Luening, Otto. (1900–1996). Signed Promotional Brochure. Signed brochure, 20 pp. lavishly produced with biographical materials, photographs and works list, promoting the American composer on the occasion of the composer's 70th birthday. Issued by BMI, 1970. Inscribed, "For Benny Andrews, with best wishes, Otto Luening / Oct. 19, 1989 / New York" to fol. 3 recto. 9 x 7.5 inches (22.8 x 19 cm). Paperclip impression to head of cover, else in fine condition.
Born in Milwaukee to German parents and educated in Germany, Luening returned to the U.S. after the First World War and, from 1925 to the 1970s, was affiliated with a variety of U.S. schools of the first rank, including Eastman, Columbia and Juilliard, as a composition teacher and conductor.
Luening, Otto. (1900–1996). Signed Promotional Brochure. Signed brochure, 20 pp. lavishly produced with biographical materials, photographs and works list, promoting the American composer on the occasion of the composer's 70th birthday. Issued by BMI, 1970. Inscribed, "For Benny Andrews, with best wishes, Otto Luening / Oct. 19, 1989 / New York" to fol. 3 recto. 9 x 7.5 inches (22.8 x 19 cm). Paperclip impression to head of cover, else in fine condition.
Born in Milwaukee to German parents and educated in Germany, Luening returned to the U.S. after the First World War and, from 1925 to the 1970s, was affiliated with a variety of U.S. schools of the first rank, including Eastman, Columbia and Juilliard, as a composition teacher and conductor.