RR Auction Quality Autograph Auction 385

Highly influential French composer (1875–1937) who remains unsurpassed in his imaginative use of instrumental color in his operas, brilliantly scored

Composer (1879–1936) known for orchestral colorism. AMQS on an off-white 7 x 5 album page. Respighi pens two intricate measures from his ‘Campana Somm

Vintage glossy 7.75 x 10 photo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To Richard, with best wishes, Arthur Rubenstein, Dec. 5, 1959.” A trimmed left e

Vintage ink signatures of 10 singers on opposite sides of five separate 6 x 4 album pages. Signers include: Mario Lanza (ins), Todd Duncan, Salvatore

Ink signature, “Richard Strauss,” on a light blue 6.25 x 7.75 album page, with an unidentified signature to lower portion of page. In fine condition,

Eminent Russian composer (1844–1908) best known for such brilliantly orchestrated works as Scheherazade and for operatic staples like Sadko, The Tale

ALS in Italian, signed “G. Rossini,” one page, 7.5 x 10, February 4, 1851. Rossini sends a brief letter of affection from Bologna to his “excellent fr

Elegant AMQS on a 5.75 x 3.25 off-white sheet. Sousa pens four bars of music entitled “Jack Tar,” signed beneath, “John Philip Sousa, 1904.” In fine c

German composer (1864–1949) whose colorful symphonic poems and operas earned him a place among the most important figures in late-19th- and early-20th

AMQS on the reverse of one of Sousa’s printed 3.25 x 1.5 visting cards. Sousa pens three bars from an unidentified work, signing underneath, “John Phi