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WRITTENTWOYEARS PRIORTO
PUBLIC PREMIERE OF “THE PLANETS”
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HOLST, GUSTAV. Autograph Musical Quotation dated and Signed, “G T Holst,”
one bar from “Venus” of his
The Planets
, notated on a hand-drawn stave, on a leaf probably
removed from an autograph album.
1
/
4
page, 6
3
/
4
x5 inches; printed description pasted on
recto at lower edge.
Np, 29 October 1918
[800/1,200]
Although some performances of
The Planets
were given prior to 1920, the first public perfor-
mance of the complete work was given by the London Symphony Orchestra on November 15
in that year.
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KORNGOLD, ERICHWOLFGANG. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and
Inscribed, “For / Miss Marla Becker / with best greetings!” four bars from his
Violanta
,
with holograph title. 1 page, oblong 12mo; three punch holes in left margin, vertical fold.
(MRS)
Hollywood, 1941
[200/300]
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