Que ne suis-je la fougère: Thème et 7 variations - Albanèse, Antoine 1727-1800 (s.l. s.n.)
Les Tendres Souhaits (or Les Souhaits) is a poem by Charles-Henri Ribouté (1708-1740), set to music by Antoine Albanèse in the second half of the eighteenth century (but sometimes attributed to Pergolesi), which is often named by its first line: "Que ne suis-je la fougère".
Incomplete set of parts: there should be more than a violon and basse
plate no. R. 75
By Joseph Muntz-Berger, Belgian composer & cellist. (1769-1844)?: "jère Soirée sur l'Air : Quie ne suis - je la Fougère , avec Violon et Basse,(s.d. Paris, Richault)"
By Romberg? (cover mentionnes Violoncelle Romberg, but does not belong to the score because of different paper dimensions)
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Instrumental music; Theme and variations