Winter 2018 Catalogue

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61. [Puccini, Giacomo. (1858–1924)].
Puccini's Funeral - Original Press Photograph

Original press photograph showing "the scene in front of the Church of St. Mary of the Angels while services were held for the famous composer Puccini in Rome." Original press caption on the verso, dated February 2, 1925. Lightly wrinkled, with crop marks, some light over-drawing and notations on the image; overall very good. 10 x 8 inches (26 x 19.5 cm). Read More...
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Opera

62. Reich, Steve. (b. 1936).
Drumming - SIGNED Leporello Score and LP Record

New York and Los Angeles: John Gibson and Multiples. 1972. Drumming, for eight small tuned Drums, three Marimbas, three Glockenspiels, male and female Voices, Whistling and Piccolo. Signed leporello format score of the American composer's percussion work, described as "minimalism's first masterpiece," with accompanying signed 2 x Vinyl gatefold LP recording. Reich has signed on the final page of the leporello and on the rear of the LP cover and numbered each 164 from the edition of 500. The inside cover of the record features a photograph of the work's first performances in 1971 at the Museum of Modern Art, Student Center of NYU, and New York Town Hall, where the recording was made. Slight fold and light stain on the upper edge of the leporello, else fine.  Read More...
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63. Rodgers, Richard. (1902–1979) [Ferber, Edna. (1885–1965)].
Two Typed Letters Signed to Edna Ferber

Two typed letters signed from the American composer to his longtime friend, the novelist and playwright Edna Ferber. New York; March 16, 1962 and October 3, 1963, each 1 p. The first letter thanks Ferber for her gift on the opening night of his show No Strings: "Darling Ferb, I know that to get backstage last night was virtually an impossibility but somehow you always manage to do the right thing. The note was waiting for me when I got home (rather late) and the No String Bean was waiting for me before I went to the theatre. All of this made me much happier than caviar ever could and at the risk of redundancy I have to tell you that I love you very much. Rich." The second letter thanks Ferber for her "immediate and helpful answer to my cry of help" on a proposed project, and goes on to thank Ferber for her interest in his wife Dorothy's work, and concludes affectionately: "You're an extraordinary and entirely wonderful woman and I feel I must say to you that, as these years keep going by, I keep loving you more." Folding creases; filing note to head of one letter; overall fine. 7.25 x 10.5 inches (18.4 x 26.7 cm). Read More...
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Song

64. Rossiter, Will. (1867–1954).
Two Autograph Letters

Two autograph letters from the American publisher and distributor of songbooks and sheet music, to a business associate. May 2, 1899 and May 3, 1899. Addressed to a Mr. J. A. Lieder, the first letter (1 p.) deals with a shipment of songbooks and a proposed business deal with another music seller, Lehman Bros. The second letter (3 pp.), calls off the deal with the correspondent completely and rebukes him: "You don't seem to realize you had the agency for the best song books in the world and could make a big thing of it, and you must have known from the first you could not 'swing it' and should not have undertaken it..." Toning, some smudging to one page and wrinkling; overall very good. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.5 x 27.7 cm).
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65. Rubbra, Edmund. (1901–1986).
Signed Program

Signed program from the British composer, whose Song of the Soul, op. 78, was performed by the Goldsmiths' String Orchestra conducted by Brian Brockless on April 21, 1956. Rubbra has signed on the cover of the program, which also included works by Scarlatti, Bach, Mátyás Seiber, and Hamish MacCunn. 4 pp. Light toning and one small stain to the cover; overall in fine condition. 5.25 x 8 inches (13.2 x 20.7 cm).
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66. Rutter, John. (b. 1945).
Autograph Musical Quotation, "Gloria in excelsis."

Five neatly penned measures from "Gloria in excelsis," Cambridge, 1987. On a piece of music manuscript, 10 x 4 inches. Small tear and minor creases in 2 corners, neither affecting script and overall in very good, clean condition.


An uncommon item from the English composer and choral conductor, founder of the Cambridge Singers, and probably the most successful - in terms of performances, publications and recordings - choral composer of his generation.
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67. Schoenberg, Arnold. (1874–1951) & Man Ray. (1890–1976) .
Original Photograph, Signed by the Artist

Striking original 1923 portrait photograph of the important composer, signed by the photographer, the American visual artist Man Ray. Gelatin silver print, tipped to a mount of black paper and signed in red pencil on the mount: "Man Ray Paris." Some light wrinkling to the photograph; slightly rough edges to the mount; overall in fine condition. Total size 5.75 x 8.75 inches (14.6 x 22.3 cm). Read More...
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68. [Schoenberg, Arnold. (1874-1951)] Wellesz , Egon. (1885-1974).
"Arnold Schönberg" - The Earliest Monograph on Schoenberg, Inscribed to Anton Webern

Leipzig Wien Zürich: E. P. Tal & Co.. 1921. 12mo. Original publisher's decorative paper boards. 1f. (with publisher's device), [iii] (title), [iv] (copyright notices, printer's note), 1f. (motto), 7-[151] (text), [ii] (chronological table), [i] (table of contents), [ii] (advertisements) pp. With folding facsimile of a sketch leaf for the 5 Orchestral Pieces, op. 16. Preserved in a custom-made brown cloth-covered folding box with black leather title label gilt to spine. Binding slightly worn and browned. Lower outer corners of first few signatures slightly dampstained; annotation in pencil to p. 128. Read More...

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69. Schoenberg, Arnold. (1874–1951).
Klavierstück [op. 33b]

New York: New Music Edition Corporation Publisher. 1932. Second edition of Schoenberg's Klavierstück, later published as no. 2 of his Klavierstücke op. 33. Published in the series "New Music: A Quarterly Publishing Modern Compositions," vol. 5, no. 3. 7 pp. In fine condition. 8.5 x 11 inches.
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70. Schumann, Robert. (1810–1856) [Radecke, Robert. (1830–1911)].
"Sechs Fugen über den Namen BACH" - SIGNED PRESENTATION SCORE in Sammelband of Organ Works

Leipzig: Whistling. [1846]. Score to Schumann's Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, op. 60, signed and inscribed by the composer on the front wrapper to the organist, pianist, violinist, and composer Robert Radecke. He has penned (translated from the German): "To Mr. Radecke / In remembrance and with many thanks / for his excellent organ playing," and dated D[resden], February 26, 1850. 35 pp. Engraved, [PN] 410.411–416. Bound together with six further works for organ (listed in full below), including first editions of Mendelssohn's Preludes and Fugues op. 37, Liszt's Fantasy and Fugue S. 259, and further works by Liszt, Brosig and Hesse. Some internal foxing and toning to the inscription page; overall fine. Blue full-cloth with gold tooling to spine; light shelf wear; overall fine. 10.5 x 13.25 inches. Read More...

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71. Sorabji, Kaikhosru Shapurji. (1892 - 1988).
Opus Clavicembalisticum - SIGNED FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE LONGEST SOLO PIANO WORKS EVER COMPOSED

London: J. Curwen & Sons. [1931]. First Edition.

Rare signed copy of the notoriously long and virtuosic piano work. Signed and inscribed to Carl Engel, French-born American pianist, musicologist and publisher. Engel was also a writer on music for The Musical Quarterly, and chief of the Music Division of the Library of Congress.  Read More...
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72. Sousa, John Philip. (1854–1932).
Stars and Stripes Forever - Signed Sheet Music

Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co.. c. 1930. Rare signed sheet music for the piano reduction of the most beloved patriotic work by the "March King," signed and inscribed by Sousa to the upper right corner of the cover, which also features a small portrait of the composer. Small upright folio. 5 pp. Light toning, small crease to lower left corner, overall fine.  Uncommon. We have traced no signed copies of this celebrated patriotic song appearing at auction in over 50 years.  Read More...
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73. Stainer, John. (1840–1901).
Autograph Letter

Autograph letter from the English organist and composer to a Mr. Woods, arranging an organ lesson and mentioning his recovery from an illness. February 18, [n.y.]. 3 pp. on letterhead of the Oxford Union Society. Writing that he is "rapidly getting into my usual lively state again—although of course ten days in doors has much reduced my strength," Stainer reschedules a coming organ lesson, also sending wishes to the correspondent's father and sister. A few light foxing spots; overall very fine. 4.5 x 7 inches (11.2 x 17.5 cm).

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74. Stalvey, Dorrance. (1944–2005).
"Changes" - Inscribed Sheet Music

Original sheet music to the American composer's 1966 piano work "Changes," inscribed on the cover: "To Fred / with best wishes / 11/27/79." 23 pp. Softcover. Toning; overall fine. 11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm). Read More...
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75. Stockhausen, Karlheinz. (1928 - 2007) [Friedlaender, Johnny. (1912-1992)] .
"Skizzen und Manuskripte" - SIGNED COPY

Stuttgart / Dielsdorf: manus presse / Matthieu AG. 1971. First. A signed copy of the oversized limited edition Skizzen & Manuskripte, one of 1000 copies, containing facsimile manuscripts by Stockhausen and sketches by the important German artist, designer and engraver Johnny Friedlaender. 8 oblong sheets  (16 pp) printed on both sides (including wrappers). This example boldly signed by Stockhausen to the inside front cover page (also including a printed graphically notated score extending to the inner rear wrapper) and inscribed to a performer "with thanks for the 1971 [performance of] Mantra in Amsterdam." Printed wrappers with light staining and handling creases around the edges, ink stain in upper left corner which has stained through to the blank upper corner of the interior pages, else fine. 11.5 x 16.25 inches [29 x 41 cm]. 

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76. Stravinsky, Igor. (1882–1971) [Avedon, Richard. (1923–2004), AFTER].
Igor Stravinsky, composer, New York [triptych]

Gelatin silver print, 1969, with the artist's labels at bottom, stamped 'This is a photographic copy of the original to be used for publicity only' on the reverse, with label from Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. 11 x 14 in. (sheet), 17 x 21 in. (mat). A crease lower left corner, else in very good condition. Read More...
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77. Stravinsky, Igor. (1882–1971) [Monteux, Pierre. (1875–1964)].
Le Rossignol - Pre-Publication Act I Proofs with Autograph Corrections

Berlin, Moskau, St. Petersburg: Russicher Musikverlag. [1914]. Original pre-publication proofs to Act I of the 1914 opera Le Rossignol, with autograph corrections in Stravinsky's hand. 3–58 pp. Engraved. [P.N.] R.M.V. 158. Autograph corrections or notes in pencil or red or blue pencil to pp. 3, 22, 30, 54, 56, and 57, with large red editorial stamps to pp. 3 and 23. Loose single-sided sheets within a card and canvas-tape folder, largely split at the fold. Heavy toning and wear to the edges, with some water damage to the later pages, not affecting the music. Overall in very good condition. 11.25 x 14 inches (28.5 x 36 cm). Read More...

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78. [Stravinsky, Igor. (1882–1971)] [Ballets Russes].
MAVRA - 1922 Ballets Russes à l'Opéra Premiere Programs

Original souvenir program from the May–June 1922 season of the Ballets Russes, with program insert dated June 13, 1922. The cover features a watercolor by Natalie Gotcharova of a costume for Le Mariage de la Belle au Bois Dormant. The contents include photographs of La Nijinska, Igor Stravinsky, and Vera Trefilova, Lubov Tchernicheva and others; color costume and set designs by Gontcharova, Michel Larionow, and others; and several pages of advertisements. The dated insert lists the performers for the works performed on June 13: Le Sacre du Printemps, Stravinsky's one-act opera Mavra (described as the "Creation"), Le Mariage de la Belle au Bois Dormant  (described as the "Creation a Paris"), and Contes de Fées. 36 pp. Some very light edge wear; toning to the insert; overall in very fine condition. 9.5 x 12.5 inches (24.3 x 31.7 cm). Read More...
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Dance

79. Tailleferre, Germaine. (1892–1983) [Thibaud, Jacques. (1880–1953)].
Autograph Letter to Thibaud about Violin Sonata no. 1

Autograph letter from the French composer, the only female member of the group of composers known as Les Six, to the masterful French violinist Jacques Thibaud, regarding corrections to a violin sonata. Dated "Friday," with original envelope postmarked August 5, 1922. Translated from the French, in full: "Dear friend, I am leaving tonight for Brittany and I hope that you have received the manuscript of the violin part and of the sonata, which I sent to you almost 15 days ago. Please don't delay in looking over the part, because I fear there may now be a severe delay in the publication because of this. I am sorry to disturb you at this point, and ask you to excuse me, it is the last service that I will ask of you... Respectfully, G. Tailleferre. [...] It would be best if you could send it directly to Durand to save time." Folding creases, one chip at the upper edge; overall in fine condition. 8.25 x 10.5 inches (21 x 27 cm). Read More...
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80. [Unusual Musical Printing] Abel, Carl Friedrich. (1723–1787) & Hudson, Robert. (1732–1815).
"Mr. Hudson's March" and "A Favourite Minuet" - Original Sheet Music

Dublin: Benjamin Rhames. [ca. 1769). Score of a short piece by Robert Hudson for two violins and continuo, together with: A Favourite Minuet in Abel's Quartettos. The two works printed on a single engraved sheet. 1 p., folio, disbound. An attractive and unusual Irish publication, with the violin parts of Abel's minuet printed within two neighboring circles. Toning and edge wear, with one rip to the right edge. Overall fine. 9.25 x 13.5 inches (23.6 x 34 cm).

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