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Solomon and Balkis (The Butterfly That Stamped) Opera in One Act
by Randall Thompson, Book and Music (adapted Kipling, Just So Stories
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- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/None
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Lake Huntington, New York, United States
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About This Item
Randall Thompson, Book and Music. Solomon and Balkis (The Butterfly That Stamped) Opera in One Act. Boston, Mass.: E. C. Schirmer Music Co., c. 1942. Plate Number E.C.S. No. 1320. Wraps, Quarto 12 x 9 in., 87 pp. + ads. Very Good, (a bit of sunning on the edges of the wraps, else fine). Vocal Score. Errata slip tipped in. Libretto adapted from "Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling. "The first performance of the music of Solomon and Balkis was given under the auspices of the Columbia Workshop, James H, Fassett, Musical Director, over WABC and affiliated stations, . . . on Sunday, March 29, 1942, Howard Barlow conducted the Columbia Concert Orchestra." Eileen Farrell sang the role of the Egyptian Queen. "The Butterfly, when he stamps, causing Solomon's own castle to crumble at the sound, makes a noise like a small darning needle."
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- Seller
- Veery Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 308021
- Title
- Solomon and Balkis (The Butterfly That Stamped) Opera in One Act
- Author
- Randall Thompson, Book and Music (adapted Kipling, Just So Stories
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated wraps, line illus., red, blue, black
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- E.C. Schirmer Music Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Date Published
- c1942
- Pages
- 87
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Broadway, Kipling, Randall Thompson
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tipped In
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- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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