40935Five Composers Celebrate W.C. Handy
American Composers
Five Composers Celebrate W.C. Handy
40890ALS by Bela Bartok, Hungary’s Foremost 20th-Century Composer
Bartok, Bela
ALS by Bela Bartok, Hungary’s Foremost 20th-Century Composer
21632Early Autograph Letter Signed Reserving a Venue for the Premiere of His “Harold en Italie”
Berlioz, Hector
Early Autograph Letter Signed Reserving a Venue for the Premiere of His “Harold en Italie”
18957Large and Unusual Inscribed Photograph of the 19th Century’s Greatest Actress Performing on a New York Stage
Bernhardt, Sarah
Large and Unusual Inscribed Photograph of the 19th Century’s Greatest Actress Performing on a New York Stage
40897Leonard Bernstein and Georges Bizet Compose a Birthday Greeting!
Bernstein, Leonard
Leonard Bernstein and Georges Bizet Compose a Birthday Greeting!
40904Scarce ALS to Jules Barbier: “You must admit this is an extremely comical idea! As for me, I might die from laughing!”
Bizet, Georges
Scarce ALS to Jules Barbier: “You must admit this is an extremely comical idea! As for me, I might die from laughing!”
40916Musical Content Bizet ALS Written at Age 17
Bizet, Georges
Musical Content Bizet ALS Written at Age 17
40921Letter by the Composer of “Peter Grimes” on the Politics of the Society for the Promotion of New Music
Britten, Benjamin
Letter by the Composer of “Peter Grimes” on the Politics of the Society for the Promotion of New Music
40929(Elliott) Carter Supports Mario Cuomo for President
Carter, Elliott
(Elliott) Carter Supports Mario Cuomo for President
40938Letter Giving Tips for the Performance of His Unplayable “Passacaglia”
Copland, Aaron
Letter Giving Tips for the Performance of His Unplayable “Passacaglia”
33315Autograph Musical Quotation of a Work by Chopin, Signed by the French-Swiss Pianist and Conductor Known for his Interpretation of the Romantic Composers
Cortot, Alfred
Autograph Musical Quotation of a Work by Chopin, Signed by the French-Swiss Pianist and Conductor Known for his Interpretation of the Romantic Composers
40946Superb ALS Mentioning “Lucia di Lammermoor” and Two Other Operas
Donizetti, Gaetano
Superb ALS Mentioning “Lucia di Lammermoor” and Two Other Operas
20498Autograph Letter Signed Mourning the Tragic Death of Her Two Children: “I feel I am at the end of all… I struggled but the thing has killed me after all… I am… dying of despair”
Duncan, Isadora
Autograph Letter Signed Mourning the Tragic Death of Her Two Children: “I feel I am at the end of all… I struggled but the thing has killed me after all… I am… dying of despair”
39469Dvorak Inquires about a Dutch Performance of His Stabat Mater
Dvorak, Antonin
Dvorak Inquires about a Dutch Performance of His Stabat Mater
40955ALS on the Paris Premier of His Opera “Penelope”
Faure, Gabriel
ALS on the Paris Premier of His Opera “Penelope”
40848Rare Manuscript from His “3rd Symphony”
Furtwangler, Wilhelm
Rare Manuscript from His “3rd Symphony”
40857A “Very Loud” Gershwin Mystery
Gershwin, George
A “Very Loud” Gershwin Mystery
21748Bosch Studio Cabinet Photograph Inscribed to American Soprano Minnie Hauk Who Made Her American Debut in Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette”
Gounod, Charles
Bosch Studio Cabinet Photograph Inscribed to American Soprano Minnie Hauk Who Made Her American Debut in Gounod’s “Romeo et Juliette”
40860Beautiful Autograph Quotation from Gounod’s “Faust”
Gounod, Charles
Beautiful Autograph Quotation from Gounod’s “Faust”
40866Huge Gounod Quotation from “Sapho”
Gounod, Charles
Huge Gounod Quotation from “Sapho”
40965Overwhelmed by Work on “Faust,” “Sapho,” and Other Projects
Gounod, Charles
Overwhelmed by Work on “Faust,” “Sapho,” and Other Projects
40974Lengthy ALS Mentioning “Peer Gynt” and “The Holberg Suite”
Grieg, Edvard
Lengthy ALS Mentioning “Peer Gynt” and “The Holberg Suite”
40773Document Signed by the Translator of Euripides’ “The Trojan Women”
Hamilton, Edith
Document Signed by the Translator of Euripides’ “The Trojan Women”
40647Rare and Effusive Signed Letter Declining Membership in the Société Académique des Enfants d’Apollon, Discussing His Advanced Age and the “flowers on the road of life…left to me to travel”
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Rare and Effusive Signed Letter Declining Membership in the Société Académique des Enfants d’Apollon, Discussing His Advanced Age and the “flowers on the road of life…left to me to travel”
40983Uncommon ALS Reflecting on the Music Scene in Switzerland
Hindemith, Paul
Uncommon ALS Reflecting on the Music Scene in Switzerland
29073Youthful Autograph Letter Signed by the Eight-Year-Old Future American Contralto
Homer, Louise
Youthful Autograph Letter Signed by the Eight-Year-Old Future American Contralto
40995Canceling His Latin-American Tour After a Heart Attack: “I could…have died”
Honegger, Arthur
Canceling His Latin-American Tour After a Heart Attack: “I could…have died”
37772Rare Signed Photograph of the Hungarian Composer
Kodaly, Zoltan
Rare Signed Photograph of the Hungarian Composer
39324Rare SP of Leodiska, the Amazing Parrot Trainer!
Leodiska
Rare SP of Leodiska, the Amazing Parrot Trainer!
41003Letter Vigorously Protesting Accusations of Plagiarizing Puccini’s “La Boheme”
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Letter Vigorously Protesting Accusations of Plagiarizing Puccini’s “La Boheme”
41020Letter Fighting for His First Opera, “Chatterton”
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Letter Fighting for His First Opera, “Chatterton”
40509The American Composer Accepts Early Columbia University Student
MacDowell, Edward
The American Composer Accepts Early Columbia University Student
41044The Composer Adamantly Denies Free Tickets for His Steinway Concert: “I do not wish a single ticket given to pianists, teachers, etc. etc.”
MacDowell, Edward
The Composer Adamantly Denies Free Tickets for His Steinway Concert: “I do not wish a single ticket given to pianists, teachers, etc. etc.”
30368Small Archive of Letters from the Oscar-Winning Director of “Marty” on Professional and Civil War Matters
Mann, Delbert
Small Archive of Letters from the Oscar-Winning Director of “Marty” on Professional and Civil War Matters
18580A Handsome and Rare Half-Length, Gilt-Edged Boudoir Photograph of Massenet Inscribed to the “Cercle des Arts” in 1887
Massenet, Jules
A Handsome and Rare Half-Length, Gilt-Edged Boudoir Photograph of Massenet Inscribed to the “Cercle des Arts” in 1887
41051Massenet ALS About the Premiere of “Werther” and Contract for “Thais”
Massenet, Jules
Massenet ALS About the Premiere of “Werther” and Contract for “Thais”
40524ALS to a Close Friend of Clara Schumann Outlining a Concert Program
Mendelssohn, Felix
ALS to a Close Friend of Clara Schumann Outlining a Concert Program
39343Vibrant Musical Quotation by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Vibrant Musical Quotation by Giacomo Meyerbeer
41058Meyerbeer Recommends a young Female Jewish Pianist to Moscheles
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Meyerbeer Recommends a young Female Jewish Pianist to Moscheles
34561Three-Page AMusMsS from his “Trois Chansons de Ronsard,” Written for Lily Pons
Milhaud, Darius
Three-Page AMusMsS from his “Trois Chansons de Ronsard,” Written for Lily Pons
21266Fascinating and Uncommon Autograph Letter about Tax Issues Signed on “Black Tuesday,” the Day the 1929 Stock Market Crashed
Porter, Cole
Fascinating and Uncommon Autograph Letter about Tax Issues Signed on “Black Tuesday,” the Day the 1929 Stock Market Crashed
41160ALS on the Doria Affair, “Madame Butterfly” and “La fanciulla del West”
Puccini, Giacomo
ALS on the Doria Affair, “Madame Butterfly” and “La fanciulla del West”
41167ALS to Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini
Puccini, Giacomo
ALS to Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini
41182ALS Taking on Fake News
Puccini, Giacomo
ALS Taking on Fake News
39041Ravel Autograph Musical Ms. on a “Subject” by Massenet & a Minor Thought on Beethoven
Ravel, Maurice
Ravel Autograph Musical Ms. on a “Subject” by Massenet & a Minor Thought on Beethoven
39374Fine Single Page ALS of Maurice Ravel to a French Soprano
Ravel, Maurice
Fine Single Page ALS of Maurice Ravel to a French Soprano
40568ALS to Composer William Molard about “Hamlet” and the Case of Murderer Jean-Jacques Liabeuf
Ravel, Maurice
ALS to Composer William Molard about “Hamlet” and the Case of Murderer Jean-Jacques Liabeuf
41190Letter Discussing His Inability to Conduct London Philharmonic and Mentioning Glazunov
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai
Letter Discussing His Inability to Conduct London Philharmonic and Mentioning Glazunov