1. Johann Strauss, Senior. Autograph musical quotation, a waltz for piano in A major, signed Frankfurt, on verso of a menu; 1835. 2. Cosima Wagner. Autograph letter signed to the composer Dunckler in Utrecht, with envelope; 24 Sep 1884. 3. Richard Wagner. Autograph letter signed, discussing an...
Igor Stravinsky. Autograph manuscript of the opera 'The Nightingale', the vocal score, signed and dated in Russian and French, including the working score of Act Three, which predates the full score. Sotheby's, L12402, 29 May 2012, Lot 127. Creation dates: 27 Mar 1914
Giacomo Puccini. Autograph letter signed to Sergei Diaghilev, written when they were fellow guests at the Savoy Hotel in London, accepting his offer of two seats for a performance the next evening. Creation dates: [1911-1921]
Peter Warlock (Philip Heseltine). Autograph manuscript full score of his song-cycle 'The Curlew', setting four poems by W. B. Yeats. Bonhams, 20135, 27 Mar 2012, Lot 222. Creation dates: [circa 1922]
Nicolò Paganini. Manuscript of the cello part of the sixth guitar quartet, op. 5 no. 3, with autograph annotations by the composer. Sotheby's, L12402, 29 May 2012, Lot 103. Creation dates: [Circa 1820]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph manuscript of a three-part fugue in C, K. Deest, contained on a leaf once part of the celebrated collection of papers belonging to the English musician Thomas Attwood. Sotheby's, L12402, 29 May 2012, Lot 80. Creation dates: [Circa 1786]