Brescia, Domenico

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1866

Death 1939

Biographical notes:

Originally composed for organ. Transcribed for orchestra in 1933. Dedicated to Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Ricercare (quasi fantasia) e fuga : per organo / Domenico Brescia. 1933. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43289170

Composed as music for the play, Life, written by Harry Leon Wilson and performed in the Bohemian Grove, Sonoma County, California, on June 28, 1919.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Life : preamble and three episodes for orchestra / by Domenico Brescia. [1919] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 319168272

Composed 1909.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Preludio / Domenico Brescia. [1909]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43289178

Third movement composed 1910; fourth movement composed 1911.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Sinfonia rapsodica : e su tal corda l'anima sospira. 1910, 1911. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 43289191