Author: Ganz, Rudolph (1877-1972). Swiss-born American pianist and composer of "O Beautiful Month of May".
Title: Autograph Musical Quotation Penned on Photographic Paper Signed & Dated by the Composer Rudolph Ganz.
Description: 1939. 1939. - The pianist and composer Rudolph Ganz's autograph boldly signed across the top of 3-3/4 inch high by 3-1/8 inch wide photographic paper clipped from the bottom of a larger photograph. Dated 1939, the autograph is followed by a musical quotation identified as "'In May' (Allegretto)" above the quote and annotated "delicato e legato" below. The last line of the musical quotation is very slightly smudged. Once mounted in an album with a remnant of paper adhering to the top of the verso. Very good.

The Swiss-born American pianist, composer, conductor and music educator Rudolph Ganz (1877-1972) first studied cello with Friedrich Hegar, piano with Robert Freund and composition with Charles Blanchet. Florenz Ziegfeld, Sr. invited Ganz to join the Chicago Musical College and Ganz moved to the U.S. in 1900. He performed as a pianist with several orchestras. Moving to New York City in 1905, he went on concert tours throughout North America, Cuba and Europe. Ganz subsequently went on to conduct the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra from 1921 to 1927 and later became permanent conductor of the Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony orchestras. He is also remembered for his 1933 composition "O Beautiful Month of May". Very good .

Keywords: MUSIC; CLASSICAL; POPULAR; PIANIST; COMPOSER; CONDUCTOR; MUSIC EDUCATOR; RUDOLPH GANZ; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH MUSICAL QUOTATION; PHOTO PAPER; IN MAY; ALLEGRETTO; DELICATO E LEGATO; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; O BEAUTIFUL MONTH OF MAY

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