Lot 18
Crouch, Frederick Nicolls (1808-1896) English musician and composer who settled in Baltimore in 1849 and is best remembered for the popular song "Kathleen Mavourneen!" Autograph music manuscript signed of the song "Kathleen Mavourneen!" dated at end "Baltimore, November 25, 1887" (first composed 1835), 6 pages, folio (13½ x 10¾ in.), notated in ink on rectos and versos of ruled staff paper with 12 staff lines to the page, paper lightly browned, last page tipped to a larger sheet. Written for presentation to First Lady Frances Folsome Cleveland, wife of the 22nd and 24th President. The first page headed "Author's Transcription… Revived for Mrs. Crawford, Music by F. Nichols Crouch, F.R.S." Piano-vocal score with full text underlay, signed at the end.
With two autograph letters signed, one to Hubert Maine, the other to Frances Cleveland, both Baltimore, April 15, 1979 and November 25, 1887, together 5 ½ pages, folio, the first answering numerous questions pertaining to the composition and performance of "Kathleen Mavourneen!" the second presenting the manuscript of "Kathleen Mavourneen!" ("The world renowned ballad… after the English model…") to Mrs. Cleveland. (3 items). Rare.
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
Christie's New York, April 25, 1995, lot 217.
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