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140. FOSS. Boston Symphony Orchestra program signed in
pencil by the composer for performances of October 15-16, 1944,
including the first performance of "The Prairie" 1f. Laid down;
slightly cockled. (12813) $75.
Based on a poem by Carl Sandburg, The Prairie was first
performed in 1944 by the Collegiate Chorale under the direction
of Robert Shaw. The cantata received wide acclaim and received
the New York Music Critics' Circle Award in the year of its first
performance.
141. FOSS. Autograph inscription signed in full to the
Colombian musicologist Otto de Greiff. On card stock 88 x 155
mm., dated Los Angeles, November 1, 1960. Very slightly
stained. (20343) $65.
142 FRANZ, Robert 1815-1892. Autograph envelope
addressed to Dr. Erich Praeger, with the composer's name and
address in Halle to recto. Slightly worn. (20711) $120.
Franz, a noted German composer of lied, was director of the
Singakademie in Halle and was enthusiastically supported by
both Schumann and Liszt.
143. GABRILOVICH, Ossip 1878-1936. Autograph
musical quotation signed and dated Boston, January 6, 1909. 2
measures from a work for piano, presumably by Gabrilovich,
entitled Melodie, op. 8. Notated in ink on an album leaf
measuring approximately 160 x 200 mm. Slightly browned.
(20413) $150.
A Russian-born American pianist, conductor and composer,
Gabrilovich studied the piano with Anton Rubinstein and
Leschetizky and composition with Lyadov and Glazunov. He first
toured America in 1900, settling in the USA in 1914; he was
appointed conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra two
years later and remained its leader until 1936." Grove online
144. GARDEN, Mary 1874-1967. Autograph letter signed
to an unidentified male correspondent. 2 pages of bifolium. Small
quarto. Dated December 2 [no year]. On letterhead of The
Blackstone, Chicago. Thank you very much for all the kind
attending I am receiving at your hands. Slightly worn and
browned; edges slightly stained; creased at folds; some splitting.
147. GOLDMARK, Rubin 1872-1936. Autograph
signature. The closing sentiments of a letter, 33 x 94 mm. With
many regards faithfully yours, Rubin Goldmark. Laid into narrow
paper border. (20350) $65.
Goldmark was a noted American composer and pianist.
148. GOODMAN, Benny 1909-1986. Autograph signature
on an excerpt from Stadium Concerts Review. 125 x 152 mm.
Incorporating a half-length reproduction photograph of the
clarinettist with his instrument. Slightly worn and stained.
(20353) $65.
149. GRAENER, Paul 1872-1944. Postcard photograph
signed and dated August 1936. Together with autograph address
portion of an envelope sent to the Colombian musicologist Otto
de Greiff. (20716) $100.
A German composer and conductor, "Graener's early music
stands within the tradition of Strauss, Reger and Pfitzner." TNG
Vol. 7 p. 609
150. GRAZIANI, Francesco 1828-1901. Group of 4 letters,
three autograph letter and one secretarial letter signed. All
addressed to Count Guglielmo Vinci. 6 pages in total. October 27,
1893; June 20, 1895; October 30, 1895; October 11, 1889.
Regarding business matters, meetings, commissions, etc. In
Italian, with translations. Minor browning; one letter with file
holes just affecting text; one with file holes not affecting text.
(20686) $250.
"[Graziani] was said to possess one of the finest baritone voices
heard in the second half of the 19th century." Grove online
151. GRETCHANINOFF, Alexandre 1864-1956.
Autograph letter signed "A. Gretchaninoff" to the Colombian
musicologist Otto de Greiff. 1 p. Small folio. Dated New York,
December 27, 1940. In French (with translation). With autograph
envelope with Gretchaninoff's signature. Written in response to
de Greiff's request for an autograph, saying There is certainly a
conservatory of music in Bogota, and here is my request: give the
catalogue of works included with this letter (not present) to the
conservatory library. Very slightly foxed; creased at folds.
(20639) $350.
(20718) $75. A pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov, Gretchaninoff wrote in a number of
Garden was an American soprano of Scottish birth.
genres; his earlier music reflects the Romantic tradition while his
later music was influenced by many of the same trends that
145. GILL, Robert. The Cat and the Wolf. A cantata for inspired Stravinsky and Prokofiev.
children in unison and two-part with solo parts for Cat and Wolf.
Accompaniment for four hands on one piano. From a fable by
Kriloff. Adaptation and English text by Nancy Bush. [Piano-vocal
Griffes & Laparra Autograph Musical Quotations
Score]. London: Worker's Music Association. Octavo. Dark blue 152. GRIFFES, Elliot 1893-1967 and Raoul LAPARRA
cloth. 14 pp. Distinctive design in color to title. Ex-library with 1876-1943. Autograph musical quotations from Laparra's
library stamps, etc. (17905) $50. L'Illustre Fregona and Griffes's R. Le Gallienne after Hafiz,
signed and dated 1931. Folio. 1f. 12-stave paper. Recto consists
146. GOLDMARK, Karl 1830-1915. [Op. 26]. Ländliche of an eight-measure autograph musical quotation of L'Illustre
Hochzeit Symphonie in 5 Sätzen I. Hochzeitsmarsch, Fregona, with inscription: A Monsieur Irving Schwerke en
Variationen. II. Brautlied, Intermezzo. III. Serenade, Scherzo. IV. souvenir de ses commensaires si viamens 'j'cures' si -- pour moi
Im Garten, Andante. V. Tanz, Finale für grosses Orchester. [Full par leur franchise. Signed and dated, Paris, 22 February 1931.
score]. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne [PN] 22136, [1877]. Large Verso consists of a ca. four-measure autograph musical quotation
octavo. Cloth-backed marbled boards. 1f. (lithographic title), 180 from R. Le Galienne after Hafiz, signed and dated, with the
pp. Engraved. Ex-library. Binding slightly worn; hinges split; call inscription: To Mr Irving Schwerke with admiration and interest.
numbers in white ink to spine; catalogue card pocket to front Grove online. (12730) $350.
pastedown. Some library stamps. In very good condition overall. The American composer, pianist and teacher Elliot Griffes
(17700) $175. studied with Horatio Parker, Chadwick and Stuart Mason. An
First Edition. Sonneck Orchestral Scores p. 164.
active recitalist and performer, Griffis also taught at various