- 241
Falla, Manuel de
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- Falla, Manuel de
- Two autograph musical quotations signed and inscribed, one on a fine photograph of the composer, comprising
- paper
1) Photograph signed and inscribed on the image with a quotation from El retablo de Maese Pedro, comprising the opening two bars of scene 2 ("Retablo...Para mi amigo el Sr. C. Grassi Diaz, en cordial recuerdo de los conciertos de musica Española en el Colón. Manuel de Falla, Bs. Aires, Novbre 1939"), 23.8 x 17.9cm, Buenos Aires, November 1939, 2 small creases
2) Quotation from El sombrero de tres picos, eight bars of the theme portraying the Dandy, notated on two hand-drawn staves, signed and inscribed ("Pour ma charmante petite amie Sigrid, Manuel de Falla, Madrid 6.3.92"), 1 page, 8vo (17.5 x 12cm), on an albumleaf, Madrid, 6 March 1892. light browning to margins
2) Quotation from El sombrero de tres picos, eight bars of the theme portraying the Dandy, notated on two hand-drawn staves, signed and inscribed ("Pour ma charmante petite amie Sigrid, Manuel de Falla, Madrid 6.3.92"), 1 page, 8vo (17.5 x 12cm), on an albumleaf, Madrid, 6 March 1892. light browning to margins
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The quotation from El retablo de Maese Pedro comes from the beginning of 'Cuadro II. Melisendra', set at the Alcázar de Sansueña (Zaragoza). Melisendra is discovered leaning from the balcony of the Tower of Homage at the Alcázar, as Marsilio, the king, approaches. Here the melody is given as a single bar in 6/4 time, whereas it comprises two bars in the published score. The melody for the dandy in El sombrero de tres picos first appears at figure 8 of the introduction. This quotation is from the third movement, 'The Miller's Dance'; see the scherzando at figure 56, where this arrangement is played on the piano and wind.