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Music And Continental Books And Manuscripts
07 December 2015 • London
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248 lots
  • 182. Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
    Autograph musical quotation from the opera "Snegurochka" ("The Snow Maiden"), the celebrated choral hymn in 11/4 metre, inscribed to his biographer Vassily Yastrebtsev
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
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  • 183. Rodrigo. Joaquín
    Musical quotation from "Concierto di Aranjuez", written out by the blind composer's wife Victoria, titled and inscribed by her: " ...para Harrie Johnston, muy affmento Joaquín Rodrigo"
    Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
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  • 184. Schumann, Robert
    Fine autograph musical quotation from Symphony no.3 (the "Rhenish")
    Estimate: 7,000 – 9,000 GBP
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  • 185. Smetana, Bedrich
    Fine autograph musical quotation of three themes depicting the Devil in the opera "Čertova stěna" (“The Devil's Wall”) , signed (“...Jabkenice 10 dubna 1882, Bedr. Smetana”)
    Estimate: 10,000 – 15,000 GBP
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  • 186. Saint-Saëns, Camille
    Autograph musical quotation from Act One of the opera "Ascanio", signed and inscribed "Ascanio. 1er acte...C. Saint-Saëns 1913"), together with quotations etc from Milhaud, Chaminade and Canteloube
    Estimate: 1,200 – 1,500 GBP
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  • 187. Strauss, Johann II
    Autograph musical quotation from the "Blue Danube" waltz, boldly signed ("Johann Strauss")
    Estimate: 2,000 – 2,500 GBP
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    188. Stockhausen, Karlheinz
    Autograph manuscript correction list for the electronic work "Pole", signed ("Stockhausen")
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
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  • 189. Strauss, Richard
    Autograph manuscript quotation from the opera "Guntram", signed ("Richard Strauss")
    Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
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  • 190. Szymanowski, Karol
    Autograph musical quotation from the "Symphonie concertante" for piano and orchestra, op.60, signed ("Karol Szymanowski")
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
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  • 191. Thomson, Virgil
    autograph quotation from 'Bugles and Birds: A Portrait of Pablo Picasso', the first piece in Thomson's "Eight Portraits" for piano (1940)
    Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
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    192. Tippett, Sir Michael
    Autograph working manuscript of part of "The Mask of Time", together with a photograph signed ("Michael Tippett")
    Estimate: 800 – 1,000 GBP
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  • 193. Villa-Lobos, Heitor
    Autograph manuscript, signed and inscribed ("A Monsieur Irving Schwerke...Villa-Lobos, Rio, 9/7/925")
    Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 GBP
    BIDDING IS CLOSED