Grainger, Percy. (1882–1961)

"Hill Song No. 1" - Autograph Musical Quotation

Two-measure AMQS in ink from the Australian-born pianist, conductor, and composer best known for his folk settings and colorfully experimental works. A quotation from the work the composer considered "by far the best of all my compositions." Boldly penned on an album page and inscribed "Yours heartily / Percy Grainger." 6.5 x 8 inches. Tape remnants along the left edge, one slightly touching the start of the quotation and otherwise fine.

"What I wanted to convey in my Hill-song was the nature of the hills themselves -- as if the hills themselves were telling of themselves through my music, rather than that I, an onlooker, were recording my 'impressions' of the hills." (Grainger, as quoted in the "Program Notes" to Hill Song No. 1 in Thomas P. Lewis, A Source Guide to the Music of Percy Grainger. (9441)

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