Soria, Dario. (1912-1980). Opera connoisseur and founder of Angel Records.

Autograph Letter Signed by Dario Soria Founder of Angel Records to City Center Producer Jean Dalrymple.

New York: circa [1970]. [1970]. - 55 words penned in black ink on a sheet of his personalized letterhead, 10-1/2 inches high by 7-1/4 inches wide, with his name & address printed at top left. Signed 'Un grande abbraccio / Dario". There is light creasing to the top edge of the letter with a one-word ink notation in the lower left corner. Very good.

Dated August 10, 1978: "Finally here it is -- Sorry for the delay -- Dorle's [his wife's] and my mind were not with it for a while..If you do not get Opera News I thought you might like to see the very nice 'farewell'.."

Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Very good .

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Book number: 27871

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; RECORD COMPANY; ANGEL RECORDS; FOUNDER; DARIO SORIA; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; ALS; A.L.S.; SIGNATURE.

Sainton-Dolby, Charlotte (1821-1885). English contralto and composer.

Autograph Note Signed by the English Contralto, Composer and Singing Teacher Charlotte Sainton-Dolby.

19th Century. 19th Century. Very good. - 14 words penned on 5-1/2 inch high by 4-3/8 inch wide "5, Upper Wimpole Street" stationery, with the address embossed in red at the top. The English singer and composer responds to a request for her autograph "I have much pleasure in granting your request.." Signed "Charlotte H. Sainton". Once folded for mailing with clipped corners, the note is mounted with glue from the verso onto heavier stock clipped from an album. Very good. Born Charlotte Helen Dolby, the English contralto Charlotte Sainton-Dolby (1821-1885) studied under Domenico Crivelli at the Royal Academy of Music, and first appeared at a Royal Philharmonic Society concert in 1841. She married the violinist Prosper Sainton and, after retiring from singing, she met with with some success as a composer. Her compositions include: "The Legend of St Dorothea", "The Story of the Faithful Soul" , and "Florimel. Very good .

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Book number: 96519

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; CLASSICAL; SINGER; ENCLISH CONTRALTO; CHARLOTTE ELLEN DOLBY; CHARLOTTE SAINTON-DOLBY; AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED; SIGNATURE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; COMPOSER; SINGING TEACHER.

Copland, Aaron.

I Bought Me a Cat. Adapted by Aaron Copland. Transcribed for Three Part Men's Chorus and Solos by Irving Fine.

(New York): Boosey & Hawkes, (1952). (1952). (New York): Boosey & Hawkes, (1952). (1952). Very good. - Tall octavo, softcover, unbound self-wraps. 4 cream-colored sheets are folded once to form 16 pages, each 10-3/8 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide. Title page with pictorial border of singing heads down the left margin & 15 pages of music. The edges of the last page are darkened. Very good. First edition of this version. "Reference Copy" is stamped on the title page. I Bought Me a Cat is a children's song on the lines of Old MacDonald, with a verse repeating and adding a new animal with each repeat [the last "animal" being a wife]. The accompaniment imitates the barnyard sounds of the cat, duck, goose, hen, pig, horse and cow. I Bought Me a Cat is one of five American folk tunes which Copland arranged at the request of Benjamin Britten, who planned to program them in his Aldeburgh Music and Art Festival. Copland wrote this first set of Old American Songs for male soloist and piano in 1950 and they were premiered in June of that year by Peter Pears with Britten at the piano. Very good .

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Book number: 33931

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; AMERICAN MUSIC; AMERICAN COMPOSER; AARON COPLAND; FOLK SONG; I BOUGHT ME A CAT; CHILDREN'S SONG; BENJAMIN BRITTEN; MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL, ALDEBURGH; SCORE; IRVING FINE; TRANSCRIPTION FOR THREE PART MEN'S CHORUS AND SOLOS; FIRST EDITION OF

Copland, Aaron.

The Dodger. Adapted by Aaron Copland. Transcribed for Baritone Solo and Four Part Men's Chorus by Irving Fine.

(New York): Boosey & Hawkes, (1952). (1952). (New York): Boosey & Hawkes, (1952). (1952). Good. - Tall octavo, softcover, unbound self-wraps. 2 cream-colored sheets are folded once to form 8 pages, each 10-3/8 inches high by 6-3/4 inches wide, plus an additional single leaf. Title page with pictorial border of singing heads down the left margin & 8 pages of music. There are a few small stains & some very light foxing to the title page & its left edge is darkened. The last page of music is darkened & lightly foxed. The bottom page corners are lightly bumped. Good. First edition of this version. "Complimentary Copy" is stamped on the title page. The Dodger Song is a 19th-century American folksong, which was apparently used by the progressives as a campaign song to belittle Republican James G. Blaine. The Dodger is one of five American folk tunes which Copland arranged at the request of Benjamin Britten, who planned to program them in his Aldeburgh Music and Art Festival. Copland wrote this first set of Old American Songs for male soloist and piano in 1950 and they were premiered in June of that year by Peter Pears with Britten at the piano. Good .

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Book number: 33932

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; AMERICAN MUSIC; AMERICAN COMPOSER; AARON COPLAND; FOLK SONG; THE DODGER; BENJAMIN BRITTEN; ALDEBURGH; SCORE; IRVING FINE; TRANSCRIPTION FOR BARITONE SOLO AND FOUR PART MEN'S CHORUS; FIRST EDITION OF THIS VERSION; 1ST EDITION OF THIS VERSION.

Columbia Concerts Corporation.

Presenting the World's Most Distinguished Concert Artists: Famous Vocalists, Instrumentalists and Attractions Available for Concerts, Recitals, Orchestras, Opera, Radio and Other Engagements.

New York: Columbia Concerts Corporation, 1935. 1935. New York: Columbia Concerts Corporation, 1935. 1935. Good. - Quarto [13 inches high by 10 inches wide], spiral-bound in black boards backed with black cloth and titled in gilt on the front cover & spine. The binding is rubbed with the paper torn at the corners. The titling on the spine is faded and the head & tail of the spine are chipped. [67] unnumbered pages. Profusely illustrated with portraits of musicians, many of them full-page. Good.

A sumptuously illustrated book of portraits of musicians, with color borders and backgrounds. Many of the portraits are full-page, including those of Heifetz, Menuhin, Lotte Lehmann, Iturbi, Albert Spalding, Rose Bampton, Harold Bauer, Milstein, Piatigorsky, Szigeti, Segovia, Gigli, Robert Casadesus, Brailowsky and Toscha Seidel.

Limited edition of 1,000 numbered copies. Good .

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Book number: 34376

Catalogue: Music

Keywords: MUSIC; MUSICIANS; PORTRAITS; COLUMBIA CONCERTS CORPORATION; PRESENTING THE WORLD'S MOST DISTINGUISHED CONCERT ARTISTS: FAMOUS VOCALISTS, INSTRUMENTALISTS AND ATTRACTIONS AVAILABLE FOR CONCERTS, RECITALS, ORCHESTRAS, OPERA, RADIO AND OTHER ENGAGEMENTS.

Costa, Michael (1808-1884). Italian-born composer & conductor who achieved success in England.

Autograph Letter Signed by the Italian-Born Composer & Conductor Michael Costa.