Important Spanish composer (1876–1946) who takes a place among the most distinguished figures in twentieth-century music. His ballets The Three-Cornered Hat (1917) and El Amor Brujo (1915) remain staples of the repertory, as do a number of his colorful orchestral and keyboard works. Large AMQS on an off-white 10.75 x 8.5 album page. de Falla pens four bars of music from his 1923 puppet opera El Retablo de Maese Pedro, based on an episode in the classic novel Don Quixote. Signed and inscribed underneath, “Pour Mimi, avec mes voeux fervents, Manuel de Falla, Paris, Juin, 1925.” In fine condition, with some scattered light toning, and a couple of light creases. RRAuction COA.
