{"title":"Manuscripts","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn their own hand. Pages from composers’ autograph manuscripts, reproduced as they are, with a museum caption.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mozart-symphony-32-k318-print","title":"W. A. Mozart — Symphony No. 32, K.318 (autograph)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMozart’s own hand — the opening of Symphony No. 32, dated 26 April 1779. Nothing redrawn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe document\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA faithful facsimile of Mozart’s autograph score, held at the New York Public Library. The archive marks are cleaned; every stroke of his hand is untouched.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eW. A. Mozart (1756–1791) wrote this symphony in Salzburg in 1779: three sections played without a break, in the manner of an Italian opera overture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eW. A. Mozart · \u003cem\u003eSymphony No. 32, K.318\u003c\/em\u003e, autograph score · 1779 · The New York Public Library · Music Division · Public domain (U.S.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mtr-theme\" style=\"font-family:'Ciutadella',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#8a8075;margin:14px 0 0\"\u003eTheme: Music manuscript — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s handwritten score of the Symphony No. 32, K. 318.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Métrica","offers":[{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A3","offer_id":48754821529700,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A3","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A2","offer_id":48754821562468,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A2","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A3","offer_id":48754821595236,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A3","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A2","offer_id":48754821628004,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A2","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/2202\/3012\/files\/mozart-mockup.jpg?v=1784034011"},{"product_id":"bach-art-of-fugue-where-it-breaks-off-print","title":"J. 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By Yoshitake Kobayashi’s chronology, these leaves were written between August 1748 and October 1749; Bach died in July 1750. No one knows for certain why the fugue stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eJ. S. Bach · \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Fugue\u003c\/em\u003e, the final fugue, BWV 1080\/19, autograph · 1748–49 · Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Mus.ms. Bach P 200\/1 · Public Domain Mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mtr-theme\" style=\"font-family:'Ciutadella',sans-serif;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.06em;color:#8a8075;margin:14px 0 0\"\u003eTheme: Music manuscript — Johann Sebastian Bach’s handwritten score of the final fugue of The Art of Fugue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Métrica","offers":[{"title":"Museum Matte \/ A3","offer_id":67710089494628,"sku":"GLOBAL-FAP-A3","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Giclée \/ A3","offer_id":67710089527396,"sku":"GLOBAL-HPR-A3","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/2202\/3012\/files\/bach-art-of-fugue-where-it-breaks-off-print-01-mockup.jpg?v=1791983276"},{"product_id":"bach-well-tempered-clavier-title-page-1722-print","title":"J. S. Bach — The Well-Tempered Clavier, title page, 1722 (autograph)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBach’s own hand — the title page of \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered Clavier\u003c\/em\u003e, Book I, with his name and the year 1722. Nothing redrawn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe document\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA faithful facsimile of the title page of Bach’s autograph, held at the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Mus.ms. Bach P 415). It promises preludes and fugues “through all the tones and semitones” — \u003cem\u003edurch alle Tone und Semitonia\u003c\/em\u003e. The library’s red stamp is left as it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was Kapellmeister at the court of Köthen when he wrote out this fair copy: a prelude and a fugue in every key, rising a semitone at a time from C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eJ. S. Bach · \u003cem\u003eDas Wohltemperirte Clavier\u003c\/em\u003e, title page, autograph · 1722 · Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Mus.ms. 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Brahms, writing to Clara Schumann, called the Chaconne one of the most wonderful, most incomprehensible pieces of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eJ. S. Bach · \u003cem\u003eCiaccona\u003c\/em\u003e, Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, autograph · 1720 · Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Mus.ms. 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Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eJ. S. Bach · Fugue No. 24 in B minor, BWV 869, autograph · 1722–23 · Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Mus.ms. 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Choose \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Matte\u003c\/strong\u003e (heavyweight matte art paper) or \u003cstrong\u003eFine Art Giclée\u003c\/strong\u003e (Hahnemühle cotton paper — the archival standard). The Métrica museum caption — artist, title, date and source — is printed \u003cem\u003eas part of the piece\u003c\/em\u003e, set in our house type. Free US shipping on two or more pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:12px;color:#6b5c4e;\"\u003eJ. S. Bach · \u003cem\u003eThe Well-Tempered Clavier\u003c\/em\u003e, Book I, the last page, autograph · 1722–23 · Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Mus.ms. 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Nothing redrawn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe document\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA faithful facsimile of leaf 3 verso of Chopin’s autograph of the 24 Preludes, Op. 28, held at the Biblioteka Narodowa in Warsaw (Mus. 93 Cim.). The top of the leaf holds the close of Prelude No. 3; below, after “Largo” and the numeral IV, the fourth prelude runs complete to its last chord and “fine”. A marking beneath “Largo” is struck through in his ink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFryderyk Chopin (1810–1849) had already written much of the cycle when he left Paris for Majorca with George Sand in October 1838. He finished it on the island that winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe print\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order and made to last. 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