Autograph letter signed, 1914 May 1.

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Autograph letter signed, 1914 May 1.

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To an unidentified correspondent, recommending the composer Edgard Varèse, "tout particulierement mon jeune confrère Edgard Varèse. C'est un musicien enthusiaste, qui peut rendre le grande service a la musicque moderne qu'il connait et comprendre." Varese was 30 years old at the time, and a graduate of the Schola Cantorum and the Conservatoire. He moved from Paris to Berlin in 1907, but made several visits back to Paris over the next few years, "meeting and impressing Rolland and Debussy... He was unable to secure a permanent position and on 18 Dec. 1915 he took ship for the USA." [From dealer description and THE NEW GROVE, vol. 19 p. 520.].

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