1. Autograph Letter Signed ("Marc Blitzstein"), 2 pp conjoined leaves, 8vo, New York, April 27, 1946, to Eric Morris toned, else excellent. 2. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("Marc Blitzstein"), 1 p, 3 ½ x 8 ½ inches, being three bars, tenors and basses for "Ballad of the Cities" from the Airborne Symphony, fine. American composer Blitzstein, a student of Arnold Schoenberg and Nadia Boulanger, and most known for his work in Theater, here pens a letter to music critic Eric Morris about an article the latter had written, also mentioning the current state of modern composition. The second item is a musical quotation from Blitzstein's score for a United States Army Air Forces film on the history of aviation.
1. Autograph Letter Signed ("Marc Blitzstein"), 2 pp conjoined leaves, 8vo, New York, April 27, 1946, to Eric Morris toned, else excellent. 2. Autograph Musical Quotation Signed ("Marc Blitzstein"), 1 p, 3 ½ x 8 ½ inches, being three bars, tenors and basses for "Ballad of the Cities" from the Airborne Symphony, fine. American composer Blitzstein, a student of Arnold Schoenberg and Nadia Boulanger, and most known for his work in Theater, here pens a letter to music critic Eric Morris about an article the latter had written, also mentioning the current state of modern composition. The second item is a musical quotation from Blitzstein's score for a United States Army Air Forces film on the history of aviation.
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