BLISS (Trudy, née Hoffmann, American-born wife of Sir Arthur, 1891-1975, Composer, Master of the Queen's Musick)

Collection of 9 Typed Letter Signed and 3 Autograph Letter Signed to John R. Wood of the Cheltenham Gramophone Society, saying "I am not a musician myself ... but I do have many tapes of Sir Arthur speaking himself about his music and I would like to incorporate these" (30th March 1977), agreeing 28th November (13th April 1977), Lady Bliss develops her ideas (13th May - 30th June 1977), "I ... am busy timing it now" on tape, "may I ... ask if you ... feel I have got the right balance between music and speaking? Never having done this before" (23rd September 1977), "The first part takes about fifty-three minutes ... the CELLO CONCERTO hangs together so beautifully and I could not bear not to play it all ... I could easly slip in ... the BIRTHDAY SONG FOR A ROYAL CHILD" with a note "May I have the script back, I'm sure I shall improve it" (October 1977), "I would prefer no questions from the floor but am quite willing to answer anything ... in the interval or afterwards"(1st November 1977), she can put up "a few record sleeves and photographs and covers of printed works" (9th November 1977), arranging the run through (21st November 1977), and thanking Wood for his "kind letter and the cheque for £10" (8th December 1977), together 13 sides 8vo. and 1 side 4to., 8 the Lane, Marlborough Place, London NW8, 30th March - 8th December

Sir Arthur spent 1923-1925 teaching at Santa Barbara and returned with his new bride. He was music director at the B.B.C., 1942-1944.

Item Date:  1977

Stock No:  16794      £75

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