RR Auction: Fine Autographs & Artifacts

Self-proclaimed ‘anti-modernist’ German composer (1869–1949), best known for his opera Palestrina, based on the life of the famed sixteenth-century co

Handwritten musical manuscript, unsigned, one page, 10.75 x 14.75, no date. A correction page from La Fanciulla del West, Act II, following the words

Leading French composer during the interwar period (1869–1937). ALS in French, one page both sides, 8 x 5, February 22, 1930. Letter to Irving Schwerk

Desirable pairing of signatures: a fountain pen signature, “S. Rachmaninoff,” on an off-white 6 x 2.25 slip; and a red ballpoint signature, “Igor Stra

Russian pianist, composer, and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory (1829–1894).

Vintage ink signature, “From Fritz Mehlich, Arnold Schoenberg, 26.VI.1932,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.25 card. In fine condition.

Austrian-born composer (1874–1951) whose development of the ‘twelve-tone’ system proved to be one of the most far-reaching innovations in the history

ALS in German, signed “C. Schumann,” one page on a 5.5 x 3.35 postcard, July 28, 1894. Letter to Mrs. Scholz, in part (translated): “We received your

AMQS on a 5.25 x 3.5 photo postcard of the White House’s Blue Room. Sousa pens five bars from his march ‘The Washington Post,’ identifying it below an

Exceptional matte-finish 3.25 x 5 postcard portrait of Strauss with a severe expression on his face, signed in black ink, “Dr. Richard Strauss.” Hands