Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974

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Commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra under a Ford Foundation grant. Composed 1954-55 under a Guggenheim Fellowship. First performance Knoxville, Tennessee, 10 November 1959, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, David Van Vactor conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Symphony in A / Robert L. Sanders. 1955. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53971175

Composed 1935-36. First performance New York, 26 February 1939, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the composer conducting. Shared New York Philharmonic award for shorter works,1938, with Charles F. Haubiel's Passacaglia.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Little symphony in G / Robert Sanders. [c1936] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53971177

Composed 1926-29. First performance Rochester, New York, 22 November 1929, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Suite for large orchestra / by Robert L. Sanders. 1926-1928. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53971174

Ballet commissioned by Katherine Dunham. Composed 1938 (the music lost). Re-created 1943-44. First performance of new version, Hollywood, California, 28 July 1944, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Dorati conductor with Katherine Dunham & Co. "Ag'ya" is a traditional duel-dance of Martinique.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of L'Ag'ya : a ballet / Robert L. Sanders. [c1944] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53971172

Composed 1934-35. This suite is the final form of sketches originally made for a full-length ballet which was never performed. First performance under the title "That Tragic Muse, Five Impressions"(with no programmatic subtitles) by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, 30 January 1936, Eric DeLamarter (to whom the work is dedicated) conducting. Because this work was one of the American compositions chosen for performance in connection with the Olympic Games in Germany, 1936, it was retitled "Olympia," with the following subtitles: 1. "Fate," 2. "The agonizing struggle,"

3. "The defeated," 4. "Relaxation," 5. "March." First performance (under original titles as given above) by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra of the Works Progress Administration, Chicago, 30 May 1937, the composer conducting.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Olympia : scenes of poverty and toil / Robert Sanders. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 53971173

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creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Suite for large orchestra. [Full score]. Rome. Eastman School of Music
referencedIn Gardner, Samuel, 1891-1984. The Samuel Gardner papers, 1913-1976 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Suite for large orchestra / by Robert L. Sanders. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Olympia : scenes of poverty and toil / Robert Sanders. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. L'Ag'ya : a ballet / Robert L. Sanders. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Celebration of life : a cantata / Robert L. Sanders. Indiana University
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Song of myself / Robert L. Sanders ; [words by] Walt Whitman. Indiana University, Music Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Sonata for cello & piano / Robert L. Sanders. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, UNCG University Libraries
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. O valiant hearts : a threnody / Robert L. Sanders. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Henry Leland Clarke letters, 1915-1987, 1930-1986 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn The Samuel Gardner Papers, 1913-1976 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Clarke, Henry Leland. Henry Leland Clarke letters, 1915-1987 (bulk 1930-1986). University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn Gardner, Samuel, 1891-1984. The Samuel Gardner papers, 1913-1976 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Symphony in A / Robert L. Sanders. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. [Six songs in manuscript : for voice and piano]. Indiana University, Music Library
creatorOf Sanders, Robert L., 1906-1974. Little symphony in G / Robert Sanders. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
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associatedWith Clarke, Henry Leland. person
associatedWith Gardner, Samuel, 1891-1984. person
associatedWith Silva, Luigi, 1903-1961. person
associatedWith Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892. person
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Songs with piano
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Birth 1906-07-02

Death 1974-12-26

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