Bernstein, Leonard - Signed Score "Missa Solemnis"

Star American composer and conductor (1918-1990), who was the first conductor born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim.

Vocal score for Beethoven's "Misa Solemnis" for choir, soloists, and piano signed by the star American conductor on the first blank page, dated by another hand on January 29, 1969. The vocal score has Bernstein's own rehearsal markings made with a red pencil for the preparation of the work. Size is 6.75 x 10.2 inches, 141 pages, soft covers, handmade plasticized front cover, inside in excellent condition.

ALSO INCLUDED is a mugshot of the conductor during the rehearsals.