Argento, Dominick

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Composed 1954-55. First performance Rochester, New York, 2 July 1958, Kilbourn Hall Chamber Orchestra, Eastman School of Music, Frederick Fennell conductor, Richard Woitach soloist. Dedication: "and again, for C."--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Divertimento for piano and string orchestra / Dominick Argento. 1955. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696224

American composer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed, dated : Minneapolis, to Mr. Allen, 1981 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270873129

Dominick Argento (b. 1927), a native of York, Pa., is an award- winning classical music composer.

From the description of A concert in commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn, 1981 April 11. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32080326

Originally composed as a ballet in one act with scenario by Richard Hart. Composed 1955. First performance Festival of American Music, Rochester, New York, 2 May 1956, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The resurrection of Don Juan : ballet / scenario [by] Richard Hart ; music [by] Dominick Argento. 1955. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696235

Text (in Variations 6) from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Commissioned by the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis. Composed 1965. First performance Minneapolis, Minnesota, 26 January 1966, Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis, Thomas Nee conductor, Carolyn Bailey soprano. Dedicated to the Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Variations for orchestra : (The mask of night) / Dominick Argento. 1965. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696243

Composed 1955. First performance Festival of American Music, Rochester, New York, 2 May 1956, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard Hanson conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of The resurrection of Don Juan : ballet / music: Dominick Argento ; scenario: Richard Hart. 1955. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 42696232

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referencedIn Atkins, Irene Kahn, 1922-. Major figures in American music [A-E] : [oral history]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. Postcard from Morocco / music by Dominick Argento - performance May, 1981 - videotape. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. Comedy of reconstruction : in four acts and an interlude of waltzes / libretto by John Olon ; music by Dominick Argento. Indiana University
referencedIn The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Manuscript music compositions, 1880-1985. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bookspan, Martin. WQXR great artists series, 1949-1983 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Black Stone Press : papers and ephemera, 1974-1996 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. Autograph letter signed, dated : Minneapolis, to Mr. Allen, 1981 Oct. 5. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Randolph S. Rothschild Collection, 1942-1992, (bulk 1973-1985) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Weisgall, Hugo. Hugo Weisgall Papers, 1922-1997 (bulk 1934 - 1997). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. Divertimento for piano and string orchestra / Dominick Argento. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. The Aspern papers : an opera in two acts / libretto by Dominick Argento ; based on Henry James' The Aspern papers. University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. A concert in commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of Pennsylvania by William Penn, 1981 April 11. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. The resurrection of Don Juan : ballet / scenario [by] Richard Hart ; music [by] Dominick Argento. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. The resurrection of Don Juan : ballet / music: Dominick Argento ; scenario: Richard Hart. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Lucille Lortel papers The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn Dominick Argento collection, [ca. 1994-ongoing]. Museum of Performance & Design
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. Variations for orchestra : (The mask of night) / Dominick Argento. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Hugo Weisgall Papers, 1922-1997, 1934 - 1997 The New York Public Library. Music Division.
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. To be sung upon the water : barcarolles and nocturnes for high voice, piano and clarinet (also bass clarinet) / poems by William Wordsworth ; music by Dominick Argento. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. Guelph Spring Festival 1981 season - reviews and articles. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Teeters, Rebecca. Rebecca Teeters, soprano ... [sound recording] : senior recital, Friday, December 9, 2005, [Mayflower Congregational Church]. University of Central Oklahoma, Chambers Library
creatorOf Dawson, Alice. Performance hour [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Argento, Dominick. [Casanova's homecoming. Vocal score / Dominick Argento]. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Correspondence, literary manuscripts, sound recordings, and other material, 1873-2001. Houghton Library
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. Postcard from Morocco / music by Dominick Argento ; text by John Donahue - musical score. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
referencedIn Koch, Peter Rutledge. Black Stone Press and Peter Koch, Printer : broadsides and ephemera, 1974-2010. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Rea, Charles E. Inside looking inside : memoirs, [ca. 1976] / by Charles E. Rea. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Rothschild, Randolph S., 1909-2003. Randolph S. Rothschild collection, 1942-1992 (bulk 1973-1985). Library of Congress
creatorOf Cantata Singers (North Carolina School of the Arts). Cantata Singers [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
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associatedWith Saddler, Donald person
associatedWith Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. person
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associatedWith Teeters, Rebecca. person
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associatedWith Weisgall, Hugo person
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associatedWith Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 person
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Ballets
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Orchestral music
Piano with string orchestra
Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Suites (Orchestra)
Suites (Piano with string orchestra)
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