Description

Wolpe, Stefan. Zemach Suite for Piano Solo. Written for the Dancer Benjamin Zemach. Hargail Music Press, New York: 1949. First edition, 30 cm, 20 pages, seven pieces: “Song” 1939; “Piece of Embittered Music” 1939; “Fugue A 3 (No.1)” 1939; “Fugue A 3 (No. 2)’ 1939; “Jubilation” 1939; “Complaint” 1939; “Con Fuoco” 1941. This copy is signed, dated and inscribed by the composer: “to David Randolph with cordial greetings Stefan Wolpe 1965”. David Randolph was the long-time conductor of the Santa Cecilia Chorus in New York. Benjamin Zemach was a modern dance pioneer in America and in Palestine. Except for a slight tear to the upper front cover, this copy is in good condition, as it was printed on good paper.