Donizetti, Gaetano. (1797–1848) Autograph Musical SketchleafAutograph musical sketchleaf in the hand of the important bel canto composer known for L'Elisir d'Amore, Lucia di Lammermoor, and more than 70 other operas. The present leaf with 30 measures of unidentified music penned over 6 staves, with 4 measures in the second line struck through and corrected below. The music appears to be a fragment of an instrumental line or vocal line without text, with a repeating rhythm of a half note tied to the first of