Thomson, Virgil - Signed Printed Score "Louisiana Story" Autographs Singers 50 or less G Van Cliburn is shown young

Van Cliburn is shown young

started performing in the streets and was discovered by Michael Costa who hired him for this Covent Garden Orchestra

This was just 3-4 months before his death in November 1954

see scans - Sold as a collection only

minor silvering and mounting traces on verso

Thomson, Virgil - Signed Printed Score "Louisiana Story" Autographs Singers 50 or less G Van Cliburn is shown youngAmerican composer and critic (1896 1989), he was instrumental in the development of American classical music and father figure to a new generation of American tonal composers (such as Rorem, Bowles, and Bernstein). Printed score for a Suite for Orchestra "Louisiana Story", signed by the composer on the title page with a short sentiment, dated in New York, 1950. Size is 10. 5 x 7. 5 inches, 28 pages plus soft covers, in excellent condition.