41334The French Ballet Composer Advises a Student: “One does not give up life at the age of twenty when one can live honorably”
Adam, Adolphe
The French Ballet Composer Advises a Student: “One does not give up life at the age of twenty when one can live honorably”
42595ALS by Hungary’s Foremost 20th-Century Composer
Bartok, Bela
ALS by 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”
41350ALS to His Son About His Opium Addiction
Berlioz, Hector
ALS to His Son About His Opium Addiction
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!
41354School Essay on Science Written When He Was 16 Years Old
Bernstein, Leonard
School Essay on Science Written When He Was 16 Years Old
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
42602Authorizing an Arrangement of His “Carmen’s” Famous “Habanera” for a Satirical Revue
Bizet, Georges
Authorizing an Arrangement of His “Carmen’s” Famous “Habanera” for a Satirical Revue
42882ALS About His Music for “L’Arlésienne”
Bizet, Georges
ALS About His Music for “L’Arlésienne”
41383Uncommon ALS by the Composer and Verdi’s Librettist
Boito, Arrigo
Uncommon ALS by the Composer and Verdi’s Librettist
42959Autograph Musical Manuscript of Brahms’ “Verzweiflung” (“Despair”), Last Auctioned in 1938
Brahms, Johannes
Autograph Musical Manuscript of Brahms’ “Verzweiflung” (“Despair”), Last Auctioned in 1938
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
40929Elliott Carter Supports Mario Cuomo for President
Carter, Elliott
Elliott Carter Supports Mario Cuomo for President
42887Contract Signed by Composer and Lyricist of the Iconic 1907 Song “School Days”
Cobb, William Denight
Contract Signed by Composer and Lyricist of the Iconic 1907 Song “School Days”
42711Thirteen Letters by Internationally Famous Conductors
Conductors
Thirteen Letters by Internationally Famous Conductors
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
42053Two Measures from d’Albert’s “Tiefland”
D'Albert, Eugen
Two Measures from d’Albert’s “Tiefland”
41933Rare ALS on Difficulties with His German Publisher
Delius, Frederick
Rare ALS on Difficulties with His German Publisher
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
42023ALS on the Way to Success in England
Dvorak, Antonin
ALS on the Way to Success in England
42894Metropolitan Opera Card Autographed by Its Longtime Manager
Gatti-Casazza, Giulio
Metropolitan Opera Card Autographed by Its Longtime Manager
42900Announcement for the 1942 Revival of “Porgy and Bess”
Gershwin, George
Announcement for the 1942 Revival of “Porgy and Bess”
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”
40965Overwhelmed by Work on “Faust,” “Sapho,” and Other Projects
Gounod, Charles
Overwhelmed by Work on “Faust,” “Sapho,” and Other Projects
41415ALS: “Just what happened? Just what is this mystery? I have never seen anything in the world like this, anything more curious than this mix up!!!”
Gounod, Charles
ALS: “Just what happened? Just what is this mystery? I have never seen anything in the world like this, anything more curious than this mix up!!!”
42567Letter to the Academic Society of the Children of Apollo mentioning the “flowers on the road of life…left to me to travel”
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Letter to the Academic Society of the Children of Apollo mentioning 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
42906Holiday Note in the Modernist Composer’s Hand
Hindemith, Paul
Holiday Note in the Modernist Composer’s Hand
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”
42030Scarce Signed Photograph of the Pianist Who Died at 31
Kapell, William
Scarce Signed Photograph of the Pianist Who Died at 31
41425Heartfelt ALS from the Soviet Composer to a Colleague
Khachaturian, Aram Ilich
Heartfelt ALS from the Soviet Composer to a Colleague
37772Rare Signed Photograph of the Hungarian Composer
Kodaly, Zoltan
Rare Signed Photograph of the Hungarian Composer
41942Uncommon TLS by the Great Violinist
Kreisler, Fritz
Uncommon TLS by the Great Violinist
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”
41433ALS Defending “I Medici” Despite “Pagliacci’s” Success
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
ALS Defending “I Medici” Despite “Pagliacci’s” Success
41753Patriotic Signed Photograph by Leoncavallo, Composer of “Pagliacci”
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Patriotic Signed Photograph by Leoncavallo, Composer of “Pagliacci”
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”
42914Ten Handwritten Letters
Massenet, Jules
Ten Handwritten Letters
42608ALS Preparing for the Premiere of His Opera During the French Revolution
Mehul, Etienne Nicolas
ALS Preparing for the Premiere of His Opera During the French Revolution
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