Musicologist - Composer - Librarian Large Autograph Letter Lot
A large consisting of over 70 letters (handwritten and typed), a few clips, received and a few sent by Librarian Thomas T. WatkinsĀ (1918-1997), who was Music Librarian at Columbia University in New York for many years.
Letters signed by many different personalities in the music world, including:
- composers Julius Mattfeld (1893-1968), George Perle (1915-2009), Norman Lockwood (1906-2002), composer, organist and teacher Seth Bingham (1882-1972)
- conductor Boris Goldovsky (1908-2001),Ā
- musicologists Alan Tyson (1926-2000), Richard S. Angell (1905-1985), Denis Stevens (1922-2004), Edward Lowinsky (1908-1985), Jan La Rue (1918-2004), Eric Hertzmann (1902-1963), ethnomusicologists Alan Lomax (1915-2002) and Laura Boulton (1899-1980), music bibliographer Vincent Duckles (1913-1985).
- Several letters (some handwritten, some typed, all signed as "Paul"), by musicologist and music critic Paul Henry Lang (1901-1991).
- music editor, critic and musicologist Stanley Sadie (1930-2005), who edited the famous The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians in 20 volumes.
- music librarian Otto Kinkeldey (1878-1966), librarian, critic and author Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001), NY Philharmonic librarian Howard Keresey (1904-1988), music librarians Ethel Bacon (1922-2008), Eva Judd O`Meara (1884-1979), James B. Coover (1925-2004), Harold Spivacke (1904-1977), Richard Longsdon (1912-1997)
- authors Clifton Joseph Furness (1898-1946), Victor Bator (1891-1967) who curated Bela BartokĀ“s papers, Allen T. Hazen (1904-1977).
- music theorist Allen Forte (1926-2014), painter, architect and art historian James VanDerpool (1903-1979), music archivist Jane Sabersky (1911-1983), violinist, conductor and professor Herbert Dittler (1890-1951), musicologist Helen Hewitt (1900-1977), musicologist Gustave Reese (1899-1977), musicologist Arthur Mendel (1905-1979), music librarian Nathan van Patten (1887-1956), theater critic and editor Eric Bentley (1916-2020), musicologist Franklin Zimmerman (b.1923).
Various sizes, all in very good condition or better. See scans.
NOT SOLD SEPARATELY - sold as a lot only.
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A large consisting of over 70 letters (handwritten and typed), a few clips, received and a few sent by Librarian Thomas T. WatkinsĀ (1918-1997), who was Music Librarian at Columbia University in New York for many years.
Letters signed by many different personalities in the music world, including:
- composers Julius Mattfeld (1893-1968), George Perle (1915-2009), Norman Lockwood (1906-2002), composer, organist and teacher Seth Bingham (1882-1972)
- conductor Boris Goldovsky (1908-2001),Ā
- musicologists Alan Tyson (1926-2000), Richard S. Angell (1905-1985), Denis Stevens (1922-2004), Edward Lowinsky (1908-1985), Jan La Rue (1918-2004), Eric Hertzmann (1902-1963), ethnomusicologists Alan Lomax (1915-2002) and Laura Boulton (1899-1980), music bibliographer Vincent Duckles (1913-1985).
- Several letters (some handwritten, some typed, all signed as "Paul"), by musicologist and music critic Paul Henry Lang (1901-1991).
- music editor, critic and musicologist Stanley Sadie (1930-2005), who edited the famous The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians in 20 volumes.
- music librarian Otto Kinkeldey (1878-1966), librarian, critic and author Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2001), NY Philharmonic librarian Howard Keresey (1904-1988), music librarians Ethel Bacon (1922-2008), Eva Judd O`Meara (1884-1979), James B. Coover (1925-2004), Harold Spivacke (1904-1977), Richard Longsdon (1912-1997)
- authors Clifton Joseph Furness (1898-1946), Victor Bator (1891-1967) who curated Bela BartokĀ“s papers, Allen T. Hazen (1904-1977).
- music theorist Allen Forte (1926-2014), painter, architect and art historian James VanDerpool (1903-1979), music archivist Jane Sabersky (1911-1983), violinist, conductor and professor Herbert Dittler (1890-1951), musicologist Helen Hewitt (1900-1977), musicologist Gustave Reese (1899-1977), musicologist Arthur Mendel (1905-1979), music librarian Nathan van Patten (1887-1956), theater critic and editor Eric Bentley (1916-2020), musicologist Franklin Zimmerman (b.1923).
Various sizes, all in very good condition or better. See scans.
NOT SOLD SEPARATELY - sold as a lot only.
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