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M601. [MUSIC] Walford Davies KCVO OBE (1869-1941) British composer, who held the title Master of the King's MusicK from 1934 until 1941. Signature.

M602. [MUSIC] Eleanor Steber (1914-1990) American operatic soprano. Steber is noted as one of the first major opera stars to have achieved the highest success with training and a career based in the United States. Signed 1983 FDC honoring the Metropolitan Opera. Clean & attractive. VG.............25-35

M603. [MUSIC] Andrew Imbrie [b. 1921] American composer. Signature & unsigned photo.

M606. [MUSIC] Dame Myra Hess [1890-1965] British pianist. Signature with sentiment.....30-40

M611. [MUSIC] Gunther Schuller [b. 1925] American composer, conductor. ANS, no date, on both sides of small sheet..........25-35

M613. [MUSIC] Irene Scharrer (1888-1971) English classical pianist. Vintage SIGNATURE, with sentiment, dated 1919, on her stationery........25-35

M614. [MUSIC] Julius Eduard Meyer (1830-1899) composer, violinist. He was a violinist of note and was preferred by Felix mendelssohn to perform his works. Signed card, 3-1/4 x 1-1/2"..........25-35

M616. [MUSIC] Ben Davies (1858-1943) Welsh tenor, who appeared in opera with the Carl Rosa Opera Company, in operetta and light opera, and on the concert and oratorio platform. He was spoken of as a successor of Edward Lloyd, as a leading British tenor, and retained something of his style and repertoire in concert performance. Clip Signature.

M617. [OPERA] Nino Martini [1902-1976] lyric tenor. Signature.

M618. [MUSIC] Grover Washington Jr. [1943-1999] one of the founders of "Smooth Jazz." Signed 3x5 card.

M619. [OPERA] Jennie Tourel [1900-1973] mezzo-soprano. Sig. album page.

M620. [MUSIC] Mel Torme [1925-1999] singer. Signed 3x5 card.

M621 [MUSIC] Billy Taylor [b. 1921] Jazz pianist. Sig. card w/sentiment.

M622. [OPERA] Ljuba Welitsch [1913-1996] soprano. Sig./inscribed 4x6 card.

M623. [MUSIC] Arthur Lloyd [1839-1904] Scottish singer, songwriter, comedian. Clip. signature.

M624. [OPERA] Armand Tokatyan [1894-1960] tenor. Sig. inscribed 1942.

M626. [MUSIC] Frederic Austin (1872-1952) was a leading English baritone singer, a musical teacher and composer in the period 1905-1930. He is best remembered for his restoration and production of The Beggar's Opera by John Gay and Johann Christoph Pepusch, and its sequel, Polly, in 1920-1923. He was born and died in London. SIGNED album page dated Worcester Festival 1905. VG.

M627. [OPERA] Ruby Mercer [1906-1999] Am. soprano. Signed album page.

M628. [THEATRE] Florence St. John (1855-1912) English singer and actress of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras famous for her roles in operetta, musical burlesque, music hall, opera and, later, comic plays. ANS..........25-35

M629. [OPERA] Boris Goldovsky (1908 - 2001) Russian conductor and broadcast commentator, active in the United States. As an opera producer, conductor, impresario, and broadcaster he was prominent within the American operatic community between 1946 and 1985. Very brief TLS, 1959. Corners have tape remains..........25-35

M630. [MUSIC] Robert Ward (b.1917)) American composer. Signed brochure picturing Ward. Fine...........25-35

M631. [MUSIC] Ray Stevens (b. 1939) American country music, pop singer-songwriter who has become known for his novelty song as well as his recent involvement in the Tea Party movement. Signed, inscribed music composition sheet on which he has written "Everything is Beautiful", his biggest hit [1970]. VG..........25-35

M632. [MUSIC] Brian Harold May, CBE (b. 1947) English musician and astrophysicist most widely known as the guitarist and a songwriter of the rock band Queen. As a guitarist he uses his home-built guitar, "Red Special", and has composed hits such as "Now I'm Here", "Tie Your Mother Down", "We Will Rock You", "Who Wants to Live Forever", "Hammer to Fall", "Save Me", "Fat Bottomed Girls", "I Want Too Much Love Will Kill You" and "It All". Signed 3x5 card.

M633. [MUSIC] Debroy Somers [1890-1952] British band leader, composer. Signature with sentiment on card.

M634. Geo. Shirley [b.1934] renowned tenor opera singer. ISP, 8x10.

M635. [MUSIC] Sir Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941) British composer, who held the title Master of the King's Musick from 1934 until 1941. Signature.

M636. Lee Adams [b.1924] Am. lyricist [theatre]. Sig. FDC.

M637. Maurice Abravanel [1903-1993] conductor. Signature.

M638. [MUSIC] Andrew Imbrie [b. 1921] American composer. TLS, 2003.

M639. [MUSIC] Sherman Edwards (1919-1981) American songwriter. Brief ALS, nd.......25-35

M640. [MUSIC] Lanny Ross (1906-1988) American singer, pianist and songwriter. Signed 5x7 photo. VG...........25-35

M644. Eddie Dean [1907-1999] country-western singer on radio in the '30s. He journeyed to Hollywood to make it in western movies. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo.

M653. [THEATRE] Joe Darion (1917 - 2001) American musical theatre lyricist, most famous for Man of La Mancha. Brief ALS, no date, 1p. Accompanied by music sheet "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha. VG............50-75

M654. [MUSIC] Klaus Tennstedt (1926-1998) German conductor from Merseburg . He studied violin and piano at the Leipzig Conservatory. He became concertmaster of the orchestra at the Halle Municipal Theatre in 1948. However, a finger injury stopped his career as a violinist, and afterwards he worked as a coach to singers at the same theatre. Tennstedt then directed his talents toward conducting. In 1958, he became music director of the Dresden Opera, and in 1962, music director of the Schwerin State Orchestra and Theatre. Signed Toronto Symphony 1973/74 Season program, 4pp. Mail folds............25-35

M659. [MUSIC] Walter Damrosch (1862-1950) German-born American conductor and composer. He is best remembered today for conducting the world premiere performances of George Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F (1925), and An American in Paris (1928). ANS written at bottom of letter to him from the James B. Pond Lyceum Bureau. They ask Damrosch if he is available for "your delightful musical lecture..." THE BUREAU'S COMMISSION IS 20% OF THE GROSS but Damrosch says "Three hundred dollars of which I will allow you my usual commission of 10 percent. Yrs truly Walter Damrosch." Somewhat worn condition with some toning...........50-75

M660. [OPERA] SCHUYLER CHAPIN (1923- ) American Opera Manager - He studied music with the great Nadia Boulanger.. From 1963 until 1968 he was vice president in charge of programming of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Upon the death (1972) of Goeran Gentele (whose assistant he had been), Chapin succeeded him as general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, a position he held until 1976. He is the author of Leonard Bernstein: Notes from a Friend (1992) and Sopranos, Mezzos, Tenors, Bassos and Other Friends (1995). TLS dtd 3/20/75.

M668. [MUSIC] Allan Jones (1907-1992) American actor and singer. TLS, 1989, 1p, concerning his career, present booking to the future and being 82 years old........25-35

M669. [MUSIC] Robert Ward (b.1917) American composer. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo...........25-35

M670. [OPERA] Maria Nemeth (1897-1967) Hungarian soprano, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, one of the leading dramatic sopranos of the inter-war period. ALS ON POSTCARD DATED 1925. In English. VG..........50-75

M677. [OPERA] ANNELIESE ROTHENBERGER (1924- ) German Soprano. She is well known for her lighter German roles. SIGNED 4x6 picture.

M678. [MUSIC] JEAN-CLAUDE CASADESUS - French Conductor/Composer/Orchestra Director. He has written a number of pieces for the cinema and theatre, and trained as an orchestral director with Pierre Dervaux in Paris and Pierre Boulez in Basle. In 1969 he was appointed principal conductor of Opera de Paris and Opera Comique In 1971, he joined with Pierre Dervaux in setting up the Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire and was its Assistant director until 1976.. He then formed the Orchestre National de Lille of which he was appointed Music Director and to which he has since devoted the major part of the time. ANS on personal stationery card, 1993..........40-60

M679. [MUSIC] Laurent de Rille [1824-1915] French composer. He was a close friend and associate of composer Victor Masse. The Laurent de Rille rose is named after him. One of his most popular pieces was "The Destruction of Gaza." AMQS from "Marche" piece, written in French, dated 1906. 12 lines in his hand. On 6-3/4 x 10-1/2 " sheet. Great item!..........100-150 Ask for scan if interested

M680. [MUSIC] David Amram (b.1930) American composer, musician, conductor. SIGNED 1p. WRVH permission form on which he makes list of musicians, and conductor to be used on a tape, dated Jan. 16, 1984........40-60

M83. [MUSIC] Percival (Percy) Benedict Kahn (1880 &endash; 1966) English composer and pianist. His most noted composition was the song Ave Maria with accompaniment by piano, and violin obbligato. SIGNED & INSCRIBED, 1958, autograph bar of music [AMQS] from "Ave Maria. Written on 5 x 3 in. slip; irregular top edge o/w VG.............80-120

M686. [MUSIC] Miriam Gideon (1906-1996) American composer. She was the second woman inducted into American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1975, Louise Talma being the first in 1974. ANS - HAS NO PHOTOS AVAILABLE. 6x4.........25-35

M688. [MUSIC] Lukas Foss (1922-2009) German-born American composer, conductor, pianist. ANS, no date, 4-1/4 x 5-1/2". VG........25-35

M695. [OPERA] JARMILLA NOVOTNA (1907-1994) Czech Opera Singer/Actress. When talking pictures arrived, she headlined the 1932 German film version of Bartered Bride, among other productions. She then left films to concentrate on her stage work with the Vienesse State Opera and New York's Metropolitan Opera, where she performed regularly from 1940 to 1956. In 1946 she returned before the cameras in a straight dramatic role in Fred Zinneman's The Search. Jarmila Novotna's last film appearance was as turn of the century diva Maria Selka in the 1951 biopic The Great Caruso. SIGNED/inscribed 3x5 photo in costume from Manon, dtd 3/14/93...........25-35

M696. [MUSIC] Harry Simeone (1911-2005) distinguished music arranger, conductor and composer, best known for arranging the famous Christmas song "The Little Drummer Boy", for which he received co-writing credit. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG...........35-45

M701. [OPERA] ANDRE ALLARD [1875-1938] French Bass-Baritone. ANS on card, 1936..........35-45

M714. [MUSIC] Jose Iturbi [1895-1980] Spanish conductor. Signed 3x5 card, 1970.

M715. [OPERA] DAME JOSEPHINE BARSTOW (1940- ) British Soprano - A most powerful and intense singing actress. She created the role of Denise in The Knot Garden, Gayle in The Ice Break and many other roles. She is a great interpreter of contemporary roles, appeared in films. SIGNED personal note card with sentiment.

M716. [MUSIC] Bradford Marsalis - Jazz saxophonist. Signed card.

M717. [MUSIC] Ovide Musin [1854-1929] Belgian violinist, composer. Clip signature.

M719. [MUSIC] Martha Tilton [1915-2006] 1930's pop singer. ISP, 8x10.

M720. [MUSIC] Rudolph Ganz [1877-1972] pianist, conductor, composer. Clip signature. On verso is Frances Williams [1901-1959] blonde Broadway star.

M721. [MUSIC] C. Austin Miles [1868-1946] Am. composer. Signature.

M722. [MUSIC] RADIE BRITAIN [1897-1994] one of the most successful women composers of symphonic music in the 20th century. SIGNATURE on card. Light small stains.

M728. [MUSIC] Frederick Solomon - American composer, conductor. Known for his work on Broadway. ANS, 1925 on card.

M729. MUSIC] Julius Rudel (b. 1921) American opera and orchestra conductor. Signed, inscribed 4x5 photo. VG...........25-35

M732. [MUSIC] Salvatore Baccaloni (1900-1969) Italian operatic bass, often regarded as the greatest buffo artist of the 20th century. Signed card.

M733. [MUSIC] Mike Stoller (b. 1933) American songwriter. Jerome "Jerry" Leiber (b.1933) and Mike Stoller (b.1933) are among the most influential American songwriters and record producers in post-World War II popular music. Their first successes were as the writers of such crossover hit songs as "Hound Dog" and "Kansas City." Later in the 1950s, particularly through their work with The Coasters , they created a string of ground-breaking hits that are some of the most entertaining in rock and roll, by using the humorous vernacular of the teenagers sung in a style that was openly theatrical rather than personal, songs that include "Young Blood," "Searchin'," and "Yakety Yak." They were the first to surround black music with elaborate production values, enhancing its emotional power with The Drifters in "There Goes My Baby" and influencing Phil Spector who worked with them on recordings of The Drifters and Ben E. King. Leiber and Stoller went into the record business and, focusing on the "girl group" sound, released some of the greatest classics of the Brill Building period. They wrote hits including "Love Me," "Loving You," "Don't," and "Jailhouse Rock, "King Creole," among others for Elvis Presley. They were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. Offered here is a signed & inscribed 8x10 photo by Mike Stoller [alone]. He signed in silver ink against dark background. Some parts of signature show better than other parts...............40-60

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M734. [MUSIC] ROBERT WARD (1917- ) American Composer/Pulitzer Prize - His large and distinguished musical creation has,in large measure, been commissioned by the New York City Opera, Broadcast Music. Inc., the New York Philharmonic, the Friends of Dumbarton Oaks, the Juilliard Musical Foundation. and many others. His opera, THE CRUCIBLE, based on the play by Arthur Miller, won both the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics Circle Citation for the same year. ANS ny, nd. MENTIONS HE'S WRITING HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Two pieces of paper residue near one edge which doesn't affect text...........25-35

M741. [OPERA] Gladys Swarthout (1900-1969) American contralto opera singer. ALS [1930], 2pp. Flattered to be asked for autograph........50-75

M742. Licia Albanese [b.1913] Italian soprano. TLS, 1981............25-35

M743. [MUSIC] Efraim Guigui [1926-2007] American conductor, musician. Signed, inscribed 5x7 photo, 1983. VG..........40-60

M744. [MUSIC] Jack Selig Yellen (1892-1991) was a Jewish-American lyricist and screenwriter. Signed bank check, 1965. Cancellation touches signature o/w VG.......50-75

M745. [MUSIC] Robert Katscher (1894-1942) Composer, lyricist. German born he escaped the concentration camps and came to the US. His most famous work was "When Day is Done", recorded by numerous singers and bands. He also wrote "The Wonder Boy" and "You Never Know" with Cole Porter. ALS, 1938, 1p, with envelope. Nice example sending his autograph to gentleman in Spencer, Mass............50-75

M746. [MUSIC] Stephen Gunzenhauser - American conductor. Signed, inscribed 10x8 photo, 1983. VG..........25-35

M747. [MUSIC] Christoph von Dohnanyi (b. 1929) German conductor. Signed, inscribed, 8x10 photo, 1991.........25-35

M748. [MUSIC] Rudolf Serkin [1903-1991] Bohemian-born pianist. Signed green 3x5 card, 1982. Fine...........35-45

M749. [MUSIC] Gottfried von Einem (1918 -1996) Austrian composer. He is known chiefly for his operas influenced by the music of Stravinsky and Prokofiev, as well as by jazz. He also composed pieces for piano, violin and organ. SIGNATURE on trimmed portion of concert program..........25-35

M751. [MUSIC] Bruna Castagna [1905-1983] Italian Mezzo Soprano at the Met. Signature on 5-1/4 x 4-1/2 slip...........25-35

M752. [MUSIC] Eubie Blake [1887-1983] American composer, pianist of ragtime. Signed, inscribed 3x5 card. VG.........40-60

M756. [MUSIC] Norman Dello Joio [1913-2008] American composer. ALS, 2000, 1p., signed with initials. Mentions a favorite recording..............50-75

M757. [MUSIC] Kenneth Schermerhorn (1929-2005) American composer and orchestra conductor. Signed 1982 Avery Fisher Hall concert program. VG..........25-35

M760. [MUSIC] Sheldon Harnick (b. 1924) American lyricist best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof. SIGNED, INSCRIBED 10x8 photo with a lengthy inscription.............25-35

M761. [MUSIC] Leslie Stuart (1863-1928) English composer of early musical theatre, best known for the hit show Florodora (1899) and many popular songs. Stuart began writing songs in the late 1870s, including songs for blackface performers, such as "Lily of Laguna"; songs for musical theatre; and ballads such as "Soldiers of the King". A song from Florodora, "Tell me, pretty maiden", became a vaudeville standard. Signature with sentiment on stationery, 4 x 6"............25-35

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M762. [MUSIC] BERNARD RANDS (b. 1934) composer of contemporary classical music. Signed 16 page catalog of his work. Signed on front cover. 5.5 x 8.5". Fine..........35-45

M763. [MUSIC] David Amram (b. 1930) American composer, musician, conductor, and writer. Brief ALS, no date, 1p.............25-35

M769. [MUSIC] Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) English composer. SIGNED 1976 FDC honoring music. Clean & attractive.........25-35

M776. [MUSIC] Peter Duchin (b. 1937) American pianist and band leader. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. Soft crease in image [unobtrusive]...........20-30

M784. [MUSIC] Rainer Midel - Conductor. Signed, inscribed 8x10 photo. VG......25-35

M789. [MUSIC] Karel Husa (born August 7, 1921 in Prague) is a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Music Compostion. In 1954 he came to the United States and became American citizen in 1959. ALS, 2003, 1p............35-45

M790. MUSIC] Dame Moura Lympany (1916-2005) English concert pianist. Signed The Civic Music Association program. VG.............25-35

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