Finding Aid for the Miklos Rozsa collection of music letters, photographs, and other material
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2012 September
Title: Miklos Rozsa collection of music letters, photographs, and other material
Collection number: 0329
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.42 Linear feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1670-1955
Abstract: The 123-piece collection of rare letters, documents, photographs and manuscripts spanning three centuries of musical history
was collected by Miklos Rozsa. Most of the correspondence relates to the composition, performance and business of music. Other
writings deal with the mundane realities of daily life, such as the payment of debts, the climate, and social amenities. Most
of the letters in the collection are handwritten, though some of the more recent ones are typed. In a 1949 letter, which Rozsa
said was his favorite, Richard Strauss attempts--in German--to explain to actor Lionel Barrymore the nature of his relationship
with the Nazi party. In addition to writings by musicians, the collection contains a 1670 letter from France's Louis XIV.
Rosza collected these notes and letters over the course of a lifetime. Some he bought at auction; others he received as gifts.
creator:
Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], Miklos Rozsa collection of music letters, photographs, and other material, Collection no. 0329,
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
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Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by musician.
Acquisition
Donated by Miklós Rózsa to the USC Thornton School of Music in November, 1993.
Scope and Content
These letters, documents, photographs and manuscripts span three centuries of musical history. Rózsa collected these notes
and letters over the course of a lifetime. Some he bought at auctions; others he received as gifts. Brahms' calling card with
a brief note about a cantata, a few hastily scribbled bars of music in Richard Wagner's hand, a sentimental inscription to
Rózsa from conductor Bruno Walter.
When the collection was in Rózsa's home, he kept it close to his studio and the piano where he composed. Asked if he would
miss having them near, he replied, "yes, every one of them!" But having spent many years of his life teaching at USC, he said,
nothing could make him happier than to see young people draw the same inspiration from the letters that he has.
Most of the correspondence relates to the composition, performance and business of music--Claude Debussy's 1899 missive about
re-arranging a meeting with his publisher, for example, and Liszt's 1880 letter about going to Budapest to teach. Other writings
deal with the mundane realities of daily life. Recurrent themes include the payment of debts (Liszt, 1853: "accept the repayment
of my small debt, 8 Thaler, 18 gr."), the climate (Puccini, 1913: "My dear chap...Milan is terrible in winter and impossible
in summer") and social amenities (Sergei Rachmaninov, 1906: "Birthday greettings to Nina Kushetz.").
Most of the letters in the collection were handwritten, though some of the more recent ones were typed. In a 1949 letter,
which Rózsa said was his favorite, Richard Strauss attempts--in German--to explain to actor Lionel Barrymore the nature of
his relationship with the Nazi party. Other items range from Tchaikovsky's apology, dated 1889, for being a tardy correspondent,
which bears his large inked signature, to a faded typed message from Marc-Antoine Charpentier, dated Paris, 1932, regarding
the broadcast of his "Poemes chantes" over Radio Paris.
The collection covers an intriguing mix of musical ruminations. One composer is struggling to finish an opera before he leaves
for the country. Others are preoccupied by their health: Puccini, writing in 1906 from Paris' Grand Hotel de Londres, thanks
his physician for a favorable urinalysis.
In addition to writings by musicians, the collection contains a 1670 letter from France's Louis XIV.
Biographical note
Miklós Rózsa was born in Budapest on April 18, 1907. He was raised in Budapest, and on his father's rural estate in nearby
Tomasi he was exposed to Hungarian peasant music and folk traditions from an early age. He studied the piano with his mother,
a classmate of Bartok at the Budapest Academy, and the violin and viola with his uncle, Lajos Berkovits, a musician with the
Royal Hungarian Opera. By the age of seven, Rozsa was composing his own works. Later, as a student at the Realgymnasium, he
championed the work of Bartok and Kodaly, keeping his own notebook of collected folktunes.
He decided to go to Leipzig, nominally to study chemistry; but having enlisted the support of Hermann Grabner (Reger's former
pupil, assistant and successor at the Conservatory), Rózsa finally enrolled as a full-time music student. A performance of
his Piano Quintet op.2 attracted the attention of Karl Straube, the then Cantor of the Thomaskirche, who was very impressed
and furnished Rózsa with an introduction to Breitkopf & Härtel. They immediately offered him a contract, and the String Trio
op.1 and the Piano Quintet op.2 became his first published compositions.
In 1929 he received his diplomas cum laude. For a time he remained in Leipzig as Grabner's assistant. In 1931 he moved to
Paris where he completed his Theme, Variations and Finale (1933, rev. 1943 and 1966), a work that soon gained international
recognition. (It was on the programme the night Bernstein made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
in 1943.) In recognition of his musical achievements, Rozsa was awarded the Franz Joseph Prize from the municipality of Budapest
in 1937 and 1938.
Rozsa was invited to compose "Hungaria", a ballet in one act, for the Markova-Dolin Company. Among those who heard it was
the film director Jacques Feyder, who arranged for Rózsa to write the score for his next picture "Knight without Armour" (with
Dietrich and Donat), which he was directing for Rózsa's fellow expatriate Hungarian, Sir Alexander Korda. The score Rózsa
produced won considerable acclaim, and following the success of "Thunder in the City", his next picture, he was invited to
join the staff of Korda's London Films. "The Four Feathers" was Rózsa's first big international success. From 1935 to 1939
he frequently shuttled between Paris and London.
At the start of WWII, Korda found himself obliged to transplant the entire production corps to Hollywood; Rózsa accompanied
them. He docked at Manhattan in April 1940, and made his way west to Hollywood; and Hollywood became his home.
For a time Rózsa remained with the Kordas and scored another big success with "Jungle Book". In 1943 also he married Margaret
Finlason, formerly secretary to Gracie Fields. Their daughter Juliet was born in 1945, their son Nicholas in 1946, by which
time Rózsa was firmly established as one of the leading composers of the film colony.
Rózsa won the Academy Award in 1945 for his score for Hitchcock's "Spellbound", again in 1947 for "A Double Life", and for
a third time in 1959 for "Ben-Hur". In 1945 he joined the faculty of the University of Southern California as Professor of
Film Music, a post he retained until 1965.
In 1948 Rózsa joined the staff of MGM Pictures and remained with them until 1962, scoring many of the major productions of
the 50s.
His skill at manipulating traditional forms is particularly evident in the "Concerto for Strings" (1943, rev. 1957) and the
"Piano Sonata" (1948). Best known are his "Violin Concerto" (1953), written for Jascha Heifetz; the "Piano Concerto" (1966);
the "Cello Concerto" (1968), composed for Janos Starker; and a "Viola Concerto" (1979) for Pinchas Zukerman.
Seemingly forgotten by a pop-oriented Hollywood in the 1970s, Rózsa experienced an extraordinary renaissance in later years.
His film scores were rediscovered and successfully recorded by Charles Gerhardt, Elmer Bernstein, and Rózsa himself. Honorary
doctorates were conferred by the College of Wooster (Ohio), and the University of Southern California in 1988. He received
a Cesar award for the score for Renais' "Providence" (1977).
Rózsa summed up his career with an elegant memoir, "Double Life", published in 1982. That same year, a debilitating stroke
began the final chapter, effectively ending his film career. The composer fought back with the toughness and tenacity that
belied his courtly manner. Throughout the 1980s there emerged a series of solo compositions for flute, clarinet, guitar, oboe,
violin, ondes martenot, and viola. Failing eyesight finally stilled his pen in 1988. His final years were severely restricted
in their activity.
Rózsa died on July 27, 1995.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995 -- Archives
Letters
Music--19th century--Archival resources
Music--20th century--Archival resources
Musicians--19th century--Archival resources
Musicians--20th century--Archival resources
Musicians--History--Archival resources
Musicians--Photographs
Notes
Photographs
Postcards
Box 1, Folder 1
Arditi, Luigi
1895 May 24
Scope and Contents note
Four bars of music from Il Bacio on a signed, small card, from London.
Box 1, Folder 2
Aubert, Esprit
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to composer Capecelatro regarding the poems of Crosnier.
Box 1, Folder 3
Barbirolli, Sir John
1955
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to "My Dear Paddy".
Box 1, Folder 4
Beerbohm, Max
1900 June 3
Scope and Contents note
Signed letter with envelope, 2 1/4 pages, from London to Mrs. Henry Harland, commenting on her husband's book "The Cardinal's
Snuff Box".
Box 1, Folder 5
Bellini, Vincenzo
1833 December
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to Sr. Nasi.
Box 1, Folder 6
Berlioz, Hector
1853 December 22
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to Mrs. Bamps in Brussels requesting information on Ardien Carnier. With postcard photograph.
Box 1, Folder 7
Brahms, Johannes
undated
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence card signed "JB". To pianist Ilona Eibenschutz discussing a visit.
Box 1, Folder 8
Britten, Benjamin
undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Note from Athens, signed "Ben" on engraved stationery. 2) Calling card signed "Ben" and inscribed "Thank you for the birthday
wishes".
Box 1, Folder 9
Bruch, Max
1881 February 3
Scope and Contents note
Signed 2 page letter to Goldschmidt regarding financial assistance given to Bruch.
Box 1, Folder 10
Bulow, Baron Hans Guido von
1868 February 15, 1888 August, 1890 March 27
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 1/2 page letter in Frenchy from Munich to Professor Salvator De Marchesi in Cologne. Content mentions the translation
of Lohengrin. 2) Signed 1 1/2 page letter in Italian, from Berlin, on mourning stationery. To "Adored Friend". Thanks for
the telegram, he will leave for Munich. 3) Signed page from an autograph book; inscription reads "More sarsparilla If you
please". On reverse "Truly yours/Thomas Dixon, jr./Apr. 7 '90". Boston.
Box 1, Folder 11
Chabrier, Emmanuel
1890 June 12, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1/2 page letter from La Membrolle. Invitation to a friend. 2) Signed 1 page letter from Membrolle. In pencil. 3)
Signed 1 page letter from Cafe Superbe.
Box 1, Folder 12
Charpentier, Gustave
1932 June 13, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Typewritten signed 1 page letter from Paris. Cover addressed to M. Emile Drain. Discusses his "Poemes Chantes" on Radio
Paris. 2) Signed 3 page letter to "Dear Friend". Sends thanks for masterpiece. 3) Signed letter to Lucien Descave on Pneumatique
stationery.
Box 1, Folder 13
Cherubini, Maria Luigi
1838
Scope and Contents note
Unsigned music score on lined music paper.
Box 1, Folder 14
D'Albert, Eugene
1892 November 24
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page manuscript from Coswig consisting of two bars of music.
Box 1, Folder 15
Debussy, Claude
1896 November 11, 1899 January 12, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter from Paris to Georges Hartman. 2) Signed 1/2 page letter from Lundi to Mons. Hartman. "He will be
happy to receive the material". Attached to visiting card signed "CD" in which he mentions "Nuit Blanche". 3) Signed 1 page
letter with a black border, from, 80 Avenue Du Bois De Boulogne. A four-line note to his "dear friend". 4) Signed 1 page letter
from Lund. To "Cher Madam". Contents state that he is in fear of something.
Box 1, Folder 16
Delibes, Leo
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed 2 1/2 page letter from Paris to the Count De Royderville thanking him for a present.
Box 1, Folder 17
Donizetti, Gaetano
1839 July 16, 1842 December 30
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter of introduction for a young Frenchman of a distinguished family, sent from Parma to Monsieur D'Bonola
in Milan. 2) Signed 1/2 page letter to his collaborator regarding a meeting with Louis Crosnier.
Box 1, Folder 18
Elgar, Sir Edward
1931 July 9, circa 1932
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter from Worcester to Herbert Howells, thanking him for the kind note, he has been ill. 2) Unsigned Christmas
card.
Box 1, Folder 19
Falla, Manuel de
circa 1930
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to Countess De Chalmont Quitry. Regrets he cannot accept an invitation.
Box 1, Folder 20
Faure, Gabriel
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to Henry Gauthier Villars about the originality of his dedication.
Box 1, Folder 21
Flotow, Baron Friedrich von
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to Lovy, the director of a music magazine in regards to sending a contribution.
Box 1, Folder 22
Giordano, Umberto
1896 June 17
Scope and Contents note
Signed 2 page letter from Milan. He would be glad to pay tribute to Donizetti but has a contract to fulfill.
Box 1, Folder 23
Goldmark, Karl
1891, 1897
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 3 page letter from Gmunden, to the critic Hanslik with arrequest for money; he is going to Milan. 2) Signed 2 page
letter from Vienna to Hanslik about a performance of "The Queen of Sheba"; not very good, but it gave him much pleasure.
Box 1, Folder 24
Gounod, Charles
1848 January 4, 1858 July, 1868 June 10, 1873 October 30
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter to Auguste, contents are of a social nature. 2) Signed 1 page letter written on the "Theatre Lyrique"
stationery, in regards to "Sapho" and "Medicin Malgre Lui". 3) Signed 2 page letter from Margate, addressed to Edith. He reports
(in English) that he has many new works. 4) Signed music manuscript with arrangement for four male voices, titled "Adagio".
Box 1, Folder 25
Grieg, Edward
1883 October 18, 1898 December 21, 1894 April 30
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter from Leipzig, to Board of Directors of the Museum Concerts in Frankfort-on-Main. 2) Signed 2 page
letter from Copenhagen, to the Pianist of the Court, regarding various artists. 3) Signed 1 page music manuscript with envelope
addressed to Edith Fleury. First two double bars of his "A Minor Piano Concerto".
Box 1, Folder 26
Holst, Gustav von
1911 November 2
Scope and Contents note
Signed typewritten 1/2 page document from London. This is a receipt for the rights to Autumn Song given to his publisher.
Box 1, Folder 27
Humperdinck, Engelbert
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed note with bar of music.
Box 2, Folder 1
Indy, Vincent d'
1892 February 25, 1894 March 24, 1907 January 6, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page lined music manuscript with seven bars of music. "Jour D'Ete A La Montagne". 2) Signed 1 page letter from
Paris regarding a concert on 14 May with Pleyel. 3) Signed note labeled "Vendredi Soir". Content regarding an appointment.
4) Signed 1 page letter from Paris to "Chere Madame".
Box 1, Folder 28
Lalo, Edouard
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed letter to "Dear Friend" regarding meetings and correspondence.
Box 1, Folder 29
Lehar, Franz
1941 September 2
Scope and Contents note
Mounted, signed photographs inscribed with musical notation.
Box 2, Folder 2
Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
1897 December 29, 1898 September 30, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 3 page letter from Pallanza. Contents are about his La Boheme. 2) Signed 3 page letter from Perugia discussing the
score for his Opera "I Medici", the German translation of which is in Berlin; noting that La Boheme will be given in Nice
this winter; and mentioning Pagliacci and Der Roland. 3) Signed 2 page letter to Baron A. Castrone in which he states that
ill health prevents a meeting with the Marquis.
Box 1, Folder 30
Leschetizky, Theodor
1908 March 9
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 1/2 page letter with vignette at the top with a reproduction of his signed photo (1905).
Box 1, Folder 31
Liszt, Franz
1845 November 9, 1846 January 16, 1853 November 21, 1877 July 28, 1880 April 14, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 1/2 page letter from Weimar, with portrait. Thanks recipient for collection of old Italian Masters and asks for
copies of Caecilia. 2) Signed letter, with envelope, to Helene Knapp. 3) Signed letter from Wiemar, to "My Dear Friend". 4)
Signed letter to the Grand Duchess of Saxe, in French. His letter includes a concert program which includes compositions of
Spohr, Berlioz, Schubert and Mendelssohn. Performing artists are noted. 5) Signed 3 page letter from Paris to George Sand
at Lachatre. She should come to see Marie D'Agoult. He is very busy but he wants to see her. 6) Signed 2 1/2 page letter to
the sculptor Mercier regarding railroad stock. 7) Signed 4 page letter, in French, from Lille, to Mercier the sculptor regarding
personal business.
Box 2, Folder 3
Malipiero, G. Francesco
1883 December 22
Scope and Contents note
Signed 4 page letter from Asolo, to his collaborator, "Caro Oppo".
Box 1, Folder 32
Mascagni, Pietro
1906 May 1
Scope and Contents note
Signed 4 page letter with envelope from Florence yo Alberto Avena discussing the orchestra he will need for a performance
in Rome on the 24th.
Box 1, Folder 33
Massenet, Jules
1894 April 27, 1900, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 2 page letter with envelope from Paris to Madame Campbell Clarke. Friendly social letter with tiny excerpt from
"Alleluia". 2) Signed 2 page letter from Paris with bars of music. To "Dear Madame", mentions Manon. 3) Signed manuscript
with two bars of music from Thais, with picture of Massenet.
Box 2, Folder 4
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
1833, 1836-1839, 1842 October 6, 1842 January 23, 1844 November
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter to Madame Privy Councillor A. Krause. Signed "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy". 2) Signed 1 1/ 2 page
letter from Berlin. He does not have a free day to play for his correspondent's friend. 3) Signed 4 page letter from Berlin
to My Dear Friends, refers to his work. 4) Signed 1 page letter from Berlin about a pantomime of his "Antigone" with Lea Felicia
Paulina Mendelssohn, mother of Felix Mendelssohn. 5) Three lengthy signed letters, one to Ferdinand David the Concert Master
and composer.
Box 1, Folder 34
Messager, Andre
1911 November 16
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1/2 page note from Paris to the critic, Calvocoressi. It is an invitation to the Opera.
Box 2, Folder 5
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
1839 January 9, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter in French. He is indisposed, and he cannot meet the members of the Dramatic Commission. 2) Signed
1 page letter in which he writes that the opera "Martha" is finished, but he must work on it for another month. 3) Signed
1 page letter in which he writes that he has succeeded in getting two passes for the Director Of the Opera. 4) Signed 1 page
letter about making an appointment. 5) Autographed engraving. 6) Signed letter in German.
Box 1, Folder 35
Moscheles, Ignaz
1839 July 5, 1855 January 21
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed note from Leipzig to Dr. Jelnik. 2) Signed note from London.
Box 1, Folder 36
Offenbach, Jacques
undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 2 1/2 page letter on "Theatre De La Gaiete" stationery, to Adelina Patti, praising her work as "Valencia". 2) Initialed
note on his stationery.
Box 1, Folder 37
Paderewski, Ignace Jan
1893 January 15
Scope and Contents note
Two double bars of music on card, inscribed "Buffalo" with date and "Concerto Opus 17".
Box 1, Folder 38
Pierne, Gabriel
1919
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page manuscript with three bars of music from his "Quintette pour piano". Notes and titles in his hand.
Box 2, Folder 6
Prokofieff, Lina
1930 September 20, 1931 May 7
Scope and Contents note
Two signed letters in English to Mrs. Vladimir Bashkiroff. Contents are social comments.
Box 1, Folder 39
Puccini, Giacomo
1906 November 21, 1906 December 23, 1910 November 6, 1911 October 9, 1912 September 25, 1913 January 24, 1916 May 26
Scope and Content
1) Signed letter to Tonino (Antonio Bettolacci) regarding his travel plans to Milan and then Paris. 2) Signed letter from
Milan, stating his desire to visit with his correspondent, however, work on the libretto has taken all his time. 3) Signed
card with "Minnie's Theme" from The Girl From The Golden West. 4) Signed letter from Milan to M. Kufferath in Brussels. 5)
Signed letter from Torre Del Lago, to "Caro Maestro". 6) Signed letter from Torre Del Lago to Giacchi Rodolfo in the war zone.
7) Signed letter from Paris to Dr. Vannice thanking him for the favorable medical report.
Box 1, Folder 40
Rachmaninoff, Sergei
1906, 1916 March 12
Scope and Contents note
1) Initials "C.P." in Cyrillic on small card, with brief note in Russian. "Birthday greeting to Nina Koshetz". Several bars
of music, "Theme from Etudes-Tableaux, Opus 39", written in pencil (two pieces). 2) Signed and laminated photograph, 5 1/2
x 3 3/4 inches. Inscribed on mount in Cyrillic to Russian singer Nina Koshetz. Three bars of music in his own hand, with numerous
notes from his famous song, "The Children".
Box 1, Folder 41
Ravel, Maurice
circa 1898
Scope and Contents note
Signed 2 page letter, "Dear Master. Thanks for assistance during rehearsal."
Box 1, Folder 42
Reinecke, Carl
1892 May 18, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page music manuscript from Leipzig. Seven bars of music from his "Prelude, Opus 165". 2) Photograph by Georg Brokesch,
Leipzig.
Box 1, Folder 43
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai
1892 January 21
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter with envelope from St. Petersburg to Isadore Philipp, the French pianist, in Paris. Thanks him for the
clippings and mentions Lizst.
Box 2, Folder 7
Rossini, Gioachino
1834, 1836 November 19
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter to Mr. Baldwin. He is sending a letter to Mr. Chembers. 2) Signed 1 1/2 page letter from Bologne to
A. Doria with address panel. Framed together with a decorative lined music page with a few notes written in his hand.
Box 1, Folder 44
Rubinstein, Anton
1855 February 7, 1879, 1882 March 11
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter from Berlin in German, with engraving. 2) Signed small card in French. To M. Pasdeloup. 3) One note,
from Albany.
Box 1, Folder 45
Saint-Saens, Camille
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 1/2 page letter to G. He hopes to finish his Opera, Samson Et Dalila before he goes to the country.
Box 1, Folder 46
Sargent, Sir Malcolm
1947 September 29
Scope and Contents note
Signed letter on his printed stationery, from Kensington, England, to "My dear Paddy". Sorry you were too ill for the Festival
etc. signed "Malcolm".
Box 1, Folder 47
Schumann, Clara
1892 October 14
Scope and Contents note
Signed letter with envelope, inscribed on both sides of correspondence card, from Frankfurt to Frau Hermine Claar.
Box 1, Folder 48
Sibelius, Jean
undated
Scope and Contents note
Signed music manuscript. Three bars of music from Opus 82 Symphony V.
Box 2, Folder 8
Spontini, Gaspare
1830 November 1, 1831 September 25
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1/2 page letter to Music Director Stegmayer in Berlin regarding appreciation of his correspondent's music. 2) Signed
1 page letter from Paris to the administrator. He wants a conference concerning the Athenians and the Vestal.
Box 2, Folder 9
Strauss, Johann
1892 March 14
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 6 page letter to the publisher Simrock about his new operetta, a waltz, and a polka. 2) 2 page music folio marked
"No. 2" (Der Lustige Krieg).
Box 2, Folder 10
Strauss, Richard
1907 September 20, 1927, 1931 November 30, 1946 November 29, 1947 January 1
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1/2 page letter from Berlin, stating that he will not conduct in Munich. 2) Signed 1 page letter from Garmisch to
Mr. Tindall, Strauss's manager in Hollywood. 3) Signed 1 page music manuscript with three bars of music identified by previous
owner on verso as being from Elektra. 4) Signed 5 page letter in German from Zurich to Lionel Barrymore in which he explains
his relationship with the Nazi Party. He states how he did not cooperate with Dr. Goebbels because his grandchildren would
suffer. He would have liked very much to have come to Southern California. 5) Signed letter from Baden.
Box 1, Folder 49
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich
1889 December 9
Scope and Contents note
Signed (large signature) 1 page letter in French from Moscow to E. Elias on his blue monogrammed stationery. An apology for
not answering sooner. On verso are 4 double bars of music from "Andante Cantabile".
Box 1, Folder 50
Thomas, Ambroise
1866 October 2
Scope and Contents note
Signed note with thanks for the cigars and pleasant memories.
Box 1, Folder 51
Vaughan Williams, Ralph
1931 June 21, 1955 January 1
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 1/ 2 page letter from Dorking to Mr. Mase about the piano score for Job. 2) Signed letter from London to Paddy,
re J.S.B." hotting up choral tunes".
Box 1, Folder 52
Verdi, Guiseppe
circa 1883 April 10, 1893 February 9, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter from Genoa to Dr. Angaro. It is not true that he wants to set Patrie by Sardou to music. He is thinking
of not writing any other operas. 2) Signed 1 page letter to Cavaliere Alair in which he asks for the violin parts in the symphony
played in the House of Angiolini and to send the full score. 3) Conclusion of signed 1/2 page letter regarding seats for the
Premiere of Falstaff.
Box 1, Folder 53
Vieuxtemps, Henri
1877 January 12
Scope and Contents note
Signed 1 page letter to M. Colone asking for four tickets.
Box 1, Folder 54
Wagner, Cosima
1875 June 24
Scope and Contents note
Signed 2 1/2 page letter with envelope from Bayreut to Frau Wolf-Oppenheimer. Unless her correspondent arrives on 15 July,
she will miss Das Rheingold.
Box 1, Folder 55
Wagner, Minna
1856 February 20
Scope and Contents note
Signed 6 page letter from Zurich to Mrs. Kimmer regarding her husband's health and his work. She mentiones that Tannhauser
was performed eight times in Berlin.
Box 1, Folder 56
Wagner, Richard
1870 October 23, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed 1 page letter from Vienna with brief postscript on verso and two hastily drawn bars of music (initialed). 2) Signed
1 page letter from Lucerne. He regards his correspondent's work as very outstanding. With engraving.
Box 2, Folder 11
Wagner, Siegfried
1895 April 18, 1924 February 26, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Letter from Bayreuth regarding a meeting and mentioning a poem. 2) Signed postcard to L.A. from Struth. 3) Postcard picture
of Siegfried and family. 4) Large family photograph.
Box 1, Folder 57
Wallace, Lew
circa 1881
Scope and Contents note
Letter signed as Minister to Turkey, written from London.
Box 1, Folder 58
Walter, Bruno
1939 August 5, 1941
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed photograph with inscription to Miklos Rozsa in white ink. 2) Letter to Rozsa from St. Moritz.
Box 1, Folder 59
Walton, Sir William
1971 January 15, undated
Scope and Contents note
1) Signed music manuscript with six double bars of music, words from Anon In Love. 2) Signed letter to Paddy re invitation,
and composition.
Box 1, Folder 60
Wood, Henry J.
1931 April 7
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Signed letter on "Chorley Wood" stationery, to Mr. Hadley. Social content, asking if he can come to tea.
Box 2, Folder 12
Louis XlV
14 May 1670
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Signed letter from Arras, to "Mon Cousin", discussing his satisfaction with services rendered.