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Lot #629
Claude Debussy Autograph Musical Quotation Signed from 'Pelleas et Melisande'

Rare Debussy musical quote from his opera Pelleas et Melisande

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Rare Debussy musical quote from his opera Pelleas et Melisande

Desirable and scarce AMQS on an off-white 4.5 x 3.5 card, signed below in black ink, “Claude Debussy, London, 23/V/09,” who above adds two bars of music for Melisande’s theme from his 1902 opera Pelleas et Melisande. In very fine condition. The composer was in London in May 1909 for the first UK performance of Pelleas, which took place two days before this autograph was signed, on May 21, 1909, at Covent Garden. Musical quotations by Debussy are quite rare.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #701 - Ended October 16, 2024





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