Dvorák, Antonín Leopold . (1841 - 1904) . Autograph Letter in English to his Publisher regarding the Requiem. Brief and emphatic autograph letter Signed, "A. Dvorák," a postcard to his English publishers Novello & Ewer, in English: "I wish no dedication! For the title page of the vocal score ore [sic] full score!" 1 page, oblong 12mo; several pinholes and creases at lower left affecting place text, postage stamp and postmarks and holograph address verso. Vysoká, 28 August 1891.
1891 was an auspicious year for the composer. In March, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Prague University and three months later, received a similar honor from Cambridge. His fiftieth birthday, on September 8, was celebrated with a host of ceremonies and performances, and on 9 October 1891, in Birmingham, England, Dvorak conducted the premiere of his Requiem in B-flat minor (Op. 89), "the romantic era's largest and grandest" ("Dvorak," David Hurwitz) - and one of the most beautiful and original - settings of the Mass for the Dead.
1891 was an auspicious year for the composer. In March, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Prague University and three months later, received a similar honor from Cambridge. His fiftieth birthday, on September 8, was celebrated with a host of ceremonies and performances, and on 9 October 1891, in Birmingham, England, Dvorak conducted the premiere of his Requiem in B-flat minor (Op. 89), "the romantic era's largest and grandest" ("Dvorak," David Hurwitz) - and one of the most beautiful and original - settings of the Mass for the Dead.
Dvorák, Antonín Leopold . (1841 - 1904) . Autograph Letter in English to his Publisher regarding the Requiem. Brief and emphatic autograph letter Signed, "A. Dvorák," a postcard to his English publishers Novello & Ewer, in English: "I wish no dedication! For the title page of the vocal score ore [sic] full score!" 1 page, oblong 12mo; several pinholes and creases at lower left affecting place text, postage stamp and postmarks and holograph address verso. Vysoká, 28 August 1891.
1891 was an auspicious year for the composer. In March, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Prague University and three months later, received a similar honor from Cambridge. His fiftieth birthday, on September 8, was celebrated with a host of ceremonies and performances, and on 9 October 1891, in Birmingham, England, Dvorak conducted the premiere of his Requiem in B-flat minor (Op. 89), "the romantic era's largest and grandest" ("Dvorak," David Hurwitz) - and one of the most beautiful and original - settings of the Mass for the Dead.
1891 was an auspicious year for the composer. In March, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Prague University and three months later, received a similar honor from Cambridge. His fiftieth birthday, on September 8, was celebrated with a host of ceremonies and performances, and on 9 October 1891, in Birmingham, England, Dvorak conducted the premiere of his Requiem in B-flat minor (Op. 89), "the romantic era's largest and grandest" ("Dvorak," David Hurwitz) - and one of the most beautiful and original - settings of the Mass for the Dead.