New York: N.p., Circa 1957-1959. Draft script for the 1959 play. Copy belonging to producer Stanley Chase, with his name and address to a sticker on the title page. The script contains the printed lyrics for every musical number, with dialogue and stage direction interspersed. Arlen's original 1946 musical, "St. Louis Woman," with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, was based on... (read more)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975. Original US program for the 1975 film, with a tipped-in British programme, four leaves, for the Variety Club of Great Britain charity premiere on March 20, 1975. Also included is a second US program for an invitation screening at TCF studios on March 1, 1975. Directed and written for the screen by Peter Bogdanovich, featuring... (read more)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974. Revised First Draft script for the 1975 film. SIGNED by Bogdanovich on the title page. Directed and written for the screen by Peter Bogdanovich, featuring a score that consists entirely of songs composed by Cole Porter, and starring Burt Reynolds, Cybill Shepherd, and Madeline Kahn. The eclectic director's tribute to the musicals of Hollywood from... (read more)
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)
N.p. N.p., 1977. Original photocopy art print by experimental composer Glenn Branca. SIGNED by Branca on the verso, with his holograph notation noting "#1 of 5." 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Near Fine with a shallow diagonal crease to one corner. (read more)
![Symphony 6 [Devil Choirs at the Gates of Heaven] (Original poster for the world premiere). Glenn Branca.](/pictures/thumb/142964.jpg?v=1512055327)
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)
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan, 1961. First Edition. Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is lightly nicked at the spine ends and corners (with one nick at the upper spine panel), but is still quite bright and clean. INSCRIBED by Cage at the front endpaper: "For Pramray Whitney / John Cage / together in chaos." (read more)
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)
New York: Carl Fischer Concert Hall, 1954. Handbill for a 1954 concert at Carl Fischer Concert Hall in New York, featuring John Cage and David Tudor performing works by Stockhausen and Cage. A remarkable piece of paper. Soon after this very early New York performance Cage would abandon the idea of needing to perform--or associate himself with--the works of his... (read more)
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)
N.p. N.p., 1972. Two vintage double weight photographs of composer John Cage, circa 1972. A printed snipe on the verso one of the photographs identifies the location as the offices of Transedition publishers in Brussels, the other two subjects of the photograph as artist and musician Jacques Bekaert and Shirley Jordan, as well as the photographer, Jean Christiaens. A holograph... (read more)
![A King in New York [Un Roi à New York] (Archive of 234 original photographs from the 1957 film). Charlie Chaplin, Jerry Desmonde Maxine Audley, Dawn Addams, Oliver Johnston, screenwriter director, starring, composer, starring.](/pictures/thumb/143119.jpg?v=1518459724)
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)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1953. Final White script for the 1954 film. One of the great Christmas musicals, featuring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye at the peak of their fame. Filmed as something between a remake of and a follow-up to 1942's "Holiday Inn" (also made by Paramount), the action takes place mostly in Vermont at an old inn. Corny and... (read more)
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)
1969. Autograph note signed from composer Adele Franz to producer Daniel Selznick. The note, executed on Franz's stationery, noting that she is delivering herewith the LP soundtrack recording for an obscure play titled, "Long Time Between Loves," along with a script for same. Included is a photostat of Selznick's detailed response, in which he mentions his favorite songs on the... (read more)
![A Woman is a Woman [Une femme est une femme] (Original photograph from the set of the 1961 film). Jean-Luc Godard, Michel Legrand, Jean-Claude Brialy Anna Karina, Jean-Paul Belmondo, screenwriter director, composer, starring.](/pictures/thumb/142607.jpg?v=1506353596)
France Italy: 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)
N.p. N.p., 1982. One page musical manuscript quotation from "On the Long Eclipse of the Moon, July 6, 1982 (Opus 367)." INSCRIBED by Hovhaness at the bottom of the page: "To the Word Book Store / To Mr. V.E. Moody: from Sonata on the Long Eclipse of the Moon / July 6, 1982 / Alan Hovhaness / Copyright 1982, By... (read more)
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)
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... (read more)
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)
New York: Children's Songs, Inc., circa 1949. Original manuscript and typescript for "The Howdy Doody Show" theme song "It's a Howdy Doody World," created by and belonging to the song's composer Edward Kean, INSCRIBED by Kean in the margin: "From Edward Kean / to / the very special Scott Petersen man!," and further annotated by Kean in holograph ink. The listing... (read more)
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)
N.p. N.p., Circa 1960s. Vintage borderless press photograph of composer Michel Legrand, circa early 1960s. The photograph, which shows Legrand exiting a gate with a suitcase in hand, is somewhat prescient, as the first half of the 1960s would see him leap to international renown, both as a popular musician and a composer of the film scores for such French..... (read more)
New York: Arts at St. Anna's, 1991. Original program for a performance by the Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by David Alan Miller, held at The Town Hall in New York City on June 8 and 9, 1981. The performance featured four pieces: "Freeform" and "Shivering Air," composed by Glenn Branca, "Sanctus," composed by John Cale, and "The Forest," composed... (read more)
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)
Paris: Cinedis, 1957. Seven vintage black-and-white photographs of French actor Gerard Philippe, seen signing autographs at a record store. Included is a typed letter from J. Reboulieau at Cinedis, a short-lived film distributor in Paris, addressed to Christian de la Maziere, an impresario of press relations and former Waffen-SS soldier, detailing the included photographs, and noting "Hernandez" as the photographer... (read more)
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)
Rochester, NY: Eastman School of Music, 1983. Original program for a performance by Steve Reich at the Eastman School of Music on November 6, 1983 as part of the Meet the Composer series, featuring performances of "Clapping Music," "Vermont Counterpoint," and "Drumming Part I" by a quintet lead by Reich, and "Tehillim," performed by members of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra... (read more)
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)
New York: New York University Press / Halifax: The Press of Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, 1974. First Edition. Near Fine in card wrappers with no dust jacket as issued. Third issue binding with an added note at the end of Reich's Introduction mentioning typographical corrections and dated 11/75. Bump to the lower left corner, with a tiny... (read more)
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)
New York: The Center For New Music, 1973. Invitation for an early and important three-night stand by Steve Reich and Musicians, with a different program for each evening. The first and third concerts in the series featured Reich's seminal percussion piece, "Drumming" (1971), and the second of the series featured the debut of three new pieces, "Music for Pieces of... (read more)
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)
New York: Carnegie Hall, 1979. Original poster for a WKCR Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall, featuring Philip Glass, Steve Reich, John Cale, Leroy Jenkins, The Model Citizens, and others. April 1, 1979. Fine condition, on archival linen. In the 1970s and 1980s, Carnegie Hall--as well as forward-looking radio stations such as WKCR and WNYC--hosted a number of important performances by... (read more)
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)
N.p. N.p., 1934. Vintage borderless photograph of composer Igor Stravinsky, 1934. With holograph notations 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... (read more)
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)
Garden City: Doubleday, 1960. First Edition. SIGNED by Igor Stravinsky and Robert Craft on the page following the half title. The third book collaboration between the two, a series of recollections by Stravinsky in the form of interviews by Craft. A companion volume to Conversations with Igor Stravinsky," published one year earlier. Craft is an award winning conductor and musicologist... (read more)
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)
New York: World, 1967. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a slightly rough closed tear at the top of the rear panel, else Near Fine. A survey of Stravinsky's career in photographs by Arnold Newman, with text by noted music scholar Robert Craft. (read more)
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)