{"product_id":"h-waterman-bbc-ww2-sheet-music-radio-to-military-major-hand-signed-letter","title":"H.Waterman BBC WW2 Sheet Music Radio To Military Major Hand Signed Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHAU4762 A rare opportunity to secure the autograph of H.Waterman who was a BBC engine room wartime music curator on this antique WW2 1940 letter specially typed sent on BBC headed paper to a military musician sending their private music in to H.Waterman for use by the BBC which this was the Major's payment. It is personally written typed and hand signed by H.Waterman centrally folded (which is how I will send) with some border ageing and two file holes otherwise very good condition. Please see all our historic BBC musicians, orchestra leaders and composers secured from this same BBC collection at our store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...H. Waterman was an administrative music executive working behind the scenes for the BBC Administrative Division during the late 1930s and into the 1940s responsible for the legal routing, rental, and copyright clearance of sheet music and orchestral scores used in live BBC regional broadcasts.  One of his most notable documented exchanges from May and June of 1939 involves coordinating the BBC production of Symbolistic Study, No. 3. He managed the complex licensing and legal fee payments with famous American composer Arthur Farwell to allow the piece to be broadcast live by the BBC regional network in Belfast. This is the exact same Belfast branch that B. Walton O’Donnell had just spent the previous two years restructuring as Director of Music...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56855803625798,"sku":null,"price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/20260626.jpg?v=1782429110","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/h-waterman-bbc-ww2-sheet-music-radio-to-military-major-hand-signed-letter","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}