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Walt Disney Beautifully Signed & Inscribed "Fantasia" Nutcracker Suite Piano Arrangements Book.
The brilliant Walt Disney has boldly and beautifully signed and inscrbed the inside cover of this 1940 "Piano Arrangements of The Nutracker Suite from Walt Disney's Fantasia" in black steel-tip fountain pen on the inside cover. Disney has written "To Kenneth Ketchall (sp) With Best Wishes, Walt Disney." As described on the last page of the music book, "Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite forms one of the principal sequences in Walt Disney's Fantastia," the music "...suggested a whole hold of new comic and beautiful characters to Walt Disney and his staff not found in the original story on which Tchaikovskybased his Suite."
This fabulous book of piano arrangemets is whimsically illustrated for each song. Arranged by Frederick Stark, who was from Walt Disney's Music Department, this book features condensed and simplified versions of the six movements of the Nutcracker Suite heard in Fantasia,, so that young piano students could play the magical music.
Lovely and whimsical, this Walt Disney signed and inscribed piano arrangements book would make a wonderful addition to any Walt Disney or Fantasia fan. It captures the playfulness that was always the center of Walt Disney's vision.
Dimensions: 9 in x 12 in.
Condition: Disney's signature and inscription are in excellent condition. The inside pages are also in beautiful condition, with one song, the "Water Ballet" having a few small pencil notations above two lines of the notes. The front and back covers show some light fading and light discoloration, and the binding has some creases and is cleanly separated at the bottom a few inches.
Authentication: James Spence Authentication (JSA) Letter of Authenticity and a Gotta Have Rock and Roll Certificate of Authenticity.
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