{"product_id":"13436-thomson-virgil-1896-1989-four-saints-in-three-acts-autograph-musical-quotation","title":"Thomson, Virgil. (1896-1989) \"Four Saints in Three Acts\" - Autograph Musical Quotation","description":"AMQS of the important American composer's 1927 opera \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eFour Saints in Three Acts. \u003c\/i\u003eThomson has penned the first two measures of his work and signed on the verso of the handwritten collector's letter asking for his autograph, which is signed by a Howard Moliff and dated March 15, 1982. Light creases; overall in very fine condition. On hole-punched notepaper. 8 x 10.5 inches (20.3 x 26.7 cm). Autograph quotations from this pathbreaking work are surprisingly uncommon.\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eThe work was first performed at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT on Feb. 7, 1934 and opened on Broadway 2 weeks later. Revolutionary in a number of ways, the libretto has more to do with the sounds of the words than with presenting a coherent narrative. The portrayal of the European saints by an all-black cast was the first of its kind, and the sets, designed by Florine Stettheimer, included cellophane backdrops, with costumes - also by Stettheimer - made of colorful lace, silk and taffeta. The choreography was by Frederick Ashton, after Balanchine had turned down the job.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093518110879,"sku":"13436","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Thomson_Virgil_AMQS_13436_001.jpg?v=1722188554","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/13436-thomson-virgil-1896-1989-four-saints-in-three-acts-autograph-musical-quotation","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}