Hovhaness, Alan. (1911-2000)
Autograph Musical Quotation, "Magnificat."
A 3.5 x 6.5 inch First Day Cover honoring George Gershwin, signed with a three-measure AMQS by the prolific American composer of Armenian descent. Fine."Although he has been stereotyped as a self-consciously Armenian composer (rather as Ernest Bloch is seen as a Jewish composer), his output assimilates the music of many cultures. What may be most American about all of it is the way it turns its materials into a kind of exoticism. The atmosphere is hushed, reverential, mystical, nostalgic." (Richard Buell, Boston Globe) (3288)
AMQS Classical Music