N.p. N.p., Circa 1950s. Vintage borderless double weight photograph, circa the late 1950s, depicting world renowned Spanish cellist and composer Pablo Casals playing the cello, while his wife Marta looks on in the background. Rubber stamps for photographer Helene Jeanbrau, the Dalmas Photography Agency, and the International Magazine Service, with light holograph annotations in pencil and blue pencil on the.....
New York: New Yorker Films, 1968. Collection of seven vintage studio still photographs, four borderless, from the 1968 film. Presented in a brown paper envelope with title annotated in holograph pencil. The first feature film from the husband-and-wife team of Jean-Marie Straub and Daniele Huillet. An austere portrayal of the life and times of Johann Sebastian Bach, depicted by renowned harpsichordist.....
Redding, CT: C.E. Ives, 1922. First Edition. A self-published volume of songs by Charles Ives, selected from a volume published earlier the same year, titled "114 Songs." Like "114 Songs," this was printed for distribution among the composer's friends, and judging from the small number of copies in world libraries (OCLC locates 12 libraries with copies, whereas 106 are listed.....
Redding, CT: Charles Ives, 1922. First Edition. Second issue, in publisher's blue cloth with titles and rule in gilt on the front board and spine, and with pages 37-39 printed, and no dust jacket as issued. Fine condition. A collection of avant-garde short pieces in every imaginable format (marches, violin sonatas, group sing-a-longs, etc.) written by Ives using the poetry.....
New York: Soho News, 1981. Original poster for a performance by Steve Reich and Musicians, Philip Glass, Sun Ra, John Ashbery, Paul Jacobs, and numerous others on May 27, 1981. An important moment for modern classical music. This concert coincided with the unveiling of a new music programming policy at New York's WNYC, at that time the "broadest commitment to.....
Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1992. First American Edition. Fine and unread without dust jacket as issued.
New York: John Gibson and Multiples, 1972. Limited edition LP and printed score, one of 500 copies (this being no. 65) SIGNED and numbered by Reich. A live recording of a performance at The Town Hall, New York City, originally released in 1971. One of Reich's early masterpieces, "Drumming" employs the composer's trademark phasing technique and functions as a transitional.....
New York: Park Place Gallery, 1967. Vintage flyer for an early performance by Steve Reich at Park Place Gallery in New York on March 17, 18, and 19, 1967, also featuring Max Neuhaus performing and "distributing" a new piece called "BI-PRODUCT" (currently listed on Neuhaus' website as "By-Product," in contravenance of the poster). In 1967 Steve Reich wrote a prototype.....
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1975. Vintage oversize borderless satin-finish reference photograph from the 1975 musical film. With a provenance stamp on the verso. Loosely based on Marie d'Agoult's 1848 book "Nelida." Composer and pianist Franz Liszt enjoys a decadent lifestyle, aided by his legion of loyal female fans. Set in Russia and Italy. 11.5 x 7.75 inches. Near Fine.
London: Sotheby's, 2008. Fine and unread in illustrated wrappers as issued. Perfect bound. Illustrated profusely in color throughout. Includes auction items from Stravinsky, Vivaldi, Verdi, Satie, Beethoven, and more.
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1972. Vintage one-sheet poster for the 1972 film, featuring vignette artwork by the renowned Bob Peak. Based on the life of composer Johann Strauss and his family, and a remake of Julien Duvivier's 1938 musical. 27 x 41 inches, folded. Very Good plus, with a few tiny tears, and rubber stamps and annotations on the.....
N.p. N.p., 1934. Vintage borderless photograph of composer Igor Stravinsky, 1934. With holograph annotations in pencil and photo agency stamps on the verso. Igor Stravinski and his family moved to Paris from the south of France in 1934, the year they became French citizens. He lived in Paris for five years before moving to the United States. During those years.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1947. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1947 film, showing noted conductor Leopold Stokowski using his renowned free-hand conducting style. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. In spite of his conservative mother's preference that he play in a reputable establishment, a skilled young pianist makes a living playing in a jazz orchestra.....
Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1968. First printing of this edition, and first edition in English. A brief but intense study of Messiaen's organ music, aimed at an advanced audience, with illustrations of staves throughout. Small octavo. Small, neat owner name on the front wrapper (and again on the second leaf, containing the preface), else easily Very Good plus in lightly rubbed.....