Two Meditations from "Mass" - THREE Printed Scores with Autograph Corrections

Printed score for Two Meditations from "Mass" for orchestra, Signed thrice, in ink or pencil, with numerous holograph corrections throughout, in green or red colored pencil. The score, a facsimile of the original autograph musical document notated on sheets printed with 26 staves per page, in two parts ("Meditation #1" and "Meditation #2"). The first part, with holograph title ("Meditation #1 / from Mass"), signed on first page at upper right and again at lower edge ("copyright 1971, 1972 Leonard Bernstein"). The second part, signed on the first page at upper right, in pencil. Together 12 pages. Each folio, self-wrappers, staple binding; toning and chipping at all edges, horizontal fold, cello tape at edges of later pages of each part. Np, ca. 1972.

Together with a printed score for Two Meditations from Mass arranged by the composer for cello and piano, unsigned, with several holograph corrections in pencil and red colored pencil throughout. The score, a facsimile of the original autograph musical document notated on sheets printed with 16 staves per page. The cover includes a note to his music editor, Paul G. Wittke ("Wittke / See red changes"). 7 pages, 4to, staple binding. Np, ca. 1972. 

Bernstein's theatrical piece MASS was composed at the request of Jacqueline Kennedy and premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971. Two "Meditations," which in the larger piece serve as instrumental interludes, were later extracted to be performed separately, and the composer's arrangement of these two meditations for cello and piano was copyrighted in 1974. A few years later, Bernstein added a third movement to the work, consisting of other themes from MASS; this larger Three Meditations from MASS (1977) was premiered at the Kennedy Center with Mstislav Rostropovich as cello soloist. (15862)

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