Nevin, Arthur - Autograph Letter Signed 1905 on Original Score

$600 · Offered by Tamino Autographs

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American composer (1871-1943), conductor, teacher, and musicologist; one of the leading indianist composers of the early twentieth century. Autograph letter with his letterhead signed by him on May 12, 1905, mounted on page 4 of an original first edition (1909) vocal bilingual German-English score of his 3-act opera Poia, published by Adolph Fürstner (Berlin). Letter is 5.25 x 6.6 inches, score is 10.7 x 13.25 inches, 142 pages, soft covers, damage on binding, in overall very good condition. Poia was heard in concert in Pittsburgh in 1907 with good reviews and his full orchestral premiere was in 1910 at the Berlin Royal Opera House, in German.

• Binding: Hardcover

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