Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974. Revised First Draft script for the 1975 film. Included are twp sets of bound revisions (one dated June 3, 1974, and one dated June 18, 1974), as well as a bi-fold card program from the film's premiere. Directed and written for the screen by Peter Bogdanovich, featuring a score that consists entirely of songs composed... (read more) about At Long Last Love (Original screenplay for the 1975 film, with two sets of revisions and a...

N.p. N.p., 1987. Vintage poster for the world premiere of Glenn Branca's "Symphony 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven)" on June 19-20, 1987 at the Sanders Theatre, Harvard University. The poster notes Youth in Asia member and frequent Branca collaborator Stephan (misspelled Stephen on the poster) Wischerth on drums. A piece in five movements for drums, bass, keyboard... (read more) about Symphony 6 [Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven] (Original poster for the world premiere)

New York: Carl Fischer Concert Hall, 1957. Poster for a 1957 experimental music concert at the Carl Fischer Music Hall in New York City, featuring John Cage, William Masselos, Grete Sultan, and David Tudor performing entirely pieces written for multiple pianos. Featured pieces included:John Cage's "Music for 4 Pianos" and "Winter Music."Morton Feldman's "Extensions #4 for Three Pianos" and "Piece... (read more) about Contemporary American Music (Original Program for a 1957 performance by John Cage and others)

New York: Various, 1953-1957. Archive of three rare ephemeral items (two posters, one handbill) for early performances by John Cage in the 1950s, all associated with his seminal work as a founder of the New York School. Each flyer represents single event of significance for the composer, and each an event in which Cage was involved both as a composer... (read more) about Small archive of posters and a handbill for early performances by John Cage, 1953-1957

UK: Attica Film Company, 1957. Collection of 234 vintage French photographs for the 1957 UK film. Printed in Paris, where the film opened in October 1957, a month following the British release. Housed in original box with "Les Stencils Altic Fabriques en France" paper labels, and French promotional "week of gaiety in your neighborhood" title labels. Within are 18 paper... (read more) about A King in New York [Un Roi à New York] (Archive of 234 original photographs from the 1957 film)

Paris: Parc Film, 1964. Vintage borderless press photograph of actor Catherine Deneuve and composer Michel Legrand at the awards ceremony for the Louis Delluc Prize, given to the best French film of the year, which "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" received in 1964. With the stamps of ADP press agency and a French-language mimeo snipe on the verso. In addition to... (read more) about The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Original photograph from the 1964 film)

FranceItaly: Euro International Film / Rome Paris Films, Circa 1960. Vintage borderless photograph from the soundtrack recording sessions for the 1961 film, showing director Jean-Luc Godard, composer Michel Legrand, a visiting Serge Gainsbourg, and some other guy in the studio, drinking, smoking, and surrounded by women, which is pretty much how we always imagine them. With the stamp Radio Luxembourg... (read more) about A Woman is a Woman [Une femme est une femme] (Original photograph from the set of the 1961 film)

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... (read more) about 50 Songs (First Edition)

New York: Praeger, 1970. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Cage in 1971 to Ellsworth Snyder: "for Ellsworth Snyder, / with admiration and friendship / John Cage, Madison '71." Ellsworth Snyder and Cage were longtime friends. Snyder performed the composer's work on many occasions, perhaps most infamously at Cage's much-protested 1965 appearance at the University of Illinois: "At one point [Snyder] crawled... (read more) about John Cage (First Edition, inscribed to Ellsworth Snyder in 1971)

New York: Marian Zazeela, 1974. Original poster advertising and featuring La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela in 5 performances of "Dream House" at The Kitchen in New York City, April-May 1974. SIGNED by both Young and Zazeela in pencil at the left and right bottom of the poster, respectively. Noted are that the two musicians are part of "The Theatre... (read more) about Dream House (Original poster for a 1974 performance, signed by Zazeela)

Champaign, IL: Gate 5 Records, 1956. First and only pressing. Issue No. 6 in Harry Partch's self-released Gate 5 series, sold by mail order. INSCRIBED by Partch in 1960 to noted film scholar Amos Vogel on the rear flap: "For Amos Vogel / With all best wishes / Harry Partch / Feb 11 '60."A conceptual 10-inch EP, putting a road... (read more) about U.S. Highball - Gate 5 Records, Issue No. 6 (First pressing, inscribed to Amos Vogel in 1960)

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... (read more) about Drumming for Eight Small Tuned Drums, Three Marimbas, Three Glockenspiels, Male and Female...

New York: New York University Press / Halifax: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1974. First Edition. First issue binding, without the UNIVERSAL EDITION notation on the spine, and without the added note about typographical corrections by Reich at the end of his Introduction. Association copy, inscribed by Steve Reich to Paul Fromm on the verso... (read more) about Writings about Music (First Edition, Inscribed to Paul Fromm)

New York: New York University Press / Halifax: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1974. First Edition. First issue, with no additional note by Reich at the Introduction page, in the rare dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Reich in 1976 on the front pastedown: "For Denis Murphy / from Steve Reich 4/25/76." An extremely uncommon signature, and... (read more) about Writings about Music (Signed First Edition, hardcover variant)

New York: Park Place Gallery, 1967. Poster advertising 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 piece... (read more) about Four Pianos: Three Evenings of Music by Steve Reich at Park Place Gallery in New York City...

N.p. N.p., Circa 1950s. Vintage borderless photograph of composer and electronic music pioneer Karlheinz Stockhauser, circa the 1950s. With holograph pencil notations on the verso. 12 x 8.5 inches (30 x 22 cm). Near Fine. (read more) about Original photograph of Karlheinz Stockhausen

Garden City: Doubleday, 1959. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Stravinsky in the year of publication on the front endpaper: "To (Mrs.) Ralph's Mother [sic] / Mima / Respectful and Sincerely / Igor Stravinsky / July 13, '59." A deeply personal revelation of the variety of interests of the Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. A companion volume to this one, "Memories and... (read more) about Conversations with Igor Stravinsky (Signed First Edition)

London: Faber and Faber, 1960. First UK Edition. INSCRIBED by Stravinsky in the year of publication on the title page: "To Ralph and Mirandi / With love / I. Stravinsky / [illegible] Nov-60." Also inscribed by Craft on the title page: "Love / Miranda and Ralph / Paris / Nov. 26-60." A companion volume to "Conversations with Igor Stravinsky," published... (read more) about Memories and Commentaries (First UK Edition, signed by Stravinsky and Craft)

New York: Theoretical Records, 1979. Vintage flyer advertising the release of the band's lone 7" titled "Theoretical Record," featuring "My Relationship" b/w "Don't Let Me Stop You." SIGNED by founding member Glenn Branca on the recto. Formed after Branca's previous band Theoretical Girls dissolved, The Static was the first outfit to play Branca's music exclusively and introduced his three octave... (read more) about Original record release flyer for The Static, signed by Glenn Branca