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A letter by Gustav Mahler, asking for exemption from tuition fees at the Vienna Music Conservatory. On the left his immatriculation for 1875 and a photograph of him (1901).
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A letter by Gustav Mahler, asking for exemption from tuition fees at the...

Alban Berg (1885-1935), composer of Twelve-tone music. Portrait by Lilli Steiner; Alban Berg letter and dedication to Alma Mahler, wife of composer Gustav Mahler.
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Alban Berg (1885-1935), composer of Twelve-tone music. Portrait by Lilli Steine...

Gottfried von Einem (1918-1996) with some of his scores, sitting in front of his private musical library and a portrait of himself.
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Gottfried von Einem (1918-1996) with some of his scores, sitting in front of his...

Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, playing on a Boesendorfer grand piano at the Boesendorfer showrooms in Vienna.
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Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, playing on a Boesendorfer grand piano at the Boese...

Marie Taglioni (1804-1884), most famous ballerina of her time. Coloured print shows her in "La Sylphide" by Adam, created in 1832.
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Marie Taglioni (1804-1884), most famous ballerina of her time. Coloured pr...

Auguste Armand Vestris (1760-1842), first dancer and ballet master of the Paris opera, and Mlle. Angiolini in the "Ballet of the Tyrolese," 1810. Coloured engraving.
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Auguste Armand Vestris (1760-1842), first dancer and ballet master of the Pa...

Carlotta Zambelli, (1875-1968). Her career lasted from 1894 to 1930, the longest at the Paris Opera. As a ballet teacher she formed several generations of dancers. Pastel by Claudie Chamerot, 1897
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Carlotta Zambelli, (1875-1968). Her career lasted from 1894 to 1930, the longes...

Tamara Karsavina dancing in "L'Oiseau de Feu" ballet by Igor Stravinski (1882-1971). Karsavina was discovered by Serge de Diaghilev.
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Tamara Karsavina dancing in "L'Oiseau de Feu" ballet by Igor Stravinsk...

French dancer and choreographer Jean Babilee rehearsing his ballet "Auditorium" with the ballerinas of La Scala, Milano.
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French dancer and choreographer Jean Babilee rehearsing his ballet "A...

The artist's daughter at the clavichord. Canvas
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The artist's daughter at the clavichord. Canvas

Composer Francois Adrien Boildieu (1755-1834) Canvas,65 x 54 cm, painted 1800. Inv.905.1
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Composer Francois Adrien Boildieu (1755-1834) Canvas,65 x 54 cm, paint...

Charles Garnier,architect, whose plans for the new Paris operahouse won over 171 competitors. The building, soon called the "Palais Garnier" was built 1861-1875, its completion was interrupted by the 1870/71 Franco-Prussian War and the fall of Napoleon III.
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Charles Garnier,architect, whose plans for the new Paris operahouse won ov...