Ffortissimo: A Bio-Discography of Frederick Fennell [RARE: 3 SIGNED Fennell Documents]

FINE/nFINE. Large gloss white boards. Tipped in Aug 1994 envelop/letter on Ludwig Music NOTES sheet, detailed letter to fellow musician, THREE SIGNED documents by Conductor Frederick FENNELL - subject of the book. This is a UNIQUE grouping of American musical book/ephermera. Fennell (1914-2004) was an American conductor of international renown. His NY Times obituary cited him as "arguably the most famous band conductor since John Philip Sousa." A notable accomplishment was to establish wind ensembles as performing group. He performed under the personal direction of Sousa at a student concert in 1931. After completing his music degrees at Rochester's Eastman School of Music, he studied in Salzburg Austria 1938 and then with Koussevitzky at Tanglewood in 1942 with classmate Leonard Bernstein, becoming Asst Director to Kousevitzky in 1948. During WW II he served with the USO, returing to Eastman in 1952. During his long and illustrious career he conducted in many important venues including the London Symphony Orchestran, the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Dallas Wind Symphony, The Boston Pops, Minneapolis Symphony, Miami Philharmonic, the Library of Congress label, and in 1997 was the first civilian chosen to conduct an entire concert of the United States Marine Band. The special honor was repeated at a performance at the Kennedy Center a year later. The Frederick Fennell Collection of the Library of Congress has over 20,000 items of his, preserving his advancement of America's musical heritage. FENNELL SIGNED both the long handwritten letter note -&- the envelope -&- tipped in check - THREE autographs !! *** NOTE: Sorry, USA ORDER with MEDIA MAIL USPS DELIVERY - ONLY! - OVERSIZED BOOK. NO INTERNATIONAL ORDERS due to excessive postal costs. *** [B230].…