Eugene KURTZ (1923-2006). Autograph music manuscript signed, Conversations for 12 instrumentalists, 1966; 61 sheets 37.5 x 28 cm. Orchestral score, dedicated to André Jouve, and written for flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn, percussion, piano, and strings. The beginning is marked Con moto. At the end, "the pianist slams the lid of the piano, signaling the end of all the orchestra's resonances." The manuscript is carefully written in black pencil on 24-line tracing paper.