Burle Marx, 1902-1990

Commissioned by the Alumni Association of Thomas Jefferson Medical College. Composed 1974.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Jefferson processional march : from "The great occassions" / music by Burle Marx. c1974. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52855451

Text by F.L. Forman. Part of the series, The Great Occassions. Composed 1953. First performance Carnegie Hall, New York, 4 July 1957, Telephone Hour Orchestra, Donald Vorhees, conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Washington march / music by Burle Marx ; words by F.L. Forman. c1957. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52855474

This is a version of movement IV of Samba da saia bamba. For complete orchestral version, see callno.: U-2322.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Oh, saia bamba / words by Glauco Rodriques ; music by Burle Marx. [19--] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 166329429

From the children's operetta, The Witch-Kids, composed 1963. This version 1967. A symphonic homage to UNICEF.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Hallowe'en : a symphonic homage to UNICEF : a reveler's pageant in form of a passacaglia and fugue / by Burle Marx. c1967. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52855450

Composed 1968-73. Selected for performance by the Orchestra Society of Philadelphia as part of its Pennsylvania Composer Project 1975, made possible by a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts with performance materials prepared by the Fleisher Collection of Orchestral Music. First performance (of Allegro, Andante, and Fugue) at Mandell Theatre, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 9 March 1975, Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, Sidney Rothstein conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of 4. Sinfonia : per orchestra da camera / di Burle Marx. c1972. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52855470

Sketches possibly related to the composer's First symphony.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Thema / W. Burle Marx. [1935]. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 137293582

Composed 1970. Original title Music for Orchestra, conceived as the 3rd movement of Symphony no. 4. This version first performed in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 22 April 1975, Symphony Orchestra of Porto Alegre, John Neschling conductor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Musica festiva : or Festive music / by Burle Marx. c1970. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 52855453

Text by Fannie Forman based on words of Abraham Lincoln. Composed 1954.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of A Lincoln ballad : for solo bass-baritone and orchestra : women [sic] chorus ad libitum / music by Burle Marx ; words by F.L. Forman. c1975. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 225521208