American Composers

Good collection of autograph and typed letters etc. signed by Samuel Barber (long letter about the genesis of his opera Vanessa, discussing the work of Menotti on the libretto), Jerome Kern (autograph musical quotation from "All the things you are"), Irving Berlin (three letters: on the comparison between him and Beethoven: " ... I may be lucky enough to go where I am sure Beethoven is and then ask him how he felt about having my name coupled with his ...", discussing John McCormack and "God Bless America" and quoting the amended lines). Cream cloth folding case (Barber), half-morocco drop-boxes, gilt-stamped titles on spine.



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