Heinrich Schutz to Henry Miller: Selections from the Frederick R. Koch Collection at Yale University

Giroud, Vincent

ISBN 10: 084573136X / ISBN 13: 9780845731369

Published by Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, 2001

About this Item

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Beinecke Library, Yale University from April 20 - July 14, 2001. Text block is tight with no loose or dog-eared pages and with no markings or underlinings. 11 1/2" x 8 6/8". 151 pages. Bubble wrapped, boxed, ad shipped with USPS Tracking (USA only). Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit WDAV, a 24 hour classical music public radio station in Davidson, NC; streaming online.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heinrich Schutz to Henry Miller: Selections from the Frederick R. Koch Collection at Yale University
• Publisher: Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 084573136X
• ISBN 13: 9780845731369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket

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Synopsis

First edition. This exhibition catalogue describes and illustrates highlights of Yale's Frederic R. Koch collection, one of the finest gatherings of musical, literary, and historical manuscripts assembled in the past few decades. Selections range from seventeenth-century Copenhagen to early twentieth-century Helsinki. The collection is particularly rich in manuscripts by French, German, and Italian composers, including the score of Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande, the finest group of Verdi letters outside Italy, a recently discovered manuscript of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffman, and the musical archive of Sir William Walton, nearly entire. Includes full-page color illustrations of each item. Distributed for the Beinecke Library at Yale University. 151 pages. cloth. 4to..