Charles Ives. 18 letters to his fellow composer Bernard Hermann, one signed by Ives, the others as drafted by Ives himself for his wife Harmony and daughter Edith to write in their own names, the texts of 13 written and signed by Harmony (one signed as 'Charles and Harmony Ives', the rest signed...
Giuseppe Verdi. Autograph letter signed to the impressario Vincenzo Jacovacci, manager of the Apollo Opera House in Rome, enquiring whether the authorities had allowed a play based on the assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden to be performed in Rome. Creation dates: Mar 1858
1. Ralph Vaughan Williams. 2 autograph letters signed to Henry Dexter Truscott, accepting and declining invitations, June 1923 and June 1926. 2. John Ireland. Autograph letter signed to Henry Dexter Truscott, discussing his 'Phantasie-Trio' and W W Cobbett, Jan 19[3?]2. From a collection of au...
Sir Michael Tippett. 5 autograph letters signed to Grace Edwards about his compositions, including 'A Child of Our Time', pacifism amd impending imprisonment. Sotheby's, L09771, 10 June 2009, Lot 127. Creation dates: [Circa 1942 - 1943]
Catalogue for 'The Macnutt-Drüner Collection, Original Editions & Manuscripts of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy', a collection formed by Richard Macnutt and Ulrich Drüner of original editions and manuscripts of Mendelssohn, comprising 634 printed editions, 21 copyists' manuscripts, 3 autograph ...
François Couperin. Contemporary manuscript transcription entitled 'Pieces de Mr. Couperin pour la flute traversiere', with in total 89 pieces in an early 18th century French hand, with 10 further pieces added at the end in several slightly later English hands. Creation dates: Circa 1720 - 1730
Benjamin Britten. Autograph manuscript of the unrecorded transcription of Beethoven's 'Rondo A Capriccio', for piano trio, signed ('Arr for Trio by Benjamin Britten'), comprising the autograph score, for violin, viola and piano, written in Britten's early hand, together with a separate autograph...
English manuscript of 272 horn duets, the separate parts for Corno Primo and Corno Secondo, all notated in C, the first 266 pieces all in the hand of a single scribe, two additional pieces for Corno Secondo only (nos 273 and 274), some of the pieces having titles ('Favorite Jigg', 'Saturday Nigh...
George Frideric Handel. Contemporary manuscript of opera arias and keyboard pieces including from 'Giulio Cesare' ("Venere bella"), 'Tamerlano' ("Non è più tempo"), 'Alcina' ("Lascia ch'io parta"), 'Esther', 'Scipione' ("Lamentandomi"), 'A Sett of Lessons by Mr Handell', together with a 'Song of...