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MUSIC - MALCOLM ARNOLD

10 November 2009, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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MUSIC - MALCOLM ARNOLD

Autograph manuscript of his Anniversary Overture, Opus 99, full score, written for the 21st birthday of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society in October 1968 (and here under its original title "Hong Kong Anniversary Overture"), signed and dated at the end "July 15th/ 68/ Malcolm Arnold/ St. Merryn/ Cornwall", with subsequent inscription on the title page "With love to Dorothy from Malcolm", 33 pages plus title, written in Arnold's neatest hand in brown ink, calligraphic underlinings in red and blue ballpoint, some light spotting, blue buckram, spine lettered in gilt, lightly faded, 4to, St Merryn, Cornwall, 15 July 1968

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This attractive manuscript of one of Arnold's well-known overtures was given by the composer to the vendor, a friend and neighbour at St Merryn. It has been recorded by Rumon Gamba and the BBC Philharmonic for Chandos.

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