STRAVINSKY’S
“APOLLON MUSAGETE”
STRAVINSKY, IGOR. (1882-1971). Russian composer. Choice Autograph Musical Quotation Signed, “Igor Stravinsky, Dusseldorf, December II-[19]30”. Stravinsky has penned four bars from his “Apollon Musagete” on a small octavo card and identified it in his hand. Excellent condition.
Apollon Musagete is a neoclassical ballet written between 1927 and 1928 by Stravinsky. It was choreographed in 1928 by twenty-four-year-old George Balanchine, with the composer contributing the libretto. Any quotation from within a year or two of the creation of the composition is highly desirable.
$2,800.00