Fall 2015 Catalogue

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73. [Jazz & Song] Botrel, Jean-Baptiste-Théodore-Marie . (1868 - 1925).
Signed Photograph

Unusual signed photograph of the celebrated French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright. An attractive image of Botrel with a woman, both in traditional Breton costume. He has boldly signed and inscribed "J'aime! Je chante! Je crois!" Very fine.

He is best known for his popular songs about his native Brittany, of which the most famous is La Paimpolaise. During World War I he became France's official "Bard of the Armies".
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96. Prima, Louis. (1910–1978).
Signed Photograph

Vintage 10.5 x 13 cm glossy Maurice Seymour photograph of the Sicilian American singer, actor, songwriter, and trumpeter. Signed and inscribed in green ink. Fine.

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72. [Jazz & Song] James, Harry. (1916 - 1983).
Original Photograph

Vintage original candid performance photograph 8 x 10 inch photograph of the American musician who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he re-organized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983. Crease to lower right corner, mounting remnants on verso, else fine.

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100. [Jazz & Song] Venuti, Joe. (1903-1978).
Signed Photograph

Vintage signed and inscribed 8 x 10 inch glossy publicity photograph of the supreme jazz violinist. In fine condition.
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131. [Music Iconography].
Jumbo Cabinet Photographs: "Representatives of Music & Singing 1889."

Highly unusual pair of 11 x 14 jumbo cabinet photos with 76 vignetted photos of great musicians and singers including: Anton Rubinstein, Joseph Hoffmann, Strauss, Von Bulow, Grove, Santley, Foli, Richter, Halle, Piatti, Joachim, Arthur Sullivan, Gounod, Lucca, Gerster, Trebelli, Hauk, Valleria, Albani, Patti, Roze, Sembrich, Clara Schumann, Nilsson, Nordica , etc, etc. Slight edge wear, but overall fine.
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165. [Pianist] Kentner, Louis. (1905 - 1987).
Signed Photograph

A fine signed postcard photograph from the the important Hungarian/English pianist. 9 x 13 cm, mounted together with a clipped autograph return address and (on the verso of the mounting page), the transmissal envelope. All in fine condition.

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150. [Opera] [Moffo, Anna. (1932–2006)].
Photograph inscribed to Anna Moffo from an early teacher

11 x 14 inch original Blank + Stoller of NY photograph of an unidentified early teacher of soprano Anna Moffo, inscribed "To my prize pupil / James M. Hills [Wills? Mills?)]," from the collection of Anna Moffo. Some creasing alround the print borders, a few scuffs, else fine.

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9. Beethoven, Ludwig van. (1770–1827).
Trois sonates pour le piano-forte avec accompagnement de violon ... par Louis van Beethoven. Oeuvre 30.

Paris: Janet et Cotelle.. [1828]. Upright folio. Livraison I - III: three volumes bound together in blue marbled boards. Lacking violin part. Engraved throughout. [PN] 1118, 1119, 1120. Blue marbled boards. First and second title pages present but separated, signatures a little loose generally, a few creased pages, generally very good otherwise.

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192. Strauss, Richard. (1864–1949) [Panzner, Karl. (1866–1923)].
Ein Heldenleben. Tondichtung für großes Orchester [...] Op. 40.

Leipzig: Leuckart. 1899. First Edition. Full score. Large upright folio. 139 pp. [PN] 5200. Rubbed and bumped, spine shaken and splitting from the block. Conductor's markings throughout in graphite and colored pencil. The head of the first page of score with the stamp of the Philharmonische Concerte Bremen. Mueller von Asow Bd. 1, p. 241; Trenner, p. 179 (Nr. 190). Read More...

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180. Rome, Harold. (1908–1993).
"That's the Ticket" - Three Signed Songs, including an Autograph Musical Quotation of "I Shouldn't Love You"

New York: Crawford Music Corporation. 1948. Grouping of three signed and inscribed songs from the American composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. " I Shouldn't Love You," 2 pp., inscribed with an AMQS; "Take off the Coat," 3 pp.; "The Money Song," 6 pp. A few nicks to edges, corners bent, else fine. Read More...

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182. Rossini, Gioacchino. (1792-1868).
Visage d'homme - Original Drawing by Rossini with Signed Concert Pass

Original drawing in brown ink, accomplished in the hand of the composer on paper with letterhead of the "Maison du Roi / Département des Beaux Arts", annotated in the hand of the Vicomte de Beauchesne [from the sale of his library]: «fait par Rossini, le 9 mars 1829». Together with a concert pass in the hand of the composer "Laissez passez 2 personnes. G. Rossini / A le 22." 16 x 19 cm.

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186. Schumann, Robert. (1810–1856).
Autograph Signature & Original CDV Photograph

Autograph signature at the conclusion of a partial ALS from the highly important German composer and pianist whose distinctively lyrical musical language, especially evident in his keyboard works and art songs, made him one of the central figures of the German Romantic tradition. Read More...
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97. Seeger, Pete. (1919 - 2014).
Collection of Letters & Photographs, 1975 - 2000

An interesting collection of materials from the American folk singer, an iconic figure in the mid-20th century American folk music revival. The small archive includes correspondence from Seeger to his friend Bruce Cornish (1925 - 2014), an amateur musician who worked for the Kansas City Water Department, and includes four one-page ALSs, six brief ALSs on postcards, and three TLSs, dated from 1975 to 2000, all signed “Pete,” with him adding a small banjo sketch to four; Seeger has also affixed leaves to two of the letters. One letter, in part: “Several members of my family are interested in the violins, and if it is not too late, I’d like to send you the money to mail them here.” Another, in part: “I never expected to be quite so involved in trying to defend & restore a river, but it’s fun. Involves sailing & swimming and food and music, as well as science (see enclosed).” The collection also includes an ALS by his wife, filmmaker Toshi Seeger, a color reproduction of an illustrated song, and four unsigned photos: one of Pete Seeger, two of his mother Constance Seeger, and one of Constance and W.R. Young. In overall fine condition, with blocks of toning to the earliest letter.
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13. Bernstein, Leonard. (1918–1990).
Signed Letter regarding the books most influential to him

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 7.25, New York Philharmonic letterhead, February 17, 1966. Letter to Evelyn Byrne, in full: “Your students’ question is difficult to answer, mainly because different books influence one at different stages of one’s develpoment. Roughly, though, I could name the following: In my ‘teens, the big influence was Jean-Christophe of Rolland (about a German musician). In my twenties, undoubtedly The Magic Mountain of Thomas Mann and Ulysses of James Joyce. In my thirties, Human Destiny by Lecomte de Nouy. And now, in my forties, without any second thoughts, the Nabokov novels, Lolita and Pale Fire.” In fine condition, with trivial creasing to right side and trimmed bottom edge. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.
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211. [Violinist] Kreisler, Fritz. (1875–1962).
Signed Photograph

Vintage sepia postcard photograph of the beloved American violinist and composer of Austrian birth who was one of the most important musicians of the last century. Bust portrait, signed with his name alone, in fine condition. 11 x 16 cm.
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3. Bantock, Granville. (1868 - 1946).
Autograph Musical Quotation

Boldly penned AMQS from the popular English composer. Four measures from an unidentified work in B minor, marked "Con Anima" and "mf espress[ivo]" and signed "Granville Bantock." On a small paper measuring 11 x 5.5 cm. Scarce.

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6. Bax, Arnold. (1883 - 1953).
Autograph Musical Quotation

Boldly penned AMQS from the popular English composer. Three measures from an unidentified work, signed "Arnold Bax / March 2nd, 1933." On a small paper measuring 11 x 6 cm. Scarce.

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61. [Handel, George Frederic. (1685-1759)].
Two Manuscript Land Assessment Books for the Brook St. Ward, London 1746 and 1747

Two land assessments from the middle years of Handel's long residence at 25 Brook Street in London, where the composer lived and worked from 1723 to the end of his life. Contemporaneous documents mentioning Handel are of the greatest rarity and these extraordinary documents provide considerable insight into the people who lived around the composer in the year (1746) that he wrote Judas Maccabeus and the Occasional Oratorio, and in the year (1747) that he wrote his oratorio 'Joshua' containing the original version of his famous chorus 'See the Conquering Hero Comes' written in celebration of the return of the Duke of Cumberland after the Battle of Culloden, and which Handel later incorporated into Judas Maccabeus. Both documents in very fine condition with expected light wear, details as follows: Read More...
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138. [Opera] Chernyavskaya, Katia. .
Two Signed Photographs

Two signed postcard photographs of the Russian mezzo soprano. Fine.

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56. Gershwin, George. (1898–1937).
Signed Letter regarding his English Taxes

TLS, one page, 8.25 x 10.75, personal letterhead, 11 June 1931, to Mr. Wattenberg. Claiming that he has "no source of income from England where the tax is not already taken off." A few small tears to margins without loss, diagonal tear with loss to lower right margin, folding creases with small fold split just under the signature.
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