MUSIC - VIEUXTEMPS Henri (1820 - 1881) - Autograph letter signed

His father gave him his first violin lessons. He studied in Brussels, then Paris, before taking composition lessons in Vienna. He spent two years in America and six in Russia. He returned to teach at

137 VIEUXTEMPS HENRI: (1820-1881) Belgian Composer and Violinist. Signed 2.5 x 4 cabinet photograph by Vieuxtemps, the Blanche photograph from Antwerp depicting the composer in a head and shoulders po

VIEUXTEMPS HENRI: (1820-1881) Belgian Composer and Violinist. A.L.S., `H. Vieuxtemps´, three pages, 8vo, Brussels, 11st November 1841, to Josse, in French. A good content letter, Vieuxtemps stating

James Garfield (1881Autograph Letter, signedHiram, O(hio)., Oct(ober). 8, 1872. 1 p. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (187 x 120 mm). Autograph letter, signed by Garfield ("J.A. Garfield"), as a member of the House

Kerouac Jack Allen Ginsberg Autographed Letter Re: Jack Kerouac's Music Autograph letter signed on blue card stock, 5" x 3". Card verso has "Compliments of Allen Ginsberg" in decorative type. Recto of

* GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881). Autograph letter signed ("J.A. Garfield"), as Congressman, to an unnamed recipient. Washington, D.C., 17 May 1864. 1 page, 12mo (65 x 100 mm). Enclosing some speeches

Important French post-impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner (1844-1910) known for his lush jungle paintings and stylized portraits. Recognized as a self-taught genius, his work e

ALS in French, signed “H.,” one page both sides, 7.75 x 10.25, no date. Letter to his daughter Marguerite, "My dear Marg," in part (translated): "Marquet arrived yesterday. He is already m

French physicist (1852-1908) whose experiments with uranium salts led to the discovery of spontaneous radioactivity; for this breakthrough he shared the 1903 Nobel Prize for Physics with Marie and Pie

SHERMAN, WILLIAM TECUMSEH. 1820-1891. Autograph Letter Signed ('W.T. Sherman') to Admiral David D. Porter, requesting assistance at Annapolis for the son of General John T. Slough, who had been recent

* [U. S. MILITARY LEADERS]. A group of 3 manuscripts, comprising: SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1820-1891). Autograph letter signed ("W.T. Sherman"), to Geo. S. Gideon. Washington, D.C., 17 August 1858.

ALS in French, signed "H. de Toulouse Lautrec," two pages on two adjoining sheets, 4.5 x 7, no date but circa 1894-1896. Letter to "My dear Marty." In full (translated): "The menus are quite well done

* MATISSE, Henri (1869-1954). Autograph letter signed ("H. Matisse"), in French, to an unnamed recipient. Cimiez, 20 January 1949. 1 page, 4to, creased to folds; matted and framed with a portrait of M

Composer, violinist and conductor. Violin teacher at the Paris Conservatoire and one of the authors of the method taught there. He composed 40 operas and several concertos and sonatas.Rare autograph l

He began playing the violin at the age of 5. At the age of 12, thanks to Queen Isabelle, he went to study in Paris. He gave concerts for over 40 years. Several composers wrote specially for him.Autogr

He founded the internationally renowned Marsick Quartet. Professor at the Paris Conservatoire. Autograph letter signed Saturday dated 07.03.1889: "... la virtuosité piquante du scherzo feront, j'

ELLEN TERRY (1847-1928) Early autograph letter signed. London: 29 September 1881. A 3 1/2 page autograph letter in brown ink signed in full on recto and verso of one folded sheet, 7 x 4 1/2 inches (17

American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1893-1958), who was one of the key figures in the development of blues music in the 20th century; he became an international star in the 1950s when he

ALS in German, one page, 5.25 x 3, April 18, 1881. Addressed from Bergen, Norway, a handwritten letter to concert organizer Carl Liebers, who uses the well-known Musikkhandel Huss & Beer in Stockh

Pasteur (Louis, chemist, 1822-95) Autograph Letter signed [to Walter Raleigh Browne], in French, 1p. with conjugate blank, 8vo, Paris, 10th December 1881, declining to write an article for Browne on a

Army officer, composer, and music critic (1835-1918) remembered as part of the group of Russian composers known as 'The Five,' who worked together to create a distinct national style of classi

English rear-admiral and Arctic explorer (1790-1855) best known for his 1819-1820 expedition through the Parry Channel, probably the most successful in the long quest for the Northwest Passage. ALS si

Jenny Lind photo engraving and ALS signed "Jenny L. Goldschmidt," and dated 18 May 1865. Celebrated soprano, Jenny Lind (1820-1887), was known as the Swedish Nightingale. Under the management of impre

TAYLOR, BAYARD. Two Autograph Letters Signed, to Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd, granting permission for Mr. Potter to set to music his poem "Bedouin Song," observing that illustrators "are (of right)