Ives, Charles - Document Signed 1940 Programs Opera Unsigned all with Arthur Nikisch conducting

all with Arthur Nikisch conducting

signature cut

conducted the Vienna State Opera for 18 years

died at the age of 40 after 8 years of illness in retirement

dated in Wales in 1896

Ives, Charles - Document Signed 1940 Programs Opera Unsigned all with Arthur Nikisch conductingAmerican composer (18741954), one of the first American composers to earn international acclaim. Document signed, showing his signature in a shaky way (typical of Ives), dated in 1940. Document is the cover page of a contract between him and Arrow Music Press, Inc. for the publication of his violin and piano sonata "Childrens day at the Camp Meeting".