{"product_id":"14665-prokofiev-sergei-1891-1953-typed-letter-signed-i-do-not-think-that-i-will-write-music-for-this-little-book","title":"Prokofiev, Sergei. (1891-1953) Typed Letter Signed - \" I do not think that I will write music for this little book\"","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eTyped letter signed from the important Russian composer to progressive journalist Pierre Paraf, thanking him for sending Prokofiev \"Danseur rouge,\" a work by Paul Knudsen. Dated Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, August 1, 1927. Translated from the French, in part: \"Please excuse me for not yet having thanked you for sending \"Danseur rouge\" by Mr. Knudsen. I have been extremely busy in the past months and it was only in the course of the last week that I was able to read the \"Danseur rouge,\" which seemed to me a work of great talent. I read it with great pleasure, notwithstanding the mistakes in the translation. Yet, I do not think that I will write music for this little book, for at the moment my thoughts are with other plans, but I am interested in Paul Knudsen's work and I would be pleased to read his other plays [...] Serge Prokofieff.\" 1 p. Block of toning from prior mounting, with tape stains around outer edges, folds, else fine. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003ePoul, or Paul, Knudsen (1889-1974), who also wrote under the pseudonym Frank Tower, was a Danish playwright and librettist. His works include \u003ci\u003eScaramouche \u003c\/i\u003e(1913), a tragic pantomime with incidental music by Jean Sibelius, and screenplays for many early Danish films.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093557923999,"sku":"14665","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Prokofiev_TLS_14665.jpg?v=1722188825","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/14665-prokofiev-sergei-1891-1953-typed-letter-signed-i-do-not-think-that-i-will-write-music-for-this-little-book","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}