Autograph musical quotation in brown ink, one measure, neatly penned on a slip of musical manuscript paper, titled and signed in 1970. An unusual example from the important Polish composer and conductor, instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philharmonic orchestra after World War II. He also served as Principal Conductor of the Kraków Philharmonic Orchestra. 7.8 x 2.75 inches; 20 x 7 cm. Fine.

The composer writes: "SINFONIA DI SFERE - Symphony of Spheres - my fifth symphony - is an abstract work, a musical structure influenced by the beauty and mystery of geometry. The title has no connection with the philosophy of Pythagoras ("music of the spheres"), nor with astrology (unlike the planets which inspired Gustav Holst).

In this work, the concept of spheres gave me a double impetus: first and most essential, spheres of contemplative thoughts and emotions; and the secondary aspect, a group of spheres as a geometric figure which acts as a framework enclosing meticulously organised musical material."