RE: [mascagni-interest] Facsimiles of Mascagni's signature

[John Mucci]

Yes, that is idiotic to claim that it is an autograph. Many of his printed 
scores have a written facsimile dedication, and other composers have done 
that as well.  Note that no one even bid on the score, anyhow.



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From: Erik Bruchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [mascagni-interest] Facsimiles of Mascagni's signature
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 19:40:36 +0200
All,
I just found this auction on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29866&item=3819059792&rd=1
It is sold as "a very rare autograph", and bidding starts at $300. The
problem is that it is not a real signature: it is a printed facsimile!
I know for sure because I have the exact same score. A similar
signature appears on the score for "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "I
Rantzau":
  http://www.mascagni.org/book-reader/image/506610/3/50
While such scores are worth some money, they are certainly not worth
the asked price without a real autograph. I contacted the seller to
inform him of the mistake (and I hope he corrects the information),
but be sure to double check when people offer you "very rare
autographs".
Regards,
-Erik
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