Sale 2530 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, February 20, 2020

105 c   CHARPENTIER, GUSTAVE. Autograph Letter Signed, “G. Charpentier,” to a conductor (“Dear friend”), in French, providing detailed instructions on how to interpret his two-part choral work. 3 pages, small 8vo, written on a folded sheet, third page written vertically; horizontal fold. Np, nd [200/300] “. . . [B]eginning at 14, remaining very calm—these are the people who are listening—trembling, perhaps, but they’re listening—one must imagine it—therefore softer and calmer . . . . “. . . [T]o summarize, what I would like especially is more calm before 19 and beginning with 19, not stopping (except for the 4 measures of 21) until the end. . . . Don’t you agree?” 106 c   COPLAND, AARON. Two Typed Letters Signed, to composer Richard Pindle Hammond (“Dear Dick” or “Dear Mr. Hammond”). The first, encouraging him to attend a meeting on February 13. The second, thanking him for the list of Hammond’s compositions, giving his phone number, and inviting him to call. Each 1 page, 8vo, first on “Hotel Empire” stationery; horizontal folds. New York, 1 February 1938; “March 3” no year [250/350] 107 c   DELIBES, LÉO. Autograph Musical Manuscript dated and Signed, working draft of a work for flute (“Morceau à déchiffrer pour la flûte”), 79 bars notated on 15 three-stave systems, with holograph title, instrument labels, and tempo directive. Signed on the title-page. “Flûte / Concours de 1876 / Examen Juin 1890” written in an unknown hand, in blue pencil, on title-page. 3 pages, folio, 20 printed staves on recto and verso, written on the second and third and fourth pages of a folded sheet; faint uneven toning to title-page and all edges throughout; sewn into cloth-backed boards. Np, 1876 [700/1,000] This work was likely written to be used for the sight-reading examinations held at the Paris Conservatoire. MUSICIANS LOTS 105 - 128 107