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NOTE-WORTHY MUSIC STAMPS, PART 19

Ethel Bloesch counterpoint and fugue at the Music Academy, a by Josef Kajetán Tyl (1808-1856). The song [Note: Part 19 describes stamps with musical notation that were issued in 2009.] position he held until his retirement in 1977. became so popular that it was incorporated into Bjelinski's music is described as being direct and the national anthem of Czechoslovakia after the optimistic, characterized by lively rhythms and country was created in 1918 (the second part of strong melodies - a style lending itself to both the anthem was a Slovak song). Upon the ANTIGUA & BARBUDA. No. 3036. A BELGIUM. No.2368a. A booklet pane of serious music and music for children. He dissolution of Czechoslovakia on January 1, sheet of 6 stamps issued April 14, 2000 to five stamps issued May 11, 2009, commemo- composed and vocal music, ballets, 1993, "Where is my home?" became the anthem commemorate Elvis Presley (1935-1977). Each rating the anniversaries of five . The , , and . The of the new Czech Republic. The stamp shows stamp features a portrait of Presley, with five composers are Henry Purcell (1659-1695), stamp pictures Bjelinski at work writing music, the first three bars of the song (melody and decorative George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Joseph with an unidentified music manuscript in the words). Also featured on the stamp is a historic notes Haydn (1732-1809), Felix Mendelssohn background. version of the Czech national emblem, identified hovering (1809-1847), and Clara Schumann (1819- The 3.50k stamp honors the musicologist as the lesser emblem of the Protectorate of around 1896). Together, their lives span a continuous Josip Andreis (1909-1982) Bohemia and Moravia, picturing a silver, him. In timeline from 1659 to 1896, representing notable (Fig. 5). He studied two-tailed, open-mouthed, crown-wearing lion the composers from the Baroque, Classical, and Romance languages at the rampant with tongue and claws drawn out, on a backgroun Romantic eras. Each stamp features a large universities in and red background (Fig. 6). d of the portrait of one of the composers. The music at Rome, graduating in 1931. sheet are the top of the stamps and the top margin of the Andreis taught school for DOMINICA. No. 2684. A sheet with six more booklet pane is an excerpt from Handel's ten years and then entered stamps issued June 10, 2009, for the 200th decorative Messiah. It shows the notes that the basses sing the Academy of Music in death anniversary of Joseph Haydn notes, this in the closing measures of the chorus "And the Zagreb for a formal study of (1732-1809). The six stamps feature these time on Figure 1 glory of the Lord," from Part I of Messiah. The music. In 1945 he became portraits or scenes: a portrait of Haydn by the six-line (!) cover of the booklet shows a longer excerpt from professor of music history English portrait painter Thomas Hardy; Haydn's staves. the same chorus (Fig. 3). and head of the musicology birthplace in Rohrau, Austria; a portrait of Mozart (Fig. 1). department at the Music by Barbara Krafft; St. Stephen's Cathedral, Figure 5 Academy, positions he held Vienna, where Haydn sang as a choirboy; ARGENTINA. No. 2516. One in a set of until his retirement in 1972. Nikolaus Esterházy, Hungarian prince and Haydn four stamps issued February 14, 2009, He was author of the first history of music sponsor; and Esterházy Palace where Haydn celebrating these written in the Croatian language, co-founder of served as Kapellmeister. The left portion of the Argentine festivals: the the only musicological journal in , and sheet pictures a drawing of Haydn's birthplace Chaya, the Cherry, the author of other historical studies and and a stringed instrument identified as a 17th Grape Harvest, and the multi-volume works on music. The stamp century . An unidentified page of music has Sea Festivals. The first Figure 3 features a portrait of Andreis and excerpts from the words "Violino Primo" at the top of the page, of these, Fiesta de la two unidentified scores, one of which seems to and "Almande I" under the first line. It does not Chaya, takes place in be in Renaissance notation. appear to be any music by Haydn, however, as February in the Province CROATIA. Nos. the of La Rioja. Its origin 718-719. Two stamps CZECH REPUBLIC. A musical goes back to the water issued January 21, 2009 stamp issued October 14, notation and dance feasts of the for the 100th birth 2009 to commemorate the is like First Nations ("chaya" is anniversaries of two 175th anniversary of the that of a word of Quechua Croatian musicians. The Czech national anthem. The the origin, meaning 1.80k stamp (Fig. 4) song, "Kde domov muj" 17th "throwing water"). The commemorates the Figure 2 (Where is my home?) came century stamp has a whimsical composer Bruno Bjelinski originally from an operetta, or stylized design in which two sets of decorative (1909-1992). He first "Fidlova˘cka" (Shoemaker's earlier eighth notes are transformed into a dancing studied law at Zagreb Fair), first performed in 1834. (Fig. couple, flinging water and flour at each other University and then music The music was composed by 7). (Fig. 2). To the right is a "bombo" drum and a at the Zagreb Academy of Figure 6 Frantisek Jan Skroup Figure 7 sprig of basil. The background shows swirls of Music. In 1945 he was (1801-1862), with words others dancing and celebrating. appointed professor of Figure 4

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FAROE ISLANDS. No. 510. A sheet of notes and lines swirl behind the six portraits of performers and an unidentified musical excerpt. with his family. Two decorative notes are shown eight stamps (Fig. 8) issued February 23, 2009, Elvis. The right side of the sheet contains the The music appears to be taken from a in the upper left hand corner of the sheets (Fig. depicting scenes from "The Lost Musicians," a singer's silhouette and a vertical cluster of score in 4/4 time and in the key of D or A major 13). novel by the Faroese writer, William Heinesen random notes. (Fig. 11). (1900-1991). Known primarily as a novelist, Heinesen was also a poet, a composer and a GREAT BRITAIN. No. 2693. One stamp in a set of ten stamps issued October 8, 2009 in horizontal strips of five. The stamps commemorate anniversaries related to ten notable Britons from the worlds of sport, politics, science, and the arts. One of the stamps marks the 350th birth anniversary of the Figure 11 English composer and organist Henry Purcell Figure 13 (1659-1695) (Fig. 10). GUINEA. One of two sheets issued Often considered October 1, 2009 featuring paintings by Henri GUINEA BISSAU. Four stamps and a Figure 10 Figure 8 England's greatest Matisse (1869-1954). This sheet has one stamp, sheet issued April 10, 2009 to honor G. F. Handel native composer, Purcell wrote notable stage with the portrait of Matisse superimposed on the (1685-1759). Each of the four stamps depicts painter. Although his novels were rooted in the works and other vocal music, including oil painting, "La familie du peintre," painted in Handel and a musical instrument. Three of the Faroese culture, he wrote in the Danish ceremonial odes for the court, a large body of 1911. The left side of the sheet features a later four also show a building, while the fourth stamp language, thus making his works accessible to a church music, and secular cantatas and songs. work, "La musique," painted in 1939. This has two pages representing musical scores. The wider readership. His writing focuses on The volume and variety of his music is painting shows a woman playing a guitar, sheet contrasts between darkness and light, between astounding, particularly in view of his short life another woman, and an open musical score with continues destruction and creativity. "The Lost Musicians," (he died at 36). His best-known work, "Dido decorative notation in the foreground. It is the pattern written in 1950, is one of his principal works. and Aeneas" is the earliest English still owned by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in of portrait, Set in the early 1900s in a small town in the regularly staged. Other stage works include five Buffalo, New York F(g. 12). musical island country of the Faroes, the story presents a semi-operas - Restoration entertainments that instrument, microcosm of the world in its concern about combined spoken plays with masque-like and building, relationships and the struggle to survive and to episodes employing singing and dancing. An with the be truly human. The sheet depicts eight scenes excerpt from one of these semi-operas, "The addition of from the story, most of which have an explicit Fairy Queen," is shown on the Purcell stamp. decorative musical reference. Two of the stamps show This work, first performed in 1692, contains notes, some decorative musical notes. dialogue based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer on swirling Night's Dream." The manuscript music behind staves, and Figure 14 GAMBIA. No. 3185. A souvenir sheet Purcell's portrait shows the first page of "Thrice others (Fig. 9) containing six stamps was issued in happy lovers," the epithalamium (wedding ode) hovering in the air (Fig. 14). 2009 to commemorate Elvis Presley. Decorative sung by the goddess Juno that opens Act V of "The Fairy Queen." The original manuscript is in GUINEA BISSAU. Six sheets issued the collection of the Royal Academy of Music in July 29, 2009 -- three featuring pop singers and London. three featuring musical instruments. Figure 12 Decorative notation appears on the three singer GUINEA. One of two sheets issued sheets and on one of the instrument sheets. September 2, 2009 for the 200th anniversary of GUINEA BISSAU. Two sheets (one with Another instrument sheet seems to contain an the birth of Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). It five stamps and the other with one stamp) actual piece of unidentified music (Fig. 15 & 16). contains five stamps, each with a portrait of issued in 2009 as a tribute to the singer Michael Mendelssohn and a scene or a smaller portrait of Jackson (1958-2009). The stamps feature another composer. The rest of the sheet pictures various pictures of Michael Jackson, alone and Figure 9

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and choral works, 23 operas, a large number of stamp is from the autograph score of Handel's been able to identify it. The fourth pane also is a songs and folksong arrangements, and many oratorio Susanna. The excerpt comes from the mystery to me. The Irish PO identifies the music other instrumental and chamber works. last page of the final chorus "A virtuous wife as a Chopin Nocturne from the op. 15 set and Hungary's stamp design is a witty graphic shall soften fortune's crown." words of the poem "The wreath you wove" by composition showing a keyboard with five black Thomas Moore. The music does not seem to be keys spelling out "Haydn." The top half of the from any nocturne, nor does it seem to be any stamp shows a cluster of decorative 8th and 16th song composed by Chopin. I would welcome any notes on a red background, in sharp contrast to resolution of these mysteries. the black and white notes of the keyboard below. ISRAEL. No. 1773. A sheet of twelve INDIA. No. 2309. A stamp issued stamps and four labels issued April 22, 2009 to January 31, 2009 for the 100th anniversary of honor Israeli musicians. The twelve singers the birth of Bishnu Prasad Rabha (1909-1969) and/or composers pictured are: Zohar Argov Figure 15 (fig. 18). Born in the Indian state of Assam, (1955-1987), Sasha Argov (1914-1995), Meir Bishnu Prasad Rabha was a freedom fighter and Ariel (1942-1999), Yossi Banai (1932-2006), a multi-faceted artist and singer. He composed Naomi Shemer (1930-2004), Shoshana Damari Figure 19 more than one hundred songs, some of which (1923-2006), Yair Rosenblum (1944-1996), reflect his revolutionary ideals and the country's Moshe Wilensky (1910-1997), Ehud Manor struggle for The Haydn stamp features a 1799 portrait (1941-2005), Arik Lavie (1927-2004), Uzi freedom. He also by the painter Johannes Carl Roesler. The music Hitman (1952-2004), Ofra Haza (1957-2000). was recognized as in the background is from the autograph score of The stamps form a square around the labels, a film director and Haydn's no. 95 in E-flat, and shows which picture a CD disc. Decorative notes fill the actor. The stamp the opening notes of the first movement . background of the stamps (Fig. 20). features his portrait Finally, the Chopin stamp features a alongside a beam portrait painted by Ary Scheffer. The music in of light shining on the background is from Chopin's Ballade no. 2, Figure 16 a banner with op. 38, in F major. The notes shown here are decorative notes. from the first page of the manuscript. Figure 18 The souvenir sheet contains all four HUNGARY. No. 4118. A stamp (fig. 17) IRELAND. Nos. 1847-1850. Four stamps, with additional music from the issued April 2, 2009 to commemorate the 200th stamps issued August 14, 2009 to honor great autograph score of Handel's Messiah. The anniversary of the death of the Austrian composers. The stamps were also issued on a excerpt comes from the last page of the "Amen" composer Joseph souvenir sheet and in a Prestige Booklet. The chorus, at the end of the work (Fig. 19). Haydn four composers are Mozart, Handel, Haydn, and The Irish Post Office also issued a (1732-1809). Chopin. Each stamp features a portrait of the Prestige Booklet with four panes, each containing Haydn, an composer, with an autograph manuscript in the the four stamps with different printed music in outstanding background. The Mozart stamp features a the background. The first pane shows an composer of the recently re-discovered portrait (miniature, oils excerpt from the so-called "Twelfth Mass," late 18th century, on porcelain) by the artist Joseph Grassi, who formerly attributed to Mozart. Scholars now contributed belonged to Mozart's circle of friends. The music agree that this music was actually written by significantly to the in the background is from the autograph score of Wenzel Müller (1767-1835), a popular theatre Figure 20 development of Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (the first page of composer and conductor in Vienna. The music is the Classical style the Overture). listed in the Köchel Katalog as Anh. 132 Figure 17 in music. A friend The Handel stamp features a portrait that (C.1.04). The second pane shows an excerpt ITALY. No. 2976. One of three stamps and mutual admirer of Mozart, Haydn was born is sometimes attributed to Thomas Hudson, but from Handel's "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il issued October 24, 2009 for Music Day at the 22 years earlier, but outlived Mozart by 18 years. was probably painted by G.W. Wolfgang the Moderato," composed in 1740. The notes show 2009 International Philately Festival in Rome. In his long life he composed in nearly every Younger, c. 1737. (Thomas Hudson's two known part of the chorus in Part II with the words The three musicians honored are: Luciano form. His long list of works includes 104 portraits of Handel date from 1748-49 and "These delights if thou canst give, Mirth, with Pavarotti (1935-2007), Mino Reitano symphonies, nearly 90 string quartets, 62 piano 1756.) The music in the background of the thee we mean to live." The third pane is said to (1944-2009), and Nino Rota (1911-1979). The , dozens of concertos, oratorios, masses contain music from a Haydn Mass, but I have not stamp for Nino Rota contains musical notes. A world-renowned Italian composer, Nino Rota

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(full name: Giovanni Rota Rinaldi) was born in symbols of the state and culture. One of the (1909-2004). Both musicians studied major pieces were Milan and died in Rome. He is best known for his stamps pictures three musical instruments, two composition with Milojevi´c and Slavenski at the written while he was film scores, notably for the films of Fellini, sheets of unidentified music, an orchestral Belgrade Academy of Music (Fig. 25). In still a teenager: the Zeffirelli, Coppola, and others. In all, he conductor, and two soccer players (Fig. 23). addition, string Octet in 1825 and composed more than 150 scores for Italian and Prokopiev the Overture to A international productions, over a 46-year period. studied Midsummer Night's In addition, he composed ten operas, five ballets, conducting at Dream in 1826. Three and many orchestral, choral, and chamber works. the Prague years later he And in addition to his prolific output he was Conservatory, conducted Bach's St. director and faculty member at the Liceo and Skalovski Matthew Passion in its Musicale in Bari, Italy, for nearly thirty years. studied first performance since The background of the stamp shows notes on conducting at Bach's death in 1750, four staves, probably designed to represent an the Salzburg thus sparking a revival Figure 27 actual score (Fig. 21). Mozarteum. Figure 25 of interest in Bach's Both were music. He continued to be productive until his leading figures in the musical life of Macedonia untimely death at age 38. The stamp shows and composed choral works and other music that Mendelssohn holding a sheet of unidentified was influenced by Macedonian . music (Fig. 27). The 60d stamp commemorates the anniversaries of G. F. Handel (1685-1759) and MOZAMBIQUE. Six stamps and a Figure 23 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) (Fig. 26). The souvenir sheet issued November 30, 2009 for the designer chose identical music for the 250th anniversary of the death of G. F. Handel KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S background of the Prokopiev/Skalovski and the (1685-1759). Each stamp, as well as the REPUBLIC OF. Four souvenir sheets issued in Handel/Haydn stamps. The musical excerpt is souvenir sheet, features a different portrait of 2009. At the top of each sheet are four identical from a part-book for Handel's Messiah, Handel, along with a related illustration and stamps featuring a musical instrument (Fig. 24). containing the decorative musical notes (Fig. 28). Three of the A different building is pictured on each sheet, opening notes of stamps show works by the French sculptor along with an unidentified excerpt of music. the bass part for Louis-François Roubiliac, who probably knew Figure 21 More details will follow if they become available. the chorus "And Handel. One of these is a bust of the composer; the glory of the KOREA, Lord." This DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S music also REPUBLIC OF. No 4805. appears on the A stamp issued January Handel sheet 14, 2009 for the 50th issued by Sierra anniversary of the Leone (see founding of the below) and is Figure 26 Worker-Peasant Red described in Guards. A man and a more detail there. woman are pictured in the The stamps were also issued in sheets, foreground, with a scene with unidentified music in the margin for the 12d in the background. Four stamps, and the Handel Messiah page in the Figure 28 bars of unidentified music margin for the 60d stamps. are at the bottom of the Figure 24 another is the 1738 full-length seated statue Figure 22 stamp (Fig. 22). MONACO. No. 2528. A stamp issued depicting Handel as Orpheus, commissioned for MACEDONIA. Nos. 470-471. A set of January 29, 2009 to commemorate the 200th the pleasure gardens at Vauxhall and now in the KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S two stamps issued March 18, 2009, each anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn Victoria and Albert Museum. A third stamp REPUBLIC OF. No. 4815. One of four souvenir honoring two composers. The 12d stamp (1809-1847). Like Mozart, Mendelssohn pictures the monument above Handel's grave in sheets issued February 22, 2009 representing commemorates the birth centenary of displayed his extraordinary musical gifts at an Westminster Abbey. This life-size statue, joint editorials of state newspapers. Each sheet Macedonian composers and conductors Trajko early age. By 12 he had composed several unveiled in 1762, is said to be an exact likeness, contains two stamps along with representative Prokopiev (1909-1979) and Todor Skalovski string symphonies and two operas. Several as the face was modeled from Handel's death

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mask. To his side is a group of musical came from a bi-national established in 1956 to promote cultural, instruments and a page of music showing the family - her father was education, social and scientific interests. Its opening notes and words to the aria "I know that Lithuanian and her founder, Calouste Gulbenkian, was an Armenian my Redeemer liveth" from Handel's Messiah. mother was Polish. born in Turkey who lived successively in Britain, Whereas Chopin chose to France and Portugal. He spent his career MOZAMBIQUE. Six stamps and a Figure 30 identify with the French, bringing people from different cultures and souvenir sheet issued November 30, 2009 for the Bacewicz chose a Polish nationalities together. The Jazz in August stamp 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn identity. She received has a whimsical design, featuring a jazz musician (1732-1809). Each stamp, as well as the early musical training at playing a saxophone while marching across a souvenir sheet, features a different portrait of home before enrolling at piano keyboard. His suit is adorned with Haydn and a related illustration. Three stamps the Warsaw decorative notes. The design includes other contain decorative notes as well. Of particular PHILIPPINES. No. 3220. A stamp Conservatory of Music, instruments and random notes (Fig. 33). interest is the souvenir sheet, which shows a issued May 15, 2009 for the birth centenary of where she studied , page of actual music - an eight-measure melody the Filipino composer, conductor and pianist piano, and composition. ROMANIA. No. 5131. A sheet of eight Figure 32 with words. This music, while not composed by Rodolfo Cornejo She engaged in further stamps issued September 16, 2009 featuring Haydn, has an interesting connection to him. It (1909-1991). Cornejo's composition study with the country's cultural and natural treasures. Of is a Croatian folksong, "Stal se jesem." Sir first musical study was in Nadia Boulanger in Paris. She became the first special interest here is the stamp honoring William H. Hadow, in his 1897 book on Haydn, the conservatory at the Polish woman composer to achieve national and George presents various versions of this folksong and University of the international stature, winning many awards for Enescu then describes how Haydn used it in 1797 as the Philippines, where he her compositions. In addition, she had an active (1881-1955) "pedestal" on which he created the music for the earned diplomas in piano career as a performer. As a violinist she won (Fig. 34). A Austrian national anthem ("Die Kaiserhymne"). and in theory and first prize in the 1935 Wieniawski International composer, It is no longer the national anthem of Austria, composition in 1930. He Violin Competition. From 1954 on, following a violinist, but the tune is now used in the national anthem then studied at the serious auto accident, she devoted her work conductor of Germany (Fig. 29). Chicago Musical College mainly to composition. She left an important and teacher, of Roosevelt University, body of instrumental music. Her style is usually Enescu is where he received labeled "neoclassical" but with a discernible widely Bachelor of Music (1932) Figure 31 stylistic evolution to her own mature style and regarded as and Master of Music finally a period of experimentation. Today there Romania's Figure 34 (1933) degrees, and an honorary doctorate in are schools and streets bearing her name. The greatest 1954. He taught at several conservatories in stamp features her portrait along with dozens of musician. (Internationally he is often known as the Philippines in the 1930s and 1940s. During tiny notes clustered to one side of an empty Georges Enesco, the name he adopted while World War II he was pianist and conductor with a 5-line staff (Fig. 32). living in France.) He achieved early popularity USO concert unit. He composed nine film scores with his two Romanian Rhapsodies, composed in in the 1950s, was a state cultural adviser, and PORTUGAL. No. 3133. One stamp in a 1901-1902. In addition to being a prolific became a charter member of the League of set of six stamps and a souvenir sheet issued composer, Enescu performed extensively as a Filipino Composers. He lectured in humanities at June 26, 2009 solo violinist, chamber musician and conductor the University of the City of Manila (1968-1975), featuring jazz in throughout Europe and the United States. His and after 1978 worked mainly in the United Portugal. Each stamp most ambitious composition is the opera States, appearing as a composer-conductor at publicizes a specific "Oedipe" (a lyrical tragedy in four acts), first Figure 29 the Seattle Opera House. In addition to event, such as the performed at the Paris Opéra in 1936. Enescu Cornejo's portrait, the stamp design represents Cascais Jazz Festival, said that it was his most cherished work, one to NEW CALEDONIA. No. 1082. A stamp his three-fold career, showing a piano keyboard, which began in 1971. which he devoted ten years of creative energy. issued November 5, 2009 for Christmas. The the silhouette of a conductor, and an unidentified Another of the The English musicologist Gerald Abraham jolly scene pictures a barefoot Santa, merrily musical score (Fig. 31). featured festivals is described "Oedipe" as subtly wrought and singing and strumming a guitar as he prances the Jazz in August daring. Three aspects of Enescu's life are along behind a strutting moose. Santa does POLAND. No. 3938. A stamp issued festival, sponsored by illustrated on the stamp - he is shown playing have the traditional red coat, white beard and May 28, 2009 for the 100th anniversary of the the Calouste the violin; behind him is the first page from the bag of toys on his back. The night air all around birth of the Polish composer Grazyny Bacewicz Gulbenkian manuscript score of his opera "Oedipe," and is filled with musical notes (Fig. 30). (1909-1969). (Note: The common spelling of Foundation, an alongside it is the image of a piano keyboard. her first name is "Grazyna.") Like Chopin, she organization Figure 33

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SAN MARINO. No. 1779f. One stamp SAN MARINO. No. 1808. A sheet unknown by the stamp designer). Each of the Foundling Hospital in London. In those days, the on a sheet of ten issued February 20, 2009 for issued October 21, 2009 for Christmas (Fig. 36). stamps contains the framed photograph of a soloists were expected to sing all the chorus the centenary of the Futurist Manifesto written One design fills the entire sheet. It is a musician, with a partial keyboard on the right parts as well. The solo and chorus part-books, by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, which appeared reproduction of the painting "Rest on the Flight side and a musical staff at the bottom. The along with a fair copy of the full score and the February 20, 1909 in the Paris newspaper Le into Egypt" by Caravaggio (date unknown, but following musicians are depicted: Kornelije orchestral parts, were willed by Handel to the Figaro (Fig. 35). The purpose was to achieve a probably Stankovic (1831-1865), Josif Marinkovic Foundling Hospital (now the Thomas Coram complete break from tradition, via the exaltation around (1851-1931), Petar Konjovic (1883-1970), Foundation). of mechanized and industrialized society. The 1597). The Stevan Hristic (1885-1958), Miloje Milojevic Futurism stamp sheet attempts to relive this scene is (1884-1946), Mihovil Logar 1902-1998), Ljubica ST. THOMAS & PRINCE ISLANDS. A spirit through the themes of dynamism, heroic serene and Maric (1909-2003), and Vasilije Mokranjac set of four se-tenant stamps issued March 31, modernism, industrial progress and rejuvenated peaceful, with (1923-1984). An earlier stamp (issued by 2009 for the 200th anniversary of the birth of expressive forms of art and music. One of the a luminous Yugoslavia in 1984) honored Miloje Milojevic on Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847). The stamps stamps features Luigi Russolo's "Intonarumori" angel at the his birth centenary. depict the composer and various scenes relating (noise intoners) and his graphic notational score center. To to his life (Fig. 39). Two of the stamps have for a 1914 composition entitled "Risveglio di una the right of SIERRA LEONE. No. 2942. A souvenir music in the background, from an interesting città" (Awakening of a city). Luigi Russolo the angel, we sheet issued May 14, 2009 for the 250th little autograph manuscript written by (1885-1947) applied the concepts of Futurism to see a anniversary of the death of G. F. Handel Mendelssohn and presented to Hans Christian sleeping Figure 36 (1685-1759) (Fig. 38). Six stamps show Andersen on the occasion of Andersen's visit to Madonna with various scenes and images relating to Handel: see Mendelssohn in Leipzig in 1840. the Christ Child in her arms. On the left, St. Handel's birthplace in Halle, Germany; the Joseph is holding up a musical score for the Foundling Hospital in London, where Handel violin-playing angel. The music is a motet by the directed concerts; a full-length portrait of Handel Flemish composer Noel Bauldwijn (c.1480-1530) (1756) by Thomas Hudson; a Canaletto painting with a text from the Song of Songs, "Quam of Ranelagh Gardens; a statue of Handel by pulcra es." This painting was the first large-scale Roubiliac; and a poster by William Hogarth work done by Caravaggio and is one of the rare showing a scene from Handel's opera Flavio. landscapes from this artist. It is now held by the Figure 35 Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome.

both painting and music. His own manifesto SERBIA. No. 472. A sheet of 8 stamps appeared in 1913 and was published in 1916 as and a tab issued May 29, 2009 honoring Serbian L'arte dei Rumori (The Art of Noises). His new musicians (Fig. 37). The tab in the center of the musical aesthetic proclaimed that if music is sheet features a series of 32nd notes (identity is sound, it should employ all the varieties of sound -- sounds made by people, sounds of nature, and even the sounds of a modern industrial society. Figure 39 Thus, he built and wrote compositions for a set of noise instruments, which he called This music is a 13-measure canon, which "Intonarumori." Individual instruments were Figure 38 Mendelssohn originally composed in 1838 and named according to the sound they produced -- subsequently presented to friends on at least hissers, bursters, rustlers, croakers, etc. His The right third of the sheet shows a large image four other occasions as well. It is titled "Canon first concert in 1914 caused a huge scandal in of another portrait (1748-9) by Thomas Hudson. a 2", suggesting that there are two voices in a Milan, but his subsequent concerts in London A page of music rests at the bottom of the sheet. canonical relationship with each other (in drew more positive reactions. He later deve- It is the first page from one of the solo addition to the bass line accompaniment). The loped the Russolofona, a keyboard instrument part-books for Handel's Messiah, showing the second voice, however, has not been written that could combine the sounds of the individual opening notes of the bass part for the chorus down. The puzzle, therefore, is to determine Intonarumori. His intention was to incorporate "And the glory of the Lord." At the top how it is to be performed, i.e., when and at what these sounds into the modern orchestra. Plans right-hand side of the page is the name "Mr. pitch the second voice is to enter. The answer to mass-produce his instruments did not work Wass," who was the bass soloist in the 1754 proposed by the Mendelssohn Archives in Berlin out, and at the end of his life Russolo returned to performance of Messiah in the Chapel of the indicates that the second voice enters one beat philosophy and painting. later, at the lower fourth. Figure 37

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ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES. A for the coronation of King George II. The INDEX TO VOLUME 56 souvenir sheet issued in 2009 for the 200th manuscript is held by the British Library. anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn The Haydn stamp features Haydn's (1809-1847). Six stamps show images relating portrait and the F-hole of a violin. The “2010 Year of Chopin” - A Philatelic Checklist ...... 3:45 to Mendelssohn: a portrait of the composer and fragmentary music shown in the margin is one of his wife Cécile Jeanrenaud, painted by unidentified. American Abstract Expressionism: Bernard Seckler ...... 1:3 Edward Magnus; an oil painting by David Scott of The Mendelssohn stamp features a "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; the Leipzig portrait of Mendelssohn and a piano. The music Correction ...... 4:72 Gewandhaus Orchestra where Mendelssohn in the margin is a page from Mendelssohn's Lied th conducted; Mendelssohn's drawing of the Church ohne Worte (Song without Words), op. 30, no. 3 Frederic Chopin - Happy 200 Birthday: Deborah L. Washington ...... 2:36 of the Holy Ghost; and an autograph manuscript in E major for piano. Its title "Consolation " was page of music, showing the first page of the song given by the publisher. Mendelssohn composed From the Editor ...... 1:2; 2:18; 3:38; 4:58 "Auf Flügeln des Gesanges" (On wings of song). eight books of Songs without Words, six of which More on Artist Egon Schiele: Deborah L. Washington ...... 2:35 Composed in 1835 to a text by Heinrich Heine, were published in his lifetime and two were this celebrated song is No. 2 in a set of Six published posthumously. The piece shown here New Issues & Items of Interest: Bernard Seckler ...... 1:9; 2:25; 3:47; 4:73 Songs, op. 34, published in 1837. The songs in is the best known of this collection, which focus on themes of love, these piano miniatures Note-worthy Music Stamps Part 19: Ethel Bloesch ...... 4:59 separation and yearning, have been said to and is part of the set anticipate his imminent marriage to Cécile (op. 30) that was Polish Composer Frederic Chopin - An American Philatelic Tribute: David Shaw ...... 3:39 Jeanrenaud (Fig. 40). published in 1835. Sculptures and US Stamps Part 3: Bernard Seckler ...... 2:19

Spotlight on New Issues of Norway: Deborah L. Washington ...... 1:8

Spotlight on Statue of Liberty Postage Stamps: Deborah L. Washington ...... 2:20

Wassily W. Kandinsky: Bernard Seckler ...... 2:21

Correction

On page 41,right column, third paragraph of the article Polish Composer Frederic Chopin - An American Philatelic Tribute by David Shaw the line should read “Chopin passed away in Paris at Figure 40 age 39" not age 49.

VATICAN CITY. Nos. 1427-1429. A set of three stamps issued October 24, 2009 to honor anniversaries of G. F. Handel (1685-1759), Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), and Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) (fig. 41). Each was issued in a sheet of ten stamps with a musical score in the margins. The Handel stamp features Handel's portrait and the scroll of a violin. In the margin is the last page of the autograph manuscript of Handel's anthem "The King Shall Rejoice," composed in 1743 to celebrate a military victory at Dettingen. Known as the "Dettingen Anthem," it is not to be confused with another setting of the same text Figure 41 that is one of four anthems composed in 1727

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