Pierre ANCELIN (1934-2001). Autograph musical manuscript signed, Poèmes de guerre op. 9, 1959; [2]-18 pages 35 x 22.5 cm in a booklet. A cycle of three melodies, one of the composer's earliest works. These Poèmes de guerre for baritone and orchestra are here in their "Version chant et piano par l'auteur", as the title page indicates, composed with a collage of two pieces of green paper. The three poems are taken from Encore un instant de bonheur by Henry de Montherlant; the text was copied by P. Ancelin on the back of the title page. The work is dedicated "to the memory of all the victims of all wars". It was published by Éditions Jobert in 1966. I " Il dort, oh ! il dort ", marked Lent (p. 1-4), dated at the end " Paris Février 1958 " ; II La Sape : " Je sais le secret de n'avoir plus peur "..., Tempo giusto (p. 5-8), " Paris février 1958 " ; III Chant funèbre : " Une étoile noire a lui "... 9-18), "Paris March 1959". The manuscript is carefully notated in black ink on paper with 4 systems of 3 staves per page; corrections have been made in red pen, and by a collet on the penultimate page.