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Sheet Music. Condition: Fair. Later Printing. Stated copyright date 1907, but most likely printed later. Sheet music containing 8 pages including front and rear covers with 5 pages containing music and lyrics in English and German. Covers show periodic small edge chips and short closed edge tears, particularly to outer fold, which was clear-tape reinforced by former owner (none of this affecting interior music and lyrics).

Condition: New. No packaging as issued. 1 Originally released: 1994. In shrink wrap 1. -4. Septet in E flat Major for Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Two Violins, Cello and Double Bass (1823), 5. Serenade on Themes from Donizetti's Opera "Anna Bolena for Piano, Harp, Bassoos, Horn, Viola, Cello and Double Bass (1832), 6. Divertimento Brilliante on Themes from Bellini's opera "La Sonnambula" for Piano, String Quartet and Double Bass (1832), 7. -8. Grand S extet in E flat Major for Piano, S tring Quartet nd Double Bass ( 1832).

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

Sheet Music. Condition: Fair. Used accepbtale.

One of the series of portraits in the "Bruckmann's Collection". ca. 1870. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches. Small engraved blue sticker to the reverse " Sold by W. Whitelet,Bookseller, Stationer etc.Westbourne Grove, W", Fine. Postage will be reduced to actual cost when we process your order.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, black title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 142 printed pages of text. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the spine ends and corners, light foxing to the pale blue paper, not price clipped, 5/-. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original apricot cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back over black ground. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 192 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Few tiny spots to the closed text block edges. Near Fine condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the spine ends, spine sun faded, not price clipped, 15s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Publisher's original wire stitched classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 24 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' with pencil recording notes. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Vintage piano sheet music in printed white paper covers. 12'' x 10''. Contains 6 pages including the covers. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

Vintage piano sheet music in ivory cream paper covers. 12'' x 9¾''. Contains 4 pp including the covers. Scored for the pianoforte. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. SHEET MUSIC.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original apricot cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back over black ground. 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains 192 pp with monochrome photographs throughout. Few tiny spots to the closed text block edges. Near Fine condition book in near Fine condition dust wrapper with minor rubbing, not price clipped, 15s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Publisher's original wire stitched classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 98 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. From the private library of Brian Culverhouse (22nd October 1927 - 23rd August 2021) who was a leading and much admired classical music producer throughout the second half of the 20th century, initially associated with EMI, with his name to the front cover 'Brian Culverhouse' with copious pencil recording notes throughout. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Condition: Fine. Hannover, Germany: Munstermann-Druck KG. . Fine. - A softly hued color photograph of the young pianist Yevgeny Kissin on 6-3/4 inch high by 4-1/8 inch wide postcard stock, promoting "Deutsche Grammophon" with their yellow logo at bottom left. The image portrays Kissin, attired in a red turtleneck, from the chest up with his arms resting on a piano. Inscribed "Alles gute" and signed "E. Kucuh" [ ] by Kissin along the bottom border. Deutsche Grammophon's Discography is printed on the verso. Near fine. Munstermann-Druck KG.

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains 136 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Publisher's original classic banana yellow and black livery stiff card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 7½'' x 5¼''. Contains [ix], 177 pp score. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MUSIC [Classical].

Titlesheet, 22 graphic sheets, few coloured; printer's device. - Loose in typographic designed publisher's cloth-box; large Folio (ca. 46 x 39 x 2cm; ca. 2 kg.). *** [FRÜHLINGSVERKAUF-Endspurt, noch bis Montag den 25.05.2026 / Ultimate SPRING-SALE, only until Monday May 25th 2026: um über 45% REDUZIERTER PREIS / PRICE-REDUCTION of over 45%; ehemaliger Preis / previously EUR 1.800,-] --- RARE GRAPHIC-ARTIST'S SKOVORODA-MEMORIAL-EDITION, COMPLETE WITH ALL 22 INDIVIDUALLY NAMED AND SIGNED WORKS; IN THE PUBLISHER'S CLOTH-BOX. - Box slightly spotty, corners slightly rubbed; THE CONTENT IN BEST CONDITION. --- 'TRIBUTES', according to Wikipedia: ''On 15 September 2006, Skovoroda's portrait was placed on the second largest banknote in circulation in Ukraine, the 500 UAH note. / The Hryhoriy Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy, founded in 1946, operates under the auspicies of the National Academy of Science of Ukraine (until 1991 Academy of Sciences of the UkrSSR). / IN THE VILLAGE OF SKOVORODYNIVKA IN KHARKIV OBLAST, UKRAINE, A MUSEUM OF SKOVORODA WAS LOCATED. The museum was operating in a building dated back to the 18th century, on an estate where Skovoroda was buried. ON THE NIGHT OF 6-7 MAY 2022 THE BUILDING WAS DESTROYED WITH A DIRECT RUSSIAN MISSILE STRIKE IN THE TIME THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE. The shell flew under the roof of the building, and A FIRE BROKE OUT. The fire engulfed the entire museum premises. AS A RESULT SKOVORODA NATIONAL MUSEUM WAS DESTROYED TOGETHER WITH THE HISTORICAL BUILDING.''.

Condition: Very good. April 11, 1945., 1945. Very good. - Over 250 words typed on his personal 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide embossed watermarked linen stationery. Irving Berlin writes to Bob Sidney, the choreographer of his important World War II musical "This Is the Army", concerning new music he created for the show's tour of the Philippines. He writes that "I hope all went well in Mendora [Mindora] and that the new number is working out.As I wrote you from Leyte, unless this number is a riot, I wouldn't keep it in. Another spot may help, but I still feel the number is too slow." Berlin had introduced his new song, "Heaven Watch the Philippines", during a ceremony in Leyte in March of 1945, singing the song with a chorus of Filipino girls and the cast of the play "This Is the Army". He wrote the song as a tribute to the Filipino people and their resilience during World War II. In his letter to Bob Sidney he expresses his concern that the song will be misunderstood. "I am really concerned about the Philippine song especially when you play Manila and the rest of the tour through the Philippines. I hope Shanley [Pvt. Robert Shanley] got away with the announcement. If not, someone else should explain the song. It makes much more sense with an announcement. I would also try to get some children for every performance as we did in Leyte. In any event, the shows you play in Manila should have the children for every performance." Signed in full "Irving Berlin". Folded for mailing with some light creases. Near fine. Originally composed as a Broadway Musical, Irving Berlin's "This is the Army" was staged as a morale-boosting revue to raise money for the troops. The musical opened on Broadway on July 4, 1942 during the Second World War with a cast consisting of 300 uniformed soldiers. The show was so successful that it was followed by a national and international tour, playing in the European, Far East and Pacific Theaters of War. Irving Berlin designed the show so that he could insert new songs depending on the location of the performances. "My British Buddy" was composed for the English performances and "Heaven Watch the Philippines" for Pacific Island shows. The song "Heaven Watch the Philippines" was written as a tribute to the Filipino people's resilience during the war and as a benefit to aid in the recovery following the war. Dedicated to General Douglas MacArthur, Berlin sang the song with a chorus of Filipino girls and the cast of the musical in a presentation ceremony in Philippine city of Leyte in March 1945. He subsequently donated the song to the country with proceeds to go to the Boy & Girl Scouts of the Philippines. The Russian-born American composer and songwriter Irving Berlin (1888-1989) wrote an estimated 1,500 songs, including scores for 20 Broadway musicals and 15 Hollywood movies. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. The American choreographer Robert Sidney (1909-2008) was self-taught as a dancer. He made his Broadway debut in "On Your Toes" in 1936 and appeared in George Balanchine's "Keep Off the Grass". Assigned to the Special Services Division during the Second World War, he was the principal choreographer for Irving Berlin's musical "This Is The Army" and was later involved in the movie version starring Ronald Reagan. He choreographed many Broadway shows and worked with Bing Crosby, Rita Hayworth, Nancy Walker, Jackie Gleason, Cyd Charisse, Debbie Reynolds and Mitzi Gaynor. He also went on to work in television, choreographing for "The Dean Martin Show", television versions of musicals, and 4 Academy Awards shows.

Albumen print (vintage), 129 x 100 mm on backing cardboard (152 x 106 mm) with gilt imprint of the Müller & Pilgram studio in Leipzig. Gilt and bevelled edges. Fine head-and-shoulders portrait in quarter profile, within a white vignette, inscribed by Tchaikovsky to the French conductor and violinist Édouard Colonne (1838-1910), thanking him warmly for having made his music successful in France: "A mon cher ami Edouard Colonne de la part d'un artiste fier de ses succès Parisiens qu'il n'a obtenus que grâce au chef éminent du célèbre orchestre du Chatelet". - Colonne's orchestra, the "Association Artistique des Concerts Colonne" situated at the Théâtre du Châtelet since 1875, famously performed the works of contemporary French composers (doing much to rehabilitate Berlioz in his native country), but also devoted itself to the works of foreign masters, notably Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. The orchestra would also invide great composers such as Mahler, Debussy, or Prokofiev to perform their works. Colonne had met Tchaikovsky as early as 1878 during the Russian composer's visit to Paris and gave the local premiere of his 4th Symphony. In return, from 1890 onwards Tchaikovsky mediated several 'exchange' concert trips for Colonne to Russia. - A few old pencil notes on the reverse; very finely preserved.

Kleine Autogrammkarte (blanko), in grüner Tinte mit Jahr 1948, Unterschrift eigenhändig signiert - mit Repro-Porträtfoto unter dunkelgrünes Passepartout (4 to) gerahmt (dito wie vor, zum gleichen Preis : Kleines Albumblatt (blanko, Rand leicht stockfleckig) in Tinte mit Jahr 1943, Unterschrift eigenhändig signiert, rückseitig eigenhändig signiert von IDA HAENDEL (1928-2020, britische Violinistin polnischer Herkunft. Sie gilt als eine der größten Geigerinnen des 20. Jahrhunderts .).

Pas de couverture. Condition: Bon. Rare - Guestbook page signed (on both sides) in person in Brussels in 1956. + Photo (Lazar Berman) 10x15 cm (recent print). Size : 17x13 cm. Condition : please see scans. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

8vo. 2 pp. and one line on bifolium. Likely to the cellist and conductor Achille Kerrion (1868-1939) with thanks for his friendly sentiments towards his music, sending him directions for conducting his opera "Le Prisonnier du Caucase", which premiered in St. Petersburg in 1883, including an invitation to come forward with suggestions of improvement: "Avant tout permettez moi de Vous remercier chaleureusement pour le bienveillant accueil que Vous avez bien voulu faire à ma musique. Puis-voici les indications que Vous désirez 1. Premier choeur du 3eme acte (p. 188) [.] Caractère général - ensoleillé avec une toute legère teinte de majesté. Le thème des femmes très doux [.] 2. Chanson Circassienne [.] 3. Danses Circassiennes [.] Andante (p. 207) - tout à fait ad libitum Allegretto (p. 207) [.] - doux, amoroso [.] Voici mes indications 'en gros'. Qand aux détails, quand aux petites modifications inévitables, ne consultez que Votre goût et Votre sentiment [.]". - With small tears along the folds, as well as 2 holes in the second leaf and traces of former mounting on verso.

100:150 mm. Nice signed postcard (illustrating a painting by artist P. Gartmann) that shows the composer looking slightly away from the camera.

Oblong 8vo (100 x 160 mm). 1 page. 3 bars on two staves of the solo piano part from the third movement of his "Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments", written in 1923/24 and revised in 1950. The concerto was to prove one of Stravinsky's most important works of the 1920s, by virtue of the fact that he played it almost everywhere he went. It therefore became the one genuinely modern score of his that was widely known in that decade. The music is notated on staves drawn by Stravinsky on a blank sheet. For this purpose, the composer used "a certain instrument with little wheels invented by him for drawing the stave lines" (C. F. Ramuz, Souvenirs sur I. Stravinsky, 1946, p. 77). - Minor creasing and a few light marks.

160 x 235 mm (photograph). Mounted on cardboard backing bearing the inscription and signature (250 x 350 mm). To his friend Osio: "Ricordo al amico Osio e alla villetta". - Cardboard somewhat spotted; inscription slightly faded.

8vo. 4 pp. Split through horizontal fold. Age toned. To Mr. Groshayne in New York: [] Prof. H. Steinberg begs me to write you anything from the Sonore of my Ivaniev. I shall write you know it in German, because I know the English language very much bad.Das elektrische Instrument Sonar, gebaut von Ingenieur N.S. Avaniev, ist gebaut auf dem Prinzip der Interferenz von hohen Frequenzen, die mit Hilfe von einer Reproduktion in akustische Schwingungen transformiert werden.Das Charakteristische für dieses Instrument ist ein Griff, welcher einen Umfang von 4 Oktaven hat und verschiedenartig umgestimmt werden kann, so dass die absolute Tonhöhe von Kontrabass bis zur Violine geändert werden kann.Das Instrument ist rein monodisch (1-stimmig), aber das Spiel mit Händen oder mit 2 Händen oder mit 2 Fingern von einer Hand kann von einer Hand kann fast die Zweistimmigkeit ersetzen []".

4to. 3 pp. Double sheet. Lined paper. With envelope. Pencil. Glazunov explains the steps and meetings undertaken to obtain a residence permit in France for the person he refers to as his "adopted daughter." He asks Alfred Cortot to support his request with the Minister of the Interior.

8vo. 1½ pages on bifolium. Responding to a fan's letter praising his opera "Mainacht", Rimsky-Korsakov sends a copy of the book and score for The Snow Maiden - the composer's favourite work - which he hopes will increase the fan's appreciation of Russian music: "Danke Ihnen vielmals für Ihr liebenswürdiges Schreiben. Es war mir äusserst angenehm ein derart günstiges Urteil über meine Oper 'Mainacht' vom Auslande zu hören. Mit diesem Briefe schicke ich Ihnen das neulich in deutscher Uebersetzung erschienene Textbuch und Clavierauszug meiner Oper 'Schneeflöckchen'. Ich bitte Sie dies Werk als Zeichen meiner Dankbarkeit und Hochachtung annehmen zu wollen [.]". - Old folds restored with tape on verso.

165 x 110 mm. Slight traces of mounting on verso.

Gr.-4to. und 8vo. 12 pp. Important correspondence with Alfred Pochon (1878-1959), a Swiss violinist and member of the New York-based Flonzaley Quartet, concerning the first performance of Strawinsky's Three Pieces for String Quartet, K19 in 1915 and the commission, composition, and premiere of his Concertino for String Quartet, K35 between 1919 and 1922. The earliest postcard of the correspondence from 29. Mai 1915 is an invitation for dinner in Strawinsky's house in Morges. Strawinsky asks Pochon to bring the sheet music of the string quartet so that they can look at it together. This was only weeks after the not very successful premiere of the composition in Paris on 13 or 19 May 1915 by an ensemble surrounding Darius Milhaud. Pochon's Flonzaley Quartet first performed the composition on 8 November 1915 in Chicago, a few months after the proposed meeting. On 25 January 1917, Strawinsky wrote another postcard from Morges, asking Pochon to give "all of the material (sheet music for the ensemble and parts)" to Edward Bernays, his representative in America. Strawinsky thought "that this affair had been settled for a long time" and thanks Pochon for "taking care of the numerous proofs" of his quartet. Before 1918, the sheet music for the Three Pieces for String Quartet only circulated in manuscript-form. Although Strawinsky considered dedicating the second piece to Pochon, who had originally suggested the composition to him, he ultimately decided against it. Strawinsky's connection to the journalist, press agent, and theorist Edward Bernays (1891-1995), who is considered to be the father of public relations, was previously unknown. He certainly knew Bernays through Sergei Diaghilev who had hired Bernays as a press agent for his Ballets Russes on their American tours. - The larger part of the correspondence, stretching from 1919-22, concerns the Concertino for String Quartet that was commissioned by Alfred Pochon on behalf of the Flonzaley Quartet in a letter dated 17 August 1919. On 1 September 1919, Strawinsky responded to the request, accepting an offer of 500$ for "composing something" for the quartet and the exclusive performance rights for the United States for at least 1 year or until the publication. The piece should be dedicated to the musicians of the quartet and the American banker and collector André de Coppet. Strawinsky also gives condolences for the death of Pochon's infant son and thanks him for his "interest in the difficult situation" that him and his family found themselves in, "thanks to the war and the revolution" in Russia. In a curious remark, Strawinsky stresses that he has "always considered the exchange of musical production (like any other production) for money to be an entirely natural thing", thus explaining the "somewhat 'business-like' character" of his letter. - Over four months went by until Strawinsky responded to a letter from 14 October 1919 with apologies for his "long silence" and the reaffirmation of his "promise to compose a piece [une musique]" for Pochon's "marvelous ensemble", reassuring him: "Not only do I constantly think about it but I'm also, from time to time, accumulating material, bringing to paper some things that come to me 'through the ears', 'through the fingers', through the head". What he lacked was time but he announces to work on the composition during the summer. Strawinsky then addresses a "somewhat delicate subject", asking Pochon to pay the agreed-upon sum already, given his difficult financial situation following the Russian revolution: "I'm the only support not only of my own family but also of that of my sister who came here without any means of subsistence and of relatives that are very close to me and my wife who come from Russia one after the other [.]". In a short postscript, he agrees to extend the performance rights for the composition to all countries. (Morges, 25.02.1919). - On 3 May 1920, Strawinsky announces the reception of the sum and his plans to move to Italy, first Positano and then Rome, in order to safe expenses. He also mentions his departure to Paris for the premiere of Pulcinella by the Ballets Russes at the Paris Opera and invites Ponchon to visit him in Positano, where he plans to work on the quartet. - While the plans to move to Italy never materialized, Strawinsky did start the composition in the late summer of 1920. On 16 September 1920, he wrote a postcard from Coco Chanel's villa in Garches near Paris to schedule a meeting in Paris. Strawinsky explains: "I'm living temporarily in the house of a friend who offered her villa to me until I find accommodation, which is very difficult here". In two short postscripts he adds: "My children thank you in any case for the post stamps, the craze of which has not yet ebbed for them" and, more importantly: "The composition of the quartet is in full swing [bat son plein]". - Strawinsky completed the piece on 24 September and it was first performed on 3 November 1920 by the Flonzaley Quartet in New York. Strawinsky's first letter following the premiere didn't touch upon it, rather discussing a potential publication deal with the New York based publisher G. Schirmer. It seems that Schirmer's "new proposition" didn't include the Concertino, considering Strawinsky's somewhat cryptic remark: "I expected the answer with respect to the Concertino", which is also the first time that the title Concertino appears in the correspondence. Strawinsky does, however, accept an alternative deal with the demand of three changes to the contract: "I. I will gladly compose 3 small pieces for piano but without guarantee that they will be based on 'Russian folk-lore', I cannot do such a thing on command. - II. Instead of 5 little pieces for voice and piano, I propose to him to compose the same number of small pieces for flute and piano or violin and piano or flute and violin or two violins (something that I have wanted to do for a long time). - III. For the payment (for the 10 small piec.

Oblong-32mo. 2 pp. Pencil. Addressed to Alfred Pochon (1878-1959), a Swiss violinist and member of the New York-based Flonzaley Quartet, concerning the first performance of Strawinsky's Three Pieces for String Quartet, K19 in 1915 and the commission, composition, and premiere of his Concertino for String Quartet, K35 between 1919 and 1922. IGOR STRAWINSKY prie M. Pochon de ne pas oublier qu'il l'attend avec ses collegues à son attelier (22, rue Roche chouard) à 9 heurs du soire pas plus tard car à 10 1/2 il doit prendre le train pour rentrer à Garches".