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1925rif. 39219London Genève Paris Bruxelles: J. & W. Chester Ltd.; Rouart Lerolle & Cie.; Maison Chester PN J.W.C. 15521 1925. Quarto. Ivory wrappers with upper printed in black. 3 i blank pp. Wrappers worn and slightly soiled with minor tears and creasing to edges and corners. Browned. A re-issue of the first edition. Kirchmeyer 33-2. J. & W. Chester, Ltd.; Rouart, Lerolle & Cie.; Maison Chester [PN J.W.C. 15521] unknown books
1960rif. 58268NP 1960. 9 x 7 1/8 inches. Black and white photograph a publicity still bears no attribution on the verso. Stravinsky is generally acknowledged as one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Among his works are the ballets The Firebird 1910 and The Rite of Spring 1915 and the opera The Rake's Progress 1951 with libretto by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman. Very good. #5145. unknown books
1962rif. 293971Hollywood 1962. framed. very good. Fine content T.L.S. 4to 1 page Hollywood California December 12th 1962 to singer Jerry McLain attempting to give him musical advice without hurting his feelings in full: "I would be certainly glad yo give you advice but never hearing you singing and not knowing how far you are in the knowledge of works in general their spirit and technique I am in difficulty if not in impossibility to help you. The transposition of the Shakespearean songs in a higher or lower key is a ruin of my instrumentation and the piano reduction of them is not for a concert performance only for the study of the music." Placed into a white matte with a black background with two openings - whereby the letter is actually floated while the second opening accommodates a photograph by Weegie of the composer leaning against a mirror that gives the illusion of a double exposure and set into a black acrylic frame to 21.5" x 18.5". Excellent condition. Russian composer pianist and conductor widely considered one of the most important composers of the twentieth century. unknown books
1962rif. 227287New York: Doubleday 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dust jacket. Dustwrapper is smudged. Doubleday hardcover books
1962rif. 985Garden City 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 16 illus. 4 drawings 6 musical examples & 2 hitherto unpublished works. hardcover books
1960rif. 986Doubleday 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 21 illus. Review copy. Doubleday hardcover books
1969rif. 224807New York: Knopf 1969. First. hardcover. very good/very good. 350pp. index xi. 8vo cloth d.w.; a few small chips to dust wrapper small ink ownership stamp on front and rear free endpapers. New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1969. First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Knopf unknown books
1936rif. 255987London: Gollancz 1936. First English edition. Illustrated. 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Publisher's black cloth repaired at head of spine in yellow printed dust jacket spine darkened and chipped with some loss to title small book ticket to spine. First English edition. Illustrated. 286 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the ffep "A Sam & Louise Dushkin. Leur ami I Stravinsky. Paris 30.3.36." Samuel Dushkin 1891-1976 was a concert violinist who worked closely with Stravinsky on the composition of the latter's Violin Concerto 1931 his first major work for the instrument. Dushkin premiered the work in concert with Stravinsky conducting the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Stravinsky recounts his collaboration with Dushkin on pp. 268-278 of his memoir. "I was very glad to find in him besides his remarkable gifts as a born violinist a musical culture a delicate understanding and - in the exercise of his profession - an abnegation that is very rare" p. 270. Stravinksy was inspired by his success with the Violin Concerto to compose a sonata for violin and piano which he took on tour with Dushkin to Europe and America ". a deeper knowledge of the violin and close collaboration with a technician like Dushkin had revealed possibilities which I longed to explore" p. 275. An important association marking a milestone in the expansion of Stravinksy's evolution as a composer. Gollancz unknown books
1954rif. 52498London: Boosey & Hawkes 1954. 4to pp. 8. Paper wraps. Cover a little spotted item slightly creased o/w a VG tight copy. Dirge-canons and song based on Thomas' poem "Do not go gentle." Vocal score for tenor only. Boosey & Hawkes unknown books
2016rif. 129872Pasadena CA: The Clinker Press 2016. Clinker Press. broadside 13 by 10 1/4 inches. Designed and printed by Andre Chaves. The Clinker Press unknown books
1940rif. 54998NY:: Random House. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. Told by Robert Lawrence. No statement of printing. Very good in a very good edge worn with a few small chips and closed edge tears dust jacket. . Random House, hardcover books
1956rif. 625594New York: Vintage 1956. Softcover. Very Good. First Vintage edition. Trade paperback. English translations by Arthur Knodel and Ingolf Dahl. Preface by Darius Milhaud. 146 4pp. Text in English. Illustrated wrappers by Paul Rand a bit rubbed and toned else very good or a little better. The poet Geoffrey Hill's copy with his ownership signature. Vintage unknown books
1936rif. 34880New York: Simon & Schuster. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good with darkened prelims and spine. The title label and the spine are creased down the middle and a sligh slant.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages . 1936. Simon & Schuster hardcover books
1936rif. 562975New York: Simon and Schuster 1936. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. 288pp. Illustrated with photographic plates. Red cloth stamped in gilt foil spine label. Endpapers with a bit of darkening due to printer's glue binding slightly cocked spine sunned with light spotting spine label with small chips and tears along edges about very good lacking the scarce dust jacket. An account of the first 50 years of Stravinsky's life. Simon and Schuster hardcover books
1940rif. 244796Cambridge 1940. One page typewritten signed in black ink. 1 vols. 4to. Old folds. Fine with original typed mailing envelope typed name "Igor Strawinsky" above printed return address. One page typewritten signed in black ink. 1 vols. 4to. "Stravinsky began his stay in the United States at Harvard University delivering six Charles Eliot Norton lectures on musical poetics during the 1939-1940 academic year" ADNB. In this brief formal letter Stravinsky acknowledges receipt of an edition of the Russian legend retold and illustrated by Donald E. Cooke. It was Stravinsky's 1910 score of The Firebird for the Ballets Russes that first brought him international notice. The New York Times obituary of Stravinsky published on 6 April 1971 noted "He also was not pleased that 'The Firebird' remained his most popular composition." Uncommon document from early in Stravinsky's residence in the U.S. when he still spelt his surname with "w" in his signature and return address. unknown books
1962rif. 1004541962. First Edition. Signed. STRAVINSKY Igor. CRAFT Robert. Expositions and Developments. Garden City New York: Doubleday 1962. Octavo original black cloth original dust jacket. $2500.First edition warmly inscribed on the half title to neighbor and longtime friend Miranda Levy ""To my dear Miranda with love and kisses from I Stravinsky Nov /63.""""Few 20th-century composers enjoyed international influence and importance equal to that of Stravinsky. This influence exists in the materials of his music and in his rigorous search for an individual soundÉ For many years he was with Schoenberg one of the two unofficial poles of Western music"" ANB. In these conversations with his protg conductor Robert Craft who coauthored seven books with him Stravinsky discusses his childhood in St. Petersburg Russia; recalls such musical luminaries as Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov; reflects on the intersection of music and modern recording technology; and discusses scores including The Firebird The Rite of Spring and his then-new work The Flood. Illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photographs. Inscribed to Miranda Levy a founding member of the Santa Fe Opera and wife of pioneering television director Ralph Levy whose credits include directing the original I Love Lucy pilot episode. Miranda ""met Stravinsky at the Aspen Colorado Music Festival in 1950 then hosted him on a New Mexico visitÉ When the composer let it be known he was interested in D.H. LawrenceÉ Miranda introduced Stravinsky to Lawrence's widowÉ Miranda and Ralph Levy moved to Los Angeles and bought a house less than a block from Stravinsky'sÉ Just as she had once kept Santa Feans up to date on the latest news and gossip she now regaled Igor and Vera Stravinsky with daily updates on movie studio gossip"" Albuquerque Journal.Dust jacket with light rubbing to spine ends and edges. A very nearly fine inscribed presentation/association copy. hardcover books
1950rif. 1084781950. Signed. STRAVINSKY Igor. Photograph inscribed. No place 1950. Black-and-white postcard portrait measuring 3-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches; matted and framed entire piece measures 9-1/2 by 12 inches. $2200.Postcard photograph of Igor Stravinsky inscribed ÒPour Monsieur Maurice Dubois avec mes meilleurs compliments Igor Stravinsky 1950.Ó""Few 20th-century composers enjoyed international influence and importance equal to that of Stravinsky. This influence exists in the materials of his music and in his rigorous search for an individual soundÉ For many years he was with Schoenberg one of the two unofficial poles of Western music"" ANB. The postcard portrait is dated September 1948 and is attractively matted and framed with a page of music from Stravinsky's Four Etudes. An attractive inscribed and signed framed piece in fine condition. unknown books
1941rif. 200-03964Edward B. Marks Music Corporation 1941. paperback. Good. Good with wear and markings. Looks like an interesting title. Edward B. Marks Music Corporation paperback
1958rif. y0666New York: M. & J. Steuer 1958. Memoir by the Russian-born composer & conductor "a few recollections connected with various periods of my life." Hardcover in jacket as pictured; a reprint; first published 22 years earlier. Light wear to book; delicate jacket price-clipped with some large chips tears creases light stains to front panel. Text clean no names or marks; 10 176 pages colophon b/w photo portrait. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Small Octavo. M. & J. Steuer Hardcover
1998rif. Q-0393318567W. W. Norton & Company 1998-12-17. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! W. W. Norton & Company paperback
rif. 396614 measures from the third number Pas d'Action. Notated in blue/black ink on music paper with "No. 1-12 lines" printed at lower left corner; "Igor Stravinsky" typed in red below quotation. Somewhat worn and browned; irregularly trimmed with upper left corner cropped not affecting quotation; recto reinforced at upper left corner and left margin with light blue paper; creased and partially split at central fold; margins hand-ruled with double black line; upper margin slightly stained; mounted on printed excerpt with remnants of adhesive to verso. Apollon Musagète a neoclassical ballet in two tableaux was commissioned in 1927 by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge for a festival of contemporary music to be held in 1928 at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Composed between 1927 and 1928 the work was choreographed by the 24-year-old George Balanchine to a libretto by the composer; scenery and costumes were by André Bauchant with new costumes designed by Coco Chanel in 1929. unknown
rif. 396731 measure from the opening of the first movement. Notated in black ink on an album leaf 203 x 123 mm. Dated "Montevideo le 27. v. 1936." Inscribed to the Uruguayan political figure Alejandro Zorrilla de San Martin 1909-1987 prominent member of the Uruguayan National Party with a reproduction photograph of Stravinsky and his son Soulima to head. Slightly browned; horizontal crease to upper portion just below Stravinsky's signature; manuscript identification and minor remnants of former mount to verso. The Firebird L'Oiseau de feu; Zhar-ptitsa a fairy tale ballet in two scenes was first performed by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in Paris at the Opéra on 25 June 1910 conducted by Gabriel Pierné. The original choreography was by Michel Fokine with sets and costumes by Alexandre Benois; this seminal work led to further important Stravinsky-Diaghilev collaborations including Petrushka 1911 and The Rite of Spring 1913. unknown
rif. 39498Four measures containing the theme of the closing of the first scene of the composer's Danse Russe. Notated unbarred on dark ivory music paper in blue ink signed and dated Hollywood 23 January 1966. On an album leaf 141 x 199 laid down to backing board. Small hole to blank upper margin; two light vertical creases. Petrushka a ballet in 4 scenes with music by Stravinsky choreography by Michel Fokine and set and costume designs by Alexandre Benois was written for the 1911 season of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and first performed in Paris at the Châtelet on 13 June 1911. The premiere was conducted by Pierre Monteux with Vaslav Nijinsky as Petrushka Tamar Karsavina as lead ballerina and Enrico Cecchetti as the charlatan. The work became one of the most popular productions of the revolutionary Ballets Russes and one of Stravinsky's best-loved compositions. unknown
1962rif. 847621962. Single page typed signed letter with notes in Stravinsky's hand. Typed signed letter from 1962 to Igor Styravinsky from Carl Haverlin pioneer in radio broadcasting and longtime president of Broadcast Music Inc. The letter is on Broadcast Music Inc. stationary and Haverlin writes to inquire about some illustrations which Dulac had made for Stravinsky's Firebird Ballet. He writes: "I.take the liberty of asking you if your memory will bring forth any background on the sketches." In the margin adjacent to this sentence Stravinsky writes "Not at all!" in red pen. Haverlin closes the letter with: "Photostats of the sketchbook pages are enclosed." Beneath this Stravinsky writes along with his signature "I find it unfortunately very bad." Matted and framed opposite a photograph of Stravinsky. The entire piece measures 26.5 inches by 19.25 inches. Igor Stravinsky was a Russian-born composer pianist and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky's compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first achieved international fame with three ballets commissioned by the impresario Serge Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev's Ballets Russes: The Firebird 1910 Petrushka 1911 and The Rite of Spring 1913. The last of these transformed the way in which subsequent composers thought about rhythmic structure and was largely responsible for Stravinsky's enduring reputation as a musical revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musical design. His "Russian phase" which continued with works such as Renard the Soldier's Tale and Les Noces was followed in the 1920s by a period in which he turned to neoclassical music. The works from this period tended to make use of traditional musical forms concerto grosso fugue and symphony drawing on earlier styles especially from the 18th century. In the 1950s Stravinsky adopted serial procedures. His compositions of this period shared traits with examples of his earlier output: rhythmic energy the construction of extended melodic ideas out of a few two- or three-note cells and clarity of form and of instrumentation. unknown
rif. 41001Editions du Rocher In-4 216pp. illustr. dessin inedit de Picasso en frontispice dessins et photos sur planches hors-texte complet avec jaquette et priere d'inserer de l'editeur unknown
