danilowa, you will have it given to you to give it to the future director who will have a somewhat passable troupe. - Make sure to point out to Mr. Roger that the overture, which produces a lot of effect, cannot do without any of the instruments that are usually considered as accessories, such as the drum, the bass drum, the triangle, etc., and especially the key trumpet, which has an obligatory solo"...