Fletcher, Stanley, 1910-1988

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Stanley Fletcher was born in Mancester, England in 1910 and moved with his parents to Springfield, MA in 1922 where he received his early musical training. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Fletcher studied piano under Guy Maier, later studying with Artur Schnabel in Berlin. In 1935 he won the Kinley Fellowship at the University of Illinois and joined the piano faculty two years later. During his time as a professor he collaborated with fellow School of Music faculty member and violinist Paul Rolland in creating a series of manuals for teaching string techniques to children. Fletcher also composed and arranged several pedagogical collections of piano music to critical acclaim. As a performer, Fletcher was commended as an outstanding exponent of Chopin, Beethoven, contemporary music, and chamber music. He received major honors not only for his work as a concert artist, but also for his scholarly contributions to musical journals on the subject of music education. Upon retirement in 1971, Fletcher devoted himself to composing; the best known of his compositions is his folk opera, first performed in El Paso, Texas. Fletcher died in 1988 in Albuquerque, NM.

From the guide to the Stanley Fletcher Papers, 1950-1980, (The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music)

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creatorOf Fletcher, Stanley, 1910-. Night song / verses from "The plain princess" by Phyllis McGinley ; [music by] Stanley Fletcher. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Fletcher, Stanley, 1910-. Soldiers three / [Stanley Fletcher?]. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
referencedIn Kraehenbuehl, David. The David Kraehenbuehl papers, 1913-2000 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
creatorOf Stanley Fletcher Papers, 1950-1980 The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music
referencedIn The David Kraehenbuehl Papers, 1913-2000 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Fletcher, Stanley, 1910-. Three encore songs / by Stanley Fletcher. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
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associatedWith Kraehenbuehl, David. person
associatedWith McGinley, Phyllis, 1905-1978 person
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) with piano
Depressions
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Music
Music
Music, School of
Smith Music Hall
Songs with piano
Star Course
World War II
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Birth 1910

Death 1988

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