Sale 2461 - Autographs, November 7, 2017

158 c   DONIZETTI, GAETANO. Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed, “Donizetti,” vocal score for an untitled work, 71 bars notated on 12 three-stave systems, with holograph lyrics beginning “Au pied d’une croix.” Signed in upper margin at right. 2 pages, 9x13 3 / 4 inches, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet, 23 machine-ruled staves on recto and verso; marked smudging and staining to signature, moderate staining along upper edge and scattered points recto and verso, nearly complete separation at vertical fold, marked bleed-through overall verso, short closed tear at right edge. sold as is . Np, nd [400/600] 159 THE SORCERER’S APPRENTICE 159 c   DUKAS, PAUL. Two items: Autograph Musical Quotation dated and Signed * Autograph Letter Signed.The quotation, 7 bars from his The Sorcerer’s Apprentice , notated on a hand-drawn stave. 3x5 inches; faint stain at lower right corner. The letter, to an unnamed recipient (“Dear Sir and friend’), in French, apologizing for having missed his visit, noting that his own daughter’s health is improved, and inviting him to visit again. Signed vertically at right edge. 1 page, small 8vo; horizontal folds. Both matted together with portrait and framed. Np, 22 August 1921;“38 r[ue] Singer” [Paris], 21 March 1922 [800/1,200] 160 c   DUKE,VERNON. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed and Inscribed, “To Lio- nel A.Aucoin,” 4 bars from his “Suddenly,” notated on two printed staves.Title and lyrics in holograph. 3 3 / 4 x9 inches; ink identification on verso. New York, 27 September 1941 [100/200]