American Composer (121 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Lots of writing.

Sheet Music. Condition: Good. Good condition with wear and markings.

Condition: Good. - An oval, sepia-toned magazine portrait, 3-7/8 inches high by 3-1/8 inches wide, is mounted on a piece of cream card, approximately 6-1/4 inches high by 3-5/8 inches wide. Inscribed in black ink on the mount below the portrait: "To Seymour Halpern, / with best wishes, / John Powell". The mount is lightly soiled & there is some black staining to the blank verso. Good. The head-and-shoulders portrait depicts a handsome young Powell in profile, wearing a suit and tie.John Powell [1882-1963], an American pianist, composer and ethnomusicologist, was born and brought up in Virginia. He was one of the founders of the White Top Folk Festival, held in Grayson County, Virginia, which promoted the music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains. A firm believer in segregation and white supremacy, Powell helped found the Anglo-Saxon Clubs of America, which soon had numerous posts in Virginia.The Queens, New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law, including measures on schools, housing, civil rights, nutrition and mental health. A Liberal, he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City, and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits, including painting and collecting autographs, he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these, he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original orange paper covered boards, silver title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 189 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Cheap paper browning to the closed page edges and margins, minimal foxing to the end papers. Near Fine clean condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with sun yellowing, not price clipped. Loosely inserted monochrome photograph of Clint Eastwood. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 070916159X CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 430 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Dusty page edges. Very Good condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 430 printed pages of text with archive monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, unused new book. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0593014545 MUSIC [Classical].

Condition: Very Good. First paperback edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Contains [xvi], 319 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Condition: Good. Book Club edition hard back binding in publisher's original striking red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back and front. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Contains 287 pp with monochrome illustrations and photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with short closed tear to the top front gutter, spine sun faded. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in grey paper covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 6 pp including the covers. Scored for the pianoforte. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in ivory cream paper covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 10 pp including the covers. Scored for the pianoforte. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in grey and blue printed card covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 14 pp including the covers. Scored for the pianoforte. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in ivory cream paper covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 10 pp including the covers. Scored for the pianoforte. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in grey and blue printed card covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 14 pp including the covers. Scored for the pianoforte. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Bayreuth-Postkarte (Richard Wagner Büste von Arno Breker), eigenhändig signiert mit Zusatz Joh. 14 : 6 (dito: Albumblatt mit eigenhändiger Empfehlung "Acti 4:12", Unterschrift, sowie eigenhändiger Unterschrift seines Klavierbegleiters ALEXANDER ALEXAY (1901-99, kanadisch-am. Pianist) signiert, mit s/w-Reproportraitfoto unter matthellblaues Passepartout gerahmt Euro 65,-).

Condition: Very good. - 6 bars of "String Quartet in D" penned on a 12-1/2 inch high by 9-1/4 inch wide sheet of ruled music paper, inscribed and signed below the music: "For ., / With the best wishes of the composer, / Richard Bales / 7/26/71". The top corners of the music paper are lightly creased. The sheet has been folded twice for mailing & there is slight creasing to & 2 tiny chips out of the margins at the folds. Very good.

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Bing Crosby as Earl Carleton, Inger Stevens as Nina Wylie, E. G. Marshall as Sam Dunstock. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Condition: Very Good. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated paper covers. 11'' x 8½''. Contains 4 pages. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very Good condition. We currently hold in stock over 100 other pieces of sheet music sung by Bing Crosby. Bing Crosby as Earl Carleton, Inger Stevens as Nina Wylie, E. G. Marshall as Sam Dunstock. Member of the P.B.F.A. CROSBY, Bing (1903-1977).

Condition: Very good. - Two bars of music penned with the lyric "We are be-trothed" on a 3 inch high by 5-5/8 inch wide sheet of buff paper. Signed in full "Frederic Solomon". Once mounted into an album, the corners are torn with remnants of paper & glue adhering to the corners of the verso. The American composer of comic operas & songs Frederic Solomon was the author of several compositions, including "Cunnin, Ain't it? A Satirical! Comical! Topical!" (1887), "Beggar's Keepsake" (1893), "Temptation is hard to resist" (1893), "King Kaliko" (an 1892 comic opera with libretto by Frank Dupree).

Konzertprogramm (8 to) des RSO Berlin 1967 mit Unterschrift und Unterschrift des bulgarischen Tenor Margarita Lilowa (1935) (dito : Großes Porträtfoto 8° quer, beim dirigieren, eigenhändig signiert, mit Kurzbiografie Euro 60,-) (dito : s/w-Fotoporträtpostkarte, eigenhändig signiert Euro 48,-).

Signed: "To James with warm good wishes Peggy Lee".Peggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer and actress, in a career spanning six decades Framed behind glass. Paet of the lower image marred by adhesion to the glass. American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress whose career spanned over six decades. She was the recipient of three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award nomination, as well as being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Condition: Very Good. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original colour printed paper covered boards. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains [xii] 211 printed pages of text. Fine condition book in Very Good condition price clipped dust wrapper with a couple of short closed tears to the bottom edge of the front cover. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 06025047X CHILDREN'S & JUVENILE.

Condition: Fine. First edition in publisher's original photographic illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8¼'' x 6''. Contains 44 pp. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Condition: Very good. - Black-and-white, approximately 10 inch high by 8 inch wide original publicity photo by "G. Maillard Kesslere B.P." whose. copyright line is printed at bottom right. Tipped onto the bottom edge of the photograph is a 2-inch strip of paper on which the credits are typed. The top right corner of the photo is chipped & there is a small stain on the left side, not affecting the image. Very good. A head-and shoulders portrait of Albert Spalding wearing a white shirt and a spotted bow tie, photographed against a plain white background.Albert Spalding [1888-1953] was an internationally recognized violinist and composer. He studied the violin privately in New York City and Florence and at conservatories in Paris and Bologna, the latter graduating him with honors at the age of 14. He retired from the concert stage in 1950 and thereafter taught master classes at Boston University and, in the summers, at Florida State University. The credit slip attached to the photograph lists him as "Albert Spaulding [sic] who upholds America's proud right to claim the production of a violinist of indisputably first rank".The photographer George Maillard Kesslere [1894-1979] studied art at Syracuse University. On graduating he established a portrait studio in Syracuse, N.Y. where he practiced both photography and painting. In 1921 he moved his studio to New York where he won fame for the artistic qualities of his theatrical and fashion photography and for his paintings and pastels of diaphonously draped nude dancers. His portraiture won him recognition by the British Royal Academy of Photography. The "B.P. "which he later attached to his signature referred to this honor.

Paper, 12 x 7cm, remnants on verso indicating tipped on another surface previously. Text: '"God bless the brick house that was; God bless the brick house that is to be!" | Kate Douglas Wiggin | From "Rebecca"'. See Scan.

Pas de couverture. Condition: Assez bon. Rare - Album page signed in person in Paris in 1988. + Photo 15x15 cm (recent print). Size : 20.5x14.5 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

Condition: Near Fine. Vintage piano sheet music in colour illustrated printed paper covers. 13½'' x 10¾''. Contains 6 pages folded sheet music including the covers. Scored for voice and piano with lyrics. In Very near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Condition: Fine. First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine and to the upper panel. Thick 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [xiv] 651 printed pages of text with frontispiece of the Fletcher Henderson's senior and junior at a piano from the Frank Driggs collection and monochrome photographs to the centre, record label photographs throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. He was one of the most prolific black musical arrangers and his influence was vast. He was often known as Smack Henderson (apparently due to his college baseball hitting skills). Fletcher is ranked along with Duke Ellington as one of the most influential arrangers and band leaders in jazz history, and helped bridge the gap between the dixieland and swing era. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Jazz].

Condition: Fine. Sushan, New York, 1961., 1961. Fine. - An original 7-1/8 inch high by 9-1/8 inch wide matte finish black & white photograph portraying both modern American composers Carl Ruggles & Henry Cowell in profile from the chest up. With a grassy hill rising in the background, Cowell, at left, is attired in a suit jacket over a plaid shirt and tie, a wry smile on his face as he gazes at Ruggles. Ruggles, pictured at right, is attired in a dark jacket over a white shirt and tie, his hand resting on Cowell's shoulder. The photographer, Henry Cowell's wife Sidney Robertson Cowell has boldly penciled editorial annotations in graphite on the verso and further identified and initialed the photograph in purple ink in her hand "Henry Cowell & Carl Ruggles at Shushan, N.Y. 1954 / Photo SRC", subsequently crossing out the date and correcting it to "1961". The photograph is further identified by Sidney Cowel on a typed label mounted on the verso, stating "HC & Carl Ruggles, Shushan, NY, 1961. SC. [her initials]. Carl had the best composer's ears of his time for trapping sounds." Indeed, from the image, both composers seem to be listening to the natural sounds around them. There are minute faint creases, else fine. The American composer Henry Cowell (1897-1965) was strongly influenced by Oriental music as well as Irish and Midwestern folk tunes. Exploring the music of Africa, Java, and India, he revolutionized American music with innovations such as tone clusters and directly plucking the piano's strings. His compositions include "Aeolian Harp", "The Tides of Manaunaun", "Sinister Resonance" and "The Lilt of the Reel". The American composer, painter and teacher Carl Ruggles (1876-1971) was a modernist composer who employed dissonant counterpoint in his works. He was one of the founders of the ultramodernist movement, along with Henry Cowell and Ruth Crawford Seeger. Henry Cowell's wife, Sidney Robertson Cowell (1903-1995) was a pianist and an American ethnomusicologist and collector of folk songs.

3 blank sheets; 32 unnumbered pages with text and 4 (3 wholepage, 1 red) silkscreen prints, 3 blank sheet; all on yellowish large Rives-Paper. - Illustrated red cloth ''handbound by Mary Ellen Chapdu'' with olive silk marker ribbon; oblong-Folio (ca. 26 x 34 cm). *** FIRST EDITION, LARGESIZE CLOTHBOUND ORIGINAL FROM THE LIBRARY OF DICK HIGGINS parts of which were sold in Germany; NO. 7 OF 101 PRINTED COPIES INSCRIBED ''for Dick / from Jonathan / Highlands 1976''. - Binding slightly spotty, content in best condition; A NICE ASSOCIATION.

105 (2) pages. - Publisher's photographically illustrated softcover; ; 8vo.(ca. 22 x 15 cm). *** FIRST EDITION, SOFTCOVER ORIGINAL; FORETITLE-PAGE WITH THE AUTHOR'S WHOLEPAGE AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION ''For Dick / in memoriam / . . .'' SIGNED AND DATED ''Quebec / April '84'', last blank page with price-sticker of 'York University Bookstores'. - Left corner of frontcover slightly rubbed; A BEAUTIFUL COPY OF THE RARE BOOK. --- Other inscribed books from the estate of Dick Higgins in stock. . .