Godard, Benjamin. (1849 - 1895) [Simonsen, Niels Juel. (1846 - 1906)]. Le Tasse. Symphonie dramatique. Ouvrage couronné au concours musical de la Ville de Paris, 1877-1878. Poème de Charles Grandmougin. Op. 39 - THE COPY OF NIELS JUEL SIMONSEN, WITH AN ARIA IN MANUSCRIPT. Paris: G. Hartmann. [1878]. First Edition. 232 pp. [PN] 1073. Wotquenne, 7363. Upright 8vo. Bound in decorative red and gilt wrappers with the stamped ownership name of the important Danish baritone, Niels J. Simonsen to the lower right corner and again at the head of the title page. Together with an an extracted aria from the work, 6 pp, in manuscript, in the hand of Simonsen.


In 1878, Godard was the co-winner of the Prix de la Ville de Paris. His winning composition, the dramatic symphony 'Le Tasse,' remains one of his most admired works.