
An Original Handwritten Musical Notation with 5 bars from his Rhapsody for Orchestra and Signed by Composer Sir Andrzej Panufnik. 25 bars from his Rhapsody for Orchestra. C1987. Sir Andrzej Panufnik 1914-1991 was a Polish composer and conductor. He became established as one of the leading Polish composers, and as a conductor he was instrumental in the re-establishment of the Warsaw Philharmonic orchestra after World War II. After his increasing frustration with the extra-musical demands made on him by the country's regime, he defected to the United Kingdom in 1954, and took up British citizenship. In 1957, he became chief conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, a post he relinquished after two years to devote all his time to composition. Size is 280mm x 210mm. Condition is good. Taken from a musical score book.