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“I CAN NOT GIVEYOU MY COMPOSITIONTANGO”
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STRAVINSKY, IGOR. Typed Letter Signed, to Paul Klepper, declining to grant
permission to publish “Tango” without an advance and the right to review editions before
publication. 1 page, 4to; folds.
NewYork, 11 December 1940
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I regret that I can not give you my composition Tango unless the terms which we discussed are
agreed to by you.The small advance . . . should not be an obstacle, even if it is not customary . . . .
If you are really interested . . . the slight departure from your regular rules would not seem to me to
be impossible.
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. . . [I]n the event of your publishing myTango, it would be necessary to have any and all edi-
tions submitted to me before publication, for my approval. . . .”
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TOSCANINI, ARTURO. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, “To Paul Silverstein
/ with my best wishes,” in red ink, bust portrait, showing him in a tuxedo holding a hand
to his ear. Inscribed in the blank lower margin. 7
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inches (image), 10x8 inches overall;
minor scattered dings, minor soiling in upper blank margin, minor crease at right edge.
Np, 12 January 1945
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